Scottie Barnes struggled again in his second game back from injury and the Toronto Raptors fell 114-110 to the Houston Rockets despite Ja'Kobe Walter going off for a career-best 27 points. In Episode 1772, Sean Woodley is back from some time on the shelf to talk about the loss to Houston, Scottie Barnes mostly explainable struggles, the fan base losing its patience for no reason, the rookies, Gradey Dick's handle and much more. Off the top, Sean gets into Barnes' struggles against both the Nets and Rockets since returning, and why it's absurd to call Barnes' validity as a leading man into question after two not so great outings within a poor team context. Next, Sean digs into the Raptors' rookies performances, Ja'Kobe Walter's 27-points  and his tantalizing flashes, Jamal Shead's reemergence, Jamison Battle banging threes, and Jonathan Mogbo's struggles. Lastly, Sean  runs through The Good (another Chris Boucher heater), The Bad (Gradey Dick's handle against physicality) and The Hmmm (are the Raptors losing enough now that they can let their guys just play when they're back?) to round out the show. 

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