Look, the playoffs are wild. The Sacramento Kings lead their first series in nearly 20 years. Draymond Green has been suspended yet again. And the Los Angeles Clippers look like they could (potentially) knock off the popular favourite Phoenix Suns.

Host Cathryn Naiker and esteemed guest, Casey Bannerman, hold it down.

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Samson Folk & Trevon Heath discuss the latest in the Raptors sphere, plus some insights on the NBA and the Blue Jays.

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0:00 - Introductions

0:34 - Draymond + dirty plays

3:35 - Fox was built for the playoffs

6:35 - Raptors dirty plays

13:18 - Scottie Barnes Sophomore Season

22:08 - Our favorite games of the season

22:09 - Scottie vs. Indiana

24:10 - The Season Opener

26:55 - Pascal Siakam goes for 52

29:00 - Pascal team-building + Pascal improvements

34:00 - Raptors Caribbean Night

35:15 - Caribbean vs. Caribbean

36:05 - Precious' big rebounding game

37:15 - Is there still All-Star potential?

39:40 - When will Masai speak?

40:55 - Blue Jays Talk

49:00 - Our fastballs

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Samson Folk is joined by Michael Grange to discuss the latest in Raptors news, Canada basketball, and the league at large.

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0:00 - Introductions

1:00 - The Nick Nurse Situation

8:46 - The Raptors failing strategy

11:40 - Why is the Raptors roster underperforming?

14:54 - The Raptors bet on shooting development

21:50 - How do the Raptors build going forward?

23:50 - Trading Pascal Siakam

27:25 - Scottie + Jakob pairing

31:40 - Is Nick Nurse returning?

36:00 - How has the league changed while Mike has covered it?

39:00 - Has the rise in skill helped bring about parity?

43:15 - Will Rings Culture die off?

45:30 - Team Canada Basketball

55:55 - Basketball in Canada

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Season 10, Episode 285

Welcome to the season 10 finale of Confederacy of Dunks! We are switching to a biweekly schedule until next season starts. Thanks so much for listening and we'll see you in a couple weeks.

Now, onto the episode:

Joining us from the Steve Dangle Podcast Network, it's Raptors Republic alum, Esfandiar Baraheni! You know him as a writer and one of the hosts of "The Rap Up" on Raptors Republic, it's Oren Weisfeld!

(00:00) - Intro time! A Season 10 salute.

(05:30) - NBA: Which team is gonna upset in the first round?

(26:53) - NBA: Only three former players have moved on to ref in the NBA. Which current player would be a great ref when they retire from playing?

(34:33) - Raptors: Which player (other than Scottie) do you have zero interest in moving this off-season? Which players on the team (who aren't FA's) should be moved?

(63:33) - Raptors: What is a headline or slogan that can me used in the future to reference this terrible season?

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Samson Folk & Trevon Heath are joined by some friends to discuss the Raptors finish to the season and what they plan to do now that it's over.

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1:55 - Nabeel, Tank Commander

4:20 - Don't let anyone walk for nothing

9:05 - Pascal, O.G., Fred, who do you trade?

10:45 - Tre's reaction to the play-in loss

12:30 - Being sensible, in the new reality

15:55 - Fred's forthcoming comments

21:00 - Pascal's future with the Raptors

27:10 - Baker provides the outside perspective

33:50 - Scottie inheriting a team built for Pascal

35:50 - The status of Tre's smile

36:45 - Scottie's conditioning

39:50 - Presser funnies

40:40 - Fred VanVleet & finding another dynamic guard

42:25 - Build through the draft or trades?

43:35 - What position do we want the Raptors to draft?

48:50 - Cason Wallace

52:14 - Kobe Bufkin

56:50 - Believing in Masai?

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Zarar Siddiqi, Keyane Haddad, and Sahal Abdi break down the Raptors season ending Play-in loss to the Chicago Bulls. They talk about what went wrong during the game, the lasting impact this will have on the roster, the future of numerous Raptors players as well as Nick Nurse, and much more.

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Well, wasn't that a fitting end to the season! The Toronto Raptors blew one more lead late in the game and this time it ended their season. Host, Cathryn Naiker, brings back a fan favourite in Freddie Rivas to help her breakdown what is next for the North.

What could the off-season look like for the Rap's? Is Nick Nurse as good as gone? What about the pending free agents? And who is to blame for this disappointing season? Oh, and yeah, those screams, too.

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Host Samson Folk is joined by Blake Murphy to discuss the Raptors loss and their upcoming offseason.

Reggie Evans Award: Scottie Barnes

QR Comment: Chys Nac

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Host Samson Folk is joined by the terrific Steph Noh to discuss the looming Raptors vs. Bulls play-in game.

Here's Steph's piece on the Bulls pick n' roll defense: https://www.sportingnews.com/ca/nba/news/raptors-bulls-jakob-poeltl-play-in-tournament-game/wznioyiiu24v7o9riazt4kdg

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1:00 - Who have the Bulls been this year?

3:25 - Pascal vs. The undersized Bulls

7:00 - Can DeMar & Zach be picked on defensively?

7:55- Why O.G. is dangerous in this matchup

8:38 - The Bulls driving vs. the Raptors

11:25 - The Zach Lavine matchup

14:30 - Will the pick n pop unlock the Bulls offense?

17:50 - Vooch cross screens & the Pascal switch

19:20 - The Bulls pick n roll defense

23:20 - The Raptors pick n roll defense

24:30 - Steph's prediction

25:00 - What does a Bulls win look like?

27:00 - What does a Raptors win look like?

28:30 - Three point variance in the NBA

29:50 - Pat Bev play-in legend

31:30 - The Raptors want to make the Bulls play big

32:30 - Outside perspective on Scottie

36:10 - The Raptors and zone

38:25 - DeMar's playoff struggles

42:17 - You can find Steph everywhere

42:40 - Samson's prediction

43:16 - Goodbyes

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Season 10, Episode 284

Joining us this week: He's got a new comedy special called "Live in a Bowling Alley," Comedian Graham Kay! Last but not least, she's a comedian and writer featured on places like Raptors HQ, Yahoo Sports and more, it's Chelsea Leite!

This week's topics:

(00:00) - Intro and off-season announcement

(07:16) - Raptors: The Play-in. What is there to look forward to or care about?

(19:56) - Raptors: Has Nick Nurse quit on the team?

(35:28) - NBA: If you could design the in-season tournament, how would you make players care about it?

(50:04) - NBA: Which playoff series are you the most excited for?

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