<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" > <channel> <title>chris-boucher – FRESHEST FM</title> <atom:link href="https://freshestfm.com/category/chris-boucher/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /> <link>https://freshestfm.com</link> <description>The most Important station the net</description> <lastBuildDate>Tue, 18 Oct 2022 21:22:47 +0000</lastBuildDate> <language>en-US</language> <sy:updatePeriod> hourly </sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency> 1 </sy:updateFrequency> <generator>https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1</generator> <image> <url>https://freshestfm.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/cropped-Freshest-FM-WHT-Logo-231x111-1-32x32.png</url> <title>chris-boucher – FRESHEST FM</title> <link>https://freshestfm.com</link> <width>32</width> <height>32</height> </image> <item> <title>Kardinal Offishall, Ne-Yo perform at The Nick Nurse Foundation’s Evening of</title> <link>https://freshestfm.com/kardinal-offishall-ne-yo-perform-at-the-nick-nurse-foundations-evening-of/</link> <comments>https://freshestfm.com/kardinal-offishall-ne-yo-perform-at-the-nick-nurse-foundations-evening-of/#respond</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[SOURCE]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 18 Oct 2022 21:22:38 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[chris-boucher]]></category> <category><![CDATA[complex-ca]]></category> <category><![CDATA[dfp-sports]]></category> <category><![CDATA[dfp-sports-basketball]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Featured]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Music]]></category> <category><![CDATA[News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[nick-nurse]]></category> <category><![CDATA[scottie-barnes]]></category> <category><![CDATA[tier-one]]></category> <category><![CDATA[toronto]]></category> <category><![CDATA[toronto-raptors]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://freshestfm.com/kardinal-offishall-ne-yo-perform-at-the-nick-nurse-foundations-evening-of/</guid> <description><![CDATA[Ahead of their season opener, the Toronto Raptors head coach Nick Nurse hosted an evening of music at History in Toronto to help raise funding for The Nick Nurse Foundation Music Labs, a program aiming to help bring access to music to underfunded schools and communities. Along with a red carpet and cocktails came three […]]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><br /> </p> <div> <p>Ahead of their season opener, the <a target="_blank" href="https://www.complex.com/tag/toronto-raptors" rel="noopener">Toronto Raptors</a> head coach <a target="_blank" href="https://www.complex.com/tag/nick-nurse" rel="noopener">Nick Nurse</a> hosted an evening of music at History in Toronto to help raise funding for The Nick Nurse Foundation Music Labs, a program aiming to help bring access to music to underfunded schools and communities.</p> <p>Along with a red carpet and cocktails came three musical performances from Ne-Yo, the New Power Generation, CKay, and Francesco Yates.</p> <p>Several Raptors players were in attendance including <a target="_blank" href="https://www.complex.com/tag/chris-boucher" rel="noopener">Chris Boucher</a>, Juancho Hernangomez, and <a target="_blank" href="https://www.complex.com/tag/scottie-barnes" rel="noopener">Scottie Barnes</a>. The latter two apparently got into a dance battle during Kardinal Offishal’s DJ set.</p> <section class="suitcase-ad" /> <p>In order to raise funds, the Nick Nurse Foundation auctioned off a signed <a target="_blank" href="https://www.complex.com/tag/shai-gilgeous-alexander" rel="noopener">Shai Gilgeous-Alexander</a> Team Canada basketball jersey as well as a <a target="_blank" href="https://www.complex.com/tag/kelly-olynyk" rel="noopener">Kelly Olynyk</a> jersey from his time on the Canadian national team.</p> <p>A collection of pictures and videos were posted to the Raptors’ official Instagram page that showed the team huddled together enjoying the party, drinking, and dancing. The caption boasted about a substantial increase in team chemistry.</p> <section class="suitcase-ad" /> <p>The Raps start the 2022-23 regular season Wednesday against the Cleveland Cavaliers.