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This week Host Cathryn Naiker is joined by Raptors Republic's Freddie Rivas to discuss Draymond Green and his indefinite suspension. We talk about his past transgressions, the mental health angle surrounding this situation, and where the Warriors go from here. Then we talk about the bizarre Game ball situation that unfolded at the Bucks-Pacers game. Giannis had 64 points vs rookie Oscar Tshiebwe 1 single point, but his first-ever NBA point. Why does the game ball mean so much to them and is this the beginning of a new Eastern Conference rivalry? Then we look at the NBA landscape and think about who outside the Raptors could make a move this trade deadline. Then in our Raptors Homer moment, we ask simple yet complicated questions "What is going on with the team"? Freddie offers a fresh optimistic perspective and we talk about Scottie emerging as a leader. In our Raptors Hottie Highlight of the week, Cathryn discovered Darko bought a raptors fan in New York a meal, and "Darko Dinners" was born. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week Matthew G Brown is our guest as we talk about the Raptors recent losing skid, tweaks to the in-season tourney and its a classic NBA Recast! This week its Frasier! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Samson Folk details the Raptors loss to the Knicks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Host Samson Folk details the Raptors loss to the Hornets. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week Raptors HQ Chelsea Leite joins the pod to discuss the in season tournament and make fun predictions for the semi finals and finals. Then, we talk about Adam Silvers bizarre interview where he compares himself to Henry Kissinger and have a broader conversation about sports role in politics. Then in our Raptors Homer moment we discuss the lack of vision the team has had and which direction we would like them to go in. And our hottie highlight of the week is all about Darko’s offer for a free meal. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Samson Folk details the Raptors loss to the Heat. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week Amit Mann, formerly of Yahoo Sports joins the pod to break down the 9 and 11 Raptors and what they need to do to turn into a better team. Also we talk about FVV talking about Toronto and dish on the in-season tourney. There's also a quiz that you'll probably do better on than us. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Samson Folk details the Raptors loss to the Knicks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Host Cathryn Naiker is joined by Oren Weisfeld to talk about the In Season Tournament. Our teams and line-ups are set, who would we like to see advance, who do we think are the favourites, and its overall impact on the regular season so far? Then we talk about Luka Donic and the latest player vs referee situation in the NBA. Is animosity between players and refs increasing? Or is it that players have more avenues to express themselves now than in years past? Mark Cuban is selling his share of the Dallas Mavericks for 3.5 Billion dollars. a family who built their fortune in casinos is set to buy his shares. Is there a conflict with gambling being this close to the league and why is Mark getting out now? In our Raptors Homer moment we talk about the hot and cold team and what do we think of these inconsistencies. We talk about fans needing to breathe and give Darko more time. We talk about how frustrating ongoing Raptors trade rumours are. The latest being the Hawks interested in Siakam. How does this frustration affect the fan base and will there ultimately be a move? In our hottie highlight of the week, we talk about Gradey Dick joining the 905 squad and him opening up about his early struggles to start the season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Samson Folk details the Raptors win over the Suns. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week we're joined by our pals Nigel Nicholas and Chelsea Leite and we talk Darko and the recent Raptors stresses as well as what we'd say in the middle of a game during free throw shots. Also we come up with some KILLER new nicknames for your favourite NBA players. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Samson Folk details the Raptors loss to the Nets. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Samson Folk details the Raptors loss to the Cavs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Samson Folk and Mikai Bruce detail the Raptors win over the Bulls. