We Have A Take: A Portland Trail Blazers Fan Podcast: Recent Episodes
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Two women who love the Portland Trail Blazers talk about the games, players, teams, mascots, fans, uniforms, and history that make Rip City great. With Tara Bowen-Biggs and Cassidy Gemmet. Serious fans, fun takes.
We have a take and so can you.
Its our first deep dive of the season! Rose shares what she learned about Deni Avdija - his journey to the NBA, rookie year, being an international player, playing for his national team.
Plus:The now-defunct Yugoslavian national basketball team, Deni's number 8, and it turns out we don't know what shows were on Nickelodeon!
2:00 Recap the last few weeks
9:17 Thoughts and prayers for Miami
11:00 Teams we forget about
15:49 WHAT about Deni Avdija
22:00 Early sports, early success
32:00 Predraft concerns - free throws and turnovers
35:00 Rookie year, getting robbed and losing his bag
43:00 2020 Draft
52:00 International players journeys
1:08:00 Ice baths
1:201:00 Takes! Winning isn’t everything and we’re watching people’s dreams come true.
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After basking in the glow of a two game winning streak (the Blazers will never lose again, we're certain) we go over some of the things that we manifested for the team at the beginning of the season. We might be making progress!
Plus, Scoot's game winner in front of his biggest fan, Greg Oden returns to Moda Center, Matisse might live at Moda Center and will the Blazers be able to make any trades?
1:00 Scoot makes children’s dreams come true - an eyewitness report on Scoot’s game winner
19:45 Early Nate Bjorkgren era thoughts
28:00 Ways that Deandre Ayton could be impactful with the younger players
36:00 Revisiting some of the things we said we were going to manifest this season:
Greg Oden being as big man coach (a bit of background on his journey)
44:00 Backwards dunks for Donovan Clingan
45:15 Anfernee trash talking
47:50 Scoot slowing down on offense
54:00 Jabari Walker’s uniform on the website, health and playing time for Shaedon Sharpe and Robert Williams
55:00 Matisse Thybulle making the Moda Center his home home.
Ryan Rupert handle and reduced reliance on Eurostep
59:55 Jermai Grant topic of discussion for his play rather than his fashion. Will the Blazers be able to trade him this season?
1:05 Outlet passes
1:14:00 Takes
Our friend and G-League correspondent Cat joined us to catch up on how we're feeling and start part 1 of the 2024-25 Season Playlist
1:00 How is your spirit?
12:00 Deni Avjia chaos agent
17:30 WHAT is up with Deandre Ayton?
19:00 Bosses vs Teachers
22:00 Chanucy Billups is literally on the court
23:30 A close up view of bench celebrations
25:00 Is Robert Williams III the leader this team needs and how long will he be here?
38:00 Report on what it's like to sit in court side seats
41:00 G League report
1:00:00 2024-25 Playlist Part 1
Rose: All these things that I’ve done by The Killers (plus Mr Brightside)
Tara: What’s up? By Four Non-blonds
Cat: Don’t stop thinking about tomorrow
Rose: Still Life by RM with Anderson .Paak
Tara: Drivin’ my life away by Eddie Rabbit
Cat: I’m Still Standing, Elton John
(Side note: why did Chris Paul get himself ejected so early?)
(Bonus: Movin’ right along by the Muppets)
1:18:00 Tara revisits a previous not-fully-baked take with a not-fully-baked update
1:22:00 Ready for a new coach
1:25:00 Puffy hair take
1:28:00 Outro
Join us on this journey! Also, what we’re thankful for!
1:00 Cars that match the trees they parked under
2:45 Houston series takeaways
7:00 Early take from Tara: The Blazers are a good team to measure how serious other teams are.
17:30 What we’re thankful for
18:00 …transition defense
20:00 … Donovan Clingan’s intensity
23:30 … bench celebrations - bring back Bench Celebrator Man of the Year Award!
28:00 … Delano Banton got the final roster spot
31:00 … we got to see Anfernee Simons look happy getting into a physical altercation
35:00 … two hands
40:30 … being wrong about the coach losing the locker room.
49:00 Takes: Rebranding Tanking to Lottery bound!
52:00 Jerami has an impeccable ponytail.
56:00 Homework: do any of the Blazer players have a noticeable free throw ritual?
WHAT are we thankful for?
