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In Episode 1468, Sean Woodley and Vivek Jacob react to Team Canada's late fourth quarter comeback against Spain to advance to the quarterfinals of the FIBA World Cup against Slovenia in additon to punching their ticket the 2024 Paris Olympics. Off the top, Sean and Vivek discuss their biggest takeaways from a thrilling 88-85 victory over Spain on Sunday which featured a fourth quarter comeback, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander going star mode to close the game, a huge Dillon Brooks effort and an impressive resistance to the pitballs of FIBA basketball that have hampered Canada in the past. Next, they chat about Canada qualifying for their first Olympics since 2000 and what it means for a program that has taken a long time to get over this hump and suffered some seriously disappointing losses along the way. Plus, how different will the roster look in a year's time with players like Jamal Murray and Andrew Wiggins likely to join the squad? Lastly, Sean and Vivek discuss Canada's quarterfinal tilt with Luka Doncic and Slovenia on Wednesday morning and whether Canada stands a chance of slowing down the tournament's best player before taking a look at the rest of the World Cup bracket.

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In Episode 1467, Sean Woodley is joined again by Jamar Hinds (Raptors Republic) to continue their chat about the best players to wear each uniform number in Toronto Raptors history. Picking up at no. 14 and a grave injustice done to Joey Graham, Sean and Jamar discuss Amir Johnson and Vince Carter among others who wore 15 strongly for the Raptors. Plus, Matt Bonner, Peja Stojakovic and Steve Novak -- sharpshooters who all sported the number 16; Hedo Turkoglu's status as the best and only no. 26 in team history, Anthony Parker and why he's one of the most underappreciated Raptors of all-time, as well as the battle for surpremacy at the number 24 between Norman Powell and Morris Peterson. All that and more as Remembering Some Guys season continues.

Go check out Jamar's full five-part series looking at the best players to wear every number in Toronto Raptors franchise history: https://www.raptorsrepublic.com/2023/08/28/the-greatest-raptors-by-each-number-part-5-51-95/

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In Episode 1466, Sean Woodley and Jamar Hinds kick off a series of episodes looking back at the best players to wear every uniform number in Toronto Raptors franchise history with a look at players who wore the numbers 1 through 13. Will Kyle Lowry earn the top honour at both no.'s 3 and 7? Is Doug Christie or Jerome Williams the best player to have worn the number 13 for the team? Plus, discussions about Tracy McGrady's all too brief time in Toronto, DeMar DeRozan's great run as the clear best #10 in Raptors history, and some talk about whether Scottie Barnes has a realistic chance to one day surpass Chris Bosh among the Raptors to have worn no. 4. All that and so much more in part one of a multi-part series!

Be sure to read all five parts of Jamar's written version of this exercise over at Raptors Republic: https://www.raptorsrepublic.com/2023/08/28/the-greatest-raptors-by-each-number-part-5-51-95/

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In Episode 1465, Sean Woodley is joined by Vivek Jacob (Raptors.com) to talk about Canada's 101-75 win over Latvia to complete a 3-0 group stage at the 2023 FIBA World Cup. Off the top, Sean and Vivek chat about their biggest takeaways from Canada's third win to open the tournament against a Latvia team that started out hot, and their thoughts on the first round of the tournament as a whole. Next, Sean and Vivek discuss Dennis Schroder showing out for Germany and what their hopes are for him on the Toronto Raptors in 2023-24, as well as some old Raptors pals who have starred in the tournament so far, including Rondae Hollis-Jefferson and Bruno Caboclo. Lastly, Sean and Vivek check the temperature on their feelings about the Toronto Raptors, whether they're still on the skeptical side of things after a rough offseason, or whether the faintest glimmers of optimism are beginning to set in. Plus, are the Raptors going to make any more roster moves before the season?

