Locked On Raptors - Daily Podcast On The Toronto Raptors

In Episode 1138, Sean Woodley goes solo to break down the Toronto Raptors' 114-103, cruise control victory over LeBron James, Russell Westbrook, and the embarassingly bad Los Angeles Lakers. Off the top, Sean digs into how the Raptors carved up a totally unequipped Lakers team with dueling Scottie Barnes and Pascal Siakam ISOs, post-ups and drives, while also remarking on how upsettingly bad this Lakers team is. Next, Sean offers thoughts on Fred VanVleet, Gary Trent Jr. and Chris Boucher -- the latter of whom, Sean says has played himself all the way into the Raptors plans beyond this season. Lastly, Sean hands out the Dude of the Game to Precious Achiuwa, before touching on OG Anunoby's injury status, and the race for the sixth seed in the East with the Cleveland Cavaliers.

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In Episode 1137, Sean Woodley is joined by Vivek Jacob (Raptors.com) to break down the Toronto Raptors' massive wins against the Phoenix Suns and Denver Nuggets over the weekend. Off the top, they dig into why the value of patience was on full display as the Raptors took down two of the West's best, and examine whether or not the Raptors might project to be an even better postseason team than they are a regular season one. Next, they dig into Scottie Barnes' incredible weekend, which included an efficient 25-8-10 in a thrilling effort against Denver. The race for Rookie of the Year is very much on. Lastly, Sean and Vivek hand out the Dude of the Game for both wins, and hand out plenty of DOTG honourable mentions in the process.

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In Episode 1136, Sean Woodley is joined by Amit Mann (Yahoo Sports Canada) to attempt to contextualize Scottie Barnes' incredible rookie season within the history of Raptors rookie performances. Off the top, they talk about what they've both enjoyed most about the Barnes experience, and why Barnes' malleability as a player should keep the Raptors from funneling him down a narrow development track. Next, they look back at some other great rookie seasons in Toronto Raptors history and try to figure out where Barnes slots in on the all-time list. Damon Stoudamire and Vince Carter are the two clear best rookies the team has ever had, but is Barnes a comfortable third? What about Marcus Camby, Chris Bosh, Charlie Villanueva or OG Anunoby? To wrap up, Sean and Amit preview the Raptors' games against the injured by still very dangerous Phoenix Suns and the Nikola Jokic-led Denver Nuggets on Firday and Saturday.

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In Episode 1135, Sean Woodley is joined by Katie Heindl (DIME, Basketball Feelings) to talk about a feel-good 119-104 Toronto Raptors win over the San Antonio Spurs to spoil Gregg Popovich's attempt at setting the all-time coaching wins record. Off the top, they dig into Fred VanVleet's return to the floor and what he did to help reorganize the Raptors while also dropping a cool 26 points on 15 shot attempts. Next, they examine Scottie Barnes' tremendous second half during which he scored 18 on 8/10 shooting, and talk about why there's no rush to level Barnes' usage up, despite his recent run of strong play. Last, they hand out the Dude of the Game to Dalano Banton, whose 6-4-4 night in 21 minutes of backup guard duty showed off all the gangly weirdness that makes him such a roller coaster of a player to watch.

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In Episode 1134, Sean Woodley goes solo to answer a bunch of mailbag questions about the Toronto Raptors. Questions include: should the Raptors look to extend Pascal Siakam this summer with two years still left on his current contract? Which Toronto Raptor player skills would Sean like to infuse into his own life? Why are Justin Champagnie and Yuta Watanabe not getting regular run with the Raptors at the moment? Who among Thad Young, Chris Boucher, Yuta, Champagnie and Jalen Harris will be on the Raptors roster next season? And should the Raptors consider an intentional tank to outside of the play-in range? If you listen regularly, you already know Sean's answer to that last question. All that, plus more on today's show!

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In Episode 1133, Sean Woodley is joined by Mark Schindler (Premium Hoops, Basketball New) to discuss this year's incredible rookie class and the race for Rookie of the Year between Scottie Barnes, Evan Mobley and Cade Cunningham. Off the top, they chat about how Scottie Barnes has outpaced his pre-draft expectations, the speed with which he's learned how to play NBA defense, and his work playing in all sorts of different positions and roles for this year's Toronto Raptors. Next, they turn their attention to Cleveland Cavaliers rookie big man Evan Mobley, and examine how and why he's ascended to all-world status on defense already, and why the upcoming stretch for Cleveland withouot Jarrett Allen could challenge him in a way he hasn't been tested so far this year. Lastly, they size up the race for Rookie of the Year, and determine whether it's a done deal in Mobley's favour, or if Barnes or Cade have a shot at winning it over the course of the last month-plus of the season. Plus, who will be the best player of the bunch 10 years from now? Find out on today's show!

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In Episode 1132, Sean Woodley is joined by Vivek Jacob (Raptors.com) to chat about the Toronto Raptors' 104-96 loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers on Sunday night. Off the top they chat about how little we're currently able to draw from these games with Fred VanVleet, OG Anunoby and now Malachi Flynn all sidelined, leaving behind an incomplete shell of a roster. They also dig into why any tanking rhetoric right now is incredibly misguided. Next, they talk about Toronto's ongoing bench struggles after six reserves combined for a grand total of 8 points on Sunday, and try to figure out who if anyone deserves the blame for how underwhelming the second unit has been all season long. Lastly, they hand out the Dude of the Game to Chris Boucher, who is making a real case to be re-signed by Toronto this summer.

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In Episode 1131, Sean Woodley goes solo to pick up the pieces after a pair of ugly Toronto Raptors losses to the Detroit Pistons and the Orlando Magic. Off the top, Sean talks about why the last two losses have exposed a need that will definitely need addressing in the off-season, but don't actually mean much for the outlook of this year's version of the team. Fred VanVleet and OG Anunoby are rather important, it turns out, especially when Gary Trent Jr. is stuck in an all-time bad slump. Next, Sean talks about the Khem Birch problem the Raptors have right now, and why it might be best for all involved if he's removed from the regular rotation for a bit to allow Precious Achiuwa to take on a greater role, and open up some more shooting-heavy second units for Nick Nurse. Lastly, Sean hands out a pair of Dudes of the Game to Nick Nurse and Pascal Siakam, for very different reasons.

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In Episode 1130, Sean Woodley is joined by Katie Heindl (DIME, Basketball Feelings) to tee up the Toronto Raptors' game against the Detroit Pistons tongiht and examine the state of the Dwane Casey Curse, before playing a few rounds of Would You Rather: Raptors Edition. Off the top they dig into the standings implications for tonight's game against Detroit and discuss whether the team will ever be free of the grip of Dwane Casey, or if they're doomed to lose to Detroit for the rest of time as karmic payback for the 2019 championship. Next, Sean and Katie play a game of Would You Rather, and examing a trio of either/or scenarios regarding potential first round opponents, reliving horrible Raptors losses of the past, and former Raptors who they'd like to add to the current edition of the team.

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In Episode 1129, Sean Woodley goes solo to break down a critical 109-109 win for the Toronto Raptors over the Brooklyn Nets on Tuesday night. Off the top, Sean digs in to a pair of lineup decisions by Nick Nurse that were the key inflection points of the game -- one that saw him take all his best players off the floor to close the third and ignited a 14-4 Nets run, and another that swung the game back in Toronto's favour for good. Next, Sean hands out some flowers to Malachi Flynn, Scottie Barnes, Gary Trent Jr. and Khem Birch for their strong efforts in the win, before handing out a very special Dude of the Game award to the fans in the house who were loud in their support of the Raptors, and ever louder in their booing of Goran Dragic as he made his return to Toronto.

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