The count is now at 1-16. The Raptors are 1-and-fricken-16 when I cover their games for RR. They lost by 36 to the Celtics even though Rondo sat out and The Big Three combined for just 66 minutes. Shoot me. But still….check it out.
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Raptors Republic Article – Raptors Play Worst Game Ever
Posted: 2nd February 2012 by Blake Murphy in Blake Murphy, NBA Ball, Outside Writing0
Raptors Republic Article – Another Win for Milos, Another Loss for the Raptors
Posted: 2nd February 2012 by Blake Murphy in Blake Murphy, NBA Ball, Outside WritingThe Raptors got hammered in an ugly one against the Hawks, but Milos Raonic was in attendance with his plastic girlfriend! Not much to discuss in terms of actual basketball, though Ed Davis is looking better. Check it out!
E-Mail Exchange: Trev and Blake on Raptors, Celtics, and Lakers
Posted: 28th January 2012 by Blake Murphy in Blake Murphy, NBA Ball, Trev SmithAs is becoming semi-regular of late, Trev Smith and I went back and forth on some NBA items via email, and I’ve tidied it up to pass off as an actual piece of writing! We touch on the Raptors in the face of the Andrea Bargnani injury, how to build the team from here through [...]
Raptors Republic Article – Raptors @ Jazz January 25 Pre-Game
Posted: 25th January 2012 by Blake Murphy in Blake Murphy, NBA Ball, Outside WritingDoing pre-game for a change, to see if we can maybe avoid the Raptors terrible 1-14 record in games I do post-game coverage for. Still, I’m thinking the frontcourt dominance of the Jazz is too much for the Raptors to handle, even with Bargnani back. Check it out!
Raptors Republic Article – Raps Lose to Kings as Cousins Goes Beast
Posted: 12th January 2012 by Blake Murphy in Blake Murphy, NBA Ball, Outside WritingThe Raptors are now 1-14 when I’m covering games for Raptors Republic. If they ever get competitive, I should probably quit, in the best interest of the team. Anyway, the post-game report is there. Check it out.
Raptors Republic Article – (The Other) José and the Raptors
Posted: 10th January 2012 by Blake Murphy in Blake Murphy, NBA Ball, Outside WritingI got a puppy, named José. He is awesome but frustrating. Much to the chagrin of commenter John, I used his training as an analogy for this young, inexperienced, and frustrating Raptors team following an embarrassing loss to the Nets. Check it out.
Lengthy Email Discussion on the NBA, Part 2
Posted: 3rd December 2011 by Blake Murphy in Blake Murphy, NBA Ball, Trev SmithSo Trev and I got talking when the NBA announced that an agreement had been reached on a tentative deal. It started to get detailed, so we formalized it a bit and decided to turn it into a piece for the site. 7500 words later, we thought it was time to split it into two [...]
Lengthy Email Discussion on the NBA
Posted: 3rd December 2011 by Blake Murphy in Blake Murphy, NBA Ball, Trev SmithComments Off
So Trev and I got talking when the NBA announced that an agreement had been reached on a tentative deal. It started to get detailed, so we formalized it a bit and decided to turn it into a piece for the site. 7500 words later, we thought it was time to split it into two [...]
Raptors Republic Article – 3-on-3 On The Raptors and the Lockout
Posted: 16th November 2011 by Blake Murphy in Blake Murphy, NBA Ball, Outside WritingComments Off
I participated in a brief discussion about the Raptors and the lockout today over at Raptors Republic. Check it out!
On J.P. Arencibia’s Rookie Season
Posted: 13th September 2011 by Blake Murphy in Baseball, Blake MurphyComments Off
If we’re being completely honest, the best rookie in the American League this season has been Brett Lawrie, followed closely by Desmond Jennings and Dustin Ackley. The Rookie of the Year race should be between these three future franchise cornerstones, but it seems grossly unlikely that voters will give the nod to players who played [...]