Title: Raptors’ Jonas Valanciunas still adjusting to green light shooting threes
Date: January 30, 2018
Original Source: The Athletic
Synopsis: In my latest for The Athletic Toronto, I wrote about the improvements keeping Jonas Valanciunas on the floor late and his adjustment to having the green light, even in those clutch situations.
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Title: Radio Appearance: Talking Raptors on Sportsnet 590
Date: January 29, 2018
Original Source: Sportsnet Radio
Synopsis: I appeared on Sportsnet 590 The Fan to discuss the Raptors’ victory over the Lakers and tee up a Timberwolves rematch.
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Title: The Raptors’ lack of clutch offence persisting as a problem
Date: January 27, 2018
Original Source: The Athletic
Synopsis: In my latest for The Athletic Toronto, I spun my wheels about the Raptors’ inability to score in the clutch so far.
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Title: A closer look at how well C.J. Miles — and the Raptors — are shooting the three
Date: January 24, 2018
Original Source: The Athletic
Synopsis: In my latest for The Athletic Toronto, I created a crude metric for expected 3-point percentage to evaluate the Raptors’ offense.
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Title: The Raptors Reasonablists Podcast – S02E17 – Addicts for East Dramatics
Date: January 24, 2018
Original Source: The Athletic
Synopsis: In the latest edition of The Raptors Reasonablists Podcast, Eric Koreen and I look around a messy East.
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Title: Radio Appearance: Talking Raptors on Sportsnet 650
Date: January 21, 2018
Original Source: Sportsnet Radio
Synopsis: I appeared on Sportsnet 650 to discuss the Raptors’ loss to Minnesota and get the pulse of the team around the midway point.
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Title: Analyzing how the Raptors’ offence has changed through half a season
Date: January 19, 2018
Original Source: The Athletic
Synopsis: In my latest for The Athletic Toronto, I looked at how the Raptors’ offense has changed, through half a season of the culture reset.
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Title: Drake and The Raptors Partnership Continues To Expand
Date: January 19, 2018
Original Source: Raptors.com
Synopsis: I’m going to be helping Raptors.com out a bit this year. In my latest for them, I went deeper on the expanded Drake-Raptors relationship and the Welcome Toronto initiative.
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Title: Radio Appearance: Talking Raptors on TSN 1150
Date: January 18, 2018
Original Source: TSN Radio
Synopsis: I appeared on TSN 1150 to talk Raptors-Pistons and tee up Raptors-Spurs.
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Title: Podcast Appearance: Canada’s Court
Date: January 18, 2018
Original Source: Canada’s Court
Synopsis: I joined the latest edition of the Canada’s Court podcast, talking all things Raptors at the midway point.
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