The Rapcast

Nick and Barry are in pretty good spirits and excited about this year's squad despite the team's record. The guys discuss the upcoming Super Fan movie, the Pizza Pizza update and more!

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Today, host Cathryn Naiker is joined by special guests, comedians Alan Shane Lewis and Leonard Chan join the podcast to discuss: 

• It's the unofficial start to NBA trade season! It's the time of year when most players who signed contracts in summer free agency become eligible to be included in deals... Aside from Ben Simmons, who do we want to see in a deal?
• Then, Zion's injury setbacks have been delayed to return a second time after surgery on his foot in the offseason. Also, he is rumored to have gained more weight. How concerned are you and do you think we will see him play this year?
• Then, players, teams, and broadcasters in health and safety protocols... should the NBA do anything different for the remainder of the season?

In our Raptors Homer Moment, we check in on the feelings of our guests and Raptors-lifers:

• How do they feel about the season so far?
• The arrival of Champagne Champagnie!!
• What is time and space after all, and should we have just won that game against OKC?
• Who else off the bench are you excited for this season?
• Nav Bhatia missed his first-ever Raptors home game and Kal Penn took his seat. How sad are you that the streak finally ended? 

Finally, in our Hot Girl Summer Nick Nurse moment of the week, our boy might be in some trouble.

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Host Samson Folk brings on his dear friend, and uber-talented writer, Vivek Jacob to talk about the latest in Raptors news.

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1:15 - playing the blame game

3:25 - conjuring up winning plays

9:20 - fun and exciting names for box outs, and disastrous defensive rebounding

17:05 - Scottie's incredible defensive progress

23:35 - Finding the real defense

30:25 - Pascal, and not gambling

33:45 - Pascal has had a nice handful of games, what do we think?

43:23 - Pascal's 3-point shooting

51:15 - Proactive vs. Reactive passing

55:15 - Fred VanVleet and the All-Star push

59:10 - A woeful bench

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Host Samson Folk details the Raptors crushing loss to the Nets.

Reggie Evans Award: Scottie Barnes

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Duane and Kelsea recap the 905’s series against the top-seeded Maine Celtics, and how some aspects of the game are simply out of your control as a player. They discuss the sportsmanship rules that go along with scoring 51 points in a quarter, and what it's like to play in a different climate than you are used to. Duane reminisces on having to guard Tacko Fall and provides insight on how to succeed in the upcoming series against College Park.

• The 7 and a half hour basketball game
• Why it was actually a 15 hour day
• The difficulty of playing in an empty Canadian arena in December with the air-conditioning blasting
• Playing in the South Carolina heat as a Canadian
• Players not being in the right situations on a roster
• Andrew Rowsey's accolades
• Playing without your head coach
• A warped court and a leaking roof allowing the 905 a free night in New York
• Guarding Tacko Fall
• How to stop Cat Barber
• The mentality needed in a game against a losing team

Follow Kelsea on Twitter at @kelsea_lately

Follow Duane on Twitter at @duutakenotice and on Instagram at @duunotice

Produced by Don Yang / Raptors Republic.

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Host Samson Folk details the Raptors win over the Kings.

Reggie Evans Award: Yuta Watanabe

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Host Samson Folk details the Raptors win over the Knicks.

Reggie Evans Award: Scottie Barnes

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Host Andrew Damelin is joined by professional bucket artist Kevon Harris. Travel to Ellenwood, Georgia, where Kevon dominated the Atlanta area for Martin Luther King High School. Head over Nacogdoches, Texas, where Harris thrived for Stephan F Austin University. Kevon relives the day SFA "shocked the world" by beating number-1 Duke at Cameron indoor. Find out the source of Kevon's chip-on-the-shoulder, and melt at Kevon's love for his one-year old daughter.

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Host Samson details the Raptors loss to the Thunder, with yet another cameo from Blake Murphy.

Reggie Evans Award: Pascal Siakam

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Duane and Kelsea recap the 905's series against the Capital City Go-Go. They discuss the benefits and downfalls of playing at Scotiabank Arena as well as the pros and cons of early morning games, as well as the impact that certain players had outside of the box score. Duane explains to Kelsea that professional players do not go into hiding after they shoot an airball.

• Capital City Go-Go series split
• Ashton Hagans and his impact in the second game
• Playing in front of the parent team and the added pressure that comes with it
• Isaac Bonga closing the gap between two-ways and regular rotation players
• Changing your mindset when you aren't getting minutes
• The crowd during school games
• The challenge to your routine that comes with early morning games
• Why a player may be a human victory cigar on one team and a star on another
• Starting a game on the wrong end of a 20-0 lead
• The Raptors finding diamonds in the rough
• Staying ready
• Sharing the rock
• What it's like to shoot an airball
• How quickly film is cut and shared
• What scouts really look for
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Follow Kelsea on Twitter at @kelsea_lately

Follow Duane on Twitter at @duutakenotice and on Instagram at @duunotice

Produced by Don Yang / Raptors Republic.

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