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Toronto Raptors Now Extinct, What's Next?
Image courtesy of Keith Allison/Flickr . And just like that, as their name suggests, the Toronto Raptors are extinct. Although the series itself was painless enough, being swept in four games, Sunday night's match was...
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Live From The Couch: Hero Ball Prevails
Image courtesy of Keith Allison/Flickr . BMF Contributor, Brandon Allen Harrison, and newcomer Jonathan ‘JC’ Collins bring you the most unabashedly biased basketball talk live from the couch in Los Angeles, California. The Rundown 1:27...
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Sweep the North: Wizards Take 3-0 Lead
Image courtesy of Keith Allison/Flickr . A week ago these two team's seasons were much of a muchness: fast starts, burnt out by All-Star break, and downhill ever since. Limping to the Playoffs, a first...
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That's Better: Wizards Dominate Raptors
Image courtesy of Keith Allison/Flickr< /em>. If Game 1 was sinful, then Game 2 was an apology to the Basketball Gods and the Toronto Raptors were the sacrificial lamb. After opening up an early lead,...
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Kyle Lowry: Playoff Jitters or Trying Too Hard?
Teddy Geiger once asked a very melodic question : "Did anyone try too hard?/ Well, I guess I did." Kyle Lowry did too. In Game 1, on Saturday afternoon, the Raptors point guard tried so...
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2015 NBA Playoffs: Perception vs. Reality
Image courtesy of Keith Allison/Flickr . Chazz Reinhold said it best. "With every death, there comes rebirth. It's the circle of life." Another wonderful NBA regular season has been put to rest, but it has...
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Toronto Raptors: No Need to Panic…YET!
Image courtesy of Matthew Addie/Flickr . The Toronto Raptors were doing pretty well going into the All-Star break. A win over a tough Washington Wizards team had many people in the city of Toronto optimistic...
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Revamping The NBA Playoffs
Image Courtesy of Michael/Flickr More powerful and prominent individuals than myself have been calling for a revamp to the NBA Playoffs, and it’s time for yours truly to join that fray. According to Grantland’s Zach...
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Raptors Rise: The Growth of Basketball in Toronto
Image courtesy of DeMar DeRozan/Twitter . Recently I wrote an article on the Rudy Gay trade to and from Toronto and a reader was upset when I referred to Toronto as a “smaller market team”....
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An Impromptu NBA Power Poll: Part 2
Image courtesy of Flickr/Keith Allison Get yourself a drink and something to snack on, because you’re gonna be here for a while. I promise you it will be worth it though. After trudging through the...
