What we Learned About the Raptors from the Cavs, Warriors Games

In this episode of the ToT-cast, Chris Okrainetz and Demar Grant discuss the Toronto Raptors and their recent news. They discuss the Raptors recent losses to the Golden State Warriors and Cleveland Cavaliers, what we learned from those losses, the struggles of Patrick Patterson, how Jonas Valanciunas fits in against small ball teams, whether the Raptors will re-sign Drake after this season and more. Here’s a rundown of what was discussed on the podcast: – Patterson's shooting struggles and who the Raptors could play during his struggles (0:51) – The usage of Valanciunas and the pace Toronto plays at (3:22) – What we learned watching the Raptors play the Cavs and Warriors (7:17) – It's a contract year for the Raptors' global ambassador, Drake. Will the team re-sign him for next season, or was this the final "Drake Night?" (16:18) – Should the Raptors use Pascal Siakam more at centre to combat against small lineups (21:45) – Demar puts on his tin foil hat and believes the NBA is calling less fouls in the first quarter to help speed up games, which is why DeMar DeRozan isn't getting early calls (26:44) – The idea of "working officials," which is something we've seen Kyle Lowry do more of this season (31:48) * * * You can listen to every episode of the ToT-cast on iTunes, SoundCloud, or stream it from our website. Make sure you not only subscribe to the show so you don’t miss any new episodes, but leave us a nice review — if you think we’ve earned it! Also, if you like the music in our podcast be sure to check out Gee's SoundCloud page @GeeSoropia. Thanks for listening and be sure to follow us on Twitter @TipoftheTower, and like our Facebook page @Tip of the Tower.