No Douby

In the wise words of FVV: “He brought this city a championship…if he’s on another team next year, we’ll just have to kick his ass.”   Exactly our thoughts heading into free agency. There’s no reason to embarrassingly prostrate ourselves to Kawhi (stop it Toronto!). The Klaw did his part, the team did their part. It […]

Still stunned, we try to process what the hell just happened. And repeatedly hyena laugh.

The centre cannot hold, and other cheesy quasi-literate allusions litter this podcast as we try not to jinx anything and stay objectively rational. As usual, the ND dorks try to navigate between our love for the Raps and the hyper-nationalist, corporate-spectacularist frenzy of this run. Sort of successfully. We continue to talk shit on Durant, […]

The NoDouby team is typically composed and rational as we head into the Finals. We theorize teamwork, especially team defense, and note that both clubs are composed entirely of players that fell in the draft (aside from the hurt Durant). The Raps have zero lottery picks on the team – and this matters in specific and […]

The dish towel comes through again. Raps have done the unthinkable and won three straight. And you know who predicted this? Kelsey Blair. That’s right. Plus some bonus commentary about the insidious brand of ugly nationalism creeping  into Raptors narratives. Also: some love for the hordes of newly-minted bandwagoners who are now fanatical Raps fans […]

The Raps pulled out a treacherous game three. We really should be up 2-1 right now and have the Bucks on the ropes – but with Kyle and Norm fouling out, Serge sitting, Freddie and Danny shooting blanks, and Kawhi hobbling, this was great, ugly grinding win. Do the Raps have the endurance to even […]

Are the Raps just exhausted? Milwaukee looks so strong, so confident right now. As fans we still feel drained after the Philly series: the team has to be deeply wiped out. Is there enough time for the Raptors to recover? Also: some thoughts on the lottery, the karmic justice of Zion going to America’s greatest […]

The ND crew goes in deep analysing the Denver-Portland Game 7, the path forward for the Nuggets, Malik Beasley’s potential, Zach Collin’s rim protection, and … naw, cmon. We just obsess on Kawhi’s miracle shot and what the hell we are going to do with the Bucks.

Raps are back on track, the ND crew is feeling loose and confident. But what’s wrong with these playoffs? There seems to be a general air of pissiness surrounding most of the remaining teams. Is it millennial ennui, team dysfunction, reffing, and/or the conditions of individualized brand-management and financial speculation in a league driven by […]

The ND crew convenes before Game 4 in a barely contained panic, but heroically rally around the theme ‘Optimism of the Will’. Then, after a spiritually exhausting win, they reflect on what the hell just happened. Despite no bench, multiple Serge airballs, Jimmy Buckets going off, everyone looking shaky and seven Kawhi turnovers the Raps somehow […]