Title: No Wade, No Bosh, No Problem / Heat 120, Raptors 103, Jan 22 Post-Game
Date: January 23, 2011
Original Source: Raptors Republic
Synopsis: This Raptors post-game broke down the Raptors’ 120-103 loss to the Miami Heat.
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Title: No Surprise, Rose Too Much for Banged Up Raptors / Bulls 111, Raptors 91, Jan 4 Post-Game
Date: January 5, 2011
Original Source: Raptors Republic
Synopsis: This Raptors post-game broke down the Raptors’ 111-91 loss to the Chicago Bulls.
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Title: Raptor Inconsistencies Hand Bobcats Win / Bobcats 97, Raptors 91, Dec 14 Post-Game
Date: December 15, 2010
Original Source: Raptors Republic
Synopsis: This Raptors post-game broke down the Raptors’ 97-91 loss to the Charlotte Bobcats.
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Title: Three Point Defense Continues to Haunt Raptors, Pacers Roll to Easy Win / Pacers 124, Raptors 100, Dec 6 Post-Game
Date: December 6, 2010
Original Source: Raptors Republic
Synopsis: This Raptors post-game broke down the Raptors’ 124-100 loss to the Indiana Pacers.
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Title: The Right Reasons to Start Jerryd Bayless
Date: November 30, 2010
Original Source: Raptors Republic
Synopsis: This Raptors Republic article looked at whether the Raptors should try starting Jerryd Bayless over Jose Calderon, with an eye to identifying their point guard of the future. It’s amazing how many times I’ve flip-flopped on J-Bay-Bay.
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Title: An Illustration of Parity in the NFL
Date: November 24, 2010
Original Source: The On Deck Circle
Synopsis: This article examines an NFL ‘wheel’ where parity is such that each team in the wheel defeated a team on one side of it, but lost to the team on its opposite side. You’ll have to read it to understand, but my point of reflection was that the NFL does a great job to promote parity throughout the league.
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Title: Another Wasted Opportunity in Washington / Wizards 109, Raptors 100, Nov 16 Post-Game
Date: November 17, 2010
Original Source: Raptors Republic
Synopsis: This Raptors post-game broke down the Raptors’ 109-100 loss to the Washington Wizards.
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Title: Soft Raptors Repeatedly Climb Close, Fall Again / Warriors 109, Raptors 102, Nov 8 Post-Game
Date: November 9, 2010
Original Source: Raptors Republic
Synopsis: Finally, after a run of only periodic writing, we get some semblance of consistency back, as I took on the task of occasional post-game reports for Raptors Republic. This first one broke down a tight Raptors loss to the Warriors.
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Title: A Detailed E-Mail Exchange About LeBron and The Heat
Date: July 10, 2010
Original Source: The On Deck Circle
Synopsis: My friend Trev and I had a lengthy email exchange following The Decision. The conversation spanned over 5000 words and, needless to say, we didn’t reflect too kindly on the Super-Powers/Big Three arrangement the Heatles had crafted.
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Title: Someone Shut Marshall Faulk Up and Get Chris Johnson a Contract
Date: May 18, 2010
Original Source: The On Deck Circle
Synopsis: With Running Back Chris Johnson holding out for a larger contract, ex-NFLer Marshall Faulk had his back and encouraged a prolonged hold out. As a heavily-invested fantasy owner of CJ2K, I pleaded with Faulk to kindly shut his mouth.
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