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Raptors Playbook: Point Handback

Raptors Playbook: Point Handback Over at the Raptors Playbook YouTube channel (@RaptorsPlaybook on Twitter), I am breaking down the X’s & O’s of the Toronto Raptors. This week, we’ll focus on their Point Handback – a play that can lead to a quick hitting pindown, or a pick and roll with an emptied out Strong…

Cooper Smither

The Raptors search for identity

I’m a firm believer in the idea that when someone shows you who they are, you should believe them. This applies to life in general, to how one handles relationships, and it’s a rule of thumb that has served me well. With basketball teams, it also followed generally. If you looked at the development of…

Anthony Doyle

Raptors Playbook: Horns Flex Uphill DHO

Raptors Playbook: Horns Flex Uphill DHO Over at the Raptors Playbook YouTube channel (@RaptorsPlaybook on Twitter), I am breaking down the X’s & O’s of the Toronto Raptors. This week, we’ll focus on their Horns Flex Uphill DHO – an After Time Out (ATO) special play primarily designed to get Kyle Lowry a pull-up 3…

Cooper Smither

Fighting Narratives – Kyle Lowry

Kobe Bryant was selected to the All-Defensive team 12 times during his career. Derrick Rose was second in fan-voting for west guards this year, second only to one of the most transformative players of the past 20 years, Steph Curry. David Beckham is recognized as one of the best soccer players of our time. Kobe…

Samson Folk

The Big Missing Piece

For what feels like nearly the first time all season, the Raptors roster has been nearly completely healthy of late, and the shooting has come back to life in the last two games, propelling them to a victory over the Dallas Mavericks on Sunday night. However, that one, like many recent victories, felt harder than…

Anthony Doyle