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This week we're joined by Keith Feltner-Smith of the TrailCaster's podcast. We dive into an important topic that is close to our hearts - which Blazers have the best nicknames? We have a some of the best nicknames in the league and we decided to celebrate them!
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Welp. Here we are and the Blazers are the constant in our lives. Join us as we talk about a whole range of things from Bachelor in Paradise, pizza dough in Eugene, fond memories of Brian Wheeler’s amazing voice, and the great twitter departure.
:30 Three day weekend plans
2:00 Bachelor in Paradise
6:15 How does dating work any more?
10:00 Memories of Brian Wheeler
25:00 This week in Trail Blazers basketball
40:00 Robert Williams III first career 3!
46:00 So long Twitter, it was quite a ride! Find us on Bluesky and we’ll make new, different memories
1:08:00 Takes
Rose: its not the place its the people
Tara: Keeping an eye on the NBA’s new Dunk Score
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Troy Douglass of Back To The Basket (@BallWasLifeVol2) joins us to talk about his unique shop that caters to basketball lovers of all kinds -new fans and old will have a great time visiting and looking at the selection of basketball memorabilia.
1:30 Icebreaker: How we’re feeling about “Rip City runs deep”
11:30 Getting to know Troy Douglass - shout out to Blazervision channel 52!
16:52 Favorite Players
20:00 Cultural Blends and Back to the Basket
26:00 Fun stuff that has come through
31:00 Behind the name “Back to the Basket”
40:00 Bridge from old school to new school
45:00 Next basketball chapter for the Portland: The WNBA
48:00 How we’re feeling about the season so far
1:00:00 Takes: People who want to be on Daylight Savings Time all the time don’t have kids. In coaches challenges they should state first if the challenge has been overturned, not give us the whole story first. Portland is about to have a resurgence
1:05:00 Outro
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We're wrapping up the first week of the official NBA season by talking about what we are manifesting for each of the Portland Trail Blazers this season.
3:45 Highs and lows of opening week
15:30 Thinking about games in quarters and halves and banking sleep for future seasons
20:00 WHAT we are manifesting for each player
21:30 Donovan Clingan
24:00 Deandre Ayton
32:00 Toumani Camara
36:00 Anfernee Simons
40:00 Jerami Grant
46:00 Scott Henderson
52:00 Deni Avdija
56:00 Kris Murray
57: Matisse Thybulle
59:00 Shaedon Sharpe and Robert Williams III
1:00:00 Rayan Rupert
1:06:00 Delano Banton
10:10:00 Coach
1:13:00 Rose’s take: Setting up a tv antenna is a lost art
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We do the most natural thing in the world and overreact to the Trail Blazers 3-1 pre-season record because why not? AND, we reveal the WHAT Awards for the 2024-25 Season
:30 Quick flashback to the 2022 roster?
3:00 Managing expectations: don’t expect anything
5:50 Preseason overreactions (give us this!)
8:30 Donovan Clingan observations “Look at this guy using his arms at all times!”
12:30 Organization of guys going for rebounds
14:30 Toumani Camara, Tara’s take: Toumani could be a starter on any NBA team. Yes, ANY.
17:35 Scoot Henderson - it's all about expectations and patience. What is his go-to shot?
26:00 Anfernee Simons
28:00 Deandre Ayton in the role as vibes guy
32:00 We’ll see how we all feel 62 games in
34:00 Kris Murray
36:00 Rayan Rupert
39:00 Dalano Banton
40:00 Competing for the NBA Cup
43:45 WHAT Awards: Best Accessorizer,
49:10 Most Improved Blazer
51:20 Most Valuable Blazer
53:40 Blazer Legend
54:50 Social Media Play of the Season
59:00 R.I. P. Bench Celebrator Man of the Year and Most Valuable Pet.
1:00:00 How player’s social media accounts have changed over the years
1:06:00 Rose’s take: ban pom poms. Cheerleaders and dance teams are great. But throw out pom poms.
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Guest Dillon Sage of @holybackboard (TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@dasagehoops) or twitter (@dasage) joined us to talk Donovan Clingan, Deni Avdija, Coach Billups, Scoot Henderson and other actual basketball topics. Get ready for the new season with us!
1:00 Icebreaker: Ice preferences (see Dillon’s recommendation on TikTok) also shout out Sy’s Pizza in Eugene!
