Title: The Synergy of Amir and Jose
Date: November 9, 2012
Original Source: Raptors Republic
Synopsis: This article took a look at the high-performing duo of Jose Calderon and Amir Johnson, examining if advanced stats backed up the narrative that they are great together.
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Title: Ray Allen Through Five Games
Date: November 6, 2012
Original Source: Hoopdata
Synopsis: This article looked at Ray Allen’s usage as a member of the Miami Heat, highlighting his transition to someone who shoots almost exclusively assisted three-point shots.
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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: 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: 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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Title: Did the Blue Jays Get Fair Value for John Farrell?
Date: October 24, 2012
Original Source: Beyond the Boxscore
Synopsis: My latest at Beyond the Boxscore examined the John Farrell/Mike Aviles trade in historical context based on manager trades throughout MLB history.
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Title: Way Too Many Words on the End of the Bench
Date: October 22, 2012
Original Source: Raptors Republic
Synopsis: This article provided a status update on the six players fighting for the last three roster spots on the Raptors this preseason.
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Title: I’m Loving Kyle Lowry
Date: October 21, 2012
Original Source: Raptors Republic
Synopsis: This article looks at Kyle Lowry’s presence and demeanor so far on the Raptors, highlighting him as someone all real basketball fans would likely love to have on their favorite team..
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