Locked On Raptors - Daily Podcast On The Toronto Raptors
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In Episode 1508, Sean Woodley goes solo to discuss the state of the Toronto Raptors' bench through the first seven games of the 2023-24 NBA season, and discuss whether there should be some optimism about the team's struggling reserves turning the tide. Off the top, Sean details why he's general encouraged by Darko Rajakovic's usage of his bench players, even though the team ranks 27th in the league in nightly bench scoring and 28th in bench three-point shooting percentage. The nice thing is that the the Raptors' head coach is deplying groups in a way that doesn' ask too much from his bench pieces. Will some positive regression to the mean from deep start seeing some of the team's core transitional lineups take off? And what can be made of the Dennis Schroder-Pascal Siakam-Jakob Poeltl and Scottie Barnes-O.G. Anunoby duo that seemingly comprise the backbone of most of the team's reserve-heavy looks? Next, Sean runs through his tiers of trust when it comes to the Raptors' bench players. Otto Porter Jr. is as advertised when healthy, Gary Trent Jr. is seemingly getting more comfortable, and Malachi Flynn has been surprisingly steady if underwhelming. What about Precious Achiuwa and Chris Boucher? And can Gradey Dick and Jalen McDaniels hang on to their rotation spots by finding their stroke from three? Lastly, Sean tackles a listener question about whether or not the Raptors should look at changing up the starting lineup to help balance out their starting and reserve units to close out the show.
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