The Raptors lose to the Bulls twice, and beat short-handed Charlotte and Washington to complete a mixed bag week. Will and Zarar try to make sense of it. Produced by Zarar Siddiqi.
Part 1:
- Jimmy Butler – what happened down the stretch vs Bulls
- Raps beat two shorthanded teams, lost to the only good team they faced – too harsh?
- Raptors clutch offense
- Someone pointed out that DeMarre Carroll’s numbers are worse than Hedo Turkoglu’s…naah?
- Players playing with injury
- DeRozan’s hot streak due to maturity?
- Has team building around a guy like DeRozan/Bosh changed in the last few years?
- James Johnson on Twitter
- Terrence Ross acknowledgement
Part 2:
- Down go the vaunted Hornets
- Bismack vs Hansbrough
- Chill Bismack
- Raptors rivalries
- Kris Humphries v DeMar DeRozan
- Kyrie Irving’s “back”
- Bismack and JV bonding
- Cleveland, Brooklyn, Washington, Philadelphia
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