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In Episode 1464, Sean Woodley goes solo to field your last batch of Toronto Raptors mailbag questions before returning from vacation. Off the top, Sean digs into which teams pose the biggest threat to lure O.G. Anunoby away from Toronto next summer if he hits unrestricted free agency. Next, he takes a look at what the biggest weaknesses are on the other teams around the Eastern Conference, and how those weaknesses compare to the Toronto Raptors very clear big weakness: shot creation and ball-handling. Are the Milwaukee Bucks at Father Time's mercy? Can the Boston Celtics cope with the loss of Marcus Smart's playmaking? Are the Cleveland Cavaliers doomed to the same fate as the Damian Lillard / CJ McCollum Cavaliers? All that and so much more!

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In Episode 1463, Sean Woodley answers listener questions about the Toronto Raptors to continue the four-part series of mailbags dropping while Sean's on vacation. Off the top, Sean digs into a couple questions about the 2021 NBA Draft. First, what would a re-draft of the Top-10 look like? Where would Scottie Barnes go? And where would guys like Trey Murphy III, Cade Cunningham, Quentin Grimes, Jonathan Kuminga, Franz Wagner, Evan Mobley and more land were they re-drafted today? Plus, would Sean deal Scottie Barnes for Franz Wagner straight up? All that and more on today's show!

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In Episode 1462, Sean Woodley goes solo to field more of your questions about the Toronto Raptors as the four-part vacation mailbag series of shows continues. Off the top, Sean addresses a question about new Raptors head coach Darko Rajakovic and what his top priority should be in the first month or two of the 2023-24 season. Should the Scottie Barnes' point guard experience be front and center? Can he establish a steady, deep rotation? And will the Raptors have more role definition than they did under Nick Nurse last season? All that and more!

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In Episode 1461, Sean Woodley is joined by Katie Heindl (DIME, Basketball Feelings) to answer questions about the Toronto Raptors from you, the listeners! Off the top, Sean and Katie tackle a question about which Eastern Conference teams stand the best chance of leaping over the Raptors in the standings this coming season. Are Tyrese Haliburton and the Indiana Pacers read to make a jump after adding Bruce Brown and Obi Toppin to the mix? Are the Orlando Magic ready to take off, or flawed in ways similar to the Raptors? All that and more on the first of four mailbag specials dropping while Sean's on vacation.

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In Episode 1460, Sean Woodley is joined by Oren Weisfeld (Sportsnet, Yahoo! Sports Canada) to discuss the Canadian men's national team ahead of the 2023 FIBA World Cup Japan-Phillipines-Indonesia and whether this year's squad stands a chance of breaking a very long drought of major tournament success for the men's team. Off the top, Oren pitches a skeptical Sean on why it might really be different this year. Will a committed core group of players, and the super talented backcourt duo of Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Jamal Murray be enough to buck the trend of underperformance? Next, they discuss the impact of Nick Nurse being replaced as the head coach by Jordi Fernandez without much runway before the World Cup, and discuss why Dwight Powell and Kelly Olynyk might be as important to Canada's chances of success as anyone on the team. Lastly, they lay out Canada's pathway through the tournament, where they stack up both in Group H alongside France, Lebanon and Latvia, and in the pool of teams from the Americas, from which only two will earn a bit in the 2024 Olympics in Paris.

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In Episode 1459, Sean Woodley is joined by James Herbert (CBS Sports) to talk about the latest Shams Charania report about Toronto Raptors star Pascal Siakam and the outlook for the Raptors in 2023-24 if the roster stay as is. Then, the real business begins, as Sean challenges James, the Duke of HoopGrids, to a Toronto Raptors' themed version of the game entitled Gridstian Koloku (it's a really good name, eh?). Off the top, James attempts to remember some Raptors dudes who were coached by Dwane Casey, played alongside Morris Peterson, and more, before a second grid puts to the test his knowledge of the 1995-96 Toronto Raptors, Kyle Lowry's expansive NBA career, and players who have played for the Raptors, Boston Celtics and Sacramento Kings. Be sure to check out the YouTube channel for a bonus Gridstian Koloku that we had to chop out of the mainline episode for time purposes!

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