The JD Bunkis Podcast

JD reacts to the Raptors going down 0-2 to the Cleveland Cavaliers and brings on Sportsnet's Michael Grange to dissect the Raptors' issues and Brandon Ingram's historically bad game. JD and Grange discuss Ingram's over-importance to the team, the roster's clunky on-court fit, if there are any adjustments Grange can foresee the Raptors making, and the likelihood of Immanuel Quickley returning for Game 3. JD then points out a lesson Maple Leafs fans could take from New York Knicks fans.  

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JD and Ben Nicholson-Smith, MLB insider and Sportsnet Blue Jays reporter, debate if the Blue Jays season is teetering and if they have a team identity. JD asks Ben about Dalton Varsho's injury, if Jeff Hoffman's role could change after blowing another save, and Eric Lauer's honest comments about having an opener. 

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Chris Mannix, NBC sideline reporter for the Raptors-Cleveland series, joins JD to react to the Raptors Game 1 loss and break down what will need to change for the Raptors in Game 2 and the rest of the series. JD asks Chris about Brandon Ingram's lack of offensive involvement, Scottie Barnes' biggest test to date, which series opener around the league most shifted his mind, and LeBron James exposing the Houston Rockets. Later, JD and Producer Armen banter about the other biggest storylines from the opening weekend of the playoffs. 

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Jason Timpf, host of Hoops Tonight, joins JD to breaks down what the Raptors may struggle to handle from the Cavaliers, how the roster is built to guard the Cavs' star guards, what he thinks are the most critical hinge points of the series, what fit issues the Raps may face head-on in the first-round, which first-round favourite has the most pressure, the elusive second ring for modern NBA superstars, and if Oklahoma City Thunder should be more favoured than they were last year. The show ends with 'What We Missed'.

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JD reacts to the Maple Leafs missing out on Sunny Mehta and how it appears the Leafs are conducting their management search. MLB Network’s Jon Morosi talks about the Blue Jays' precarious rotation situation and the domino effect on the bullpen staff. JD and Jon also discuss Vladimir Guerrero Jr.’s slow start, who they’re confident about in the lineup, the most surprising part of the Jays start, the rareness of being active in the trade market this early in the season. JD then lists a number of silver linings for the Jays and his favourite first-round matchups in the Stanley Cup playoffs and NBA playoffs. 

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