The Synergy of Amir and Jose
The narrative has always been that Amir and Jose play very well together. Do the stats back it up?
Player Analysis
More Evil Stats! BP’s SCHOENE Projections for the Raptors
Basketball Prospectus has released their 2012-13 SCHOENE player projections, and they've kindly allowed me to share the odd nugget with the Republic.
Will Landry Fields’ 3FG% Improve?
Landry Fields saw his three-point shooting effectiveness drop off dramatically in his sophomore season. Should we expect it to bounce back?
DeMar DeRozan’s Unique TS% Path
DeMar DeRozan's career path has been odd thus far, as he's one of a small group of players to experience True Shooting % decreases twice so early in his career.
Wages of Wins: Raptors a Potential 4th Seed
Blake reflects on the recent Wages of Wins model that predicts the Raptors to win 43-45 games and finished 4th in the East.
Raptors Player Profiles – Bigs
John Hollinger's player profiles have been posted for the Raptors. Thursday looks at guards and wings, Friday looks at bigs.
Raptors Player Profiles – Guards and Wings
John Hollinger's player profiles have been posted for the Raptors. Thursday looks at guards and wings, Friday looks at bigs.
Roster Turnover and Offensive Changes (Updated)
*Updated at 330pm* How will the new Raptors be integrated into the system?
Toronto Raptors PER Projections
ESPN's John Hollinger has released his PER projections. Here's how the Raptors stack up.
How The Raptors Stack Up in ESPN’s NBA Rank
The star-less Raptors are lacking at the top, but #NBARank agrees with the RR consensus that the team is deep and the bench is solid.
Jose Calderon and His Sisyphean Point Guard Battle
"You, me, or nobody is gonna hit as hard as life. But it ain't how hard you hit; it's about how hard you can get hit, and keep moving forward." - Rocky Balboa