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week Host Cathryn Naiker is joined by Louis Zatzman. They discuss the feud between Chris Paul and Scott Foster, is it actually personal between these two, and should the league step in? Then they talk about Greg Popovich taking the in-arena microphone during the game to tell the crowd to stop booking Kawhi Leonard. Was this the right move and what does this say about modern NBA fandom? Then we talk about the joys of watching Chet Holmgren and Victor Wembanyama rise as rookies and the future of this league. In our Raptors homer moment, we talk about the confused takes and expectations of the team. The long-term effects of being directionless for too long. Then we break down the Knicks/Raptors lawsuit with an interesting update. Then our raptors hottie highlight of the week goes out to something unexpected Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Samson Folk is joined by Caitlin Cooper to discuss the Raptors, the Pacers, and offense in the NBA.Here is Caitlin's patreon: Basketball, She Wrote | A blog about the basketball played by the Indiana Pacers | Patreon Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Samson Folk, Esfandiar Baraheni, and Trevon Heath detail the Raptors win over the Pacers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week writer and Canadian hoops expert Oren Weisfeld joins the pod to talk about the current raptors bench, the future bench and who we think is the next NBA stars to try and choke each other out. All this plus we draft the best Canadian NBA stars of all time! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Samson Folk details the Raptors win over the Pistons. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Samson Folk details the loss to the Celtics. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week Host Cathryn Naiker is joined by SDPN Sports Es Baraheni! They discuss Draymond's suspension, was it the right amount of games? Should the league be sending him a stronger message? His overall value to the warriors and the Dryamond conundrum as a whole. Then Zach Levine is the latest player on the trading block. Could the Lakers or Knicks make a move? Should the Raptors make a move? Later, Adam Silver spoke about expansion during a broadcast on Monday and mentioned both Vancouver and Montreal. Could either city get a franchise? What about Mexico City? Would we be hyped for Montreal to have a team? Then in our Raptors Homer moment, we ask, if we were in the driver's seat, what adjustments would we make to this team? Would we trade Pascal? What could we do to improve this team's offense and more? Then we discuss OG's bizarre finger laceration injury and his history of unusual NBA injuries. In our Raptors Hottie Highlight of the Week, we discuss Darko stating up to Celtic's coach Joe Mazzulla for calling a coach challenge during a blowout. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Samson Folk details the Raptors loss to the Bucks.Apologies for the audio everyone. Won't happen again. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week we are joined by co-host of The Raptors Show on Sportsnet and author of the NEW book, Prehistoric: The Audacious and Improbable Origin Story of the Toronto Raptors - it's Alex Wong! We chat about the start of the franchise, the NBA in Toronto, and above all else, Freddie's terrible internet connection. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Samson Folk details the Raptors win over the Wizards. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Samson Folk + pals detail the Raptors loss to the Celtics. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Samson Folk is joined by good friend and professional scout, Josh Codinera to discuss the start of Gradey Dick's career.Timestamps will be affected by 30 seconds or 1 minute depending on implemented ads.0:00 - Introductions0:50 - Josh's thoughts on Gradey the Raptor1:30 - Waiting on Gradey's shots to drop3:50 - Gradey's shot mechanics + film8:30 - Gradey's off ball movement10:15 - Will the shot start to fall?11:05 - The defense15:58 - Attacking closeouts + making reads20:40 - Gradey's finishing23:50 - Closing thoughts on Gradey Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Samson Folk & Sam Vecenie discuss Scottie Barnes' superstar leap. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Host Cathryn Naiker interviews Alex Wong on his new book Prehistoric, The Audacious and Improbable Origin Story of The Toronto Raptors. They talk about how Alex beautifully illustrates a parallel between the Raptors being new to Canada and yourself being new to Canada. The significance of the Raptor Mascot. It's funny how nostalgia works because everyone has these fond memories of what was otherwise a challenging start to a franchise. Why do we feel that is? Isiah Thomas was our first GM but I don't think the Bad Boy Pistons, era ever crossed over. Who was your favourite role player to watch? Does Alex see the NBA expanding outside of the U.S. again? Perhaps Vancouver or Mexico City? There's been a lot of talk about Toronto not pursuing a WNBA team after the successful pre-season game back in May. Now there are talks of Tanembaun or other people outside of MLSE possibly pursuing it. Do we think it's probable? Why does Alex love the Raptors? Raptors Hottie Highlight of the week goes to Scottie Barnes dancing to the Succession Theme song in San Antonio. