The Raptors Show with Blake Murphy and co-host Matt Bonner starting Oct 15 11-12pm

And1Skip · Post #1 » by **And1Skip** » Mon Sep 23, 2024 5:50 pm

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Now that's a show I'd make an effort to tune into, Looking forward to the "Red Rocket" on the show!

tdotrep2 · Post #2 » by **tdotrep2** » Mon Sep 23, 2024 6:01 pm

i am interested

ForeverTFC · Post #3 » by **ForeverTFC** » Mon Sep 23, 2024 6:02 pm

1 hour of basketball sandwiched between 8 hours of Hockey and 2 hours of being spoken down to by Bunkis. Good stuff.

WaltFrazier · Post #4 » by **WaltFrazier** » Mon Sep 23, 2024 6:14 pm

Sounds good. I listened a lot to Blake doing an hour or two of Jays talk this summer, guess I was driving during his show a fair bit. He's become a more polished broadcaster, far more than the amateurish Will and Alex. But by himself going on endlessly about stats, he's boring despite the fact he knows his stuff. But Bonner as a co-host should help lighten and balance off Blake's analytics talk.

Dalek · Post #5 » by **Dalek** » Mon Sep 23, 2024 6:29 pm

This is great news. I always liked Bonner as he is naturally funny. I kind of remember him taking the TTC to games or him having some silly old beater car while as a Raptor.

Any time we can get an ex-NBA guy to broadcast for us, we should do it as long as they are semi-coherent (sorry Alvin).

kalel123 · Post #6 » by **kalel123** » Mon Sep 23, 2024 6:31 pm

Does Matt Bonner live in Toronto or is it going to be over Zoom or something?

Post #7 » by **HiJiNX** » Mon Sep 23, 2024 6:53 pm

Matt Bonner is interesting. He’ll be a good offset to Blake.

Hottie McShotty · Post #8 » by **Hottie McShotty** » Mon Sep 23, 2024 6:59 pm

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Tor_Raps · Post #9 » by **Tor_Raps** » Mon Sep 23, 2024 7:20 pm

ForeverTFC wrote:1 hour of basketball sandwiched between 8 hours of Hockey and 2 hours of being spoken down to by Bunkis. Good stuff.

Hey hey... I love Bunkis even if he talks too much. Very knowledgeable and straight forward dude lol.

ATLTimekeeper · Post #10 » by **ATLTimekeeper** » Mon Sep 23, 2024 7:26 pm

Good choice especially re the Vince Carter announcement. He had courtside seats for that circus.

ForeverTFC · Post #11 » by **ForeverTFC** » Mon Sep 23, 2024 8:09 pm

Tor_Raps wrote:
ForeverTFC wrote:1 hour of basketball sandwiched between 8 hours of Hockey and 2 hours of being spoken down to by Bunkis. Good stuff.

Hey hey... I love Bunkis even if he talks too much. Very knowledgeable and straight forward dude lol.

I do about a pod a week with that guy. Any more and I can't get what I imagine to be his smug face out of my head for the rest of the week. He's good but also annoying. If that makes any sense. Also clear Rogers mouthpiece though they all are on the Fan.

WaltFrazier · Post #12 » by **WaltFrazier** » Mon Sep 23, 2024 8:14 pm

ForeverTFC wrote:
Tor_Raps wrote:
ForeverTFC wrote:1 hour of basketball sandwiched between 8 hours of Hockey and 2 hours of being spoken down to by Bunkis. Good stuff.

Hey hey... I love Bunkis even if he talks too much. Very knowledgeable and straight forward dude lol.

I do about a pod a week with that guy. Any more and I can't get what I imagine to be his smug face out of my head for the rest of the week. He's good but also annoying. If that makes any sense. Also clear Rogers mouthpiece though they all are on the Fan.

He talks way too much, makes it about himself. He will have an expert guest on the the US or whatever, then asks long winded questions where he has to fit all his theories and takes into the question. Just ask the guy who knows, and let him talk.

djsunyc · Post #13 » by **djsunyc** » Mon Sep 23, 2024 10:37 pm

1 hour is probably the right amount of time for the team this season. we're not going to be good so instead of having to talk about a bad team for 2 hours, 1 hour will suffice and keep things moving. you only go to 2 hours if you have fan call ins.

Tha Cynic · Post #14 » by **Tha Cynic** » Mon Sep 23, 2024 11:59 pm

Wow, they got a terrible timeslot. Are they really going to blabber about the Leafs for 99% of the day when no one cares about the hockey regular season? This is coming from someone who watches a lot of Leafs a d Blue Jays too.

Good news is the Hello and Welcome show should be about 2 hours I think, so we're getting a bonus slot for basketball - even if it does seem half-assed by Sportsnet.

NinjaBro · Post #15 » by **NinjaBro** » Tue Sep 24, 2024 12:07 am

WaltFrazier wrote:Sounds good. I listened a lot to Blake doing an hour or two of Jays talk this summer, guess I was driving during his show a fair bit. He's become a more polished broadcaster, far more than the amateurish Will and Alex. But by himself going on endlessly about stats, he's boring despite the fact he knows his stuff. But Bonner as a co-host should help lighten and balance off Blake's analytics talk.

Fantastic news! Love Blake and Bonner should be a great cohost with experience behind the mic. I unsubcribed to Hello and Welcome, I just cannot support Will and Alex anymore. Too much of clowns for my tastes, I've only listened to 1 of their show so far and couldn't even make it to the end.

Looking forward to Blake's show. I'm excited.

"We need to trade Siakam for AJ Griffin before it's too late!" - PhilBlackson

Anticon · Post #16 » by **Anticon** » Tue Sep 24, 2024 12:30 am

ForeverTFC wrote:1 hour of basketball sandwiched between 8 hours of Hockey and 2 hours of being spoken down to by Bunkis. Good stuff.

A solid preview of how the Raptors rank under Rogers.

WuTang_CMB · Post #17 » by **WuTang_CMB** » Tue Sep 24, 2024 12:44 am

kalel123 wrote:Does Matt Bonner live in Toronto or is it going to be over Zoom or something?

lives here
wife from toronto

And1Skip · Post #18 » by **And1Skip** » Tue Sep 24, 2024 1:08 am

Does Mr. Sub make a comeback with a marketing campaign with Matt Bonner back in the mix? LOL would be a great battle with Scottie doing all these promotions for Subway. But honestly I'd like to hear what Matt Bonner's favorite sandwich shops in Toronto are.

Kevin Willis · Post #19 » by **Kevin Willis** » Tue Sep 24, 2024 2:32 am

He said Bonner...

bluerap23 · Post #20 » by **bluerap23** » Tue Sep 24, 2024 3:53 am

This should be fun. Interesting he took over the show from Will. That may be awkward.