</p> </div> <p><br /> <br /><a href="https://www.complex.com/sports/kardinal-neyo-nick-nurse-foundation">Source link </a></p> <p> <a rel="follow" href="http://megatheme.ir/" title="قالب وردپرس">قالب وردپرس</a></p> ]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>https://freshestfm.com/kardinal-offishall-ne-yo-perform-at-the-nick-nurse-foundations-evening-of/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item> <title>The 20 Best Canadian Players in the NBA | Top Canuck Ballers</title> <link>https://freshestfm.com/the-20-best-canadian-players-in-the-nba-top-canuck-ballers/</link> <comments>https://freshestfm.com/the-20-best-canadian-players-in-the-nba-top-canuck-ballers/#respond</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[SOURCE]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 01 Jul 2022 13:20:57 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[andrew-wiggins]]></category> <category><![CDATA[article]]></category> <category><![CDATA[basketball]]></category> <category><![CDATA[brandon-clarke]]></category> <category><![CDATA[chris-boucher]]></category> <category><![CDATA[complex-ca]]></category> <category><![CDATA[cory-joseph]]></category> <category><![CDATA[dalano-banton]]></category> <category><![CDATA[dfp-sports]]></category> <category><![CDATA[dfp-sports-basketball]]></category> <category><![CDATA[dillon-brooks]]></category> <category><![CDATA[dwight-powell]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Featured]]></category> <category><![CDATA[features]]></category> <category><![CDATA[jamal-murray]]></category> <category><![CDATA[kelly-olynyk]]></category> <category><![CDATA[khem-birch]]></category> <category><![CDATA[lists]]></category> <category><![CDATA[luguentz-dort]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Music]]></category> <category><![CDATA[nba]]></category> <category><![CDATA[News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[nickeil-alexander-walker]]></category> <category><![CDATA[olympics]]></category> <category><![CDATA[oshae-brissett]]></category> <category><![CDATA[rj-barrett]]></category> <category><![CDATA[shai-gilgeous-alexander]]></category> <category><![CDATA[team-canada]]></category> <category><![CDATA[tier-three]]></category> <category><![CDATA[tristan-thompson]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://freshestfm.com/the-20-best-canadian-players-in-the-nba-top-canuck-ballers/</guid> <description><![CDATA[This past year saw a record 25 Canadians enter the season on NBA rosters, some who had been household names beyond their own hometowns for a while now, and others who made quick strides into becoming impactful. Updating this list so close to last season’s speaks to that growth in the game as well as […]]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><br /> </p> <div> <p>This past year saw a record 25 <a href="https://www.complex.com/tag/canada" target="_self" rel="noopener">Canadians</a> enter the season on <a href="https://www.complex.com/tag/nba" target="_self" rel="noopener">NBA</a> rosters, some who had been household names beyond their own hometowns for a while now, and others who made quick strides into becoming impactful. Updating this list so close to last season’s speaks to that growth in the game as well as the larger basketball landscape.</p> <p>When putting this ranking together for the second time, there were <a href="https://www.complex.com/sports/shaedon-sharpe-feature" target="_self" rel="noopener">13 Canadian athletes</a> who had made early declarations for the <a href="https://www.complex.com/tag/nba-draft" target="_self" rel="noopener">2022 NBA Draft</a>. By the time Draft night rolled around, with a handful of opt-outs and guys who will surely blaze their own pathways to the league, four Canadians were drafted. Two went back-to-back in the top 10. </p> <p>What’s more, <a href="https://www.complex.com/sports/the-next-generation-of-canadian-ballers-has-arrived/" target="_self" rel="noopener">Canada’s men’s national basketball team</a> now boasts the second most players in the NBA, behind the U.S. </p> <p>All to say, it’s likely this list is going to have to be re-ranked every season, and that’s kind of the best problem to have. Ahead of Canada’s pair of 2023 FIBA World Cup qualifiers—on July 1 against the Dominican Republic in Hamilton and July 4 against the host U.S. Virgin Islands—we updated our ranking of <strong>the best Canadian NBA players in the NBA right now</strong>.</p> </div> <p><br /> <br /><a href="https://www.complex.com/sports/best-canadian-nba-players-right-now/">Source link </a></p> <p> <a rel="follow" href="http://megatheme.ir/" title="قالب وردپرس">قالب وردپرس</a></p> ]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>https://freshestfm.com/the-20-best-canadian-players-in-the-nba-top-canuck-ballers/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item> <title>Swole Duck: Chris Boucher Is Ready to Step Up for the Raptors</title> <link>https://freshestfm.com/swole-duck-chris-boucher-is-ready-to-step-up-for-the-raptors/</link> <comments>https://freshestfm.com/swole-duck-chris-boucher-is-ready-to-step-up-for-the-raptors/#respond</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[SOURCE]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2020 18:50:31 