6:00 Sage’s thoughts on Donovan Clingan as a Blazer after watching him for 2 years. Concerns: big leap in size, foot injuries. Pro: Great passer, sets good screens, Questions: can he play more than 24 minutes?
10:40 How can he help the Blazers on defense? Post defense is A+, all around he’s solid. He’s good at using his length. He jumps at too much, at least he did in college. He will have more help too than guys like Nurk did, with better wing defenders.
14:30 Concern coming from such a good program directly to a tanking team? Not really, sometimes going through hard times makes you better.
20:00 Fan fest takeaway: Blazers got taller.
25:05 What are some of the things Sage will watch for: Donovan Clingan and Scoot Henderson pick and roll. As much as humanly possible.
29:15 Deni Avdija: why did the Blazers get a floor raiser right now? Good passer, defender, can fit around whoever he is playing with. Could be a better shooter if he’d had better spacing. At this point, Portland doesn’t really have better spacing.
35:00 Blazers potential defensive identity and who is going to play offense? Maybe they will lose a lot but opponents will be miserable because of their defense.
41:00 Given the current coaching situation, how likely is it that the Blazers will get an identity ?
47:00 Future of Scoot Henderson, Sage still believes he can be a super point guard.
49:30 Areas the Blazers were the worst in the league - which are they most likely to improve the most in?
54:45 Tara's take: If someone is ever going to stop Wemby, they need someone very large like Donovan Clingan.
56:15 Sage: Scoot could still be the guy. The top point guard prospect he’s ever watched besides Chris Paul, but he needs to play alongside better players in better schemes.
Top 5 pick and roll operator, hopefully develops a shot, a good defender, conductor of the team.
1:00:00 More on Scoot’s defense - he wants to do the right thing but the scheme is not good for him.
1:08:00 What about the two big lineups?
1:12:30 Rose's take: Sad that Boban Marjanovic is not in the NBA anymore.
1:15:15 Sage’s take: volunteer! (also, check out highlights of the Greater Medford area Multi Cultural Fair)
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1:30 Olympic Sized Feelings about Team Australia
9:00 What have the Blazers been up to?
15:30 Wedding season
17:00 Real Housewives of Salt Lake City - Damian Lillard possible crossover
23:44 Rebuilding Season
32:00 Former Blazers to watch around the League
55:00 Takes
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Tara and Rose catch up after a pretty significant break. How are we spending our summer? How does it compare to last summer and the Damian Lillard saga? We left in a swear because its summer time, you've been warned!
1:00 WHAT have we been doing instead
2:00 Instead of worrying about Damian Lillard, we’re living our lives and looking in on other teams’ problems/drama
6:00 Checking in on how we’re feeling about Damian Lillard.
13:30 What have we been watching?
30:00 Team USA thoughts: Tokyo Gold is worth more than the Paris Gold
42:00 Catching up with what the Blazers have been up to
46:00 Klutch Sports makes inroads in their plans to take over the Trail Blazers
49:00 Scootspectatioins and Clingonometry
50:00 Tara’s take: Blazer need to play to win the In Season Tournament
56:00 Matisse Thybulle is still a Blazer?
1:01:00 Rose’s take: There are too many swimming events.
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Welcome to the Didi Louzada Era! On June 30 we talk with our friend @catrenzer about the Blazers drafting Donovan Clingan and trading for Deni Avdija. We definitely do not talk about aprons! Plus we give thanks and appreciation for Andrew Nicholson, whose 7 year waive-and-stretch officially comes off the books. But who is he? No surprise, he's got a great story!
1:00 Icebreaker: One thing you are wising for: A third summer league championship, coaches wearing suits again, NBA Free Agency Bachelor-style reality show.
10:00 Draft recap and reactions.
24:00 How do we feel about the Blazers not using all of their draft picks?
35:00 Malcolm Brogdon appreciation
44:00 Free agency silly season free for all - Klay Thompson on the market, someone please trade for Anfernee Simons, everyone is apparently going to Philadelphia.
1:02:00 Last year’s off season ruined the off season for Blazer fans for a while. We still haven’t recovered from the Damian saga lasting until training camp. We hope Damian is doing well!
1:08:00 WHAT about Andrew Nicholson
1:24:00 Final takes: Woj, don’t talk on the air and tweet at the same time! Too many trades on draft night!
Time to announce the most prestigious basketball awards of the year, the 2024 WHAT Awards! Plus: draft lottery reactions, draft night predictions, and no more fiddling around!
