Title: Firing Dwane Casey Is a Difficult But Justifiable Move for Toronto Raptors
Date: May 11, 2018
Original Source: Vice
Synopsis: In my latest for Vice, I wrote about the Raptors firing Dwane Casey, a difficult but justifiable move.
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Title: Development program: What skill each Raptors player should focus on this summer
Date: May 11, 2018
Original Source: The Athletic
Synopsis: In my latest for The Athletic Toronto, I outlined the one area each Raptor most needs to focus on this summer. Read an excerpt!
Title: The Toronto Raptors Shouldn’t Blow It Up
Date: May 10, 2018
Original Source: Vice
Synopsis: In my latest for Vice, I wrote about where the Raptors are headed from here, since tanking’s not a realistic option and this isn’t a championship core.
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Title: Raptors’ focus needs to narrow in order to take the next step
Date: May 10, 2018
Original Source: The Athletic
Synopsis: In my latest for The Athletic Toronto, I wrote about the need for the Raptors to become more granular in their focus for 2018-19. Read an excerpt!
Title: The Toronto Raptors Played Everyone for Fools
Date: May 8, 2018
Original Source: Vice
Synopsis: In my latest for Vice, I wrote about the misguided collective belief in the Raptors finally overcoming LeBron James. Sigh.
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Title: LeBron, Cavaliers play the hits in extinguishing the Raptors’ season
Date: May 8, 2018
Original Source: The Athletic
Synopsis: In my latest for The Athletic Toronto, I quickly touched on all the ways in which the Cavaliers picked the Raptors’ defense apart, ways the Raptors knew were coming and couldn’t stop. Read an excerpt!
Title: Breaking down LeBron James’ game-winner and a few other notes from the Raptors’ Game 3 loss
Date: May 6, 2018
Original Source: The Athletic
Synopsis: In my latest for The Athletic Toronto, I looked at what the Raptors could have done differently on LeBron James’ game-winner and made a few other Game 3 tactical notes that don’t matter much at this point. Read an excerpt!
Title: The Soul-Crushing Dominance of LeBron James
Date: May 4, 2018
Original Source: Vice
Synopsis: In my latest for Vice, I wrote about the incredibly, soul-crushing dominance of LeBron James.
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Title: Raptors have a few options for possible starting lineup shakeup, some more uncomfortable than others
Date: May 4, 2018
Original Source: The Athletic
Synopsis: In my latest for The Athletic Toronto, I spun my wheels about the Raptors potentially changing their starting lineup against the Cavaliers. Read an excerpt!
Title: Biggest part of Raptors-Cavaliers chess match may be frontcourt matching
Date: May 3, 2018
Original Source: The Athletic
Synopsis: In my latest for The Athletic Toronto, I wrote about the chess match of frontcourt rotations in the Raptors’ playoff series with the Cavaliers and why it could dictate a lot of the series. Read an excerpt!
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