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 league for most of the season. Oklahoma, when healthy, had more talent than San Antonio but [...]

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 [...]

What the Raptors SHOULD Do

This article appears on RaptorsRepublic. In my last article, I put forth the argument that the current path the Raptors are on was not one destined for anything but mediocrity and disappointment (so basically, the Raptors’ status quo). Keeping Colangelo and the current roster is simply not a good option for anyone with Championship hopes for [...]

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