Locked On Raptors - Daily Podcast On The Toronto Raptors

In Episode 1256, Sean Woodley goes solo to react to the Toronto Raptors' 125-119 comeback win over the Boston Celtics in preseason action on Wednesday night. Off the top, Sean details why the fourth quarter comeback could have massive implications for Josh Jackson, Justin Champagnie, Dalano Banton, Juancho Hernangomez, Khem Birch and Christian Koloko when it comes to the final roster and rotation decisions the team has to make. Next, Sean digs into the offensive struggles of the starters and the main rotation pieces, why Otto Porter Jr. figures to be extremely important for Toronto, and why you should prepare yourself for some ugly stretches of offense this season, even if they'll likely finish average or better on the whole. Lastly, Sean runs through the Good (Matt Devlin and Jack Armstrong), the Bad (preseason overtime not experimenting with the Elam Ending) and the Hmmm (OG Anunoby somehow getting stronger?) to round out the show.

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In Episode 1255, Sean Woodley is joined by Chelsea Leite (Raptors HQ) to talk about Malachi Flynn suffering a fractured cheekbone before digging into mailbag questions about your Toronto Raptors. They discuss how they'd like to see Christan Koloko used in the early part of the season: as a bit rotation piece with the Raptors, or as a full-time starter with Raptors 905? Plus, they examine who the best shooter on the Raptors is outside of Fred VanVleet, OG Anunoby, Gary Trent Jr. and Otto Porter Jr., what the floor and ceiling of this year's team might be, and whether Nick Nurse deserves more criticism for the way he runs his offenses. To round it out, Sean gets Chelsea to share her strongest Raptors opinion going in the season. She's got high hopes for Pascal Siakam. Don't we all!

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In Episode 1254, Sean Woodley is joined by Joe Wolfond (The Score) to talk about the ways in which the Toronto Raptors could potentially underachieve compared to preseason expectations in 2022-23. Off the top, Joe lays out his reasoning for why a linear step forward after last year's 48-34 campaign might not be in the cards for Toronto, even if they are still likely to be a very good team. They chat about Toronto's offensive question marks, and whether there are any lineup alterations or scheme shake-ups that could help the Raptors score a little more efficiently, and perhaps scale back their highwire style of play. Next, they talk about the Raptors need to add more versatile in the way they play defense, and why a part of a successful 2022-23 will be determining how viable Vision 6'9 is as a team-building philosophy in the long term. Lastly, they discuss Toronto's propensity to annoy its opponents and how it could help them boost their win total, and Sean gets Joe to share his strongest Raptors opinion to round things out.

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In Episode 1253, Sean Woodley goes solo to break down the Toronto Raptors' 114-82 win over the Utah Jazz in their preseason opener in Edmonton. Off the top, Sean talks about his impressions of the Raptors' smothering defense and why Top-5 is a totally attainable finish for the Raptors on that end of the floor. Next, Sean discusses the exciting signs from Precious Achiuwa against Utah, as he put up 10 points and five boards while also flashing signs of an alternative development track if the big man elements of his game don't come along. Lastly, Sean introduces a new segment: The Good, The Bad and The Hmmm, and discusses the excellent showing by Chris Boucher on Sunday night, the Jazz jerseys being almost unconscionably bad, and Dalano Banton already locking up his spot on the roster, as if there was ever really any doubt.

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In Episode 1252, Sean Woodley is joined by Crina Mustafa (The Parleh) to play a Toronto Raptors preseason edition of a podcast favourite: What's More Likely? Off the top, Sean and Crina discuss which player between Rookie of the Year Scottie Barnes and 2022 All-Star Fred VanVleet is more likely to land on the Eastern Conference All-Star team this season. Is Scottie Barnes primed to become the latest Raptor to benefit from All-Star ballot stuffing? Next, Sean and Crina discuss which of the Raptors' deep bench players stands the best chance of carving out a regular rotation spot my mid-season: Dalano Banton, Justin Champagnie, Malachi Flynn, Juancho Hernangomez or Christian Koloko? Lastly, they try to sort out the most likely end-of-season outcome for Toronto between missing the playoffs outright, or making it to the second round. All that, plus Crina's Strongest Raptors Opinion ahead of the 2022-23 season!

