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Will Lou breaks down the Toronto Raptors' 130-120 loss to the Philadelphia 76ers. He discusses the lineup decision to start Ochai Agbaji to fill in for a resting Jakob Poeltl, the continued excitement over Collin Murray-Boyles, and the difficulties of playing small against a very large team. Three stars: Collin Murray-Boyles, Immanuel Quickley, Scottie Barnes Gerald Henderson award: Trendon Watfor...

Will Lou goes live from his dear friend Jeremy's 30th birthday to discuss the Toronto Raptors' 109-97 win over the Atlanta Hawks in NBA Cup action. It was a shorter than usual reaction podcast because Will wants to be a good friend. Three stars: Immanuel Quickley, Scottie Barnes, Sandro Mamukelashvili Gerald Henderson award: Nickeil Alexander-Walker Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more...

Will, Alex, and Jerome tackle life’s most important questions: would you take $5 million if it meant not showering for a year, give up Asian food in exchange for unlimited travel, or stop buying new clothes if it meant you could still get haircuts? Later, Alex drops his latest Five Dollar Thoughts on the death of social etiquette, swearing on TV, and why marathons should be shorter. Finally, he un...

Will and Alex break down the biggest storylines of the Raptors’ season so far, debating whether the defence is truly a concern, if Immanuel Quickley has become the team’s scapegoat, whether Toronto actually has a “big three,” and if Collin Murray-Boyles is ahead of schedule. They also discuss the Raptors’ chances of cracking the East’s top six before wrapping up with a game where they try to ident...

Will Lou goes live to recap the Toronto Raptors' 128-100 win over the Milwaukee Bucks. He gives props to Scottie Barnes for winning his matchup against Giannis Antetokounmpo, then shares praise for how Gradey Dick and others bounced back in this win. Later on, Jerome Cheng joins the show to discuss the announcement of Sandy Brondello as the first ever Toronto Tempo head coach. Three stars: Scottie...

Will and Alex walk through the painful ending to the 2025 World Series and discuss: Yoshinobu Yamamoto’s dominance, the improbable series of events in the ninth inning of Game 7, a frame-by-frame breakdown of IKF’s slide home, Andy Pages’ ridiculous catch, where this game ranks on Bill Simmons’ “Level of Losing,” and their personal takeaways from this postseason run. #torontobluejays #bluejays Rea...

Will Lou recaps the Toronto Raptors' 117-104 win over the Memphis Grizzlies. He discusses the strong performances from RJ Barrett, Collin Murray-Boyles, Scottie Barnes and Brandon Ingram, then takes questions from the live chat. Three stars: RJ Barrett, Scottie Barnes, Brandon Ingram Gerald Henderson award: Vince Williams Jr. #nba #torontoraptors #bluejays Reach out to the show by leaving a voicem...

Will Lou recaps the Toronto Raptors' 112-101 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers. He breaks down the important contributions from Jamison Battle off the bench and the improvements on defense. He then turns his attention to the Toronto Blue Jays (46:35) who catch a run of spectacularly bad breaks with Addison Barger's ground rule double and then Barger caught in a double-play at second. Three stars: J...

Will Lou goes live to first discuss the Toronto Raptors' 139-121 loss to the Houston Rockets. He offers solutions for how to fix the Raptors' current problems. He then turns his attention to live-reacting to the Toronto Blue Jays' 6-1 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers Game 5 of the World Series. He is joined afterwards by Alex Wong (2:10:10) to react to the Jays win and general banter pod topics. T...

Will and Alex are joined by author Oren Weisfeld to build a blame pie for the Raptors’ 1-3 start to the season as they discuss Immanuel Quickley and Jakob Poeltl’s slow starts, whether Darko is on the hot seat, how much blame the front office should take, and more. Later, Oren takes us behind the scenes and shares stories from his upcoming book “The Golden Generation.” And finally, it’s another ed...

Will Lou reacts to the Toronto Raptors' loss to the San Antonio Spurs. He then sticks around until the bottom of the 18th inning in a historic Game 3 World Series battle between the Toronto Blue Jays and Los Angeles Dodgers but we have cut it from the audio podcast. For the full 4 hour experience check out the YouTube stream: https://youtube.com/live/veYxBTPkQyI Three stars: Collin Murray-Boyles,...

Will Lou and Alex Wong go live after the Toronto Raptors' 139-129 loss to the Dallas Mavericks game on Sunday night. He breaks down the Raptors' unacceptable effort on defense and then brings on Alex to talk about the Blue Jays and answer fan questions. Three stars: Scottie Barnes, Sandro Mamukelashvili, Brandon Ingram's offense Gerald Henderson award: PJ Washington #nba #raptors #mavs Reach out t...

