Locked On Raptors - Daily Podcast On The Toronto Raptors

In Episode 929, Sean is joined by special guest Wendy Sparks, who hosts the Courtside Moms podcast in addition to being the mother of the newest Raptor, Khem Birch. Sean and Wendy discuss what it means to both Khem and his family that he's now playing for his childhood favourite team so close to his hometown of Montreal. They then talk about his road to the NBA, the role Wendy played in helping guide Birch through a disappointing draft process, and his decision to come back to the NBA to play in Orlando after carving out a nice career overseas. They also dig into Khem's long-term intentions of staying in Toronto, his relationship with Raptors and national team head coach Nick Nurse, the Montreal-heavy Raptors-Thunder matchup from Sunday night, and much more.

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In Episode 928, Sean and Vivek Jacob react to the Raptors' 112-106 win over the Thunder on Sunday to improve to 24-34 on the season. They kick things off by remarking upon Chris Boucher's huge 31 & 12 performance on Montreal Night down in Tampa, as well as Malachi Flynn's ball security, and the team's crunch time execution. Next, they take a look at the race for the 10th seed in the Eastern Conference, and dig into what they think the Raptors' philosophy is and ought to be over the final 14 games of the season. Lastly, they chat about Yuta Watanabe and Freddie Gillespie, both of whom earned new contracts from the Raptors over the weekend.

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In Episode 927, Sean and Katie Heindl react to a super fun, 117-112 Raptors win over San Antonio on Wednesday night. They chat about the corner the team seems to have turned when it comes to their overall expectations for what they want out of this season, and some extremely reliable center player from Khem Birch. Next, they chat about OG Anunoby, who was given agency to spread his offensive wings on Wednesday with Kyle Lowry and Fred VanVleet still out of the lineup. His growth might just be the single most important subplot of the home stretch. Lastly, Sean and Katie talk about Yuta Watanabe and Freddie Gillespie, both of whom continue to stake claims to roster spots on next year's Raptors. Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors!

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In Episode 926, Sean and Josh Hart (@notjoshhart) react to the Raptors' 108-103 loss to the Atlanta Hawks on Tuesday night. They chat about the positives that came from a mostly ugly loss, including Malachi Flynn's flamethrower of a final few minutes, and Pascal Siakam's really nice 30-6-7 on 13-of-18 night on the heels of a terrible game against the Knicks on Sunday. Next, they hail the arrival of Khem Birch, whose understated competence is a balm for an angsty Raptors fan's soul. Lastly, they remark upon a really bad night for a defense that seems to have given up, and run another Tankathon Sim of the Day.

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In Episode 925, Sean goes solo to take a bunch of questions from you, the listeners! Things start out with questions about where the Raptors would be had they played this season in Toronto and which members of the Raptors would be the best dunk contest participants. Next, Sean digs into the Raptors' terrible third quarters and the question of whether to rest players down the stretch as the season looks more and more lost. Lastly, Sean takes questions on the future of Kyle Lowry, Chris Boucher's ceiling and more!

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In Episode 924, Sean and Vivek Jacob chat about the Raptors' 1-1 weekend against the Cavs and Knicks. They first dig into the very fun 135-115 win over the Cavs on Saturday that saw Gary Trent Jr. score 44 on 17-of-19 shooting, while hinting at a pretty tantalizing ceiling. Next, they dig into a tough 102-96 loss to the Knicks wherein Malachi Flynn continued to show encouraging strides, even if he didn't quite match the gaudy 20-points, 11-assist line he posted in Cleveland. Lastly, they dig into where things went wrong for Pascal Siakam in one of his worst games of the season on Sunday, before remarking upon Kyle Lowry's impressive return to the lineup.

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In Episode 923, Sean and John Wilmes (RealGM) briefly hit on the Raptors' shorthanded 122-113 loss to the Bulls, but then take some time to dive into the state of the Bulls after their deadline deal for Nikola Vucevic. They first offer up their biggest takeaways from the game, and they revolve around big performances by Zach LaVine (13 assists), Chris Boucher (38 & 19!!!) and Pascal Siakam (27 on 10-of-17). Next, they dig into the Bulls decision to trade for Vucevic, and talk a whole lot about the merits of putting a good and competent basketball team on the floor in lieu of tanking out of the middle of the league. John's opinions on tanking are objectively correct. Lastly, they take some time to talk about the Norman Powell/Gary Trent deal, Lauri Markkanen's future, whether John misses Jim Boylen at all, and more.

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In Episode 922, Sean is joined by Brad Vermunt (Too Much Hoops) to dig into what the hell has gone wrong with the Raptors defense this season. They discuss the inferior defensive personnel on this roster compared to last year's team, and why the drop off from Marc Gasol to Aron Baynes and Chris Boucher has had a cascading negative effect on the team's defense. Next, they dig into Nick Nurse's hyper-aggressive scheme, and try to determine whether or not the Raptors should in fact keep running it even as it's become painfully clear that the team just doesn't have the horses to execute it. Lastly, they discuss Toronto's propensity for fouling. what next year could look like, and some players who the Raptors should target who could help the Raptors regain their former defensive glory.

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In Episode 921, Sean and Katie Heindl review a bizarre, extremely 2021 basketball game between the Raptors and Lakers that saw Toronto fall 110-101. They talk about the disjointed and gloomy feelings surrounding the game before it even began, as well as the ejection of OG Anunoby and Montrezl Harrell following Anunoby's seemingly accidental dead lift of Dennis Schroeder. Next, they dig into the kerfuffle and all of its hilarious points of interest, before remarking upon Gary Trent Jr.'s welcome jolt of chemistry and morale to the team and his fast friendship with OG. Lastly, they discuss the Raptors; inaction in signing addition bodies to help the team weather through another short-handed stretch before the news of the Freddie Gillespie signing breaks like on air.

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In Episode 920, Sean and Vivek Jacob chat about the Raptors' wild 103-101 win of the Wizards on a Gary Trent Jr. buzzer-beater three. They first chat about the finish, why it ruled, why the tank doesn't matter in the face of cool moments like that one, and the early and very impressive returns on Trent in Toronto. Next, they chat about Malachi Flynn, who on a night with no Fred VanVleet or Kyle Lowry, continued the grand tradition of Raptors point guards being very good with a 16-6-4-4-3 line. Lastly, they run through some other notable performances from the Raptors, including a nice night for Aron Baynes, some strong defensive work from Yuta Watanabe, and a game from OG Anunoby that featured the good kind of growing pains.

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