Locked On Raptors - Daily Podcast On The Toronto Raptors

In Episode 1109, Sean Woodley goes solo to break down the Toronto Raptors' 110-106 win over the Miami Heat at home on Tusday night. Off the top, Sean marvels at yet another unconscious night from Gary Trent Jr., who is now up to five straight games of 30-plus points and 5-plus threes made. To Sean, this stretch has been legitimately season saving for the Raptors. Next, Sean runs through some box score notes on Pascal Siakam, Scottie Barnes, Precious Achiuwa and the Raptors' continually improving starting five. To close out the show, Sean gives some love to the almost forgotten man in the Raptors' core, OG Anunoby, who with a monster dunk and some amazing defense, earns Dude of the Game recognition.

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In Episode 1108, Sean Woodley goes solo to break down the Toronto Raptors' 106-100 win over the Atlanta Hawks on the road on Monday night. Off the top, Sean digs into the work of the starting five, who outscored Atlanta by 11 in their 18 minutes, and are beginning to show off the immense promise the front office surely saw in the group when it was assembled. Pascal Siakam's a two-way force, Scottie Barnes is learning to play the five, and the rest of the group complements one another nearly perfectly -- and they've got the crunch time numbers to prove it. Next, Sean talks about why this Raptors team shouldn't only be looking to add at the deadline, but why it should maybe consider recalculating and expediting its building plan as it becomes more clear that their five best players are really good. Lastly, Sean hands out the Dude of the Game to Gary Trent Jr., who with 31 points has now scored 30-plus with 5 or more threes in four straight games. Ohhhh, baby.

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In Episode 1107, Sean Woodley and Vivek Jacob break down the Toronto Raptors' wild win over the Miami Heat in triple overtime on Saturday night. Off they top they dig into how the game was maybe the best example so far of what the Raptors' front office had in mind when building this team, and remark upon the incredible defensive effort put forth by Pascal Siakam in the game. Next, they talk about whether Saturday's game might force the front office's hand to add to the team ahead of the deadline. Lastly, everyone from the starting five gets some love in the Dude of the Game segment after every one of Siakam, Fred VanVleet, Scottie Barnes, OG Anunoby and Gary Trent Jr. played 54 or more minutes in the game.

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In Episode 1106, Sean Woodley is joined by Katie Heindl (DIME) to react to Fred VanVleet's omission from the Eastern Conference All-Star starting lineup before taking a bunch of listener questions. Off the top they chat about whether they still feel confident in Fred VanVleet's All-Star reserve spot being assured. Next, they dive into questions about the Raptors' quest for a center ahead of the deadline, Toronto's stick half-court offense and the ways it can be improved, whether there are other team' play styles the Raptors could look to incorporate into their own game plan, and much more!

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In Episode 1105, Sean Woodley goes solo to break down the Raptors' 111-105 loss to the Bulls. Off the top, Sean remarks upon the level of enjoyment this flawed and bizzare Raptors team is providing night to night, even when lose, and why they're worth hitching your wagon to. Next, Sean runs through some quick observations on Pascal Siakam's tricky shooting night in an otherwise strong performance, OG Anunoby's killer 23-5-4 night that featured some peak OG defense, Gary Trent Jr.'s value to the health of the offense, and a funky 16-5-7 from Scottie Barnes. Lastly, Sean hands out the Dude of the Game to Dalano Banton, who all of a sudden looks to be making a push for more regular burn.

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In Episode 1104, Sean Woodley goes solo to break down the Toronto Raptors' 125-113 win over the Charlotte Hornets on Tuesday night. Sean digs into Pascal Siakam reaching the peak of of his point guard powers to date with a 24-9-12 performance on efficient shooting, and how Gary Trent Jr. helped support Siakam's playmaking mastery. Next, Sean discusses Michael Grange's piece for Sportsnet about the Raptors' intentions ahead of the deadline, and talks about why he is fully on board with the Raptors attaching a first round pick to Goran Dragic in an effort to add at the deadline. Lastly, Sean hands out joint Dudes of the Game to Dalano Banton and Malachi Flynn, who helped grease the wheels of the Raptors half court offense on a night where they desperately needed it.

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In Episode 1103, Sean Woodley goes solo to answer some listener questions before being teaming up with Walker Mehl and Doug Branson (Locked On Hornets) to preview tonight's Toronto-Charlotte matchup. First up, it's a question about the Raptors' end of bench options, and attempt the rank players nine through 16 on the roster after the trusted eight of Fred VanVleet, Pascal Siakam, OG Anunoby, Scottie Barnes, Gary Trent Jr., Khem Birch, Chris Boucher and Precious Achiuwa. Where would Goran Dragic slot in? What about Malachi Flynn's role within the team? Next, he digs into his dream Toronto Raptors trade target, and details why Karl-Anthony Towns is and will always be his white whale. Next, Sean discusses the player archetype he expects the Raptors to target in the 2022 NBA Draft, before rounding things out with a discussion of Scottie Barnes' versatility and why he would not send him on a single-position development track. Lastly, Sean chats with Walker Mehl and Doug Branson of Locked On Hornets to preview tonight's Raptors-Hornets matchup. They dig into the similar tracks both teams seem to be on, discuss Scottie Barnes' rookie seaason, and examine the key areas that could determine who wins and loses tonight.

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In Episode 1102, Sean Woodley is joined by Vivek Jacob (Raptors.com) to break down a 1-1 weekend for the Toronto Raptors against the Washington Wizards and Portland Trail Blazers. Off the top, Sean and Vivek dig into the erratic nature of this year's Raptors, and whether the overextension of their top guys is starting to bleed into the team's offensive performance. Next, they discuss Toronto's issues with scoring against zone defenses, the reasons behind the struggles, and whether any in-house solutions to the problem exist. Lastly, they close things out by handing out a pair of Dude of the Game awards to OG Anunoby and Chris Boucher.

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In Episode 1101, Sean Woodley is joined by Samson Folk (Raptors Republic) to talk about the Raptors' loss to the Mavs before doing a deep dive on Samson's piece on Scottie Barnes and his potential to become a superstar. Off the top they quickly chat about the dangerous game the Raptors are playing by rolling a seven-man rotation, and discuss whether its sustainable, and how the Raptors situation could change in the coming days and weeks as the trade deadline nears. Next, they dig into Samson's fantastic piece on Scottie Barnes and the reasons why he has the goods to be a superstar some day, potentially soon. They chat about Barnes' unorthodox style in isolations and why its works despite being unconventional. In addition, they dig into how the Raptors are using him now that the core three players on the team are healthy and playing together, what makes Barnes so effective away from the ball, and how the Raptors can gracefully level up his responsibility without cutting into what's made Fred VanVleet and Pascal Siakam so effective this season.

Be sure to check out Samson's Barnes deep dive here: https://www.raptorsrepublic.com/2022/01/13/scottie-barnes-and-star-power/

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In Episode 1100, Sean Woodley is joined by Vivek Jacob and Sahal Abdi to check in on their preseason over/unders predictions and get a read on who has the inside track on winning this year's contest. Off the top they dig into their counting stat predictions for guys like OG Anunoby, Pascal Siakam and Fred VanVleet. They also examine their predictions for how many totaly Rookie of the Year voting points Scottie Barnes will receive, the minutes battles between Svi Mykhailiuk and Yuta Watanabe as well as Precious Achiuwa and Khem Birch. Plus, they check the status of their predictions for the number of All-Stars this year's Raptors will have, how many different Raptors will drop 30 points in a game, who will lead the team in total dunks, the team's final offensive and defensive ranking, the team's win total for the year and much more.

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