For almost the entire NBA season the rumor mill belched out reports of DeMar DeRozan’s desire to sign a max-contract with the Los Angeles Lakers. A linkage of the two in the offseason seemed inevitable as the Lakers would purvey DeRozan with an amenity that the Toronto Raptors could not: the ability to play in
It astounds me how enormous of a variable home court is in all of the four major North American professional sports. Something about playing in front of a raucous home crowd yanks out the best in teams, and this has been exemplified to perfection during the Eastern Conference Finals between the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Toronto
By now, everyone knows that the key players on the Toronto Raptors are not performing to the expectations that were set during the regular season. Well, I took a deeper dive into their stats to see how this post season compares to the other post seasons they shared while on the Raptors. Then, getting into
Kyle Lowry and DeMar DeRozan were All-Stars this year and carried the Toronto Raptors to the number two seed in the Eastern Conference with a team record 56 wins. The Raptors still had one thing to overcome going into the playoffs this year, and that was getting passed the first round for the first time
Finally, for the first time in 15 years, the Toronto Raptors have advanced past the first-round of the NBA Playoffs. In an ugly, but good enough Game 7, the Raptors beat the Indiana Pacers 89-84. Their two leaders, Kyle Lowry and DeMar DeRozan, were elated after the win, and a huge weight was lifted from
All statistics per ESPN.com The NBA is a point guard driven league. Point guard talent is among the deepest positions in the league. I am ranking each point guard based on their performance over the 2015-2016 NBA season. Lets see where they rank. 10.) Reggie Jackson, Detroit Pistons Reggie Jackson proved he was worth the
Episode number 42 of The Atlantic Files has been cooked up and is now served on a silver platter for all to enjoy! I’m back to talk some playoffs as well as give the yearly regular season awards for the Atlantic Division. This week, I go a little in depth on the series between the
Everyone knows the story behind the Toronto Raptors’ playoff woes. After game one on Saturday, the Raptors are now 0-7 in their last seven playoff games. They haven’t been able to claw their way out of the first round, and now they lost home court advantage. This game coming up is as important as a
The last time we saw Indiana Pacers guard Paul George in postseason action prior to Saturday, he dropped 29 points and 8 rebounds in a Game 6 loss to the Miami Heat in the 2014 Eastern Conference Finals. George picked up right where he left off in the series-opener against the Toronto Raptors, as he
Paul George overcame a slow shooting start, Kyle Lowry and DeMar Derozan never got things going, and the Indiana Pacers stole Game 1 of the Eastern Conference matchup Saturday afternoon. For the Toronto Raptors, the loss saw them slide to just 1-8 all time in game 1’s of NBA Playoff series, never having won a