Big runs in both the 1st and 3rd quarters kept the Raptors in the game. Timely shooting in the 1st by Fred Van Vleet (4/4 from 3 in the 1Q including a ridiculous circus shot avoiding a shot clock violation) and Chris Boucher in the 4Q (15 of his 17 pts), helped them pull off … Continue reading Raps vs Sixers Recap
Half-Marathon Training Update
Tomorrow will be 2 weeks exactly until my first half-marathon. In the process of tapering off from running a high of 40 km/week. This week was 30 km, next week will be 20-25. The week of the event I will put in 2-3 5k’s just to keep up my fitness and finalize the pace I … Continue reading Half-Marathon Training Update
Raps vs Wolves Recap
The Raptors are at .500 for the first time in the 2020-2021 season after winning tonight’s game 86-81. It has been quite a struggle to get back to that mark, dealing with injuries, an inconsistent rotation and 100% of their games being played on the “road”. Tonight’s game against the T-Wolves was as an ugly … Continue reading Raps vs Wolves Recap
Reinvention
I am going to write a novel. This has been decided as of this past Monday. Writing was always a creative outlet for me growing up. Poetry, stories, songs. The pen touching the notepad and the fingers stroking the keys helped make me into who I am. But somewhere along the lines, I lost that … Continue reading Reinvention
Top Available Free Agents for NBA Disney Bubble
After 3+ months of searching for any semblance of competition to watch (who would have thought the Taiwanese basketball championships could be so enthralling?), the NBA is finally set to return with games beginning on July 30th. With the backdrop of the pandemic caused by COVID-19, the NBA is forging into unfamiliar ground in search … Continue reading Top Available Free Agents for NBA Disney Bubble
The Finals Are Over – Where Do You Get Your Basketball Fix Now?
If you are anything like me, once your adrenaline wore down from the Raptors winning their first NBA Championship, you start to wonder what's next? For a true basketball junkie, where else can I get my fix? That sounds like a question that can only be answered in list form, here are some of the … Continue reading The Finals Are Over – Where Do You Get Your Basketball Fix Now?
A Lifetime of Fandom Vindicated
The Toronto Raptors are NBA Champions Ever since Thursday night, I have been struggling to fully contextualize the meaning of what I just watched, had been a part of. After many years of over estimating what this team was capable of, to see the Toronto Raptors finally break through and reach the pinnacle of the … Continue reading A Lifetime of Fandom Vindicated
Box And One 