Locked On Raptors - Daily Podcast On The Toronto Raptors

In Episode 1325, Sean Woodley goes solo to break down the Toronto Raptors' wild weekend of games against the Minnesota Timberwolves, Boston Celtics and New York Knicks that continues the trend of the Raptors being truly maddening and befuddling as a team. Off the top, Sean digs into his big takeaway from the weekend, which is that the Raptors continue to be the most maddening and hard to figure out teamc he's ever watched, with some quick thoughts on why the rumoured Gary Trent Jr. for Jakob Poeltl deal is simply not one he'd make. Next, Sean looks at a really strong week of play from Precious Achiuwa, whose rim protection numbers are among the league's very best, and whose offensive mistakes are starting to be more regularly replaced by thrilling offensive triumphs. He's the real deal, and could be the one who ties the whole team together going forward. Lastly, Sean runs through the Good (Precious' coast-to-coast possessions), the Bad (the idea of trading Fred VanVleet, maybe) and the Hmm (getting a look at the team without O.G. Anunoby) before rounding out the show.

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In Episode 1324, Sean Woodley is joined by actor and radio personality Miguel Rivas (Pretty Hard Cases, The Beaverton) to chat about his beloved Toronto Raptors, the strangeness of their season to date, the upcoming NBA Trade Deadline, and his experience acting across from Nick Nurse on Pretty Hard Cases. Off the top, Sean and Migel dig into Miguel's feelings on the uneven and disappointing Raptors season to date before tossing out a potentially controversial opinion about O.G. Anunoby and why moving him by the deadline might be the smartest move the Raptors could make to rebalance their roster. Plus, Miguel details his time on set with Nick Nurse during his recent appearance on Pretty Hard Cases, before they play everyone's favourite impossibly difficult game: That Random Raptors Game!

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In Episode 1323, Sean Woodley goes solo to break down the Toronto Raptors' most inexcusable loss of the season -- a 130-122 dud against the Milwaukee Bucks without Giannis Antetokounmpo and Khris Middleton, and with a fouled-out Brook Lopez in the fourth quarter. Off the top, Sean dives into why this is easily the most embarassing loss of the season, and breaks down the offensive and defensive shortcomings that contributed to the loss. Despite a big time game from Fred VanVleet (39 points) and Gary Trent Jr. (28 points), the offense simply couldn't keep pace with the Bucks' three-point barrage. Next, Sean runs through the Good (Precious Achiuwa, again), the Bad (O.G. Anunoby's rushed offense and wonky fit with the Raptors starters right now) and the Hmm (Whatever the hell Brook Lopez was doing before he got ejected). Lastly, Sean takes a look at the latest from Jake Fischer and Shams Charania on the trade landscape, specifically Gary Trent Jr., O.G. Anunoby and Fred VanVleet and the rumours tying GTJ to the Charlotte Hornets, and VanVleet with the Orlando Magic and Phoenix Suns.

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In Episode 1322, Sean Woodley goes solo to break down the Toronto Raptors' 123-121 overtime win over the New York Knicks in which Scottie Barnes was a boss, and the Raptors nearly handed the game over to New York on numerous baffling occasions. Off the top, Sean dives into the outstanding performances of Scottie Barnes and Fred VanVleet, and examines why their outstanding play continues to muddy an already unclear path forward for the Raptors ahead of the NBA Trade Deadline. Next, Sean digs into how the individual defensive brilliance of Pascal Siakam, O.G. Anunoby, Fred VanVleet, Scottie Barnes and Precious Achiuwa helped power the Raps to the win on Monday, and why that fivesome is a unit he'd love to see the Raptors accrue a little more data for before the deadline. Lastly, Sean runs through the Good (Scottie Barnes overtime skip pass to O.G. Anunoby), the Bad (the many ways in which the Raptors tried to lose this one) and the Hmm (Nick Nurse abandoning his 10-man rotation) before rounding out the show.

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In Episode 1321, Sean Woodley is joined by Vivek Jacob (Raptors.com) to break down the Toronto Raptors' wildly dispiriting loss to Trae Young's Atlanta Hawks on Saturday night. Off the top, Sean and Vivek dig into their biggest takeaways from the game. Consistency sure doesn't seem like it's gonna be part of the Raptors' repertoire this season, huh? Plus, Sean talks about why the game on Saturday should be the first point made by anyone arguing for the Raptors to do a full teardown, and examines one of the worst games of Fred VanVleet's career. Next, they look back on the 3-3 home stand for the Raptors and try to figure out what we learned about the team. Turns out, not a whole lot we didn't know before! Although Precious Achiuwa sure does look pretty good and important. Lastly, they discuss the Good (Scottie freaking Barnes), the Bad (Toronto's 2-for-1 ineptitude, the general lack of swag on the team) and the Hmm (All 6'9 lineups, Siakam's late-quarter pull-up threes) before scoring Toronto's latest fake comeback on a scale of 1 to 10 in the brand new segment: Fake Comeback's a Banger (theme song to come).

