THE TORONTO RAPTORS CAN’T CATCH A BREAK THIS SEASON | Basketball Island
The Raptors were fun and competitive to start the NBA season, but injuries are starting to pile up. Hein, Wes, Fab and Hambone discuss what’s next for Toronto, Golden State’s resurgence and the NBA Cup in this week’s episode of Basketball Island.
Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/the-toronto-raptors-cant-catch-a-break-this-season/id1774771296?i=1000677019309
Spotify Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/episode/3kNA3MxXU6fL06NJHAy8tv?si=a91WI014TZyURe-mudOUGA&t=14
0:00 Raptors
5:32 Gradey Dick
10:10 Warriors
16:35 NBA Cup
20:16 Heat Culture
24:39 Injuries
28:42 Embiid
14 comments
Time to capture the Flagg
Even though it's important to get a great pick, I'm dying to see a full squad at work.
Wow… these dudes are annoying. Try having a normal conversation and try not to talk over each other every minute.
Good stuff!
Raps PR guy needs help.
NBA cup is good…I love the courts!!!
Hopefully a good pick and develop some chemistry this year
Good show guys
I am happy with last place
Time to raise the white Flagg and Poop for Coop.
There is zero worry about the psychological effects. Shead and Mogbo are irrelevant and should not be mentioned in any conversation when it comes to the future of the Raptors. Let the season unfold in what shape or fashion it does. See you at the draft
Who are these guys? And whose idea was it to make a panel with 4 guys, none of which have played a competitive sport?
Brutal. This is something I’ve come to expect from Sportsnet, not TSN.
this team will not go anywhere this year. better to capture flagg
In a stupor for Cooper!
I'm enjoying this new Raptors NBA coverage, watched two shows now. Hopefully as the panel settles into a flow they work on not talking over each other. It's leading to talking accelerated, and not allowing the speaker to calmly expand on their thoughts.
Thanks for the content.
9:20
Its clearly Scottie.
Scottie has the highest ceiling on both offense & defense in the team.
If Scottie becomes a great 3 point shooter he is a superstar with all his other physical advantages.
Scottie has long arms, broad shoulders and quick release to were his shot can't be bothered by defenders who try close out.
He was scoring with ease in the paint vs Giannis & Brook Lopez in the paint waiting for him.
Scottie has been an effective scorer with way less space to work with, add to the fact Poetl cloggin the paint too.
Gradey threat as a shooter opens up his driving angles.
Even then Gradey barely creates space when he does go by his defender into his shot.
So if all things are equal Scottie clearly has the highest ceiling.
Scottie has already shown long enough samples of him shooting well from 3 (shot 39% on 6 per game the first 40 of his 60 games last season).
He's shown long spells of excelling from the midrange, even as a rookie.
He has shown elite finishing at the rim and touch since he got to the league when healthy.
When Scottie isnt healthy or carrying an injury his ability to drive to the rim is off, injuries also effected his balance which effects his finishing at the rim and jumpshots, also defensively not good when he has ankle or knee issues.
Scottie 2nd year was hampered with injuries which he played through.