Title: Raptors Player Profiles – Bigs
Date: October 5, 2012
Original Source: Raptors Republic
Synopsis: With the release of ESPN’s John Hollinger’s Player Profiles, I took a look at how the Raptors’ big men stacked up, reflecting on Hollinger’s take with takes of my own.
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Title: Around the World in 80 Baskets: Brylle Kamen’s Basketball Odyssey
Date: October 5, 2012
Original Source: UBC Thunderbirds Men’s Basketball Program
Synopsis: After 369 articles/blogs published online, #370 was my first in print. It is a feature on Brylle Kamen, a UBC Men’s Basketball player who transferred to UBC after four stops in the U.S. (including two D-I NCAA programs). Brylle is from Paris, France and is also a member of the Cameroon National Basketball team. I wasn’t sure how to reproduce the piece (other than maybe scanning and uploading the shots), so I just reproduced the text below, so you miss out on the pictures/formatting etc that had me so excited about my first “in print” piece.
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Title: Raptors Player Profiles – Guards and Wings
Date: October 4, 2012
Original Source: Raptors Republic
Synopsis: With the release of ESPN’s John Hollinger’s Player Profiles, I took a look at how the Raptors’ guards and wing players stacked up, reflecting on Hollinger’s take with takes of my own.
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Title: Adam Dunn and the 50% Three True Outcome Milestone
Date: October 3, 2012
Original Source: Beyond the Boxscore
Synopsis: My first “official” (non-Fanpost) piece at Beyond the Boxscore highlights Adam Dunn’s rare statistical accomplishment of having 50% of his career plate appearances end in one of the Three True Outcomes (walk, strikeout, home run). It also explores some random findings from the all-time TTO data.
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Title: Raptors Media Day Reactions
Date: October 2, 2012
Original Source: Raptors Republic
Synopsis: Following Toronto Raptors’ Media Day, I reacted to some of the more interesting quotes coming from the team and management regarding the upcoming season.
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Title: Thunderbirds Sweep Vikes, Remain Undefeated
Date: September 30, 2012
Original Source: UBC Thunderbirds
Synopsis: Post-game recap for Sept. 30 Women’s Field Hockey game between UBC and UVic.
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Title: MVP Methodology and the Triple Crown Index
Date: September 29, 2012
Original Source: Beyond the Boxscore
Synopsis: My debut piece at Beyond the Boxscore explores the different logical and statistical methodologies people use when determining their Most Valuable Player votes and introduces the Triple Crown Index, an indexed score of how a player stacks up in the traditional Triple Crown categories.
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Title: Thunderbirds Score Big Win In Victoria
Date: September 29, 2012
Original Source: UBC Thunderbirds
Synopsis: Post-game recap for Sept. 29 Women’s Field Hockey game between UBC and UVic.
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Title: Roster Turnover and Offensive Changes
Date: September 28, 2012
Original Source: Raptors Republic
Synopsis: With the Raptors having turned over half of their roster, I took a look at the statistical profiles of each player and how the team’s offensive identity might change for the upcoming year.
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Title: Toronto Raptors PER Projections
Date: September 26, 2012
Original Source: Raptors Republic
Synopsis: With the release of ESPN’s John Hollinger’s Player Efficiency Rating projections, I took a look at how the Raptors stacked up.
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