Title: LeBron’s Torching of Raptors Sends Toronto into Difficult Offseason
Date: May 8, 2017
Original Source: Vice
Synopsis: For my latest at Vice, I wrote about the Raptors being swept by the Cavaliers, and what comes next.
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Title: Radio Appearance: Talking Raptors on Sportsnet 590
Date: May 8, 2016
Original Source: Sportsnet Radio
Synopsis: I appeared on Sportsnet 590 The Fan to tee up the Raptors’ offseason.
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Title: Disparity between Raptors–Cleveland from long-range reaching historical levels
Date: May 6, 2017
Original Source: The Athletic
Synopsis: In my latest for The Athletic Toronto, I wrote about the near-historic 3-point disparity between the Raptors and Cavaliers.
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Title: TORONTO’S FUTURE COULD DEPEND ON HOW IT CLOSES OUT SERIES VS. CLEVELAND
Date: May 3, 2017
Original Source: Vice
Synopsis: For my latest at Vice, I wrote about the Raptors still needing to respond, for their own sake, after two beat-downs from the Cavaliers.
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Title: Radio Appearance: Talking Raptors on Sportsnet 590
Date: May 4, 2016
Original Source: Sportsnet Radio
Synopsis: I appeared on Sportsnet 590 The Fan to break down Raptors-Cavaliers Game 2.
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Title: Raptors Reasonablists, Volume I, Part XI: The slow, slow death edition
Date: May 4, 2017
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 tries to work through an 0-2 deficit to the Cavaliers.
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Title: Kyle Lowry injury threatens last glimmer of hope at Raptors overcoming Cavaliers
Date: May 4, 2017
Original Source: The Athletic
Synopsis: In my latest for The Athletic Toronto, I wrote about Kyle Lowry’s ankle injury and what it would mean for the Raptors if he was forced to miss time.
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Title: Raptors can’t stop the Cavaliers from shooting the 3. But they can make it more difficult
Date: May 3, 2017
Original Source: The Athletic
Synopsis: In my latest for The Athletic Toronto, I wrote about Cleveland’s inevitable 3-point barrage against the Raptors and why it’s an unfortunate reality of the series.
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Title: Radio Appearance: Talking Raptors on TSN 1150
Date: May 3, 2017
Original Source: TSN Radio
Synopsis: I appeared on TSN 1150 to discuss Raptors-Cavaliers Game 2.
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Title: THE RAPTORS GOT PUNKED BY THE CAVS IN GAME 1
Date: May 2, 2017
Original Source: Vice
Synopsis: For my latest at Vice, I wrote about the Cavaliers punking the Raptors in Game 1, on the scoreboard and in the flair department.
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