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: Thunderbirds Lose Tight Battle with Huskies
Date: October 26, 2012
Original Source: UBC Thunderbirds
Synopsis: Post-game recap for Oct. 26 Men’s Hockey game between UBC and Saskatchewan.
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Title: Thhunderbirds Edge Huskies in Overtime
Date: October 26, 2012
Original Source: UBC Thunderbirds
Synopsis: Post-game recap for Oct. 26 Women’s Hockey game between UBC and Saskatchewan.
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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: Thunderbirds Maul Marauders
Date: October 25, 2012
Original Source: UBC Thunderbirds
Synopsis: Post-game recap for Oct. 25 Men’s Basketball game between UBC and McMaster.
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Title: A battle of wits: The Profar-d’Arnaud trade talks, simulated
Date: October 25, 2012
Original Source: Beyond the Boxscore
Synopsis: My latest at Beyond the Boxscore was a collaboration with fellow writer Spencer Schneier. Based on recent trade rumors, we simulated a trade negotiation where I played the role of Toronto Blue Jays GM and he played the role of Texas Rangers GM.
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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: Valanciunas Flashes Potential, Raptors Down Bucks
Date: October 23, 2012
Original Source: Raptors Republic
Synopsis: This Raptors post-game broke down the Raptors’ pre-season battle with the Milwaukee Bucks, a game in which rookie Jonas Valanciunas displayed his potential as a shot-blocker and disturbance-causing dive-man.
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