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Pull Up Tre

The Nation Network

A podcast featuring Samson Folk, Trevon Heath and Esfandiar Baraheni discussing all the latest Toronto Raptors news, storylines, post-game analysis, live shows, and more.

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  • Saturday · 1 hr 4 min

    The Toronto Raptors Awards Draft

    Samson Folk, Trevon Heath, and Esfandiar Baraheni get together for the annual awards draft. 0:00 - Introductions 3:35 - Scottie vs Kawhi’s team 8:15 - The awards draft rules 9:28 - Scottie Barnes All-Star 11:47 - Scottie Barnes All-NBA 2nd team 14:24 - Kawhi Leonard All-Star 17:25 - Darko Coach of the Year 22:45 - Kawhi Leonard 3rd team All-NBA 24:52 - Scottie Barnes DPOY 30:43 - Scottie Barnes 1st Team All Defense 31:23 - Collin Murray-Boyles 6MOY 35:32 - Immanuel Quickley 3PT Comp 36:15 - Jamison Battle 3PT Comp ??? 37:25 - Jamal Shead bench assist title 39:30 - Allen Graves All-Rookie 2nd Team 40:30 - Can the Raptors win the title? 48:47 - Scottie Barnes FMVP 51:25 - Kawhi Leonard Steals Title 53:10 - Kawhi Leonard Clutch Player of the Year 55:24 - Kawhi is the blueprint of a star playoff run in Toronto 57:42 - Awards we didn’t give Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  • September 14 · 59 min

    Kawhi Leonard is a Toronto Raptor.

    Samson & Es & Louis go live to break down the Kawhi news. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  • September 12 · 56 min

    Collin Murray-Boyles is here to break stuff

    Samson Folk does a deep dive on Collin Murray-Boyles. 0:00 - Intro 2:15 - Playoff riser CMB 5:55 - The jumper 11:12 - All-Defense level defense 21:55 - Spacing w/ Jakob 25:26 - CMB driving the basketball 29:20 - CMB’s passing 32:28 - Back to the driving 37:55 - CMB’s finishing in the paint 39:08 - Star outcomes 40:47 - CMB cutting weight, playing center 44:24 - CMB vs RJ 47:15 - online arguments 50:10 - Devin Carter available 50:42 - Chopping it up 55:30 - The irony of being a bald Samson Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  • September 9 · 59 min

    Investigating the Raptors contender status with Kawhi Leonard

    Samson Folk & Trevon Heath are joined by Steph Noh to investigate if the Raptors are actually contenders with Kawhi Leonard. Steph's SP page: https://www.sportingnews.com/ca/author/stephen-noh Steph's twitter: https://x.com/StephNoh?lang=en 0:00 - Introductions 1:58 - Kawhi trade news 2:58 - Steph thinks the Raptors are contenders 4:15 - Is the Raptors frontcourt good enough? 13:55 - Are the Raptors wings/forwards good enough? 17:39 - Steph's thoughts on Kawhi as a Raptor 22:04 - Is the Raptors backcourt good enough? 30:05 - The Raptors defense 38:45 - The Raptors halfcourt offense 45:00 - The Raptors transition offense 50:45 - Are the Raptors contenders? 52:37 - Steph thinks Scottie should've been All-NBA 56:00 - Tre reps Jamaica 58:48 - Goodbyes Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  • September 5 · 1 hr 6 min

    Are Kawhi Leonard & Scottie Barnes one of the NBA's best duos?

    Samson Folk tries to rank Kawhi Leonard & Scottie Barnes as a duo in the NBA. 0:00 - Introductions 1:40 - The best duos in the NBA 10:15 - Kawhi & Scottie will be impact monsters 11:27 - A star defensive duo 18:35 - Box score production 19:21 - Can Scottie improve at running offense? 25:35 - Kawhi providing unprecedented offense 30:50 - Scottie is a multiplier 34:15 - Scottie has to be better than Draymond 38:24 - Can CMB perform the role player role? 39:47 - Kawhi & Scottie can leapfrog duos 41:37 - Is Kawhi washed on defense? 50:12 - The Poeltl dilemma 51:50 - Revisiting the Scottie PG theory 57:36 - Guard screening for the Raptors 1:00:00 - Talkin nonsense Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  • September 4 · 28 min

    The Raptors Have A Secret Weapon This Season...

    Jamison Battle, Alijah Martin and Nate Bittle might make the Raptors surprisingly deep. 2:30 - Jamison Battle 11:30 - Alijah Martin 20:00 - Kyle Anderson and TJD 24:00 - Nate Bittle 27:00 - End of bench Don't forget to like, comment and share the video. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  • August 28 · 22 min

    What Is A SUCCESSFUL Rookie Season For Allen Graves?