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Samson Folk, Esfandiar Baraheni, and Nigel Nicholas detail the Raptors win over the Mavs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Raptors 905 Head Coach Eric Khoury joins host Andrew Damelin to take us through his incomparable journey from engineer whiz-kid to the NBA. A lifelong Raptors fan who was born in Toronto, Khoury profiles some of his favourite Raptors as a kid (WARNING: lots of Antonio Davis love). We dive into Khoury's thirst for "knowing how things work," which may have led to teachers not being so fond of him. Then we re-live Khoury's unlikely entry into the Raptors' analytics department, and how he grew to gain not only a wealth of basketball knowledge, but an ability to impart it onto players and coaches alike.Important aside: after we finished recording Coach told me "you're a pretty smooth podcast host." So you're going to have to listen . Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We cover a bunch of topics from Scottie Barnes' HOT start to the season to what the hell are we going to do with Pascal Siakam? Our guest Matt Mcready and co-host/producer Andy get quizzed hard by Freddie on a single game that took place in 2010 and our first draft (of many) of the "Andy Hull" era of COD, the "Less Than 82" draft! The Less Than 82 draft is where we draft a lineup of 5 players from Raptors history, all of whom have played 82 regular season games or less for the team. LOOK OUT HEDO TURKOGLU FANS (jk we know they dont exist). Happy 300 pods!!! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Samson Folk details the Raptors win over the Spurs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mike Bartlett the CEO of Canada Basketball joins Raptors Republic to talk about the state of Canadian Basketball and more!(00:00) Mike describes the Canadian Men’s Basketball team making the Olympics(6:00) How Canada Basketball is growing the game in Canada(8:30) Toronto Raptors close relationship with Canada Basketball(12: 00) Jordi Fernandez coaching job for Canada Basketball(15:00) Canada Basketball a “Pro-style environment” (18:30) Canadian Men’s warmup games?? (USA??) (20:45) Could Wiggins and others play for Canada at the Olympics? (26:45) SGA vs Nash?Don't forget to like, comment and share the video.Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://bit.ly/38IlV8URead our articles: https://bit.ly/38FCq5BInstagram: https://bit.ly/3jKJnsgTwitter: https://bit.ly/2WOyTiyTik Tok: https://bit.ly/38FDlTBFacebook: https://bit.ly/3kQXVG6LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/2X15aDkBuy $RAPS: https://bit.ly/3naFrDr#raptors #wethenorth #BlueWireVideo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Samson Folk & Curly detail the Raptors loss to the 76ers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week Host Cathryn Naiker is joined by Sportnet's Vivek Jacob. We break down the James Harden Trade. What does it mean for the 76ers and the Clippers? Who do we think comes out on top? How will Harden fit with the Clippers roaster, will Westbrook come off the bench? P.J. Tucker is an underrated pick-up for the Clippers as well but is it enough to get them past the Nuggets? On the 76ers side, they move past this saga for now but they're not done. What will Morey do with their new draft picks and players? The In-season Tournament is about to start. do we think this will be good for the league? Will it create more competitive basketball and will casual NBA fans care? Early NBA reactions. Who's on top and who's struggling so far? Then in our Raptors homer moment, we react to the huge win against the Bucks after a dismal loss to the Trailblazers. IS this effort sustainable? How do we feel about the adjustments that are being made overall and do we think it's made an impact on the overall culture of the team? In our Raptors Hottie Highlight of the week, we talk about Scottie Barnes and his different reactions to Nick Nurse returning to Toronto vs Adrian Griffin and what it says about their relationships. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Samson Folk & Trevon Heath detail the Raptors win over the Bucks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week we say farewell to our incredible producer and friend Matt Duncan and wish him all the best in his next endeavors. We also say hello to our new producer/co-host Andy Hull!On our big week back we keep it in the family with our guest Cathryn Naiker and talk about just how concerned we should be with the start to the raptors season. We also rate the raptors lineup using Toronto Malls and tell you the teams with the best and worst In-Season Tournament court makeovers. We're back! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Samson Folk details the Raptors loss to the Blazers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Samson Folk & Louis Zatzman get together to talk about the early part of the Raptors season.Timestamps may be affected by 30 seconds or 1 minute depending on implemented ads.0:00 - Introductions1:00 - New team, new expectations3:25 - Scottie is making the leap12:00 - Pascal's role29:40 - The tremendous defense40:12 - Gradey Dick's big game46:35 - Rotation decisions54:30 - Schroder's performances so far1:01:40 - Goodbyes Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Samson Folk details the Raptors loss to the 76ers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Samson Folk details the Raptors loss to the Chicago Bulls. