In Episode 1688, Sean Woodley and Vivek Jacob react to the Canadian men's basketball team hanging on to beat Spain 88-85 on Friday to move them to a perfect 3-0 in the Group of Death at the Paris 2024 Olympics, with a likely quarterfinal date with the host nation France awaiting them on Tuesday. Off the top, Sean and Vivek dig into their biggest takeaways from Canada's win over Spain, including RJ Barrett's monumental late-game dagger from the left corner, Andrew Nembhard's outstanding performance, and why Canada taking care of business in three tight games should provide plenty of hope for Canada's ability to navigate the knockout rounds, even though Jamal Murray really needs to get himself right if a surprise gold medal run is to be a serious possibility. Next, Sean and Vivek examine the potential matchup with Victor Wembanyama and France in the quarterfinals, which is the most likely outcome for Canada barring a South Sudan upset over Serbia on Saturday. Lastly, Sean and Vivek run through The Good, The Bad & The Hmmmmm from Canada's third group game on the men's side, and take some time to talk about a disappointing start to the tournament for the Canadian women's team, who are in need of a win over Nigeria in their final group game and some help if they're going to advance to the knockout rounds next week.

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In Episode 1687, Sean Woodley is joined by Vivek Jacob and Sahal Abdi for the conclusion of their 7th annual Toronto Raptors over/unders and props contest covering their predictions for the 2023-24 season, which of course did not go to plan for the Raptors. Join Sean, Vivek and Sahal as their revisit their pre-season takes about the Raptors that at the time employed Pascal Siakam, OG Anunoby and more, and watch the drama unfold as a winner is crowned not just among the three on the show, but in the listener competition as well! We revisit our preseason picks for individual player stats, as well as some team-level predictions, most of which went horribly wrong. Will preseason pessimism be rewarded? Tune in to find out!

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In Episode 1686, Sean Woodley is joined by Jamar Hinds (Raptors Republic) to talk about the Canadian men's national team taking down Australia to improve to 2-0 in Group A action at Paris 2024, with Toronto Raptors wing RJ Barrett's 24-7-5 effort leading the way. Off the top, Sean and Jamar gush about Barrett's continued run of excellent play for the national team, how his offense helped steady Canada after Shai Gilgeous-Alexander picked up two early fouls against the Aussies, and whether or not he's the best player to ever live. Plus, some thoughts on another tough outing for both Jamal Murray and Kelly Olynyk, and how they might be able to help one another find some consistency in this tournament as the medal rounds loom large. Next, Sean and Jamar chat about the defensive adjustments made by Jordi Fernandez going into the second half, Canada's nasty perimeter defense, and the shortened rotation that Fernandez rode down the stretch. Lastly, they run through The Good, The Bad & The Hmmmm from Canada's second game in Paris before some quick thoughts on the Toronto Raptors unveiling their logo for the upcoming 30th season in franchise history. It's purple!!!

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In Episode 1685, Sean Woodley goes solo to react to the Canadian men's and women's national team's tournament openers against Greece and France on Saturday and Monday respectively. Off the top, Sean reacts to Toronto Raptors forward RJ Barrett's excellent 23-point outing as one of the two-best players on the floor for Canada in their 86-79 win over Giannis Antetokounmpo's Greek side on Saturday, and digs into why with every steady performance by Barrett, the belief that his second half in Toronto last year was completely legit only grows. Next, Sean runs through some of his biggest takeaways from the rest of the Canadian men's team in their win over Greece, with the wonder that is watching Shai Gilgeous-Alexander play for your team at the top of mind. Lastly, Sean digs into the women's team's 75-54 loss to France that was marred by a 23-2 second quarter in the French's favour -- a stretch that illuminated some of the biggest challenges this women's team is going to face if they want to try and overachieve and win a medal in Paris.

