The Rapcast Raptors Republic

Samson Folk is joined by Louis Zatzman to discuss what went well, and what went poorly during the Raptors season.

0:00 - Introduction + season as a whole

1:35 - Ranking our fav acts of the szn

9:10 - Celebrating & Reviewing Scottie

15:05 - Scottie changed how teams defended him

19:15 - The key to the IQ + Scottie partnership

25:20 - Scottie's jumper mechanics

27:10 - Scottie, the elite defensive playmaker

34:30 - Immanuel Quickley

38:40 - Quickley changing speeds

44:40 - Quickley's defense

49:10 - Quickley's contract

50:55 - RJ Barrett

52:20 - RJ's tremendous stats

58:00 - Mice

59:54 - RJ's defense

1:02:25 - The BBQ defense fit

1:06:00 - Gradey Dick

1:16:10 - Gradey's Defense

1:19:00 - Should Gradey start next year?

1:21:35 - Jakob Poeltl

1:26:30 - Coach Darko

1:37:43 - Gary Trent Jr.

1:45:00 - Mostly Ochai (some Nwora)

1:54:20 - Kelly Olynyk

2:00:10 - Bruce Brown

2:05:50 - Chris Boucher

2:10:50 - Jontay Porter

2:12:45 - Vices etc.

2:16:15 - End of bench guys

2:26:15 - Garrett Temple

2:27:46 - Louis asks for more

2:29:30 - Next year for the Raptors

2:32:50 - Enjoying the team

2:33:40 - Goodbyes
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This week host Cathryn Naiker is joined by Jerome Cheng to discuss the Play-In tournament, the shocking Warriors loss, and the possible demise of their dynasty. Plus Kyle Lowry's revenge game against the Heat, Zion's injury, and what that means for the Pelicans, will the Lakers blow up in the off-season & more. Then they discuss the end of the Raptors season, Masai's post-season press conference, and our overall thoughts on the last few seasons and looking ahead at a 3-6-year rebuild. The hottie of the week is a choice given to Jerome which he takes very seriously. 
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Join Samson Folk as he discusses the Raptors exit interviews.

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Samson Folk details the Raptors loss to the Heat.
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Samson Folk details the Raptors loss to the Heat.
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This week Host Cathryn Naiker is joined by Basketball Feelings' Katie Heindl, to discuss the rise of women's basketball. How Caitlin Clark's rise has helped grow the sport overall and what a missed opportunity it was for Toronto to go all-in on an expansion team last year. Then they switch to the NBA and look back at the most significant trades of the past season and discuss the best moves, the most questionable moves, and how they will affect this year's playoffs. Then they look at the tight Eastern Conference play-in race and discuss the possible outcomes this year. In the Raptors Homer moment, they discuss the Raptors finally breaking the horrendous losing streak they were on, the hopes of pizza rising once again, and what positive takeaways fans can leave with the season. In our Hottie HIghlight of the week, Cathryn asks Katie to choose between Gradey Dick & Immanuel Quickly
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