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In Episode 1320, Sean Woodley is joined by Jamar Hinds (Raptors Republic) to break down the Toronto Raptors' 124-114 win over the Charlotte Hornets to secure Toronto's first three-game winning streak of the entire season! Off the top, Sean and Jamar discuss the Raptors' offensive process in this recent stretch is worth being encouraged by, even though the Hornets aren't exactly stiff competition. They chat about the more designed looking nature of the offense, Scottie Barnes owning the middle of the floor as a roll man and passer, and the very sensible transitional lineups Nick Nurse has landed on that hav made a 10-man rotation viable while staggering the stars without overtaxing them. Next, Sean pitches Jamar on the idea of the Raptors simply doing nothing at the deadline, retaining both Gary Trent Jr. and Fred VanVleet, and giving themselves another calendar year to see what they have on hand before making any big decisions on the core. The cap crunch won't come for this team until 2024; why not be patient when you have the luxury to? Lastly, they run through the Good (Precious Achiuwa's recent gains, winning wire-to-wire), the Bad (second half rim protection, the degree to which Sean wants Monte Morris on the Raptors) and the Hmmm (the sustainability of this recent run, Toronto's 10th-ranked half court offense since January 1st) before rounding out the show.

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In Episode 1319, Sean Woodley is joined by Vivek Jacob (Raptors.com) and Saha; Abdi (Raptors Republic) to revisit their preseason Toronto Raptors over/under and prop bet picks to see who is line to win the sixth-annual Locked On Raptors Over/Unders & Props championship. Off the top, they run through their statistical over/under bets regarding Pascal Siakam's across-the-board statistical output, O.G. Anunoby's scoring totals, Gary Trent Jr.'s 30-point outbursts, Fred VanVleet's catch-and-shoot rate and Scottie Barnes' assist figures. Plus, they check in on their picks in some either/or questions about total minutes played, Sean gloats about how right he was in his prediction that O.G. would lead the team in steals, and the race to be the Raptors' second-leading scorer proves to be one of the most pivotal and undecided questions on the board. Lastly, they look at some season-long Raptors predictions, take a mulligan on their win total predictions for the Raptors after getting way too eager early on in the season, and take a look at how the Raptors are faring in offense, defense, against the Eastern Conference and in the battle for awards, the outcomes of all of which could have massive implications for the final scores.

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In Episode 1318, Sean Woodley goes solo to break down the Toronto Raptors' 132-120 win over the Charlotte Hornets on Tuesday night to move to 18-23 on the season. Off the top, Sean digs into why the Raptors offense was able to achieve its most prolific performance of the season, pouring in a season-best 20 threes against an admittedly crummy Hornets defense. Scottie Barnes seems to have weaponized the space opposing defenses are granting him, and the results over the last couple games have been pretty awesome to behold. Next, Sean dives into a second-straight steady performance by the bench unit of Gary Trent Jr., Malachi Flynn, Precious Achiuwa, Chris Boucher and Christian Koloko. Is that lineup's early success sustainable? It just might be if GTJ is bomb away from three like he has since December 1st. Lastly, Sean runs through the Good (O.G. Anunoby's 6/7 night from deep and positive regression to the mean), the Bad (Otto Porter Jr. getting ruled out for the season) and the Hmm (The Raptors crowd, populated by normies again?) before wrapping up the show.

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In Episode 1317, Sean Woodley and Katie Heindl (Basketball Feelings, DIME) welcome in stand-up comedian and former Desus & Mero head writer Josh Gondelman (People Pleaser, That's Marvelous) to talk about the Toronto Raptors and his beloved Boston Celtics ahead of his shows in Toronto at Comedy Bar on The Danforth this weekend. Off the top, Sean and Katie chat with Josh about what comes to mind when he thinks about Toronto and basketball, and why he'll never forget where he was the day Kawhi Leonard hit The Shot to beat the Sixers in Game 7. Plus, they discuss his the rivalry that seems to exist between the Raptors and Celtics, as well as the missed opportunity for it to have been so much deeper had the Raptors and Celtics crossed paths while regularly competing for second-place in LeBron James' Eastern Conference in the 2010s. Plus, they discuss the subtle joys of fandom and how they seem to be lost when a team falls on hard times, Josh's feelings on the MVP race and the Celtics' chances of winning a title before Josh offers one of his patented pep talks to distressed Raptors fans as the team sits at 17-23.

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In Episode 1316, Sean Woodley goes solo to break down the Toronto Raptors' 1-1 weekend against the New York Knicks and Portland Trail Blazers. Off the top, Sean digs into why the wide gap in the quality of the team's performances on Friday and Sunday illustrates the complexity of the decisions the front office needs to make before the NBA Trade Deadline. The loss to the Knicks was lifeless and disjointed, and pointed to it maybe being time to retool the roster. Meanwhile, the win over Portland showed off the formula that got the Raptors to 48 wins last season. Deciding what's more real, between the second half of 2021-22 and the first half of 2022-23, is the job of Masai Ujiri and Bobby Webster right now, and it's not easy! Next, Sean looks at Scottie Barnes' excellent 22-9-4-3-2 effort against the Blazers, and examines how Barnes weaponzing the space other teams are granting him on offense is the key to unlocking a more aesthetically pleasing and more effective Raptors half court offense. Lastly, Sean runs through the Good (Gary Trent Jr. and Christian Koloko) the Bad (Sunday's wretched officiating crew) and the Hmm (Fred VanVleet's comments about his contract situation) from the weekend to round out the show!

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