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In Episode 1684, Sean Woodley is joined by Oren Weisfeld (author of an upcoming book on Canada Basketball for the ECW Press) to chat about the Canadian men's and women's national teams as they get set to push for medals in basketball at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games. Off the top, Sean and Oren assess the overall level of expectation for both the men's and women's squads. The men, led by MVP candidate Shai Gilgeous-Alexander enter the Paris games as one of the favourites to medal, and with the second-best Vegas odds to win the whole thing behind the United States. The women, meanwhile, while certainly part of a group of teams that could all realistically medal in Paris, are perhaps going into these Olympics with an eye on building a foundation for 2024, when the team's talented young core will be far more ready to compete at the tip-top of the international field. Next, Sean and Oren detail the men's team's pathway through a challenging Group A featuring Giannis Antetokounmpo's Greece, the always competitive Spain, and the high-pedigree Australians. Plus, a look at the biggest internal threats to Canada's medal hopes, and what it will take for them to secure a medal in the most talented field ever assembled for a men's best-on-best tournament. Lastly, Sean and Oren take a look at Canada's road through a challenging group of their own, with France, Nigeria and Australia all standing in Canada's way as they attempt to make it out of the group stage and into the knockout rounds. Can Canada's WNBA contingent of Kia Nurse, Laeticia Amihere, Aaliyah Edwards and Bridget Carleton overcome arriving late to the team and push Canada further than the Vegas prognosticators currently predict them to go? And can Canada's youth pop on the world's biggest stage?

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In Episode 1683, Sean Woodley is joined by Jamar Hinds (Raptors Republic, TSN) to answer a bunch of mailbag questions about a great many Toronto Raptors topics, including goals for the 2024-25 season, key role players on this year's squad, and an interesting either/or What If debate. Off the top, Sean and Jamar chat about whether they would rather the Raptors have another season from hell but be guaranteed Cooper Flagg at the top of next year's draft OR have a surprisingly good season and make it all the way to Game 7 of the second round of the playoffs, with Scottie Barnes and Immanuel Quickley very much looking the part of foundational pillars. Next, they tackle questions about which Raptors player outside of their core four of Barnes, Quickley, RJ Barrett and Jakob Poeltl will have the best on/off metrics next season, and where Bruce Brown might be best deployed. Lastly, they dig into a question about three-point improvement: would it be better for Scottie Barnes to take a 5% jump on catch-and-shoot threes, or for Quickley to improve by 5% on short mid-range and rim attempts? Plus, whose departure is the bigger What If in Raptors history: Kawhi Leonard's, or Tracy McGrady's?

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In Episode 1682, Sean Woodley is joined by Katie Heindl (Basketball Feelings) to run through her notes from 10 days spent in Las Vegas covering the Toronto Raptors at Summer League. Off the top, Sean and Katie chat about the palpably good vibes around this year's Summer League squad, and Gradey Dick looking very much ready for a bigger role in Year 2 after a strong-but-abbreviated run with the summer Raps. Next, they run through Katie's impressions of the Raptors' rookies, from Jamal Shead's steadiness, to the intriguing flashes shown by Ulrich Chomche, and Jonathan Mogbo's big time promise. Lastly, they discuss Ochai Agbaji's struggles, the weirdest stuff Katie encountered during 10 days in the desert, and the news that the Raptors are going to make their preseason home in Malaga, Spain as of mid-August. All that, and a major meteorological interupption!

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In Episode 1681, Sean Woodley goes solo to react to the news that the Toronto Raptors and forward Sasha Vezenkov have parted ways in a move that will see the former EuroLeague MVP return to Europe while leaving about $6.7 million on the table, opening up some new offseason possibilities for the Raptors if they'd like to explore them. Off the top, Sean digs into the nuts and bolts of the Vezenkov departure, why it paints the trade with the Sacramento Kings on Day 2 of the Draft even more favourably than it already looked, and the waiving of Javon Freeman-Liberty. Next, Sean digs into his number one target with the Raptors' $11-ish million left under the tax: former Grizzlies and Wizards point guard Tyus Jones, who could help stabilize the Raptors' second unit while being a nice trade chip to head into the deadline with if the Raptors were to sign him. Lastly, Sean runs through some of the candidates to bring in on a minimum contract to fill the final roster spot while preserving some salary flexibility for potential in-season trades, and why Christian Koloko, Dominick Barlow and Precious Achiuwa would be at the top of Sean's wishlist if the Raptors go that route.

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