Imman and Amit recap the loss to the Celtics and discuss the following:

-Jeff Dowtin Jr. and Nick Nurse's future with the Raptors

-How the Raptors match up against the Bulls and other play-in teams

-O.G. Anunoby's recent play and signs of being more than a 3 and D player

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2:56 - Bench Mob days

12:18 - The Fred/Jakob PnR

16:50 - Staying in your development stage

18:25 - Age clouding how players are viewed

21:21 - Front office viewpoint vs. locker room viewpoint

23:00 - Confidence vs. arrogance

25:00 - The opinions that matter

26:00 - "I don't believe in playing with fear"

27:30 - Valuing the reward over the risk

28:30 - Hard work trumps the internet

31:09 - Response to those who think he's a selfish player

37:22 - "I'm not a perfect player. I'm nowhere near my full potential."

39:00 - Fred limiting how much he's on social media

41:00 - "I've never been the person to disrespect a professional"

44:00 - Sports betting

45:25 - "You can't fathom a 'I hope your mom dies' DM every day"

49:00 - People close to Fred checking in on him

50:52 - Rapid Fire (Jalen Brunson, Fred's strong hands, influence of kids)

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Amit Mann and C.J. Miles go through the roles and responsibilities of the players who will likely be part of the play-in/playoff rotation and how they'll be challenged to fulfill their tasks.

5:13 - Raptors already in playoff mode

10:52 - Pascal Siakam

12:08 - The game within the game in playoff baskeball

18:00 - Pascal Siakam cont'd

29:00 - Fred VanVleet

38:54 - O.G. Anunoby

44:00 - LeBron James calling out plays vs. C.J.

52:29 - O.G. Anunoby cont'd

54:27 - Scottie Barnes

01:25 - Gary Trent Jr.

03:50 - Chris Boucher/Precious Achiuwa

01:11 - Barnes vs. VanVleet as PnR ball-handlers

01:14 - Jakob Poeltl

01:21 - Barnes at 5?

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Amit Mann and C.J. Miles discuss the following topics (apologies for Amit's audio from 1:02 onwards):

2:00 - Playing with energy vs. playing with physicality

10:12 - Jakob Poeltl and optimizing the starting lineup

23:50 - Why Pascal Siakam is struggling

28:24 - Will Barton as a PG

36:00 - Jeff Dowtin Jr. and C.J.‘s rant on older prospects getting looked over

47:00 - C.J.'s experiences with NBA players who don't know how to play basketball

1:03:35 - Advice for Ja Morant

1:18:00 - Fan questions

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Amit Mann is joined by Savanna Hamilton to discuss the following:

-State of the Raptors

-What's behind Pascal Siakam's struggles

-The expense (and success) of VanVleet and Poeltl becoming feature parts of Toronto's offence

-O.G.'s recent play

-The status of vision 6-9

-Lookahead to the final 10 games

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Amit Mann and Sean Woodley discuss the following topics (apologies for Amit's subpar audio quality, it'll be fixed):

-Fred VanVleet's future and whether it's changed since Jakob Poeltl arrived

-Pascal Siakam's recent play

-What could raise the ceiling of this year's team

-Will the Raptors have less players at the height of 6-8/6-9 next season?

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