Doug Smith
Sports Writer at The (Toronto) Star
Covering the #Raptors for two decades - I've seen a thing or two.
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Raptors mailbag: More Jakob Poeltl trade rumours, a Canadian MVP and comparisons to Maple Leafs fans
1 week ago |
thespec.com | Doug Smith
It’s nice to see some familiar names in this edition of Ye Olde Mailbag that’s back to its old self this week. Enjoy. Hi, Doug. I’m curious, what do you think the players and coaches do during the NBA playoffs on their every other night off? Rest, train, get together as a group and watch the other coast’s contests, or some combination? I have this image of OG Anunoby and Pascal Siakam sitting with their teammates, marvelling at Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, yelling at the refs.
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2 weeks ago |
thespec.com | Doug Smith
You can see the line from then to now, from Steve Nash to Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, the similarities and differences all ending at the same point in Canadian basketball history. They are basketball giants, the first and second Canadians to be voted most valuable player in the NBA, but they are also talismans for the game in this country, and it’s been quite impressive to watch them make an impact on a generation.
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2 weeks ago |
thespec.com | Doug Smith
This is the sixth part in a series on players who could be selected by the Raptors with the ninth selection in the NBA draft. There are NBA draft picks who have immediate impact because their already-developed skills already prepared them for handling the league. And then there are the prospects, the players that teams are willing to wait for, players with an abundance of promise to be mined like minerals.
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2 weeks ago |
yahoo.com | Doug Smith |David Zahniser
Two fired employees who received a combined $800,000 in legal settlements from the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority had accused the agency's chief executive of hiring cronies for top jobs, attempting to destroy records and being “extremely inebriated” at an out-of-state conference, according to records released Wednesday.
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2 weeks ago |
thespec.com | Doug Smith
It is the true sporting genius who can impose their will on a game, on a season, in the same fashion all the time and continue to succeed at it. In one five-week span, the Thunder superstar had four games of 50 or more points, one of the most blistering stretches of NBA scoring in recent years. In one five-week span, the Thunder superstar had four games of 50 or more points, one of the most blistering stretches of NBA scoring in recent years.
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