Locked On Raptors - Daily Podcast On The Toronto Raptors

In Episosde 1069, Sean Woodley goes solo to recap the Toronto Raptors' 98-91 loss to the Memphis Grizzlies. Off the top, Sean discusses the boring but undeniable true reason for the team's recent struggles: they're very injured, and they're simply not a team that has the horses to sustain through the injuries to key pieces like OG Anunoby, Gary Trent Jr., and Khem Birch, as much as Pascal Siakam, Scottie Barnes and Fred VanVleet are trying of late. Next, Sean runs through the cast of bench and role players who are really not pulling their weight. "Next man up" has its limits, and those limits look like Malachi Flynn, Svi Mykhailiuk, Precious Achiuwa and Chris Boucher right now, among others. Lastly, Sean hands out the Dude of the Game for the loss to the Grizz to Yuta Watanabe, who seems like the only Raptors bench hand with any interest in snatching a rotation spot once the team is fully healthy.

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In Episode 1068, Sean Woodley and Sahal Abdi (Raptors Republic) run through the Toronto #Raptors roster and determine how each player has fared relative to preseason expectations now that we've passed the quarter poll of the season through a little game called "At, Above or Below,?". Off the top, Sean and Sahal discuss their feelings on the 9-12 start as a whole, before pivoting into a discussion of Fred #VanVleet, who has been the best player on the team so far this year. Then, they run through Pascal Siakam, OG Anunoby and Gary Trent Jr.'s start to the season, all of which have been varying degrees of good. Lastly, they go rapid fire through the starts for Scottie #Barnes, Precious Achiuwa, Svi Mykhailiuk, Khem Birch, Dalano Banton, Chris Boucher and Malachi Flynn.

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In Episode 1067, Sean Woodley is joined by Vivek Jacob (Raptors.com) to talk about the Toronto #Raptors' 0-2 weekend against the Indiana #Pacers and Boston #Celtics. Off the top, they dig into their key takeaways from the weekend, including the team's continued struggles on the defensive end, and the injury bug very much catching up to the team. Next, they chat about Goran Dragic's personal time away from the team and whether the Raptors have handled the Dragic situation well. Plus, Scottie Barnes is shooting threes in bunches, Fred VanVleet is an exceptional Dude, and so much more!

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In Episode 1066, Sean Woodley and Tony East (Locked On Pacers) #preview the Toronto Raptors' third matchup with the Indiana #Pacers in the first 20 games of the schedule. Sean and Tony chat about how both teams have evolved since the early stages of the season, during which the #Raptors beat Indy twice over the course a five-game winning streak. How is Caris LeVert settling in after not making his season debut until the second Raptors-Pacers showdown? And are we any closer to figuring out what the Pacers want to be as a team under new head coach Rich Carlisle. Tony also asks Sean about the integration of Pascal Siakam and how it's gone so far, as well as the reasons why the Raptors' defense has struggled so mightily of late.

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In Episode 1065, Sean Woodley is joined by Katie Heindl (Basketball Feelings, DIME) to chat about the Toronto Raptors' 126-113 win over the Memphis Grizzlies, in which the Raps completely dominated the second half. Off the top, Sean and Katie talk about the return of Yuta Watanabe and how his arrival could affect the rotation going forward, with Chris Boucher seemingly in some trouble. Next, they talk about Fred VanVleet, who was incredible in the victory with 23 points, six rebounds, seven assists, two steals and two blocks. They also touch on Scottie Barnes' strong 17-point, nine-rebound effort, and get a little excited by the mere fact that Barnes is taking threes with more regularity these days. Lastly, they hand out a very deserved Dude of the Game to Precious Achiuwa, whose 17 points in the third turned things around for the Raptors, and illustrated a greater level of control than we've seen from Achiuwa so far this season.

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In Episode 1064, Sean Woodley goes solo to answer a slew of mailbag questions about the Toronto #Raptors from you, the listeners! Off the top, Sean digs into questions about Scottie Barnes and the importance of his three-point shooting development as a way to fully unlock his playmaking potential, as well as whether or not Jakob Poeltl could be a realistic trade target for the Raptors. Next, Sean discusses Malachi Flynn's overall fit within the team and the potential of him getting traded, as well as what the Raptors can realistically hope to receive from Goran Dragic in a trade. To close out, Sean digs into the loaded Eastern Conference and where the Raptors slot into it, what the expectations for the rest of the season should be, and what a re-drafted Top-5 in the 2021 NBA Draft might look like after 20 or so games of this year's rookie class.

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In Episode 1063, Sean Woodley is joined by Yaron Weitzman (Fox Sports) to talk about his recent profile on Nick Nurse and his propensity for sideline squats. Off the top, Sean and Yaron go through the process and methodology behind Yaron's excellent recent piece on Nurse, for which he logged each and every one of Nurse's sidelines squats during the Raptors' win at Madison Square Garden earlier this season. Next, they chat about the rest of Yaron's profile on Nurse, his many eccentricities, and the way those around the league who he's spoken to view Nurse as a coach. Lastly, they talk a little about team building through the lens of Yaron's book "Tanking to the Top," all about the Sixers' Process of the last decade and how the tanking model compares to the the way the Raptors have chosen to go about building their team.

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In Episode 1062, Sean Woodley and Vivek Jacob (Raptors.com) recap the Toronto #Raptors' 119-104 loss to the Golden State #Warriors on Sunday night, and play a little game called The Raptors Trust Meter. Off the top, they dive into the key takeaways from the loss to Golden State, in which the defense was overmatched, and the offense missed out on some low hanging fruit. They discuss Pascal #Siakam's continued progression, and Scottie Barnes' ability to be good even when he's bad. Then, they fire up a game called the Raptors Trust Meter, where they dig into how much they trust each of the Raptors' regular rotation players to execute what they're being asked to do whenever they play. Gary Trent Jr. can always be trusted to be Gary Trent Jr. Lastly, Sean and Vivek hand out the Dude of the Game to a big man who is looking better while trying to do less.

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In Episode 1061, Sean Woodley goes solo to sort through his big takeaways from the Toronto #Raptors 119-103 loss to the Jazz on Thursday night, and the bounce back effort on Friday in Sacramento, where Pascal Siakam powered the team to a 108-89 victory. Off the top, Sean digs into Pascal Siakam's extremely rough Thursday night effort and tries to diagnose where things went wrong against a #Jazz team that he normally cooks, before praising Siakam for an incredible 32 point night on 10-of-12 shooting against the #Kings, as well as dig into why his comments after the game might have been the most encouraring part of all. Next, Sean addresses the loss of OG Anunoby for "a while" to a hip pointer, and examines why his absence was such an issue against the Jazz, why life without him promises to be difficult, and how his absence could really tell us some things about Scottie Barnes, who has very clearly started to run up against a bit of a wall after a meteoric start to the season. Lastly, Sean hands out of two Dude of the Game awards to a pair of very deserving winners.

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In Episode 1060, Sean Woodley tees up tonight's Raptors-Jazz matchup before talking all about the new Raptors 905 season with Kelsea O'Brien and Duane Notice (Westside Stories). Off the top, Sean talks about how crucial it is for OG Anunoby to be available against Utah if they hope to pull out a win on Thursday night, and digs into why the rebounding battle could be an important swing factor in the matchup. Next, Sean is joined by Kelsea O'Brien and Duane Notice of the new Westside Stories Raptors 905 podcast to talk about the 905's return to Mississauga, what was lost during the COVID-shortened development season, whether Malachi Flynn and Precious Achiuwa should see 905 duty this season, the play of Dalano Banton, David Johnson, Justin Champagnie and Isaac Bonga, and more!

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