5:00 Current Basketball Watching situation
8:05 There is too much fiddling around
10:45 Draft lottery
14:00 GMs should be the ones who sit there at the lottery. Stop sending players!
22:45 The NBA Draft two-day event. We’re skeptical.
25:45 WHAT Award announcements
28:30 Social Media Play of the Year (SMPOTY)
31:00 Most improved ‘fits (MIF)
33:00 Josh Hart Memorial Blazers Legend Award
36:00 Bench Celebrator Man of the Year (BCMOTY)
38:00 Most Valuable Blazer
48:00 You don’t have to keep telling us that Bron is the oldest player in the league
Don’t forget to vote for the WHAT Awards! We’ll keep it open through May 15
2:30 Most of the biggest names are out of the playoffs and the younger superstars are taking over
5:30 Obligatory Josh Hart update
16:00 Timberwolves giving hope to struggling, rebuilding, terrible teams.
20:00 Moses Brown
43:00 Robert Williams III
1:05:00 Tara’s Mid-episode take: It doesn’t matter where a nickname comes from.
1:18:00 Don’t forget to vote for the WHAT Awards!
1:19:00 Rose’s take - televise pre-season WNBA games!
Sources
Robert Williams's high school coach explains what type of player the Celtics are getting - Boston.com
Family and friends were the focus on draft night for Robert Williams | Sports | ktbs.com
Sources: Boston Celtics rookie Robert Williams has artery condition in his legs - masslive.com
Why Robert Williams got the 'Time Lord' nickname when he joined the Celtics
Where did Robert Williams's nickname come from? | Boston.com
Robert Williams III Media Availability | 2023 Training Camp, Day 2 | Portland Trail Blazers
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Its that time of the year again! We're wrapping up the Blazers 2023-24 Season with our annual WHAT Awards. Today Rose and Tara announce the nominees --> vote now! https://forms.gle/73PnzzJctJYJgrke9
1:23 When is the proper time for takes?
2:00 Anfernee should ask for a trade
5:00 Players should have consequences for dangerous plays
15:00 We hate what is happening to Damian Lillard
20:00 Clipped Trailer
23:00 Josh Hart! can play all 48
26:00 There have never been so many bald spots in the NBA and that's ok!
31:30 WHAT Award Nominations
32:00 Social Media Play of the year
3:00 Most Improved Fits
55:00 Josh Hart Memorial Blazers Legend Award
1:02:00 Bench Celebrator Man of the Year
1:05:00 Most Valuable Blazer
Bruce Poinsette (https://twitter.com/brucepoinsette) joined us to reflect on the Portland Trail Blazer's 2023-24 season.
3:45 Something to remember
13:00 Something to forget
30:00 Things that exceeded Expectations
43:15 Things that fell short
1:04:00 Start, bench, trade the roster
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In which we switch up the order of the show and everything goes all to H-E-L-L
2:15 Starting with takes this time. Tara: Blazers are going to have a terrible record again
next season.
15:00 Rose: Player comps suck.
25:00 Ashton Hagans
58:50 Dalano Banton
1:25:00 Canadian players coming into the league
Letter from home: A father's message to Kentucky's Ashton Hagans - The Athletic
Ashton Hagans Blog: Decommitment from Georgia, falling in the Final Four, rumor control and more
Ashton Hagans, Timberwolves Reportedly Agree to 2-Way Contract After NBA Draft
The hometown kid making big noise for the Toronto Raptors
'I Want to Be the Blueprint': The Raptors' Dalano Banton Is Making Rexdale Dream Big | Complex
‘Rexdale is him.’ Raptors rookie Dalano Banton inspiring the neighbourhood he grew up in
Podcast: Hustle Play Dalano Banton: "Wow, I'm really on the Raptors!"
Inside In Your City, a Brand Started By Dalano Banton and His Friends | Complex
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The Portland Trail Blazers are officially out of the playoff race but there are plenty of former Blazers heading to the playoffs! We've got a rundown of all the Blazer Cuties and Blazer Legends we'll be following in the post season.
