Dr. Tom and the Gold Blooded King Ep. 5: Raptors HQ invades the podcast

Game 1 of the NBA Finals is only a few short hours away and Golden State of Mind has teamed up with Raptors HQ to break this bad boy down!

Dr. Tom and the Gold Blooded King activated a megapod with our Northern blog buddies @ThatsARapPod and @andreasbabs, and we even brought back GSoM legend @BramKincheloe for this one.

In a wide ranging conversation we discussed:

• Ranking Toronto fans’ fear of Steph Curry, Kevin Durant, and Klay Thompson
• The different challenges of Golden State’s lineups with/without KD
• How Raptors fans felt about DeMar DeRozan’s departure (hilarious metaphor alert from Andreas)
• Patrick McCaw’s defection and Alfonzo McKinnie’s ascension
• Which fringe rotation player’s success is most beloved by their fan base
• Is Fred Van Vleet better than Kyle Lowry?
• Bram and Dr. Tom go at it over whether or not it’d be best for KD to leave
• G1 and Finals predictions

Look there’s so much we covered, why are you still reading? Hop into the pod and let us get you hyped up for the championship series!