Locked On Raptors - Daily Podcast On The Toronto Raptors

In Episode 761, Sean goes solo to break down the Raptors 114-106 win over the Bucks on Monday night in a game that featured no Giannis, no Kyle Lowry and no Fred VanVleet or Serge Ibaka, but did include plenty of fun. Sean opens up by discussing Chris Boucher and Matt Thomas going off for 25 and 22 points respectively, and how those outbursts might fact into the race for eighth man minutes in Nick Nurse's rotation. Then you'll hear from Nick Nurse himself, breaking down the performances of Thomas, Boucher and Norman Powell after the game. Lastly, Sean fields some listener questions that most just fueled a Bucks slander segment, about which no one will complain I'm sure.

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In Episode 760, Sean Woodley and Sahal Abdi react to the Raptors' 108-99 win over the Grizzlies on Sunday afternoon. They open up by discussing the clinching of the 2nd-seed, as well another 50-win season before talking about Norman Powell and Serge Ibaka seemingly rounding into the form in the game. Next they discuss the race for the eighth spot in the Raptors rotation, a conversation into which Matt Thomas may have thrown himself with a decent effort against Memphis, and debate whether or not the Raptors even need to play an eighth man in the postseason. They wrap up with some notes on the defense of OG Anunoby and Fred VanVleet, the battle between the Magic and Nets for the right to get destroyed by Toronto in round one, and Nick Nurse's nomination for Coach of the Year.

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In Episode 759, Sean is joined by his mom, Suze, to chat about the Raptors' 122-100 loss to the Celtics on Friday night, as well as her journey as a relatively new Raptors fan. They kick things off by trying to draw conclusions from a blowout that didn't produce many of them, even though Sean's mom is still mostly just angry about Goran Dragic's non-flagrant attempt to trip OG Anunoby back on Monday. Next they chat about whether or not they're concerned about the Raptors' dropping a game so handily to the Celtics, a team they're now 1-3 against. And they close things off by discussing Suze's growth as a basketball fan, who her favourite Raptor is, and what she thinks of when she looks at a photo of Brad Stevens.

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In Episode 758, Sean Woodley and Katie Heindl react to the news that Patrick McCaw is departing the bubble for knee treatment before answering a handful of mailbag questions from you, the loyal listener. They first discuss what the loss of McCaw means for the Raptors rotation. And then, it's mailbag time, as Sean and Katie assemble a Raptors cover band including Nick Nurse, Pascal Siakam, Serge Ibaka, Kyle Lowry and OG Anunoby. They close things out with mailbag questions about Fred VanVleet's growth, OG Anunoby's ceiling, and what the title of Sean's book about the repeat-champion Raptors might be,

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In Episode 757, Sean goes solo to break down the Raptors' ho-hum, 109-99 win over the Orlando Magic on Wednesday night. Sean opens up by talking about his biggest takeaway from the game, which had to do with Nick Nurse rolling with his struggling reserves for longer than usual, presumably to try and get them into a rhythm. You'll then hear from Nick Nurse after the Magic game talking about the Raptors defense, Terence Davis' slow bubble start and more. Lastly Sean does a round up of his lingering notes on the box score, including some solid play from OG Anunoby and Marc Gasol, as well as an overwhelming desire to never see the Raptors play Orlando again. Go Nets, I guess.

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In Episode 756, Sean goes solo to talk all about the Raptors' tight 107-103 win over the Miami Heat on Monday afternoon. He opens up by discussing Fred VanVleet's career-high 36-point performance as well as the Raptors incredible late-game defense which held Miami without a shot attempt on back-to-back crunch time possessions. Next you'll hear from VanVleet himself before Sean dives into a few extra notes from the game, including OG Anunoby's defense on Bam Adebayo and the continued struggles of Norman Powell early on the restart action. Sean closes off by bringing back the Fred VanVleet Secure the Bag Meter -- our own little way of discussing Fred VanVleet's next contract.

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In Episode 755, Sean and Vivek break down the Raptors' outstanding 107-92 win over the Lakers in their official return to real NBA action on Saturday night. They spend much of the first segments fall over themselves with praise for Kyle Lowry, who scored 33 points to go with 14 boards and six assists and remains incredible at basketball. After working in a shout out to Marc Gasol for his defense, they address OG Anunoby and his convincing defeat of LeBron James in their head-to-head match-up. They wrap up by discussing an iffy night from the bench and what Nick Nurse should look to do with his transitional lineup combos going forward, before discussing Terence Davis' disappointing social posts which have amplified COVID-19-related conspiracy theories.

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In Episode 754, Sean and Sabreena Merchant (SB Nation) chat about the Lakers ahead of the Raptors' restart opener against the Lakers on Saturday night. They start out by reviewing the Lakers' first game in the bubble last night, a 103-101 win over the LA Clippers and whether Raptors fan should expect a full-tilt version of the Lakers on Saturday. Then they take a look at the absences of Avery Bradley and Rajon Rondo and discuss how meaningful they are before checking in on old friend Danny Green. They wrap things up by imagining a hypothetical Raptors-Lakers NBA Finals match-up, and how the two teams might stack up. The NBA is back, baby!!!

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In Episode 753, Sean and Es Baraheni (Shoot Your Shot, Raptors Republic) chat about what a successful post-season run would look like for the Raptors in the Disney bubble. They start out by looking at things from the team level, and ask whether or not a deep playoff run is the only way the year will be viewed as a success. Maybe the 46-18 regular season was enough for this year to be a success on it's own? Next they chat about Pascal Siakam, and what might constitute a positive playoff run for him, while also acknowledging the reality that things could very well go poorly for him in his first year as a true number one option.

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In Episode 752, Sean and Louis Zatzman (Raptors Republic, Minute Basketball) chat about the Raptors' 117-106 loss to Phoenix in their final scrimmage before the NBA's official restart. They start out by going through the few takeaways that could be pulled from a game the Raptors clearly did not want to take part in, before diving into the Raptors' big lineups and whether or not Nick Nurse will use it as a staple look, or as more of an oddity when the match-up calls for it. Then they chat about Norman Powell and whether his play in the scrimmages has moved him up the crunch time pecking order at all. They wrap things up by chatting about the deep bench and whether or not anyone has moved up the depth chart with their play so far.

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