Title: Does Coaching Stability Matter?
Date: May 12, 2014
Original Source: Raptors Republic
Synopsis: This article tried to discern if coaching stability mattered to team success in the wake of Dwane Casey’s contract extension.
Read the full article!
Title: Wasted Pitches and the Pitchers Who Make the Most of Them
Date: May 9, 2014
Original Source: Fangraphs
Synopsis: This article looked at pitchers who throw the most pitches outside of a reasonable zone for possible strikes and examined which make the most of said offerings.
Read the full article!
Title: THIS IS BEYOND EXPLANATION (AND POOR PHIL KESSEL)
Date: May 9, 2014
Original Source: The Leafs Nation
Synopsis: This article raged against the Leafs’ decision to retain head coach Randy Carlyle and lamented the wasting of Phil Kessel’s prime.
Read the full article!
Title: Do Amir Johnson and DeMar DeRozan Crack the All-Time Raptor Team?
Date: May 9, 2014
Original Source: Raptors Republic
Synopsis: Thie benefit of straightforward headlines? I don’t need to tell you what this article was about.
Read the full article!
Title: Chemistry and Culture Don’t Promise Continuity
Date: May 8, 2014
Original Source: Raptors Republic
Synopsis: This article warned that the Raptors having good chemistry in 2013-14 didn’t mean much of anything for the offseason or for 2014-15.
Read the full article!
Title: Troy Tulowitzki: A Tier Of His Own
Date: May 6, 2014
Original Source: Rotographs
Synopsis: This article was a tiered ranking of fantasy baseball shortstops as of the beginning of May, which saw Troy Tulowitzki ahead of everyone by a country mile.
Read the full article!
Title: Breaking it Down: Game 7’s Final Play, Amir’s Fouls and Defensive Rebounding
Date: May 6, 2014
Original Source: Raptors Republic
Synopsis: A day removed from a heart-wrenching Game 7 defeat, this article broke down some if the game’s key elements. You know, now that the wounds had been given some time to heal.
Read the full article!
Title: Breaking: Raptors sign Dwane Casey to 3-year extension
Date: May 5, 2014
Original Source: Raptors Republic
Synopsis: This article broke down the three-year extension given to Toronto Raptors head coach Dwane Casey.
Read the full article!
Title: I Hate My Friend / No ‘No New Friends’
Date: April 30, 2014
Original Source: Raptors Republic
Synopsis: This article complained about having to miss Games 5 and 6 of the Toronto Raptors-Brooklyn Nets playoff series.
Read the full article!
Title: Gameday: Nets @ Raptors, Game 5 Street Fight
Date: April 30, 2014
Original Source: Raptors Republic
Synopsis: This Raptors pre-game broke down the Raptors’ April 30 playoff contest against the Nets, Game 5 of the series.
