Title: Second Unit Saints: Why the Raptors’ bench is claiming ‘best in the league’
Date: November 28, 2017
Original Source: The Athletic
Synopsis: In my latest for The Athletic Toronto, I looked into C.J. Miles’ claim that the Raptors have the best bench in the league.
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Title: The Raptors Reasonablists Podcast – S02E11 – Off the rails
Date: November 28, 2017
Original Source: The Athletic
Synopsis: In the latest edition of The Raptors Reasonablists Podcast, Eric Koreen and I work through a bad mini-slump.
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Title: Raptors Weekly Extra Podcast, Nov. 24 – Talking through it
Date: November 24, 2017
Original Source: Raptors Republic
Synopsis: I hosted the latest edition of Raptors Weekly Extra, answering some reader questions.
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Title: Film study: Raptors’ Kyle Lowry, DeMar DeRozan have been hooking up for the same alley-oop play for years
Date: November 24, 2017
Original Source: The Athletic
Synopsis: In my latest for The Athletic Toronto, I broke down a Kyle Lowry-DeMar DeRozan mind-meld play, a staple they’ve used to get easy alley-oops against sleepy defenses for years.
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Title: Michael Beasley’s Infectious Confidence Makes Him The NBA’s Most Unlikely Leader
Date: November 24, 2017
Original Source: Dime Magazine (Uproxx Sports)
Synopsis: In my latest for Dime Magazine at Uproxx Sports, I wrote about Michael Beasley’s odd basketball journey and how it’s made him into the league’s unlikeliest leader.
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Title: USports’ Steady Rise Is Helping Power the Growth of Canadian Basketball
Date: November 24, 2017
Original Source: Vice
Synopsis: In my latest for Vice, I wrote about the growth of USports as a legitimate path to the pro ranks and its importance to Canada Basketball.
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Title: The Raptors Reasonablists Podcast – S2E10 – Too positive
Date: November 22, 2017
Original Source: The Athletic
Synopsis: In the latest edition of The Raptors Reasonablists Podcast, Eric Koreen, Seerat Sohi, and I tee up a three-game road trip.
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Title: Is DeMar DeRozan playing his best basketball as a Toronto Raptor?
Date: November 22, 2017
Original Source: The Athletic
Synopsis: In my latest for The Athletic Toronto, I tried to put DeMar DeRozan’s hot start in context relative to his career as a Raptor and answer whether this is the best he’s ever played.
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Title: Raptors Weekly Extra Podcast, Nov. 17 – Catching up
Date: November 17, 2017
Original Source: Raptors Republic
Synopsis: I hosted the latest edition of Raptors Weekly Extra, catching up with William Lou on all things Raptors.
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Title: How will the Raptors try to cope with Delon Wright’s absence?
Date: November 17, 2017
Original Source: The Athletic
Synopsis: In my latest for The Athletic Toronto, I looked at the ways in which the Raptors will try to make up for the loss of Delon Wright to a dislocated shoulder.
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