On the Rap Up Summer Edition, Oren Weisfeld and Adon Moss argue about the NBA's future. Adon's thesis is the League is on a perilous path towards doom. Oren disagrees. Towards the end of the pod, the two also have a quick conversation about the Playoffs, what they've observed, and what they've been surprised about. Enjoy!

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1:20 - Adon poses his thesis on the NBA's Entertainment/Revenue Bubble issue.

7:12 - NBA's Deal with the Devil

9:20 - Oren's rebuttal and Adon's rebuttal

13:25 - Oren's aside on LeBron James' retirement

15:30 - A Player's Life Cycle and their incentives and NBA's Short Term perspective

23:00 - Problems with NBA mainstream media

30:30 - Who is and why is the face of the NBA?

36:50 - Quality of the Game, its problems, and how to fix it

46:25 - NBA Playoffs - Western Conference

55:55 - Who does Denver want to face: Boston or Miami?

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Host Cathryn Naiker recruits basketball journalist and cat-owner, Oren Weisfeld, to run through the NBA Conference Finals. Have the Denver Nuggets been disrespected for far too long? Is Lebron really considering retirement? And why are the Bostons Celtics still getting so much media favourability?

And for the Toronto Raptors, new coach rumours continue to swirl. But what should they be seeking?

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Samson Folk & Trevon Heath get together to discuss the latest in the Raptors world, plus Cason Wallace & Anthony Black.

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0:00 - Introductions

1:10 - Raptors/Blazers trade

2:50 - The Nash news

9:28 - Cason Wallace stats

10:20 - Cason Wallace

26:50 - Anthony Black stats

28:50 - Anthony Black

46:20 - Goodbyes

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Welcome to the Forgetful Curator - a conversation with some of your favourite personalities who cover the Toronto Raptors. We dive deep into their careers, why they chose to cover the team in the way that they do. We take a look at some of their favourite Raptor moments and their takes on the team going forward.

• 0:00 Introduction
• 1:23 Adon's Basketball Memories
• 20:51 Writing Influences and Adon's writing style and process.
• 56:42 Raptors & NBA Talk

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Samson Folk responds to listener questions.

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0:00 - Introductions

0:44 - Why do fans dislike the Raptors?

4:20 - My favorite screen in basketball

6:18 - Origin of "Fist" in basketball

7:13 - Gary Trent Jr. Replacements?

9:55 - Can Scottie emulate Jimmy Butler?

12:08 - Scottie & Precious fit

16:30 - Scottie's Ceiling

19:00 - Why was I wrong about the Raptors making the playoffs?

21:35 - Drafting Archetypes

23:55 - Will the Raptors run it back without Gary?

24:55 - Would a rookie guard help the starting lineup?

26:00 - Changing the Raptors offense

30:39 - Getting scared by the babadook

31:33 - Fred & Pascal's health going forward

34:30 - Ideal low usage players

36:55 - Getting another pick at the draft

40:19 - Improving bench players

41:44 - Is Jokic unstoppable?

43:50 - Why break up the frontcourt?

46:15 - Is next season a complete throwaway?

48:34 - Incoming coach talks

49:05 - What have I enjoyed most from my first season covering the team in person?

51:10 - Goodbyes + Paying me is cool

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The conference finals are underway and the superstars are superstar-ing. Host Cathryn Naiker enlists Toronto Raptors staff writer, Vivek Jacob, to help breakdown who has the best chance of making the NBA Finals.

In other news, the draft lottery has come and went. And Victor Wembanyama has a clearer idea of where he will call home for the foreseeable future.

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Samson Folk & Trevon Heath to get together to discuss a couple draft prospects & the latest news around the Raptors.

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0:00 - Introductions

0:40 - The NBA Lottery

2:45 - The Becky Hammon situation

12:05 - Brice Sensabaugh

28:45 - The Sensabaugh Stats

30: 55 - Bilal Coulibaly

47:40 - Coulibaly's Numbers

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Off-Season Funhouse: Episode 287

Joining us on the pod this week: He's a Raptors Republic writer, it's Nigel Nicholas! He's from the two-time Canadian Podcast Award nominated show Below the Hardwood, it's Ryan Henry!

(00:00) - Guest intros and whatnot!

(04:18) - NBA: Four teams remain. Which finals match-up is the most compelling?

(14:20) - NBA: By the time you hear this, the draft lottery will be over. Besides ping-pong balls, what's another way to make the lottery a little more theatrical?

(24:55) - Raptors: Masai talked about the team not being fun to watch. What would make the team more fun next year?

(35:55) - Raptors: If you could transport any former Raps role player to this current squad, who would it be?

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Samson Folk is joined by Keerthika Uthayakumar to talk about stats in the NBA, her role in the broadcast, and the Raptors at large.

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0:00 - Introductions

1:20 - Covering the WNBA game

3:40 - Keeks role in the broadcast

7:05 - Contextualizing stats

11:55 - The Raptors season of bad stats

13:15 - Accessibility of statistics

19:15 - How stats shape the game

27:55 - Keeks' favorite stats

29:55 - What comes first, film or stats?

31:45 - Favorite part of being at games

35:00 - Broadcast pet peeves

39:20 - Parting shots

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Samson Folk details the Chicago Sky's win over the Lynx, in the first WNBA game ever played in Canada.

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