Locked On Raptors - Daily Podcast On The Toronto Raptors

In Episode 860, Sean goes solo to break down the Raptors' 123-115 loss to the Suns, and the reasons why it was the most encouraging game of the season before addresses some glaring weak spots with the roster. Things kick off with talk of Pascal Siakam, who looked like his old self en route to scoring 32 points on 11-of-21 shooting, giving hope that he is not in fact broken. Next, Sean looks at the porous play from the center position, and how the Raptors can get around the poor play of Aron Baynes and Alex Len. Lastly, Sean fires up the trade machine in search of some quick fixes that could help the Raptors firm up their depth.

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In Episode 859, Sean and Katie Heindl team up for a discussion of the intensely sour mood and troubling vibes emanating from the Raptors during their 1-5 start. They chat about Nick Nurse's tough love approach and whether it may be wearing thing to kick things off. Next, they dive into the Tampa of it all, and try to pinpoint just how much blame can and should be put on Toronto's bizarre living situation for the team's apathetic start. Lastly, they address some individual player vibes -- most notably Pascal Siakam's -- and try to identify potential mood-salvagers within the team. It's tough right now. But talking about feelings is never a bad thing.

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In Episode 858, Sean Woodley goes solo to assemble a ranking of the six biggest reasons behind the Raptors' joyless 1-5 start. Starting off with the most unfixable issues like the Tampa Bay relocation and the utter lack of production from the center position, through some troubling things that have a shot at turning around in the reserve back court and Pascal Siakam's overall game, to the less overwhelming but still to blame problems with OG Anunoby's offensive development and Nick Nurse's flamethrower coaching style, every layer of despair is covered in this one. It will probably get better, unless it doesn't.

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In Episode 857, Sean and Vivek Jacob attempt to contextualize and understand Pascal Siakam's continued struggles for the 1-4 Raptors. They kick things off by diving into Siakam's last two games -- one of which saw him benched for disciplinary reasons, while the other saw him foul out with just 10 points and a -16 in 25 minutes. They dig into the trouble they're having diagnosing Siakam's struggles, and whether it's time to be concerned that the old Siakam may be gone for good. They also spend some time addressing the center rotation's uninspiring performances against the Knicks and Pelicans, and once again call for the Raptors to turn to Malachi Flynn.

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In Episode 856, Sean and Vivek Jacob break down the Raptors' 100-93 loss to the Sixers and sort through various concerns they have with the team. They open up with the biggest takeaways, including Vivek's feeling that the Raptors team we saw on Tuesday was in fact more familiar than the one that showed up against the Pelicans and Spurs, and Sean's feeling that the Raptors are being killed by the 12 minutes a game Kyle Lowry sits and not much else. They then take a look at the new-look bench rotation Nick Nurse went to in the Sixers game, and chat about the performances of Alex Len and Stanley Johnson. Lastly, they play another round of "Uh Oh or Eh, No," as they try to decide if the center rotation, Norman Powell's rocky start, and Pascal Siakam's two-point scoring are things to be truly concerned about or not.

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In Episode 855, Sean and Louis Zatzman (Raptors Republic) dive into Louis' recent piece at Raptors Republic for which he watched and charted all 81 pick-and-rolls the Raptors have run so far this season. They start out by running through Louis' overall impressions of Toronto's early pick-and-roll attack, as well as the exciting returns from Aron Baynes and Chris Boucher on the dive so far. Next, they sort through Toronto's high-volume initiators and discuss how the ball-handling hierarchy between Kyle Lowry, Pascal Siakam and Fred VanVleet should be arranged to best maximize results, before running through some members of the team who could stand to create a little bit more. Lastly, they take a look at the always effective, sparingly-used Lowry-Siakam combo before picking out their favourite two-man pick-and-roll tandems on the team to watch.

Read Louis' piece right here: https://www.raptorsrepublic.com/2020/12/28/picking-apart-the-pick-and-roll-a-deep-dive-into-the-toronto-raptors-two-man-game/

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In Episode 854, Sean goes solo to break down the Raptors 119-114 loss to San Antonio on Saturday night. Sean kicks things off by running through all the reasons not to worried about the Raptors' 0-2 start, from the general weirdness of the Raptors' situation, to the need for the defense to coalesce around two new centers on the defensive end. It's probably gonna be fine. Next, Sean talks all about Chris Boucher's 22-point, 10-rebound, 7-block game performance off the bench and officially kicks off the Boucher for Sixth Man hype train. Lastly, Sean takes a couple rotation-related listener questions.

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In Episode 853, Sean and Vivek Jacob recap the Raptors' 113-99 season opening loss to the Pelicans. They open up with their biggest takeaways from the season opener -- for Vivek it was the lack of free throws for the Raptors, for Sean it was Pascal Siakam looking very much like his old self. Next they play a brand new game called "Uh oh or Eh, No," where they discuss whether the games of Aron Baynes, OG Anunoby and Norman Powell are cause for concern or nothing to worry about. They close things out with a look at how Nick Nurse's rotation came together on night one of the season.

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In Episode 852, Sean is joined by Jake Madison of Locked On Pelicans to preview Wednesday night's season opener between Toronto and New Orleans. They kick things off with Sean grilling Jake on the new-look Pelicans, and what to expect from a team with personnel that is an interest fit with new coach Stan Van Gundy. Next, Jake asks Sean about how creative Nick Nurse may be force to get this season, and fills Sean in on what Chris Finch might bring to the Raptors after leaving the Pelicans. Lastly, they make their picks against the spread and discuss how depressing Toronto's "home crowd" will in fact be tomorrow night.

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In Episode 851, Sean and Yasmin Duale (Basketball News) discuss OG Anunoby's 4-year / $72 million extension before making some predictions ahead of this coming season. They start things off with OG talk, and get into why the deal is a huge win for the franchise, and the options available to the Raptors now that they have their core of Pascal Siakam, Fred VanVleet and Anunoby locked up for many years to come. Next they make their picks for the big awards -- MVP, Sixth Man, Defensive Player of the Year, Rookie of the Year, Most Improved and Coach of the Year. They then close things out by discussing their picks to win each conference as well as who they have winning the whole thing.

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