Host Andrew Damelin is joined by Raptors 905 Head Coach Patrick Mutombo to travel his incredible basketball journey. If you're a fan of depth, introspection, empathy, and the 2012 Denver Nuggets you are going to have to listen. Topics:-Mutombo's first NBA memory-the "heavy" responsibility of coaching G League players-overseas basketball horror stories -Mutombo the elite-level artist -how Mutombo initially saw Fred VanVleet. "I would be lying if I said I anticipated him being a starter and doing all the marvelous things he's doing now."-Mutombo's all-Nuggets swagger team. (He was an assistant coach there from 2011-2015). -Mutombo's basketball aesthetic of paint and perimeter-the moment the Raptors 905 finally bought into what he and his coaching staff were selling. Submit your Blue Wire Hustle application here: http://bwhustle.com/join

Host Samson Folk details the Raptors loss to the Thunder.Reggie Evans Award: Fred VanVleetQR Comment: martin

Host Samson Folk details the Raptors loss to the Pistons. Reggie Evans Award: OG AnunobyQR comment: lewro

Host Samson Folk details the Raptors loss to the Blazers. Reggie Evans Award: Pascal SiakamQR Comment: LukeWarmWater

Host Samson Folk brings on clever as they come, Jacob Mack, to talk about his breakdown of why the Raptors absolutely did the right thing by keeping Kyle Lowry. - Keeping Kyle and the Rationale- Defying Age, fighting bad luck, the top 5 in the draft- Gary Trent Jr., what do we think?- Hard to believe no one pulled the trigger- Gorgui Dieng, Rodney Hood etc.

Host Samson Folk details the Raptors loss to the Suns. Reggie Evans Award: Pascal SiakamQR Comment: Chilango

Host Samson Folk details the Raptors win over the Nuggets. Reggie Evans Award: Kyle LowryQR Comment: RYE

Host Samson Folk brings on his pal, Blake Murphy of The Athletic, to talk about the Raptors options around the trade deadline. - Why Norm? Why not?- Immediate satisfaction packages- Delayed satisfaction packages- The Kyle Lowry of it all- Handsome guy heat- twitter questions

Host Samson Folk brings on his dear friend, Louis Zatzman, to talk about the loss to the Houston Rockets, and what it means for the Raptors. Reggie Evans Award: Fred VanVleetQR Comment: MZ

Host Samson Folk details the Raptors loss to the Cavaliers.Reggie Evans Award: OG AnunobyQR Comment: Wayne W. Smith

Host Samson Folk brings on @hoopgoose - one of 'Raptors twitter' s favourite commentators, to talk about the Raptors puzzling position in the mediocre east. - The return of OG, Pascal, and Fred- Untapped potential & teambuilding- Twitter questions

Host Samson Folk details the Raptors loss to the Jazz.Reggie Evans Award: OG AnunobyQR Comment: peacedawg

Host Samson Folk details the Raptors loss to the Pistons. Reggie Evans Award: Kyle LowryQR Comment: Andrew

Host Samson Folk details the Raptors loss to the Bulls. Reggie Evans Award: Norm PowellQR Comment: Chilango

Host Samson Folk details the Raptors loss to the Hornets.Reggie Evans Award: Henry EllensonQR Comment: Ds

Host Samson Folk details the Raptors loss to the Hawks. Reggie Evans Award: Paul Watson Jr.QR Comment: Swavey04

Host Samson Folk brings on the very talented and very funny, Dana Smart. - Likes and Dislikes of the year so far- How to draw NBAers- The start of our Raptors fandom- NBA comps- Always Sunny Analogs- Twitter Questions

Host Andrew Damelin is joined by two good friends and the only Raptors 905 returnees from last season - Henry Ellenson and Matt Morgan. We lament the treacherous grind of the G League bubble, compare and contrast the coaching styles of Patrick Mutombo, Jama Mahlalela, and Stan Van Gundy, and we get nerdy on Henry and Matt's on-court chemistry. SPOILER ALERT: we discuss dribble handoffs.Submit your Blue Wire Hustle application here: http://bwhustle.com/join