Raptors Weekly Podcast, July 6 – Greeting DeMarre, Courting LaMarcus, and Grieving Amir
The pod takes on the developments of the last week head-on.
The pod takes on the developments of the last week head-on.
Steve Gennaro returns to the pod along with Andrew Thompson and we talk what happened and didn't happen on draft night. There's the analysis of the Delon Wright and Norman Powell picks, plenty of DeMar DeRozan contract talk, analysis of Al-Farouq Aminu, loads of free agency stuff, and lot more.
The trio is back as there's surprising consensus on Tristan Thompson versus Jonas Valanciunas; Terrence Ross is at it on Instagram again, and there's the run-of-the-mill Faried-for-Ross trade talk, and much more.
Amidst some audio issues, Andrew and I talk about the D-League team situation, Tom Thibodeau, and what DeMar DeRozan would fetch on the market by playing a name game.
Long-time reader and commenter, yertu damkule, joins the podcast to talk a range of topics from Andrea Bargnani to Bebe Noguiera, and all that’s in between.
Will finally shows his face on the pod to talk assistants getting canned, Terrence Ross blowing up (on Instagram, not on the court), and whether Jonas Valanciunas belongs in the middle-ages.
Dwane Casey’s job isn’t the only case on file in this week’s pod, which identified an unlikely cause for the Raptors horrific playoff failures.
Chris Robinson from the Sunday Times joins me from Perth to give us an overview of the Australian league, and what DeAndre Daniels has been upto, and whether he's NBA-ready.
Zarar and Tim W chat it up as Tim finally gets a chance to tell you ‘I told ya so’, but this time he’s got answers that don’t involve driving a tank through the ACC.
The Raptors are in a 3-0 series hole to Washington, and Andrew has been summoned to the pod from the back of a bar to explain why that is the case.
Sam and Zarar discuss the Game 2 loss to the Wizards, which sees Washington assert their dominance in convincing fashion.