Locked On Raptors - Daily Podcast On The Toronto Raptors

In Episode 1306, Sean Woodley and Katie Heindl (DIME, Basketball Feelings) take a look at the Toronto Raptors roster and try to determine which players are the most and least untouchable as the team potentially contemplates making moves before the NBA Trade Deadline, and they do it all with the help of MC Hammer. Off the top, Sean and Katie discuss why Pascal Siakam should be considered the most untouchable Raptor, not just because he's excellent at basketball, but because he is intrinsic to the fabric and history of the Raptors franchise. Next, they chat about why O.G. Anunoby and Scottie Barnes should be considered nearly as untouchable as Siakam, and examine the precious few scenarios in which they might be compelled to move either of them, and the potential tremendous downsides of doing so. Lastly, they examine why Fred VanVleet has moved further away from the "Can't Touch This" zone, though it still remains to be seen if he can bounce back into being the ideal complement to the core three that he, on paper, can be. Plus, has Chris Boucher become more of a trade candidate with each and every missed three? And what about Nick Nurse?

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In Episode 1305, Sean Woodley is joined by Vivek Jacob (Raptors.com) to break down the Toronto Raptors' 104-101 overtime loss to the Philadelphia 76ers in a game that saw Pascal Siakam go off for 38 points, 15 rebounds and six assists in a losing effort. Off the top, Sean and Vivek dig into the frustrating inability for the Raptors to get things rolling on both ends of the floor at the same time, and how a couple of defensive miscues late undid a wonderful effort on that end for most of the night because the offense couldn't offer anything in support. Fred VanVleet's 2/11 night from deep was a killer. Next, they get big picture and discuss potential trades the Raptors can make to salvage the season, what makes Toronto different from a typical team on the edge of a deadline sell-off, and the viability of the Scottie Barnes-Pascal Siakam duo in the event Barnes' development timeline is slower than previous anticipated. To round out the show, they examine the Good (Pascal Siakam, Juancho's off-ball movement), the Bad (Scottie Barnes' oscillations in play, the second quarter) and the Hmm (Christian Koloko getting benched, O.G. Anunoby's shooting stroke looking better post injury) to round out the show.

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In Episode 1304, Sean Woodley goes solo to sort through the wreckage after the Toronto Raptors dropped their fourth and fifth-straight games over the weekend, first to the Brooklyn Nets on a Kyrie Irving buzzer-beater, and then to the Golden State Warriors without Steph Curry. Woof. Things are grim right now, and Sean digs into the littany of small to medium issues that have compounded and come together to make things in Toronto extremely Not Fine, with no clear next step for the team to take. Sean discusses the undeniable impact the injuries have had on the team's continuity and ability to execute its desired schemes, while also pointing out the front office's role in the lack of depth on the roster, and the need for Nick Nurse to simplify things if the personnel can't hang with his schemes. Next, Sean gets into some things the Raptors can do to right the ship, which begins with no longer playing Christian Koloko regular rotation minues. Also included: an aside about why the answer is most definitely not to start trying to tank for Victor Wembanyama. Lastly, Sean digs into the Good (Scottie Barnes closing against the Nets), the Bad (uhh, most of the roster) and the Hmm (Malachi Flynn starting the second half against the Warriors) before rounding out the show. Blargh.

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In Episode 1303, Sean Woodley is joined by Toronto-based artist and frequent Toronto Raptors collaborator Casey Bannerman to chat about the recent struggles of the team, the Raptors' stale jersey designs & more. Off the top, Sean and Casey chat about the ongoing shooting woes of Fred VanVleet, and whether or not there's a charm to following a team that isn't perfect, and has some stuff to try and figure out. Next, Sean picks Casey's artistic brain on the Raptors current set of jersey designs, and what Casey would to do revamp them if he were given free reign to do so. Bring back the freaking dinosaur already. Lastly, Sean runs Casey through a classic Locked On Raptors staple: That Random Raptors Game, to test his mettle as a die-hard fan.

Be sure to check out all of Casey's amazing work at caseybannerman.com!

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In Episode 1302, Sean Woodley is joined by Jamar Hinds (Raptors Republic) to break down the Toronto Raptors' 124-123 loss to the Sacramento Kings, which featured bounce back efforts by Fred VanVleet and Scottie Barnes that were cancelled out by the glaring holes in the team's roster construction. Off the top, Sean and Jamar discuss why the game against the Kings was maybe the game this season that has most illuminated the holes in the roster that exist because of the the front office's roster building plan, and why now is the time for Masai Ujiri, Bobby Webster and the rest of the brass to make moves to address those holes. Next, they talk about the positive signs from FVV and Barnes, and why their performances add credence to the idea that the Raptors' problems are far more about players 5 through 10 than their top four guys. Lastly, they run through the Good (Fred and Scottie, because there wasn't much else), the Bad (Christian Koloko's box-outs, the parade of wide open Kings threes) and the Hmm (Pascal Siakam's weird shooting night, the upcoming schedule) before rounding out the show.