1:00 Five rookie starters “dominated” by Aaron Gordon. Fun game against Denver showcasing the young guys on the team!11:30 This year seems like it's going to end better than the last two even if they don’t win more games.14:15 Which former Blazers are going to be in the playoffs?15:20 Blazer Cuties, Blazer Sweeties and Blazer Legends. Do we have solid definitions?21:00 Eastern Conference likely playoff teams with Blazer Cuties, Blazers Legends or former Blazers on themBoston: Jrue Holiday? Milwaukee: Damian Lillard, Pat ConnaughtonCleveland: no BlazersOrlando: Joe Ingles New York Knicks: Josh HartIndiana: no BlazersMiami: Patty MillsPhiladelphia: Nicolas Batum, Robert CovingtonChicago: no BlazersAtlanta: Wesley Matthews46:10 Western Conference likely playoff teams:OKC: No BlazersDEN: No BlazersMINN: Nikel Alexander Walker, (traded by the Pelicans in the CJ Trade, flipped the next day to the Jazz, for Joe ingles and the later that day, to minnesota)Clippers: Norman Powell, Mason PlumleeNOP: CJ McCollum, Larry Nance Jr., Cody ZellerDallas: Derrick Jones Jr., Seth Curry, Greg Brown IIIPhoenix: Jusuf Nurkic, Drew Eubanks, Nassir LittleSAC: No BlazersLAL; Cam Reddish, Skylar Mays (tw), Harry Giles (tw)GSW: GPII(Potential to slide in) Houston: Jeenathan Williams1:20 TakesJoin us on Discord! It's a place where we can share our love for the Blazers, talk about games, and get to know other Blazer fans. Kind of like Twitter but it's not. There are different channels with different topics and you can join in where you want, and ignore the stuff you don't want to see. Give it a try! You can also still find us on Twitter: @wehaveatake, @tcbbiggs @roselhardingThe cutest intro/outro music by Eric Peterson (@shoozumoops)
We have a talk about Rayan Rupert and Kris Murray who took two very different paths to the NBA. Plus a Dominupdate on the Blazers big man who is BALLIN’ right now!
2:00 DominAyton Deandre Ayton
7:22 The team is low on shooters and who is the leader?
11:00 Looking more comfortable in his new situation
14:00 Reference to latest Blazer Focused podcast with a locker room interview with Ayton
16:30 Shout out to Keith from TrailCasters for the nickname The Iceman for Ayton
18:00 Learn more about Rayan Rupert: Father’s basketball career, looking for another Nic Batum 29:30 A guess as to why he wears 72 including a small French civics tidbit. 37:20 Jewelry choices.
40:00 Learn more about Kris Murray, not Keegan Murray, another kid from a basketball family, underrated, took year between high school and college for their growth, path to the draft, time with the Remix, namesake Chris Street, Murray’s two dogs, Indie and Rosie.
1:14:00 What is going on with everyone’s hair?
1:17:00 Takes: Basketball Community needs to standardize the box score format, the NBA has a new sweetheart and you’re going to love who Rose thinks it is!
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We are over dunks (okay well Tara is) because they overshadow the art of understated and elegant layups. We are ready to roll with the Chill and Elegant Portland Trail Blazers! This week we also touch on recent wins, what we love about Delano Banton, get a report about family night at the game with Rose’s family and learn about Duop Reath.
1:50 It's raining wins in Rip City!
6:45 How can we recognize players for their rebounding?
7:30 Tara is officially out on dunks
9:30 Family game night vs Houston
19:00 NBA Coffee The game-day caffeine routine keeps the Portland Trail Blazers, the NBA's most well-traveled team, running - ESPN
23:50 Banton Believers
33:30 Duop Reath
43:15 Being found at a South Sudanese Basketball Tournament in Australia
48:00 College years
57:00 Sidebar about South Sudanese Basketball National team (Reath plays for Australia)
1:05:00 Professional Career
1:11:00 Comparing Reath’s journey to the more “typical” route into the NBA
1:21:00 Takes: let the 3s fly, Domoinayton, defensive rules should be straightforward enough to explain to a 7 year old.
Duop Reath Resources:
Against all odds, 27 year old rookie Duop Reath made the NBA
The Incredible Journey of Duop Reath
Illawarra Hawks' Duop Reath's incredible journey from South Sudan to NBL's biggest stage - ESPN
Mirrabooka's Duop Reath making his mark in US college system with Louisiana State University
'A better opportunity': LSU's Duop Reath emerges from war-torn South Sudan ... and Australia, to carve a niche in America
Portland-bound: Here's how Duop Reath cracked the NBA
The Refugee Who Could Be Rookie of the Month
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"Blazers Rule, Lakers Drool!" We go way back to the beginning to learn about Brenna Greene's journey, from Blazers Kids Camp attendee, to nun in Sound of Music, to Montana, Reno and Spokane where she was the station's first female sports director. Many fun stories a long the way. Plus we check in with her on possible WHAT Award nominees!
