Locked On Raptors - Daily Podcast On The Toronto Raptors

In Episode 870, Sean and Katie Heindl take questions from you, the listeners! They kick the show off with some light coffee talk before trying to determine whether Chris Boucher or Pascal Siakam's shooting start is more out of character. Then they turn their attention to the Raptors; ongoing issues with the center position, and whether it's possible for Baynes to turn things around. Failing that, which big men do Sean and Katie hope the Raptors might add to the roster by season's end? They close things out with a question about the Miami Heat, and why they are such an annoying match-up for the Raptors.

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In Episode 869, Sean goes solo to break down the Raptors' 111-102 loss to Miami that brought a three-game winning streak to a crashing halt. Sean starts off by chatting about how, once again, a zone defense put Toronto on its heels, and why they're doing themselves no favours when it comes to zone-busting. Maybe run more stuff through Pascal Siakam! Next, Sean looks at how Miami posed a particularly difficult defensive match-up for a team that is still searching for cohesion on that end of the floor. It would be nice if they could use their star-killer defense against every team. Lastly, Sean heaps praise upon OG Anunoby, who is doing all the things you'd hope to see from someone stepping into a more pronounced scoring role, all the while defending like a brick shithouse maniac.

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In Episode 868, Sean addresses the waiving of Alex Len before chatting with Locked On Heat's David Ramil ahead of the Raptors' back-to-back games with Miami tonight and Friday. Sean first chats about the Len move, which doesn't have an obvious follow-up transaction. Dewayne Dedmon, maybe? Next, Sean and Dave discuss the reasons behind the comparably slow starts the Raptors and Heat have had, and whether things are salvageable for each team. They also address how each franchise's plotting for Giannis in 2021 may have affected their rosters going into this season, and which match-ups they're particularly interested in over the course the two games this week.

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In Episode 867, Sean and Vivek Jacob recap the Raptors' 116-93 win over the Mavericks on Monday night. They kick things off with the biggest takeaways from the game, including the team's return to form on the defensive end, and why the tank brigade should officially give up after Monday's game. Next, they address the growing questions at the starting center spot, and run through the pros and cons of moving Chris Boucher into the starting five, as well as some other thoughts on the Raptors' rotation. Lastly, they give some love to Kyle Lowry, who's 23-9-7 night led the way for Toronto, as well as for the continued rounding out of Pascal Siakam's game, poor shooting be damned,

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In Episode 866, Sean and Katie Heindl serve up their big takeaways from the Raptors' 111-108 win over the Hornets on Thursday night before taking a couple mailbag questions. They start things off by hitting on their big takeaways, including some praise for Pascal Siakam's eagerness to defer amid plenty of defensive attention. Next they discuss the Raptors' 22nd-ranked defense, and why the team is struggling to find the same defensive might it did last season. Lastly, they take a pair of mailbag questions -- one about OG Anunoby's lack of offensive utility, and another about Chris Boucher, who may just be one of the best players alive.

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In Episode 865, Sean is joined by Raptors 905 member and Canadian national teamer Duane Notice to examine all angles of the James Harden trade. Sean starts the first segment off on his own, gets into the many avenues the shaken up trade landscape of the league opens up for the Raptors, whether they'd like to add before the deadline, or trade Kyle Lowry to a contender. Then, Duane joins to the show to update us on his rehab from a torn Achilles before diving into how the new-look Nets will congeal on the court, whether they have enough defense to win a championship, and how the Pacers might respond to a talent downgrade from Victor Oladipo to Caris LeVert which could actually improve team morale.

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In Episode 864, Sean and Abdul Malik (@socialistraptor) team up to chat about their conflicted feelings regarding the NBA's new COVID-19 protocols before diving into a little 10-game status update on how they feel about this year's Raptors team. They first discuss whether they thing the NBA should continue playing games, and why both the owners and players deserve blame for how things have gone so far. Next, they take stock of how their expectations of the Raptors have changed through 10 games, and try to determine which Raptor has been the most disappointing relative to expectation so far.

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In Episode 863, Sean goes solo to talk about the Raptors' heartbreaking 112-111 loss to the Blazers at the buzzer to seal a 1-3 road trip and a 2-8 start to the season. Sean digs into some numbers and observations that seem to suggest the losing ways won't continue, and that the Raptors are in fact maybe the best 2-8 team we've ever seen in the NBA. He talks about Pascal Siakam's triple-double, and the team's basically even point differential through 10 games, as well as the beacon of hope that is Chris Boucher. Next, Sean updates the status of the bench rotation, where all the guys he'd like to see remain in Nick Nurse's dog house. Stan Johnson was fun on Monday, at least. Lastly, Sean takes a look at Toronto's wretched crunch time numbers to start the season, and where the Raptors can massage that math a bit to create better late-game results.

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In Episode 862, Sean and Vivek Jacob take a look at the Raptors' 144-123 win over the Kings on Friday as well as their narrow 106-105 loss to the Warriors on Sunday night. They kick things off with a look at the Kings game, which featured a 34-point outburst by Fred VanVleet, whose finishing from two-point range appears to be significantly improved. Next, they dive into the Warriors loss, and why picking apart Pascal Siakam's missed game-winner entirely misses the point of what was an excellent Siakam game and week. Lastly, they discuss the team's still poor record, and at which point the record may become something really panicking over. Spoiler alert: we're nowhere close to that yet.

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In Episode 861, Sean is joined by Fredd Rivas (Confederacy of Dunks) to take your questions! It's a trade-heavy edition of the show, with questions including things like "which Pistons center should the Raptors' target?" and "is it time to trade Kyle Lowry?" They also dive into the dark and sad realm of giving a moniker to the Raptors' potential tank this year, with suggestions including "15-57 for Evan" and "Play Your Plugs for Suggs." Things are going just fine thank you very much.

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