The Rapcast

Samson Folk and Trevon Heath get together to predict how some of the Raptors players will perform next season.

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0:00 - Introductions

3:05 - Scottie's statline/role

10:00 - Pudding & Oatmeal

11:20 - Pascal's statline/role

17:55 - OG's Usage

21:05 - Achiuwa's points and minutes per game

27:40 - Gary Trent Jr.'s Creation

32:55 - Gradey's minutes and 3 point volume

38:10 - Tell us your predictions!

38:50 - Parting shots

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Off-Season Funhouse: Episode 293

Joining us this week: You know him as a writer and one of the hosts of “The Rap Up” on Raptors Republic, it’s Oren Weisfeld! He's a writer for Raptors HQ and host of the "That's a Rap Podcast," it's Jay Rosales!

(00:00) - Intro time, guests and all! Dance!

(05:36) - Who are the top three duos in the NBA?

(24:40) - What teams finish 1st, 2nd, 3rd in the FIBA tournament?

(34:47) - Which current Raptor is going to have the most interesting post-basketball career?

(44:27) - Is the hysteria around Pascal Siakam justified or is it just summer boredom?

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Samson Folk is joined by Kenyon of Basketball Rewind to talk about the upcoming season.

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0:00 - Introductions

1:40 - Canada & the FIBA World Cup

6:45 - What are we looking forward to with the Raptors?

18:30 - Christian Koloko's Defensive Impact

25:05 - Pascal Siakam's upcoming year

30:40 - Heliocentrism

34:30 - Back to Pascal

43:00 - The Pascal & Jak pairing

47:30 - Favorite style of teambuilding?

1:02:30 - Parting Shots

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Samson Folk takes questions from listeners and answers them.

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0:00 - Intro

0:23 - Should Jakob Poeltl be used in Delay action?

2:13 - Which All-Time Raptor for this years team?

4:35 - What will rookies do?

6:40 - Which player benefits the most this year?

10:11 - What will Darko's offense look like?

13:17 - Could Pascal get traded? Will Gradey shoot well?

14:20 - Is Scottie one of the worlds best passers?

17:02 - OPJ's involvement with the team

18:00 - Where am I on Precious?

19:00 - Exchange shooting range for dunking?

19:55 - Sorry Adam

20:05 - FIBA & Canada

22:20 - Expectations for Darko's first year and Gradey's?

25:00 - My skincare routine

26:13 - Javon Freeman-Liberty

27:08 - Over or Under 45 wins?

28:00 - More thoughts on Precious

29:57 - Nurse with the 76ers

32:00 - me, ME, MEEEEEE

32:30 - Dangerous Animal Combat

33:50 - Thank You's

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Off-season Funhouse: Episode 292

Joining us this week: You know him from shows like Pretty Hard Cases and The Beaverton, it's Miguel Rivas! You know him from shows like The Amazing Gayl Pile and The Frankie Drake Mysteries, it's Daniel Stolfi!

(00:00) - Intro and SeaDoo attire check-in

(05:39) - NBA: Jaylen Brown signs the biggest contract in NBA history ($304 million). Which non-rookie contract is the best and which is the worst?

(23:14) - NBA: What is the best rotation for the Canadian Men's Basketball team qualifier?

(33:40) - RAPTORS: How would you save the upcoming season with some updated branding?

(45:06) - RAPTORS: Is this the most divisive the Raptors fan base has ever been?

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Samson Folk & Trevon Heath are joined by good friend Curly to talk Raptors.

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0:00 - Introductions

1:20 - This year's bench

2:30 - Who is the 6th man?

6:00 - Who is the 7th man?

12:47 - Who is the 8th man?

19:08 - Who is the 9th man?

24:40 - Who is the 10th man?

28:00 - Who gets the most NBA games from the 2-Ways?

32:55 - Curly's thoughts on Gradey & Summer League

36:00 - Parting Shots

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Oren Weisfeld and Adon Moss are back to talk about NBA Summer League, Gradey Dick, and where the Toronto Raptors stand in regards to Pascal Siakam and his future. They also hit on other NBA news including the Damian Lillard sweepstakes and Jaylen Brown's new contract.

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Samson Folk & Trevon Heath are joined by the best NBA writer in the world, Caitlin Cooper, to discuss the Raptors offense.

here is Caitlin's Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/basketballshewrote

here is her piece on spacing: https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/is-the-mere-threat-of-a-three-enough-to-affect-a-defense/

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0:00 - Introductions

2:20 - How unique will this offense be?

5:40 - Expected Positives

7:25 - The Raptors protected starting lineup

11:00 - What does Caitlin want to see the Raptors running for Scottie?

17:20 - What does Caitlin want for Pascal on ball?

25:25 - Weaponizing the shooters

30:00 - The Raptors are setup for smash mouth hoops

37:00 - How is Jakob used?

41:30 - Can it be good enough to let their defense win games?

45:40 - Are we missing anything?

46:50 - Will transitional lineups do well?

50:10 - Odd roster construction

52:35 - Can the Raptors be a top 20 halfcourt offense?

1:00:00 - Final Thoughts

1:02:55 - Gradey Dick

1:05:10 - Goodbyes

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Off-Season Funhouse: Episode 291

Joining us this week: He's the original co-host of Confederacy of Dunks, it's Kevin Dowse! He writes, he pods, it's Raptors Republic's very own Adon Moss!

(00:00) - Intro, Freddie breaks down his wild trip to Vegas for Summer League!

(16:57) - NBA: Thoughts and feelings on the in-season tournament.

(36:25) - NBA: How would you get an NBA player out of a crowded area without being detected? It gets gross.

(47:43) - Raptors: Fred VanVleet has left us for Houston. We discuss our favourite Fred memories in a final ode to the undrafted hero.

(55:48) - Raptors: It's a post-draft, off-season round-up of the current state of the team.

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Samson Folk & Trevon Heath talk about the basketball they saw in Vegas + the latest in the Siakam sweepstakes.

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0:00 - Introductions

0:50 - The returns of the first 3 games

6:10 - Gradey's first 3 games

11:30 - Ron Harper Jr.

15:30 - RJ Nembhard

18:00 - The rest of the roster

20:00 - Ausar Thompson

24:54 - The Pascal situation

41:30 - Our Summer League Experience

46:20 - Our Race Update

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