Title: Radio Appearance: Talking Raptors on Sportsnet 590
Date: April 9, 2019
Original Source: Sportsnet Radio
Synopsis: I appeared on Sportsnet 590 The Fan to discuss the end of the Raptors’ season and possible playoff opponents Check out the audio!
Title: Slimm Duck shines, Raptors turn in as positive a regular season finale as there is
Date: April 9, 2019
Original Source: The Athletic
Synopsis: In my latest for The Athletic Toronto, I wrote about the Raptors’ closing out their season on a fun high note in a mostly meaningless game in Minnesota.
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Title: The Raptors Reasonablists Podcast – S03E20 – We’re moving
Date: April 9, 2019
Original Source: The Athletic
Synopsis: In the latest edition of The Raptors Reasonablists Podcast, Eric Koreen and I announce that the podcast is moving and explain what that means for listeners, then talk Raptors year-end stats and awards. Read an excerpt!
Title: Live Podcast Appearance: Talking Raptors / Raptors Republic
Date: April 8, 2019
Original Source: Talking Raptors
Synopsis: The gang at Raptors Republic and Talking Raptors held a live panel event/podcast recording and I took part on a pair of panels discussing all things Raptors.
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Title: Raptors Season in Review: Revisiting clutch performances, WOWYs and more
Date: April 8, 2019
Original Source: The Athletic
Synopsis: In my latest for The Athletic Toronto, I revisited all of the studies and deep data dives I did from throughout the season and updated them with a full season of data, looking to draw some conclusions ahead of the playoffs.
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Title: Money moves: How the Raptors saved $18 million, the 15th-man question and looking ahead to 2019 and 2020
Date: April 5, 2019
Original Source: The Athletic
Synopsis: In my latest for The Athletic Toronto, I updated the Raptors’ end-of-season cap sheet, exploring how they saved $18 million and looking ahead to the next two summers.
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Title: Raptors Reasonablists, Volume III, Part VI: Choose your dance partner
Date: April 3, 2019
Original Source: The Athletic
Synopsis: Eric Koreen and I will be doing a semi-regular email exchange column about the Raptors, dubbing ourselves The Reasonablists. The latest edition looked at which first-round playoff opponent the Raptors should most and least prefer.
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Title: Raptors Tactical: A look at the Raptors’ new end-of-quarter, football-style, ‘tunnel screen’ play
Date: April 3, 2019
Original Source: The Athletic
Synopsis: In my latest for The Athletic Toronto, I wrote about a new Raptors play that pulls from the world of football to catch a defense off-guard at the end of quarters.
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Title: Raptors 905’s latest success story, Chris Boucher’s blistering but abbreviated G League season ends with awards
Date: April 2, 2019
Original Source: The Athletic
Synopsis: In my latest for The Athletic Toronto, I wrote about Chris Boucher’s MVPDPOY season in the G League and what comes next as he tries to make the leap to NBA viability.
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Title: The Raptors Reasonablists Podcast – S03E19 – Slimm Duck SZN
Date: April 2, 2019
Original Source: The Athletic
Synopsis: In the latest edition of The Raptors Reasonablists Podcast, Eric Koreen and I debrief on the Raptors 905 season, investigate a litany of thumb injuries, and set up the Raptors’ final week. Read an excerpt!
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