The Rapcast

Samson Folk brings on Joe Viray to discuss the Raptors & Warriors.

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00:00 - Welcome

2:15 - The Raptors are interesting and dangerous

9:06 - Catching up with the defending Champs

9:44 - How can Kerr weaponize Kuminga?

14:25 - The similarities between the Warriors & Raptors on offense

24:55 - How long does the Warriors dynasty last?

37:48 - Box and One comes Full Circle

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Oren, Adon and Sahal draft their top NBA Sixth Man of the Year Award candidates. From favourite Jordan Poole to dark horses like Derrick White and Jaylen Nowell to Raptors like Precious Achiuwa, they run through a lot of potential candidates to help preview the 2022-23 NBA season.

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Samson Folk brings on Caitlin Cooper to discuss the Raptors and Pacers.

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00:00 - Welcome

1:49 - The transition away from the Indiana Raptors

3:24 - THE question about the Raptors team-building

9:50 - How do the Raptors improve their offense? Make the post a vehicle for assists.

22:06 - All things Tyrese Haliburton

30:50 - The rest of the Pacers

35:04 - Switching is not the complex form of defense

35:50 - The Pacers are nearly Team Canada

39:12 - Oshae, everyone's fav role player

43:20 - Nembhard thoughts

45:41 - Caitlin's favorite watch on the Raptors

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RAPTORS: After dropping Svi and signing Jackson, it looks like the Raps are ready for camp. How would you rank our off-season out of 10? The Grizzlies mascot "Grizz" will often have an ongoing story line throughout the season with his in-game bits. What's a good ongoing, in-arena story line for the Raps?

NBA: The Donovan Mitchell trade. Where will the Cavs finish in the East? Lots of funky teams out there. What current team is the most traditional team in the NBA in terms of style of play?

With Adon Moss and Antony Hall!

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Samson Folk brings on Ariel Pacheco to discuss the Raptors & the Knicks.

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0:45 - The Knicks missing out on Donovan Mitchell

3:55 - An introduction to the young core of the Knicks

7:20 - Is there All-Star potential in the Knicks backcourt?

11:00 - Ariel loves the Raptors

12:37 - We are Precious-pilled

16:27 - Julius Randle's future

23:10 - Are the Knicks the ultimate strength creation team in the NBA?

23:55 - Grab and Stroll

24:25 - What has to break right for the Raptors to achieve contender status?

28:25 - Trying to chart a course for Scottie's development

33:28 - The Knicks frontcourt

37:00 - Democratic Rim Protection

41:20 - More switching for the a Knicks

42:15 - The pitch to watch the Knicks this season

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Samson Folk talks to Eric Brandt to preview the Raptors & the Blazers.

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00:37 - Quick thoughts on the Donovan Mitchell trade and the opening night matchup with the Cavs.

3:35 - Eric's big thoughts on the Raptors

8:11 - Believing in the brand of basketball the Raptors play

10:15 - Eric's scouting report on Koloko

12:41 - Did Eric want OG on the Blazers?

15:52 - Some quick insights on Shaedon Sharpe

18:58 - An introduction to this year's Blazers

23:08 - The parallels between the Raptors and the Blazers

32:37 - What are the range of outcomes for the Raptors?

35:51 - The Raptors no-guard lineups

40:32 - Eric's favorite Raptors player

43:22 - A Raptors/Blazers family

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Oren Weisfeld and Adon Moss break down the Donovan Mitchell trade and how it impacts the Toronto Raptors and the rest of the Eastern Conference.

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Samson Folk previews the Raptors & the 76ers with Jackson Frank.

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1:35 - Jackson's big thoughts on the Raptors

4:50 - All about Scottie Barnes

13:13 - The 76ers as Championship Favs

21:56 - Will the Raptors and 76ers craft a great rivalry?

26:27 - What similarities exist between these two teams?

29:00 - Pascal Siakam's progression from this point on

33:18 - How can the Raptors improve schematically? What low hanging fruit can they pick?

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Samson Folk brings on Mike Prada to preview the Raptors & Wizards.

Mike is an editor for The Athletic and has a book "Spaced Out" coming out on November 1st. Stay tuned for that.

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1:03 - Mike's Big takeaways on the Raptors, the basketball laboratory

3:57 - The un-disruptive defense of the Wizards

5:05 - Project 6'9"

13:10 - The dilemma of OG's role/touches

24:49 - Are the Wizards destined to disappoint?

35:05 - The Wizards want to be the Raptors

36:42 - Pascal and Fred have raised the floor, Scottie has to raise the ceiling

39:20 - Fred and Kuzma as the avatars for their teams

43:15 - The Raptors purposeful overlap, and the Wizards clumsy overlap

44:10 - Khris Middleton as something for Gary Trent Jr. to strive for

46:40 - Edwin Diaz's intro music

47:36 - Back to Gary

54:39 - Back to the Raptors logjam

56:44 - Basketball is a rhythm game

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Adon Moss, Oren Weisfeld and Sahal Abdi draft their top-5 NBA Rookie of the Year (ROY) award candidates for the 2022-23 season. From Paolo Banchero to Christian Koloko, the guys run through it all in a draft format.

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