    Allen Graves is coming into the Raptors with a chance to be a real rotation player as a rookie. 0:48 - Kawhi Update 1:30 - Graves Summer League 5:00 - Shooting 8:00 - Finishing 12:30 - Defense 16:00 - Expectations Don't forget to like, comment and share the video. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  • August 25 · 1 hr 43 min

    How the Raptors built an Elite & Unique defense w/ Caitlin Cooper

    Samson Folk & Caitlin Cooper breakdown the Raptors unique approach to defending + talk about the team at large afterwards. Find Caitlin's patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/cw/basketballshewrote 0:00 - Intros 1:15 - Summarizing the Raptors defense 2:17 - Why are the Raptors interesting? 7:07 - Film breakdown on stabs 13:30 - Film breakdown on strong side help 18:35 - Film breakdown on attacking the spin 27:50 - Film breakdown on low hand contests 33:25 - Film Breakdown on swipes 35:55 - The Raptors are unique 39:20 - Scottie Barnes’ defensive leap 43:18 - The Raptors teambuilding 46:30 - How does Jamal Shead win all his minutes? 55:04 - Joe Wolfond anecdotes 56:03 - The Raptors transition offense 1:09:15 - The Raptors halfcourt offense 1:19:16 - Can Scottie carry over his playoff performance? 1:28:05 - The Cavs disappointed us 1:30:30 - What are the Clippers building? 1:31:55 - Caitlin’s imposter syndrome 1:34:30 - Caitlin thinks the Raptors are contenders 1:38:55 - Caitlin puts on the Samson cap Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  • August 24 · 1 hr 8 min

    Which young Raptor will make the biggest leap?

    Samson Folk discusses the Raptors young players and their roles for the upcoming season. 0:00 - Intros 2:12 - Collin Murray-Boyles 19:00 - Ja’Kobe Walter 33:16 - Jamal Shead 43:55 - Summarizing 45:50 - Answering chatter questions Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  • August 21 · 24 min

    What Makes Jamal Shead ESSENTIAL For This Raptors Team?

    Jamal Shead was incredibly impactful for the Raptors in year 2. He just found a way. But what was the unquantifiable skill? 0:45 - Kawhi update 2:30 - Unquantifiable impact 5:00 - Possession battle 13:00 - Offensive inefficiency 15:00 - Shooting 20:00 - Leadership Don't forget to like, comment and share the video. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  • August 15 · 1 hr 8 min

    Breaking Down the Toronto Raptors Schedule

    Samson Folk, Trevon Heath, and Esfandiar Baraheni detail the latest with the Raptors. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  • August 7 · 1 hr 5 min

    How the NBA finds diamonds in the rough

    Samson Folk is joined by Shamit Dua to breakdown his piece on reclamation projects in the NBA. Find Shamit's piece here: https://intheno.net/do-cheap-fliers-on-failed-prospects-actually-work/ Subscribe to Shamit's work here: https://intheno.net/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  • August 7 · 26 min

    The Raptors Need THIS From Collin Murray-Boyles Next Season

    Episode 1 of Es Baraheni's preview of the 2026-2027 Raptors season. What does Collin Murray-Boyles need to do in order to succeed? 0:00 - Recap of rookie year 4:00 - Defense 9:00 - Rebounding 11:00 - Runners 15:00 - Playmaking + drives 21:00 - Expectations Don't forget to like, comment and share the video. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  • July 24 · 53 min

    Predicting The Raptors 2025-2026 Rotation: How many games will they win?

    Es Baraheni and Trevon Heath break down the Raptors rotation for next season. How many games will Kawhi play? Will Allen Graves be a rotation player? How will Jakob and CMB split their minutes? 0:00 - Kawhi Investigation 3:00 - Allen Graves rotation minutes 4:30 - How many games will Kawhi play? 10:00 - Scottie's load 15:00 - RJ and IQ 20:00 - Ja'Kobe 23:00 - CMB vs Jakob 30:00 - Jamal 33:00 - Deep Bench 47:00 - Win total Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  • July 22 · 1 hr 11 min

    One skill to improve for every Toronto Raptor

    Samson Folk breaks down the Raptors roster. 0:00 - Intro & latest news 2:11 - Kawhi Leonard 4:08 - Scottie Barnes 9:34 - RJ Barrett 15:48 - Immanuel Quickley 18:21 - Jakob Poeltl 21:30 - Collin Murray Boyles 25:28 - Jamal Shead 30:55 - Ja’Kobe Walter 37:20 - Allen Graves 41:52 - Jamison Battle 45:46 - Kyle Anderson 49:06 - Trayce Jackson Davis 51:28 - Alijah Martin 55:15 - Nate Bittle 58:56 - Chucky Hepburn 1:00:20 - Jaden Bradley 1:02:47 - Seth Lundy 1:05:41 - Darko Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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