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In Episode 1251, Sean Woodley is joined by Louis Zatzman (Raptors Republic, FiveThirtyEight) to talk about the Toronto Raptors offense and whether there is hope for it to improve this season. Off the top, Sean and Louis examine Nick Nurse's comments about wanting to amp up the Raptors' rim and free throw frequency this season, and discuss whether there are internal options that could bring the Raptors out of the league's basement in both departments. Next, they dig into whether there are any schematic changes to last year's very clunky offensive gameplan that Toronto could make to help grease the wheels. Do they even need to change things up all that much? Lastly, Sean grills Louis for his strongest Raptors-related opinion going into the season, and Louis explains why he thinks OG Anunoby might be a more valuable player to the Raptors this season than Scottie Barnes?

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In Episode 1250, Sean Woodley chats with James Herbert (CBS Sports) about Scottie Barnes, expectations for the Toronto Raptors, and the unrest with the Boston Celtics and Brooklyn Nets coming out of their respective media days. Off the top, Sean and James chat about Point Scottie, why that prospect is exciting, and whether there are any red flags that give James pause about the Raptors' outlook for 2022-23. Next, they dive into the Boston Celtics and whether Ime Udoka's suspension and injuries to Robert Williams and Danilo Gallinari could be cause for concern for the defensing East Champs. Lastly, Sean gets James' impressions of Brooklyn Nets media day, for which he was in attendance. Are the Nets going to be a real team this year? Or will the Kevin Durant trade request fallout and Kyrie Irving's general Kyrie Irving-ness among other concerns lead to another substandard year at Barclay's Center? All that, plus James' strongest Raptors take ahead of the season!

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In Episode 1249, Sean Woodley goes solo to respond to listener questions about the Toronto Raptors in a mailbag show. Off the top, Sean examines Pascal Siakam's claim that he wants to be a Top-5 player in the league, and whether that is a realistic possibility for Toronto's All-NBA player. From there, Sean digs into questions regarding the Raptors preaching patience going into the year, which player on the team might improve from three-point range the most over last year, what would have to happen for the Raptors to find themselves in the contender conversation this season, whether Toronto should consider trading for Phoenix Suns win Jae Crowder, Christian Koloko's role in his rookie year, and who the better player is right now between Scottie Barnes and OG Anunoby. All that, plus Sean needs your help! Respond to the prompt at the beginning of the show in the YouTube comments and leave an insult regarding Sean's wretched posture. The best insult by week's end will win a prize. Keep it clean, but feel free to try and make Sean cry.

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In Episode 1248, Sean Woodley and Vivek Jacob (Raptors.com) react Toronto Raptors Media Day and run through their biggest takeaways from the press conferences of Masai Ujiri, Nick Nurse, Pascal Siakam, Scottie Barnes, Fred VanVleet and more. Off the top, they dig into the team's clear belief in continuity being the driver of the team's growth and success this season, and the effect the Raptors-heavy presence at assistant coach Rico Hines' off-season runs in Los Angeles seems to have had on the team's confidence going into the season. Next, they chat about Fred VanVleet's comments on his injury-riddled close to 2021-22, and how his role on this year's team could vary from seasons past. Plus, Point Scottie? It's gonna be a thing. Lastly, they dig into Nick Nurse's remarks on the effectiveness of the team's hyper-aggressive defense, and how the team aims to go about improving on the offensive end of the floor in 2022-23.

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In Episode 1247, Sean Woodley is joined by three more Locked On hosts covering the Brooklyn Nets, Chicago Bulls and Phildelphia 76ers to conclude this week's tour around the Toronto Raptors' rivals atop the Eastern Conference. Off the top, Sean is joined by Adam Armbrecht (Locked On Nets) to dig into the weirdness of the Nets offseason, and whether their on-paper talent has a chance of translating to actual success with Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving and Ben Simmons all expected to be on the floor this year. Next, Sean digs into the Bulls with Pat of Locked On Bulls, and examines how Lonzo Ball's injury is affecting the mood in Chicago, what makes DeMar DeRozan so rad, and what to expect from Patrick Williams in Year 3. Lastly, Sean and Devon Givens (Locked On Sixers) dig into the 76ers strong offseason, and why they could be a regular season wins machine.

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