Locked On Raptors

The Toronto Raptors saw their core trio of Scottie Barnes, Immanuel Quickley and RJ Barrett reunited for the first time since March 1st, and subsequently got demolished by the Milwaukee Bucks. In Episode 1780, Sean Woodley is joined by Vivek Jacob (Raptors in 7, Sportsnet) to talk about the Raptors' 128-104 loss to the Bucks, their first impressions of the BBQ trio and the starting five, the miserable defensive effort put in by the Raptors, and more. Off the top, they chat about the offensive and defensive struggles of the starting five, how the BBQ trio looked playing off of one another, the Scottie-IQ connection and the need for reps and continuity before we can really judge what this team's got. Next, Sean and Vivek get into the defensive egg laid by the Raptors, the disconnectedness of the team's rotations, the lack of ideas and defensive creativity and why this is the single biggest thing that will need to show some marked improvement over the next stretch to instill any kind of hope that this thing is m