Title: Surprise! Two high-usage wings are struggling to play together
Date: November 19, 2013
Original Source: Raptors Republic
Synopsis: This article looked at the poor start to the season for the offensive pairing of Rudy Gay and DeMar DeRozan, suggesting they probably aren’t a good fit together long-term.
Title: A few realities about tanking
Date: November 14, 2013
Original Source: Raptors Republic
Synopsis: Somewhat annoyed with the constant cries to blow up the Raptors, this article aimed to remind people exactly what tanking entails.
Title: Gerald Henderson illustrates a problem for the Raptors
Date: November 7, 2013
Original Source: Raptors Republic
Synopsis: This article looked at how the Raptors defended Bobcats’ guard Gerald Henderson, and how his excellent performance points to a major weakness for the Raptors.
Title: Theory: Raptors will have league’s longest average game time
Date: October 22, 2013
Original Source: Raptors Republic
Synopsis: This article looked at foul rates, victory margins, and game length, predicting the Toronto Raptors would play some of the longest games in the league.
Title: Chris Davis: A Case Study for The Hardball Times Annual
Date: November 12, 2013
Original Source: The Hardball Times
Synopsis: I provided a case study on Chris Davis’ breakout season for The Hardball Times Annual 2014. That’s a book, my first time appearing in one.
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Title: Toronto Raptors to host 2016 NBA All-Star Game
Date: September 24, 2013
Original Source: Raptors Republic
Synopsis: This article provided and reacted to the news that the Raptors would be hosting an upcoming All-Star Game. Woo!
Title: Visualizing the AL MVP Race
Date: September 11, 2013
Original Source: Beyond the Boxscore
Synopsis: While Wins Above Replacement is a counting statistic, it can also change retroactively as replacement level changes. Still, I took an attempt at visualizing the American League MVP race with time series WAR data.
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Title: Looking back at Mark Eichhorn’s 1986 season
Date: September 3, 2013
Original Source: Bluebird Banter
Synopsis: This article looked back at the insane season Mark Eichorn put up for the Blue Jays in 1986.
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Title: FILLER: LOOKING BACK AT SOME OF THE CANUCKS’ BEST SCORERS
Date: August 29, 2013
Original Source: Canucks Army
Synopsis: During a very slow news week, this article looked at some of the top seasons by Canucks players when controlling for the scoring level of that era.
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Title: Is the IWC representative of overall interest in WWE product?
Date: August 29, 2013
Original Source: Cageside Seats
Synopsis: This article pulled comment and ratings data to examine if internet engagement was closely related to WWE ratings.
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