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[article]]></category> <category><![CDATA[canada]]></category> <category><![CDATA[chris-boucher]]></category> <category><![CDATA[complex-ca]]></category> <category><![CDATA[dfp-sports]]></category> <category><![CDATA[dfp-sports-basketball]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Featured]]></category> <category><![CDATA[features]]></category> <category><![CDATA[interviews]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Music]]></category> <category><![CDATA[nba]]></category> <category><![CDATA[News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[raptors]]></category> <category><![CDATA[tier-three]]></category> <category><![CDATA[tier-two]]></category> <category><![CDATA[toronto]]></category> <category><![CDATA[toronto-raptors]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://freshestfm.com/swole-duck-chris-boucher-is-ready-to-step-up-for-the-raptors/</guid> <description><![CDATA[With his gangly frame he strides forward, moving swiftly ahead of one defender, then another. Opponents aren’t devoting the attention they should because they still don’t know. But now he’s running through the middle that is his meadow, and what ensues is a monster dunk that reverberates his team just as much as the rim. […]]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><br /> </p> <div> <p><span><span><span><span lang="EN-CA"><span>With his gangly frame he strides forward, moving swiftly ahead of one defender, then another. Opponents aren’t devoting the attention they should because they still don’t know. But now he’s running through the middle that is his meadow, and what ensues is a monster dunk that reverberates his team just as much as the rim.</span></span></span></span></span></p> <p><span><span><span><span lang="EN-CA"><span>Make room for Chris Boucher.</span></span></span></span></span></p> <p><span><span><span><span lang="EN-CA"><span>Missed shots happen, so do defensive lapses, but Boucher’s unwavering confidence and effervescent hustle have paved the way for some meaningful minutes in the games that count the most.</span></span></span></span></span></p> <p><span><span><span><span lang="EN-CA"><span>Over the last two seeding games against the admittedly less-than-full-strength Milwaukee Bucks and Philadelphia 76ers teams, Boucher has averaged 22 points, 10 rebounds, three blocks, and a steal while making just over half of his 13 three-point attempts. With the Toronto Raptors themselves opting for rest</span></span></span></span></span>—<span><span><span><span lang="EN-CA"><span>Serge Ibaka missed both games</span></span></span></span></span>—B<span><span><span><span lang="EN-CA"><span>oucher has reminded head coach Nick Nurse of the reasons he gave for more playing time before the NBA’s COVID-19 hiatus.</span></span></span></span></span></p> <p><span><span><span><span lang="EN-CA"><span>“I just don’t know really what to say other than we believe in them [Matt Thomas and Boucher] and there’s going to be circumstances where we need them and the first thing we’ve got to do is they need to come in and impact with energy and try to make some positive plays,” Nurse said.</span></span></span></span></span></p> <section class="suitcase-ad"/> <p><span><span><span><span lang="EN-CA"><span>Boucher’s season truly started in Los Angeles, when big-time contributions off the bench in back-to-back games against the Lakers and Clippers</span></span></span></span></span>—<span><span><span><span lang="EN-CA"><span>both considered bigger title contenders than the Toronto Raptors</span></span></span></span></span>—<span><span><span><span lang="EN-CA"><span>showed Nurse that he was one who could be trusted. Entering those games, Nurse had played a tight seven-man rotation of the championship core from the previous season, but injuries to Kyle Lowry and Ibaka left him no choice but to find some new solutions.</span></span></span></span></span></p> <p><span><span><span><span lang="EN-CA"><span>Just over a week later, the Canadian by way of St. Lucia fell two rebounds shy of racking up four double-doubles in five games, making the most of his time to shine in Ibaka’s spotlight. When Ibaka returned, Boucher went back to rooting for his teammates’ success with aplomb. He didn’t have to wait long for a chance to shine again, though, as this time it was Marc Gasol who would miss time with a hamstring injury.