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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Title: The Hardest Way to Make an Easy Living
Date: April 29, 2014
Original Source: Raptors Republic
Synopsis: This article broke down the Toronto Raptors’ pick-and-roll advantage against the Brooklyn Nets and lamented its under-use ahead of Game 5.
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Title: Bad Early-Season Swings And Who’s Coaxing Them
Date: April 24, 2014
Synopsis: This was originally supposed to be a Fangraphs post but contained a bit of overlap with something someone else was working on, so I posted it here instead. The GIFs are worth it.
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Title: The Landry Fields Adjustment
Date: April 23, 2014
Original Source: Raptors Republic
Synopsis: This article broke down Landry Fields’ monumental defensive impact in Game 2 of the Toronto Raptors’ playoff series with the Brooklyn Nets.
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Title: How Joe Johnson Picked Apart the Raptors
Date: April 20, 2014
Original Source: Raptors Republic
Synopsis: This article broke down how Joe Johnson as able to dominate the Raptors in Game 1 of the Raptors-Nets playoff series.
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Title: Why Would A Pitcher Pitch Against The Shift?
Date: April 18, 2014
Original Source: Fangraphs
Synopsis: I’ll now be writing at Fangraphs (non-Roto side) more often. This latest article broke down push and pull rates to determine whether pitchers should alter their location when a shift is on.
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