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Buckets & Tea NBA Show host Cathryn Naiker is joined by guest Katie Heindl to discuss the very beginning of the NBA season. What are their early impressions so far and what are their early season overreactions? Then they discuss the latest James Harden drama with the 76ers. Will he play for this team? Is this sustainable and what does the future hold for this troubled organization? Then the in-season tournament, what the hell is it, and do they think it'll be good for the league? In our Raptors Homer moment THE VIBES ARE BACK but so is winning. Aside from vibes alone, what is the biggest difference between last year's and this year's squad? Scottie signed his rookie extension, what does that mean for the team and do we see him emerging as the leader? Then in our Raptors Hottie Highlight, they talk about Pascal's viral Halloween video and Katie surprises us with a hottie highlight of her own. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Samson Folk is joined by a whole bunch of people to discuss the Raptors win over the Timberwolves. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Samson Folk & Trevon Heath are joined by Esfandiar Baraheni to predict some awards for the Raptors this season. Timestamps will be affected by 30 seconds or 1 minute depending on implemented ads.0:00 - Introductions2:50 - O.G. All Defense4:40 - Gradey 2nd Team All Rookie7:15 - Jakob Poeltl All Defense10:05 - Gary 6th man?????10:55 - Pascal Siakam All Star13:45 - GTJ 6th man of the year17:30 - Darko Coach of the Year22:00 - Pascal All-NBA23:55 - Scottie Barnes All Star28:30 - O.G. steals king30:20 - Scottie Barnes MIP34:40 - O.G. All-Star/DPOY40:15 - Schroder All Defense42:53 - Javon G League MVP43:15 - Jayson Tatum MVP45:10 - SGA MVP46:35 - Dame MVP (no)47:45 - Shut Up is elite48:30 - Zion for MVP50:05 - AD for DPOY?51:10 - Austin Reaves53:10 - Jabari Smith MIP?55:20 - Plugs + goodbye Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Samson Folk details the Raptors win over the Wizards with Mikai Bruce. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Season 11, Episode 298Welcome to our season 11 premiere! Joining us this week: He's an actor and comedian and co-host of the Book It Vince! Podcast, it's Antony Hall! He's a Raptors Republic writer and podcaster, all the way from Victoria, B.C., it's Adon Moss!(Please note that time-codes may shift 30 seconds to a minute due to ads)(00:00) - New season intro and a return from A.I. Media Day(07:20) - Raptors: Preseason takeaways so far(21:58) - Raptors: Gary is clearly frustrated about the possibility of not being a starter. Is bringing him off the bench a bad idea?(33:30) - NBA: James Harden has insinuated that he's gonna make some kind of scene to help move his trade along. What would be a great way to force a trade?(48:18) - NBA: Defense is this nebulous thing in basketball. It's half the game, but very hard to pinpoint. Who is under/overrated on the NBA.com top 100 Defenders list? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Samson Folk & Trevon Heath detail the Raptors win over the Bulls. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Samson Folk details the Raptors win over Cairns. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Samson Folk and Trevon Heath discuss the start of a new season for the Raptors, and dig down on preseason + the schedule.Timestamps may be affected by 30 seconds or 1 minute depending on implemented ads.0:00 - The boys are back0:42 - Samson broke his glasses1:30 - Tre's thoughts on the Raptors lately2:40 - First preseason game was a blast3:40 - This is the team Tre wanted5:45 - The halfcourt offense7:30 - How much transition can they play?11:09 - How many games will the Raptors win?12:20 - How do they complement Pascal & Scottie?15:50 - Unique, winning lineups this season21:35 - Starters vs. Bench24:00 - The start of the Raps schedule29:40 - Has this team solved passing and selfishness?37:40 - Expectations for Scottie & Pascal43:30 - Statline predictions for Scottie & Pascal49:40 - This team can guarantee a floor54:12 - Programming Notes54:50 - If you support us, we'll do more Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Samson Folk is joined by his pal Baker to discuss the Raptors and the Celtics.Timestamps will be affected by 30 seconds or 1 minute depending on implemented ads.0:00 - Introductions1:10 - The Celtics arms race10:50 - Baker's expectations for the Raptors12:50 - What is known about the Raptors?17:05 - Outsider thoughts on Siakam21:20 - Are the Raptors built to stop eastern contenders?23:55 - The Raptors are deep26:05 - Jordan Walsh30:04 - Who on the Raptors is exciting?33:50 - Tatum for MVP?37:30 - Raptors vs. Wizards Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.