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Rapcast #155: The Doc Is In – Roundtable Discussion, Tying Back to the Raptors

phdsteve — Wed, 08 May 2013 10:00:31 +0000

This week on The Doctor is In with Phdsteve, I know you are dying for some ball talk and so we go loooong (47 minutes long)! I have called in the boys to talk ball and we have a roundtable discussion that talks about all the action in NBA while continually tying it back to the Raptors! Joined by my brother Mike (who knows college basketball), Greg Mason (the brain from the south), and The Fifth Quarter Blog’s Blair Miller, we discuss:

OKC with and without Westbrook
Did Sam Presti trade the wrong guy last year?
Jonas for Harden- would you have made that deal (assuming Simmons was right in that the trade was offered)?
The OKC model for building a franchise or…what about Indiana as a possible model for Toronto to follow?
Are the Raps and their isolation offense more like the Knicks than we want to believe?
Melo gets an MVP vote? Really?
Who is coming out of the West
Can anyone beat Miami
Steph Curry….wow!
and thoughts on the next steps for the Raptors.

Note: This was recorded on Tuesday.

Don’t forget to visit Blair’s site, The Fifth Quarter Blog, and follow him on Twitter – @TFQuarter

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Rapcast #154: Phil Jackson, Jason Collins, More

phdsteve — Thu, 02 May 2013 10:00:58 +0000

The following podcast contains comments about an ESPN employee that are in no way the opinions of ESPN, with whom we are affiliated. They are the opinions of the author.

This week on the podcast we talk about Jason Collins but not about his decision to come out but rather why ESPN’s Chris Broussard’s response to Collins is poor journalism and a reason for dismissal.

We also confirm the Phil Jackson to the raps rumour and smile to think about what this could mean for the team going forward. But don’t get too excited just yet- as a rejection from Jackson would mean a resigning of BC. Either way we should know about the future of this team in the next 2 weeks.

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Rapcast #153: Dissecting Bryan Colangelo’s Press Conference

phdsteve — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 10:00:29 +0000

This week on The Doctor is In with Phdsteve, we look at Colangelo’s end of season press conference and unpack what he actually means by “internal organic growth.” After that we spend some time wondering if the Raptors should implement the Triangle offense and if that has always been Colangelo’s plan in acquiring so many wing players! Lastly, after noodling around “Inside Colangelo’s Brain” perhaps the guy to get moved this summer in addition to Bargs is not one of the wings as we all assumed but instead Kyle Lowry.

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Rapcast #152: A Season Wrap-Up, Of Sorts

Blake Murphy — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 14:17:03 +0000

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Rapcast #151: Kobe Amnesty – Yeah, We Go There

phdsteve — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 15:50:21 +0000

This week on The Doctor is In with Phdsteve, a moment of silence for those in Boston who were at the Marathon and a word or two on how that changes our ability to watch live sporting events moving forward. Most of the talk today is about the Lakers and what they will do now moving forward in light of Kobe’s achilles (regardless of whether or not they make the playoffs). For the Raptors, if LA amnesties Kobe there could be several moves to follow that could help the Raptors in their rebuild, retool, growth as franchise. I speculate that this probably allows for the Lakers and Raptors to re-open the Gasol//Bargnani discussion and I argue that moving forward it may be the best way for both teams to improve for 2013-2014.

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Rapcast #150: Our Draft Pick, Louisville, Michigan’s Roster, Life

phdsteve — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 10:00:23 +0000

It took a few days but finally me and my brother Mike were able to sit down and unpack the NCAA tournament. The two Gennaro brothers talk about Louisville’s run to the title, Pitino’s full-court press, the NBA ready roster of Michigan that couldn’t get it done, and a whole host of other fun facts and tidbits!

We even speculate which player would be the best fit as a top ten pick for the Thunder with the Raptors draft pick this spring. Its chalked full of opinion, enthusiasm, and disagreement- but what else would you expect from the brothers G!

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Rapcast #149: Doctor Positivity Cures Your Negativity, or at Least Tries

phdsteve — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 11:05:29 +0000

This week on The Doctor is In with Phdsteve, Mr. Dr. Positivity returns! Zarar drops by for a year in review podcast where we look at all the positives to take from this season (and by “all the positives” we really mean the play of Jonas). I ask Zarar if this season has been wasted or if we are rebuilding can we see this season as a step in the right direction.

We spend some time disagreeing about Andrea Bargnani and Rudy Gay before tackling the 3 big questions for this franchise moving forward: 1) Dwayne Casey: stay or go? 2) Who is the core of this team moving forward? and 3) what does this roster look like on opening night 2013-2014? As always your comments and insight are wanted and welcome- but please, keep it classy San Diego, my Nona reads this site!

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Rapcast #148: Rant Time for Calderon

phdsteve — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 16:06:09 +0000

This week on the Dr. Is In…I rant, I rant, I rant and I rant. I hate on fans who cheer for Jose Calderon. I hate on the current state of the Raptors and I say we fire Colangelo and Casey- and we fire them both TODAY! Then I say we trade everyone for anything we can get- and then rebuild. Because this- sucks.

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Rapcast #147 – Jonas and the Future

Blake Murphy — Fri, 29 Mar 2013 16:18:34 +0000

Sorry for the late posting – hopefully you noticed the podcast on the sidebar and/or in iTunes by now.

Anyway, new team member Tim W hopped on the podcast with me this week to chat about the future of the Raptors, including:

*Jonas’ development and improvement throughout the year
*DeRozan’s improvement as a playmaker
*Can Gay and DeRozan co-exist in an effective offense?
*Assuming this is the core, what do you target in the summer?
*Assuming this is NOT the core, what do you do this summer?
*A hair-brained and elaborate scheme to get Andrew Wiggins
*Weekend preview
*Much more

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Rapcast #146: The Doctor Is In – Rondo Poll, 2nd Unit Upgrade, Offensive Coordinators, More

phdsteve — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 10:00:25 +0000

This week on The Doctor is In with Phdsteve, Raptors Republic’s newest writer Andrew Thompson stops by to chat. In case you haven’t read his piece on Amir Johnson from the weekend- read it NOW! We talk about the roster and the lack of flexibility moving forward when it comes to rebuilding, retooling, or even upgrading! In fact, Andrew’s observes that it would not be that crazy to see Casey, BC, and Andrea Bargnani all here on opening day 2013. He also discusses how the space for improvement for this team is upgrading the second unit and even doles out a few sign’em cheap candidates.

I run down 4 names from college and 2 from the pros as potential “offensive co-ordinators” to run the offense next season if Dwayne Casey is to stick around, and in a crazy game of “would you make this deal” resurrected from last season’s podcasts, we play with some silly ideas to get Rondo out of Boston that involve Kyle Lowry and 7 footer. Vote your thoughts on the proposed deal.

For those of you following college ball, my bracket is still alive! After going 12-4 on day one of the NCAA tourney my teams took quite a hit on day 2, but I still finished the weekend at 31-18 and have 3 of my final four picks (Mich, Mich St. and Miami) alive heading into the Sweet Sixteen. In case you missed it last week, my brother Mike (who know college basketball!) and I previewed the tourney on this podcast.

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