Title: Raptors Player Development Series: What to expect from holdovers, new pieces and rookies
Date: September 20, 2019
Original Source: The Athletic
Synopsis: In my latest for The Athletic Toronto, I wrote about which Raptors may break out, plateau, or take a step back as part of a mini-series on Raptors player development.
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Title: Raptors Player Development Series: What Future holds for OG Anunoby
Date: September 19, 2019
Original Source: The Athletic
Synopsis: In my latest for The Athletic Toronto, I wrote about OG Anunoby’s complicated sophomore season as part of a mini-series on Raptors player development.
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Title: Raptors Player Development Series: There is only one Pascal Siakam
Date: September 18, 2019
Original Source: The Athletic
Synopsis: In my latest for The Athletic Toronto, I wrote about Pascal Siakam’s remarkable growth over three seasons as part of a mini-series on Raptors player development.
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Title: From World Cup disappointment to Olympic hopefuls: What comes next for Canada Basketball
Date: September 11, 2019
Original Source: The Athletic
Synopsis: In my latest for The Athletic Toronto, I wrote about what Canada Basketball needs to do to turn a disappointing 2019 into a positive 2020 that builds for the next Olympic cycle.
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Title: Canada falls short against Schroder, Germany finishing 21st at World Cup
Date: September 9, 2019
Original Source: The Athletic
Synopsis: In my latest for The Athletic Toronto, I wrote about Canada losing their final World Cup game and the path that lies ahead for their Olympic hopes.
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Title: Joseph and Pangos find point guard chemistry as Canada wins first World Cup game since 2002
Date: September 5, 2019
Original Source: The Athletic
Synopsis: In my latest for The Athletic Toronto, I wrote about Canada notching their first group-stage win in a major tournament in nearly two decades.
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Title: The Athletic Raptors and Canada Basketball Q&A
Date: September 3, 2019
Original Source: The Athletic
Synopsis: I hosted a live Raptors and Canada Basketball Q&A at The Athletic Toronto.
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Title: Canada’s hopes of advancing at World Cup end early with loss to Lithuania
Date: September 3, 2019
Original Source: The Athletic
Synopsis: In my latest for The Athletic Toronto, I wrote about Canada losing to Lithuania and making an early exit from the World Cup, and the need to make the most out of their remaining classification games.
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Title: Overmatched Canada encounters nightmare scenario in World Cup-opening loss to Australia
Date: September 1, 2019
Original Source: The Athletic
Synopsis: In my latest for The Athletic Toronto, I wrote about Canada being outmatched in their World Cup opener, an expected yet worrisome result.
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Title: World Cup preview: Canada will have to fight for survival in ‘group of death’
Date: August 29, 2019
Original Source: The Athletic
Synopsis: In my latest for The Athletic Toronto, I previewed the FIBA World Cup from the Team Canada perspective.
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