Kawhi Leonard
Do the Raptors have enough rebounding to repeat as champions?
When you think about Kawhi Leonard’s historic run as a Toronto Raptor to the 2019 NBA Championship, what comes to mind? The scoring, probably, as Leonard averaged 30.5 points and totalled an outrageous 732 points in 24 games. The assists, too, as Leonard passed out of double-teams regularily and averaged 3.9 assists, up from his…
Raptors lose despite a good half of defense in Kawhi Leonard’s homecoming
When Toronto stopped with the double teams, their defense was actually pretty good!
Kawhi Leonard’s Raptors Season Etched in Toronto Sports History
For the first time since winning an NBA Championship, Kawhi Leonard will make his highly anticipated return to Toronto. For many Toronto Raptors fans and followers, the return is a conundrum of sorts. On one hand, Leonard was the superstar piece that propelled the Raptors to its inaugural NBA championship in franchise history. But not…
Labour-Power (& Load Management)
Two weeks ago, having written about the fecklessness of siding with ownership against labour, I received pushback on one idea: Which brings us to leverage. Players (labour) rarely have much. Kawhi, bless him, has made it a personal challenge to explore just how much leverage a player (labour) can yield. Revising these lines, I regret…
Black Box Report: Rondae Hollis-Medicine, and other puns
When home games aren't home games. And plenty more.
Raptors lose, but find win in Rondae Hollis-Jefferson
Rondae Hollis-Jefferson can really play some defense