Blake Murphy Sports Writing

Title: Should the Raptors Use Two-Point Guard Units?
Date: October 19, 2012
Original Source: Raptors Republic
Synopsis: This article was in response to Dwane Casey noting that he may utilize two-point guard lineups at times this year, and pulled lineup data from the past five seasons to illustrate that the Raptors have generally been very poor when playing this way.
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Title: More Evil Stats! BP’s SCHOENE Projections for the Raptors
Date: October 16, 2012
Original Source: Raptors Republic
Synopsis: This article took a look at the SCHOENE projections from Basketball Prospectus for the individual 2012-13 Raptors players .
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Title: Will Landry Fields’ 3FG% Improve?
Date: October 15, 2012
Original Source: Raptors Republic
Synopsis: This article looked at the changes to the Knicks’ offense after the Carmelo Anthony acquisition and the impact it had on Landry Fields’ shooting numbers. Will a move to Toronto and a more motion-oriented offense help him get his three point stroke back?
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Title: DeMar DeRozan’s Unique TS% Path
Date: October 12, 2012
Original Source: Raptors Republic
Synopsis: This article pulled historical player data to try and find comparable historical examples to try and project DeMar DeRozan’s True Shooting Percentage trajectory. It turns out DeRozan has a very unique statistical profile, making it difficult to forecast his future.
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