Title: Is Colby Rasmus’ Break Out For Real?
Date: July 13, 2012
Original Source: The On Deck Circle
Synopsis: This article looked at Colby Rasmus’ offensive breakout over the past two months, attempting to identify underlying trends in his statistical profile to forecast regression or further improvement.
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Title: Raptors Summer League Preview
Date: July 13, 2012
Original Source: Raptors Republic
Synopsis: This Raptors Republic article looked at the Toronto Raptors’ roster and schedule for the 2012 Las Vegas Summer League, analyzing position battles and what to expect from Raptors’ veterans and draftees.
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Title: Jose Calderon and His Sisyphean Point Guard Battle
Date: July 12 2012
Original Source: Raptors Republic
Synopsis: This Raptors Republic article took a look at Jose Calderon’s tenure as a Toronto Raptor, highlighting that the franchise has consistently brought in Point Guards of the Future, only for Jose to be the one left standing after each point guard battle.
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Title: Landry Fields Signing Analysis
Date: July 4, 2012
Original Source: Raptors Republic
Synopsis: This Raptors Republic article looked at the signing of wingman Landry Fields to a 3-year, $19M offer sheet.
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Title: Live Blog – Trev and Blake on the NBA Draft
Date: June 29, 2012
Original Source: The On Deck Circle
Synopsis: Like we did in 2008, my friend Trev and I Live-Chatted during the NBA Draft. It’s a bit ugly to read through because of the lazy formatting, but there is some good discussion in there.
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Title: Spin Cycle – Lowry, Nash, Draft Picks and more
Date: June 26, 2012
Original Source: Raptors Republic
Synopsis: This Raptors Republic article took a look at every potential Raptors offseason move (trade, signing, amnesty, draft) and showed the reader how to put either a positive or negative spin on it, depending on your prerogative.
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Title: E-Mail Exchange: Trev and Blake on NBA Conference Finals
Date: June 8, 2012
Original Source: The On Deck Circle
Synopsis: Good friend Trev and I exchanged e-mails on the NBA Conference Finals, the battle of Durant and LeBron, and potential Finals match-ups.
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Title: AL East and NL East Set to Battle for Divisional Supremacy
Date: June 8, 2012
Original Source: The On Deck Circle
Synopsis: This article compared the dominance of both the AL East and NL East ahead of Interleague Play, with the divisions set to play 66 games against each other over the next two weeks.
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Title: Possibility – Nash and Gay/Iguodala in Toronto?
Date: June 7, 2012
Original Source: Raptors Republic
Synopsis: This Raptors Republic article looked at the rumor that the Raptors were attempting to package multiple assets for a wing scorer, potentially as a means of luring Steve Nash as a free agent.
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Title: Regression Police – Blue Jays’ Starting Pitchers
Date: June 5, 2012
Original Source: The On Deck Circle
Synopsis: This article took a look at the Blue Jays’ starting rotation, comparing their performance thus far to what Defense Independent Pitching Statistics would predict based on their underlying profiles.
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