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In Episode 1301, Sean Woodley is joined by Katie Heindl (DIME, Basketball Feelings) to take a look back at their preseason prognostications for Pascal Siakam, O.G. Anunoby, Fred VanVleet, Scottie Barnes and Nick Nurse and examine how they'd have felt had they been told in the summer what had transpired with each guy to this point in the season. Pascal Siakam and O.G. Anunoby have been the two best Raptors players, and have both exceeded the already lofty expectations set for them, so in the grand scheme, how bad can this Raptors season really be? Fred VanVleet? Well, that might be a different story. Katie and Sean search for explanations for his rocky start, and discuss whether or not they remain optimistic for the remainder of his year. Plus, is Fred's long-term future with the franchise more in doubt now than it was four months ago? Lastly, Sean and Katie chat about Scottie Barnes underperforming in his second season and why it's fair to be disappointed in that without being down on his long-term outlook as a player, before discussing the work of Nick Nurse, and whether his stubborn demeanor was something we should have expected back in the summer (probably, yeah).

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In Episode 1300, Sean Woodley goes solo to run through a whole bunch of listener questions about the struggling, 13-14 Toronto Raptors. Off the top, Sean examines Nick Nurse's role in the Raptors struggles of late. Does he play his guys too many minutes? Does he need to be more flexible in terms of how the team plays defense? Is he being unfairly scapegoated for issues outside of his control? Plus, are the Raptors simply a good run of shooting from O.G. Anunoby, Fred VanVleet and Gary Trent Jr. away from solving most of their problems? And are there any particular player archetypes the front office needs to be targeting before the NBA Trade Deadline? In addition, Sean addresses questions about trade targets like Jakob Poeltl and Myles Turner, the latter of whom may be moving to the top of Sean's wish list as a solution to a couple of Toronto's biggest problems, as well as whether the Raptors will finish below the also brick-heavy New York Knicks and Los Angeles Lakers in overall three-point percentage? To close, Sean answers a great question about how to stay invested as a new fan when the team is going through struggles.

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In Episode 1299, Sean Woodley is joined by Vivek Jacob (Raptors.com) to break down the Toronto Raptors' back-to-back losses on the road to the Orlando Magic to fall to 13-14 on the season. Off the top, Sean and Vivek dig into their big takeaways from the weekend, why the team's lack of night to night consistency is more worrying trend than concering oddity at this point, and what the true root cause of the team's recent poor play is. Next, they dig into what types of players the Raptors should consider targeting as trade season unofficially begins on December 15th, and at which point it becomes a necessity to make a move and not just a nice way to add to the roster. Plus, how much blame rests at the feet of Raptors head coach Nick Nurse? Lastly, Sean and Vivek run through the Good (Gary Trent Jr.'s overall play, Pascal Siakam taking Friday's game by the horns), the Bad (Scottie Barnes taking a step back after a nice stretch, Chris Boucher's quietly damaging weekend) and the Hmm (Khem Birch showing out, the league moving towards a Raptors-like roster build, but bigger) to close out the show.

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In Episode 1298, Sean Woodley is joined by Samon Folk (Raptors Republic) to break down the play of Toronto Raptors superstar Pascal Siakam and what has happened to see him achieve top tier status among stars around the league. Off the top, they discuss whether or not anything has changed in Siakam's approach in 2022-23 compared to last year to allow him to average career-bests across the board. Has he added anything notable to his game? Or is he just supremely refined in his always rock solid process? Next, they examine the Raptors' struggling half court offense and why Siakam's affect on how the Raptors score against set defenses is reason for optimism that Toronto can reach something resembling respectability in the half court by season's end. Lastly, Sean and Samson chat a little about Siakam's countryman Christian Koloko, who Samson spoke to about his approach to defense in a recent piece for Raptors Republic with Louis Zatzman.

Read the piece on Koloko here, and be sure to subscribe to Raptors Republic for all sorts of awesome premium Raptors coverage: https://www.raptorsrepublic.com/2022/12/09/everything-you-ever-wanted-to-know-about-christian-koloko-and-then-some/

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In Episode 1297, Sean Woodley goes solo to run through his key takeaway from a 126-113 Toronto Raptors win over the Los Angeles Lakers, who were without Anthony Davis and LeBron James. Off the top, Sean digs into the performances of the Core Four of Pascal Siakam, O.G. Anunoby, Scottie Barnes and Fred VanVleet, each of whom had great moments in the game, even if VanVleet and O.G. badly need to get back on track from outside. Next, Sean looks at Nick Nurse's tight eight-man rotation used for most of the game against LA, and makes the case for Nurse rolling with a tight eight-man group more regularly. They've got the star duos of O.G. Anunoby + Scottie Barnes and Pascal Siakam + Fred VanVleet to make it work! Lastly, Sean runs through the Good (The Jacob Ranton Memorial Basketball Tournament -- see details for the tournament's silent auction below), the Bad (the offense against the zone) and the Hmm (The Thad Young stat line) before rounding out the show.

The 8th Annual Jacob Ranton Memorial Basketball Tournament is going down next week, and they have a silent auction ongoing with all proceeds going to the Waterloo Region Suicide Prevention Council. Take a look at the items up for auction here, and help support an amazing cause: https://cbo.io/bidapp/index.php?slug=wrspcevents

Huge thanks to listener Craig Edmunds for highlighting the tournament and the work of the WRSPC.

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