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 has been like the final season of The Office. Entertaining once in a while, frequently painful to watch, and [...]

Lessons From The Playoffs (So Far)

Note: This column was written before any of the second round games had been played and also appears on Raptors Republic.com One round down and three more to go. I absolutely love the playoffs. All my best NBA memories come from the playoffs. There’s nothing else in basketball like it. Purists bemoan the lack of team game [...]

HOW the Raptors Should Do It

In what is now the third of a three part series, I will detail in this column how what the Raptors should do after they tank. If you haven’t done so already, you should reads parts one and two. Note: There seems to be a lot of readers who are under the impression that the [...]

Is The Big Man Era Over In The NBA?

“You can’t teach height.” It was the late Frank Layden, former Hall of Fame coach and general manager for the Utah Jazz, that made famous the quote that’s really hard to argue with. It’s why, if you are 7 feet tall, you are actually more likely to end up in the NBA than any other [...]

Can The Raptors Contend Without Tanking?

With training camp now a month away, there’s not a whole lot to talk about in regards to the NBA. Case in point? The lead story on RealGM.com is Houston signing an undrafted free agent. That doesn’t mean there isn’t anything to talk about, especially in regards to the Raptors. There are two subjects are [...]

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