Will Lou goes live to break down the Toronto Raptors' 122-116 loss to the Milwaukee Bucks. He also reacts to some key moments in Game 1 of the World Series between the Toronto Blue Jays and Los Angeles Dodgers including a delirious 9-running inning by the Jays in the sixth (1:09:43) Three stars: Brandon Ingram, RJ Barrett, Jamison Battle Gerald Henderson award: Cole Anthony #nba #mlb #bluejays Rea...

Will and Alex unpack the latest gambling scandal to hit the NBA, debate whether Wemby and the Spurs are ready to take a massive leap in the West, give their first impressions on NBC’s coverage of the league, discuss LeBron’s future with the Lakers, review the best Doc Rivers impersonations, and finally: a special World Series edition of Jays Corner. #nba #victorwembanyama Reach out to the show by...

Will Lou and Samson Folk from Raptors Republic recap the Toronto Raptors' 138-118 win over the Atlanta Hawks in the season opener. They break down the dominant performances by the entire starting five and the strong showings from Gradey Dick and Jamal Shead off the bench. Three stars: RJ Barrett, Scottie Barnes, Gradey Dick Gerald Henderson award: Onyeka Okongwu #raptors #torontoraptors Reach out...

Friend of the show Keerthika Uthayakumar (Keeks!) joins Will to share some "Fun Facts" going into the Toronto Raptors 2025-26 season. They agree halfway through that the word fun was being disingenuous and so they rebranded it to 10 stats to be improved by the Raptors this season. #raptors #torontoraptors Reach out to the show by leaving a voicemail at hellowelcome.show or email the guys info@hell...

Daaaaaaaa Mariners lose! Will Lou and Alex Wong celebrate a delirious Game 7 victory as the Toronto Blue Jays advance to the World Series for the first time since 1993. Three stars: George Springer, Jeff Hoffman, Chris Bassett Gerald Henderson award: Bryan Woo's lethal face card Reach out to the show by leaving a voicemail at hellowelcome.show or email the guys info@hellowelcome.show Check out our...

Will and Alex are joined by TSN’s Josh Lewenberg to make predictions for the upcoming season including: what will the conversation around Scottie Barnes be about this year, Brandon Ingram’s upside, most surprising player, which Raptor is most likely to be traded, the team’s win total, and more. Later, they discuss the Raptors Halloween party, the proper etiquette for tipping, and look ahead to Gam...

Will Lou breaks down the Toronto Raptors' final preseason game in their 119-114 win over the Brooklyn Nets. He discusses the tremendous showing from Scottie Barnes who had 31 points, the point guard mastery from Immanuel Quickley, and Brandon Ingram's impressive playmaking in crunch time to seal the win. #raptors #torontoraptors Reach out to the show by leaving a voicemail at hellowelcome.show or...

Will Lou breaks down the Toronto Raptors' 110-108 loss to the Boston Celtics in preseason. He looks at how the Raptors starting five performed, the off-nights from Scottie Barnes and Immanuel Quickley, and then takes music recommendations from the live chat. Three stars: Brandon Ingram, RJ Barrett, Ochai Agbaji Gerald Henderson award: Xavier Tillman #nba #raptors #celtics Reach out to the show by...

Will and Alex are joined by James Herbert of CBS Sports to make their annual NBA awards predictions. They debate the MVP race between Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Nikola Jokić, discuss whether Nico Harrison could take home Executive of the Year, and share their picks for Best Teammate and other awards. Later, they choose their most intriguing players for the season and debut the inaugural edition o...

Will and Alex share their takeaways from the Raptors’ preseason so far, including thoughts on the team’s emerging defensive identity, Brandon Ingram’s potential as a true number one option, and whether the roster might be overloaded with shooting guards. Later, they dive into the most obscure NBA player references in rap lyrics and play a preseason edition of “Who He Play For.” Finally, it’s Jays...

Will Lou breaks down the Toronto Raptors' 113-112 win over the Washington Wizards in preseason action. He gives credit to Darko Rajakovic for drawing up yet another game-winning play, and then touches on the conversation on Scottie Barnes' approach on offense. Three stars: Chucky Hepburn, Immanuel Quickley, Scottie Barnes Gerald Henderson award: Will Riley's two free throws #raptors #torontoraptor...

Will Lou reacts to the Toronto Raptors' 107-105 win over the Boston Celtics in preseason. He breaks down Chris Boucher's return to Toronto, the great effort by the third stringers to come back in dramatic fashion, and shows love to Gradey Dick's continued improvements. Three stars: Gradey Dick, Chucky Hepburn, Jonathan Mogbo Gerald Henderson award: Chris Boucher #raptors #torontoraptors #celtics R...

It’s the October Banter Pod! Will, Alex, and Jerome debate whether it’s ever acceptable to wear a Yankees cap in Toronto, recap their celebration dinner with Bobby Webster, and share the highs and lows from their trip to Calgary for Raptors training camp. Later, Alex delivers his latest takes on why guys should hype up guys more, imitation crab, the comeback of business cards, and his decision to...