Serga Ibaka, Raptors lose their cool in Cleveland disaster; Malcolm Miller’s streak is over

Title: Serga Ibaka, Raptors lose their cool in Cleveland disaster; Malcolm Miller’s streak is over
Date: March 11, 2019
Original Source: The Athletic
Synopsis: In my latest for The Athletic Toronto, I wrote about the Raptors turning a meaningless game in Cleveland into a borderline disaster and the death of Malcolm Miller’s near-historic winning streak.
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Rowan Barrett’s big task is to lead Canada Basketball back success on the international level

Title: Rowan Barrett’s big task is to lead Canada Basketball back success on the international level
Date: March 11, 2019
Original Source: The Athletic
Synopsis: In my latest for The Athletic Toronto, I wrote about Canada Basketball naming Rowan Barrett teir new general manager, why it makes sense, and what comes next Read an excerpt!

How the Raptors have fared against elite opponents this season

Title: How the Raptors have fared against elite opponents this season
Date: March 8, 2019
Original Source: The Athletic
Synopsis: In my latest for The Athletic Toronto, I wrote about the Raptors’ performance against the league’s best teams and what it might suggest about their playoff potential.
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The Raptors Reasonablists Podcast – S03E17 – Bench Maudlin

Title: The Raptors Reasonablists Podcast – S03E17 – Bench Maudlin
Date: March 6, 2019
Original Source: The Athletic
Synopsis: In the latest edition of The Raptors Reasonablists Podcast, Eric Koreen and I discuss a struggling Raptors bench. Read an excerpt!

Harden, Rockets break bench in what has become an ongoing problem for Raptors

Title: Harden, Rockets break bench in what has become an ongoing problem for Raptors
Date: March 6, 2019
Original Source: The Athletic
Synopsis: In my latest for The Athletic Toronto, I wrote about the Raptors’ persistent bench struggles following another bench-led loss to the Rockets.
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Wade Baldwin hopes Raptors 905 puts him back on NBA path after career detours

Title: Wade Baldwin hopes Raptors 905 puts him back on NBA path after career detours
Date: March 4, 2019
Original Source: The Athletic
Synopsis: In my latest for The Athletic Toronto, I wrote about the up-and-down start to Wade Baldwin’s NBA career and what a new beginning with Raptors 905 means for him. Read an excerpt!

Casey gets better of Raptors again, and 9 other takeaways from an overtime loss to the Pistons

Title: Casey gets better of Raptors again, and 9 other takeaways from an overtime loss to the Pistons
Date: March 3, 2019
Original Source: The Athletic
Synopsis: In my latest for The Athletic Toronto, I wrote about Dwane Casey’s Pistons beating the Raptors in another tight game despite Kyle Lowry’s best efforts.
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Raptors’ crunch-time execution against Blazers should help expedite the top lineup’s chemistry

Title: Raptors’ crunch-time execution against Blazers should help expedite the top lineup’s chemistry
Date: March 2, 2019
Original Source: The Athletic
Synopsis: In my latest for The Athletic Toronto, I wrote about the Raptors getting a lot of high-intensity reps in a tight win over Portland, reps that could be big in forging a necessary chemistry.
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Pascal Siakam’s growth as a shooter could make the Raptors tougher to solve

Title: Pascal Siakam’s growth as a shooter could make the Raptors tougher to solve
Date: March 1, 2019
Original Source: The Athletic
Synopsis: In my latest for The Athletic Toronto, I wrote about Pascal Siakam’s growth as a 3-point shooter and how it could make the Raptors more difficult to solve in the playoffs.
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How the Raptors came to use a play popular in Spanish basketball well before Marc Gasol’s arrival

Title: How the Raptors came to use a play popular in Spanish basketball well before Marc Gasol’s arrival
Date: February 28, 2019
Original Source: The Athletic
Synopsis: In my latest for The Athletic Toronto, I wrote about a pick-and-roll wrinkle popularized in Spain that the Raptors have made a regular part of their offense this year.
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