Title: Gameday: Pacers @ Raptors Oct. 31
Date: October 31, 2012
Original Source: Raptors Republic
Synopsis: This Raptors pre-game broke down the season opening contest against the Indiana Pacers.
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Title: Threes And Assists
Date: October 30, 2012
Original Source: Hoopdata
Synopsis: My second article for Hoopdata looked at players who have a large portion of their assists come on three-point fields goals, as well as players who had a high percentage of their three-point field goals assisted on. The article highlighted some team and system changes that might impact players based on these numbers.
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Title: Does Preseason Matter?
Date: October 29, 2012
Original Source: Hoopdata
Synopsis: My debut at Hoopdata looked back at the last six years of data to see if a team’s preseason performance is correlated with its regular season performance. I also looked at whether a perceived improvement in preseason can predict a regular season improvement as well.
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Title: Preseason Wrap-Up
Date: October 28, 2012
Original Source: Raptors Republic
Synopsis: This article took a look at some of the key storylines from the Raptors’ preseason and examined how they had developed and progressed throughout October.
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Title: Thunderbirds Lose Tight Battle with Huskies
Date: October 26, 2012
Original Source: UBC Thunderbirds
Synopsis: Post-game recap for Oct. 26 Men’s Hockey game between UBC and Saskatchewan.
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Title: Thhunderbirds Edge Huskies in Overtime
Date: October 26, 2012
Original Source: UBC Thunderbirds
Synopsis: Post-game recap for Oct. 26 Women’s Hockey game between UBC and Saskatchewan.
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Title: Front-Court Minute Distribution
Date: October 26, 2012
Original Source: Raptors Republic
Synopsis: This article attempted to distribute this season’s minutes among the Raptors’ front-court players, which is not an easy or obvious task given their depth at power forward and center.
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Title: Thunderbirds Maul Marauders
Date: October 25, 2012
Original Source: UBC Thunderbirds
Synopsis: Post-game recap for Oct. 25 Men’s Basketball game between UBC and McMaster.
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Title: A battle of wits: The Profar-d’Arnaud trade talks, simulated
Date: October 25, 2012
Original Source: Beyond the Boxscore
Synopsis: My latest at Beyond the Boxscore was a collaboration with fellow writer Spencer Schneier. Based on recent trade rumors, we simulated a trade negotiation where I played the role of Toronto Blue Jays GM and he played the role of Texas Rangers GM.
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Title: 2012-13 Raptors Predictions
Date: October 24, 2012
Original Source: Raptors Republic
Synopsis: This article brought some of the internet’s predictions about the Raptors together in one place, including some of my own.
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