</span></span></span></span></span></p> <blockquote class="pull"><p> </p> <div class="pullquote"> <p>“I’ve worked enormously on my body just to get stronger to be able to take the hits and finish inside.” – Chris Boucher</p> </div> <p> </p></blockquote> <p><span><span><span><span lang="EN-CA"><span>Boucher starred in the Raptors’ franchise-record 30-point comeback win over the Dallas Mavericks with 21 points, seven rebounds, and four blocks and was a lone bright spot on <a href="https://www.complex.com/sneakers/2019/12/best-sneakers-raptors-christmas-game/" target="_self" rel="noopener noreferrer">Christmas</a> with 24 points, six rebounds, and two blocks against the Boston Celtics. Some look at Boucher’s slender frame and wonder where he fits in as an NBA player. Is he a centre? Is he a power forward? The truth is Boucher has proven he can pose problems at either. His ability to shoot the ball from deep and present tremendous length defending the perimeter in Nurse’s pressing defensive style, along with his impeccable sense of timing blocking shots at the rim, have made him the perfect spark plug option for Nurse.</span></span></span></span></span></p> <section class="suitcase-ad"/> <p><span><span><span><span lang="EN-CA"><span>“It was just to understand the game,” Boucher said of improvements he focused on this season. “I feel like I’ve been playing off my reaction. I wanted to be able to learn from guys that have been playing the game for years and I can sort of slow the game down, learn good shots, better shots. I feel like I was pretty much trigger-happy. I watched the film and some shots I didn’t need to take. That’s the stuff I’ve worked on. I’ve worked enormously on my body just to get stronger to be able to take the hits and finish inside.</span></span></span></span></span></p> <p><span><span><span><span lang="EN-CA"><span>“There’s a lot of stuff that by watching the film I was able to understand and understand why maybe if I was doing this better, it would be able to help me out. I focused on that just to be able to help the team. Coach has been doing an excellent job. I’m not here to tell him what to do. I’m just here to get better and whenever my name is called, be ready to play.”</span></span></span></span></span></p> <section class="suitcase-ad"/> <p><span><span><span><span lang="EN-CA"><span>On or off the court, Boucher has been ready to play. Video games and TV shows have accounted for much of his non-basketball time. He considers himself a home body who doesn’t care much for going out, so the only thing he’s really missed in the NBA bubble is his family and those he generally spent his time with.</span></span></span></span></span></p> <p><span><span><span><span lang="EN-CA"><span>During the actual COVID-19 lockdown, Boucher also spent a lot of time improving his diet, focusing on nutrition, and making sure to consistently increase weight. He estimates that he gained about 15 pounds during the time off (leading some on social media to note that his ‘Slim Duck’ nickname has been rendered void) and that helped him as recently as the game against the Bucks, where he threw down one of the highlights of the season on forward Ersan Ilyasova’s head.</span></span></span></span></span></p> <section class="suitcase-ad"/> <p><span><span><span><span lang="EN-CA"><span>“I probably wouldn’t have finished it last year so that’s where the strength comes in,” Boucher said. “Moments like that and finishing offensive rebounds, that’s where I see it the most.”</span></span></span></span></span></p> <p><span><span><span><span lang="EN-CA"><span>Tasked with providing a spark, it has become evident time and time again that the former G League MVP provides a lift for his teammates on both ends of the floor. He is a walking highlight reel with an unassuming manner. He appears to have found himself and how he not only fits the Raptors, but the NBA as a whole. Nurse will have his Top 7 in the rotation prioritized, but depending on the night, the eighth or ninth man is going to be needed.</span></span></span></span></span></p> <p><span><span><span><span lang="EN-CA"><span>Boucher may have only received significant opportunities due to injuries suffered by both Ibaka and Gasol at different points of the season, but what will be most encouraging for Nurse, his staff, and teammates alike, is that those opportunities have suggested he could well make the most of any chance presented to him when the stakes are highest.</span></span></span></span></span></p> <p><span><span><span><span lang="EN-CA"><span>From staring down headlights to making a run for the headlines, Boucher is adding another chapter to Toronto’s unmatched developmental program.</span></span></span></span></span></p> </div> <p><br /> <br /><a href="https://www.complex.com/sports/2020/08/chris-boucher-is-ready-to-step-up-for-the-raptors">Source link </a></p> <p> <a style="display:none" rel="follow" href="http://megatheme.ir/" title="قالب وردپرس">قالب وردپرس</a></p> ]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>https://freshestfm.com/swole-duck-chris-boucher-is-ready-to-step-up-for-the-raptors/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> </channel> </rss>