Lessons Learned from the Playoffs (Round 2)
And now it’s down to four. Well, one thing’s for sure. These playoffs have highlighted the difference between the East and the West. While every series in the West has been fun and exciting, the East...
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2013 Overrated/Underrated/Breakout List (Part 1)
This article also appeared on Raptors Republic. While many Raptor fans are, not surprisingly, focused more on what’s going on with management, I thought I’d turn the focus back to the guys who make...
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Tempering Expectations on Ujiri
This article also appears on Raptors Republic. Masai Ujiri has finally accepted the Raptors 5 year, $15 million offer to run the basketball side of the team and wasted no time putting his own stamp on...
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Lessons Learned from the Playoffs (Conference Finals)
I think it’s fitting that Miami and San Antonio both made it to the Finals because, in my opinion, those two teams have played the best team ball, on both ends of the floor, than anyone else in the...
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2013 Overrated/Underrated/Breakout List (Part 2)
Note: This article also appears on Raptors Republic. So after discussing who I thought was overrated in the NBA, up next is my underrated list. Like the overrated list, there are a lot of people I left...
View Article2013 Draft
Note: This was posted previously on Raptors Republic. With the NBA Draft coming up tonight, I’d normally write my Final Pre-Draft Thoughts column, regarding the Raptors, like I did last year and the...
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2013 NBA Draft Report Card
THE DAVID STERN MEMORIAL EDITION Quote of the night: “We’ve had to explain to our international audience that the booing is an American sign of respect.” That probably got Stern’s only positive...
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Let the Silly Season Begin
Note: This article also appears on Raptors Republic. In the NBA, the offseason can sometimes be more entertaining than the regular season, and it usually has nothing to do with actual basketball....
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Tankometer
Note: This article also appears on Raptors Republic Update (July 7): Detroit removed from list due to Josh Smith signing, Sacramento moves down, Milwaukee, Cleveland sign free agents. And just to stir...
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Bargnani Officially Gone
As of today, July 10, 2013, Andrea Bargnani is officially no longer a Raptor. Believe it or not, I don’t have a whole lot to say about it. My thoughts on him, as a player, are pretty well known. If...
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2013 Overrated/Underrated/Breakout List (Part 3)
Note: This article also appears on Raptors Republic. Also note: when I was writing this article, I had forgotten about Kawhi Leonard and Eric Bledsoe (Yes, I know. How on earth could I have forgotten...
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Tanking: What Is It Good For?
Note: This article also appears on Raptors Republic Warning: This is another one of my epic columns, but try and stick with it because it gets into some never discussed territory (that I know of), and...
View ArticleRanking the Point Guards
Note: A modified, Raptors-centric version of this appears on Raptors Republic. Since it’s the offseason, and a center that hasn’t played a game in four years signing a contract is the lead story the...
View ArticleRanking the Shooting Guards
Note: This column also appears in Raptors Republic. Last week, I ranked the point guards, so this week we look at their backcourt partner, the shooting guards. I first want to give a big shout out to...
View ArticleRanking the Small Forwards
After ranking the point guards and shooting guards, we’re moving on to the small forwards. Again, I want to William Lou, writer of the blog Both Teams Played Hard, for helping me collect some of the...
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One Year From Now
Since it’s August and there’s really absolute nothing to talk about in the NBA, we’ve seen articles about everything from the top 100 players in 2017, LeBron’s lack of hair and the worst team nicknames...
View ArticleRanking the Power Forwards
After ranking the point guards, shooting guards and small forwards, we’re now on to the power forwards. Following a rather controversial ranking of the shooting guards, there was a lot less debate...
View ArticleRanking the Centers/Centres
Note: This article also appears on Raptors Republic. After a bit of a break, here is the long overdue rankings for the centre/center position. You can read the point guard, shooting guard, small...
View ArticleWhere Will Rudy Spend Christmas?
No, this isn’t a way-too-early puff piece about Rudy Gay showing up on Christmas morning at some lucky fan’s house. When Grantland’s Bill Simmons and Jalen Rose previewed the Raptor’s season, one of...
View ArticleWhy It’s Worse Than You Might Think
Editor’s Note: This article also appears on Raptor’s Republic After winning against the Washington Wizards on Friday night, the Toronto Raptors sit with a 6-7 record atop the Atlantic Division. They...
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