1:20 Icebreakers - entertaining things that happened during a game that are not basketball related. DeMarcus Cousins gets unejected, blimp crash, t-shirt tosses.
11:30 Rip City United Season Ticket Holder event.
13:35 Blazers camps for kids used to have the best giveaways.
15:30 Getting to know Brenna
18:30 Blazers Rule, Lakers "Drul"
21:30 Basketball and how she became a broadcaster
28:55 Becoming the first female sports news director at KREM in Spokane
32:00 Strong Gonzaga connection with Blazers media
33:45 Highlights of some of the things she’s covered over the years
39:30 Covering the Damian Lillard game
47:00 Covering the Blazers this year
53:00 Covering teams that you have been a fan of
55:35 WHAT awards check in
1:21:00 Takes: hold onto your physical media because it disappears from the internet, tall point guards are fun, the sun makes people drive out of their minds.
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It's the All Star break and we have a grab bag of topics to cover including Duop Reath’s new NBA contract, Scoot’s new Cheetos shoes, Adam Silver reassessing the G League Ignite and more! Plus, a history lesson about the NBA Dunk Contest that you probably have never heard about!
Shout out to Darnell Hillman!
:45 All Star Weekend - how do they choose the players for the Celebrity game?
6:17 Bad rules and bad commentary for the Steph Curry vs Sabrina Ionescu three point shootout
13:57 Shaedon Sharpe and Scoot Henderson attend All Star Weekend together.
15:08 Why isn’t Wemby an all star?
23:30 Duop Reath gets his NBA contract!
30:30 Props to the Minnesota Timberwolves for breaking through (finally!)
34:15 Jerami is coming for Most Improved Fit awards by adding his special t-shirt collection into the mix.
37:00 Scoot Henderson’s new Cheeto shoes with Puma (plus a dramatic reading of a partial press release. Puma please sponsor the podcast.)
43:00 Shout out Ashtan Hagans for his G League All Star appearance!
45:00 Adam Silver reassessing the G League Ignite
55:00 The first NBA Dunk Contest in 1977 NOT 1984 as the NBA would like you to think! NBA dunk contest started in 1976-77, when Pacers Darnell Hillman won. Learn more about Darnell Hillman, Dr Dunk.
1:08:00 Is it possible that the Rose Quarter has a dunking curse?
1:13:00 Takes: No games in the week leading up to All Star Weekend, and an update on Larsa Pippen and Marcus Jordan’s relationship.
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What Happens After Trade Deadline? Our friend @catrenzer joined us this week to talk about what's next for the Blazers now that the trade deadline has passed. Cat is a Remix season ticket holder and she has lots of great observations and thoughts about how rookies and young guys are being developed in the G League. Listen to her takes on Kris Murray, Ryan Rupert, Ashton Haggins and more!
:50 Cat talk w/ @catrenzer
3:45 Icebreaker: Rooting interest in the Super Bowl
7:30 Post trade deadline wrap up
10:30 In depth on Jerami Grant, NBA veteran
15:00 Playing vets and playing rookies and not playing vets and not playing rookies.
20:00 What Cat has learned from watching Remix games that applies to the Blazers
31:30 Reminder to watch Destination NBA
33:00 Setting up younger players for success
35:45 Watching Detroit (Rose does this by choice)
39:00 Wondering about the G League Ignite - does that pathway work?
46:00 Rewiring our brains about what to expect from 19 year-olds like Scoot Henderson.
52:00 Why hasn’t Duop Reath been converted yet? Lets go Joe!
1:03:10 Where are we in this rebuild?
1:18:00 Let's give Malcolm Brogdon and Jerami Grant some acknowledgement for being happy to be here.
1:20:00 Takes: Miami is now the best Real Housewives franchise, Booooo companies who don’t have people responding to customer service requests, more afternoon games for families!
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Kelly Aucoin returns to the podcast to talk about what he's been up to, Damian Lillard's return and what is the plan for the future?
1:00 NYC Catch-up
6:50 Icebreaker: What would you purchase at Terry Porter's estate sale?
13:10 What shaped Kelly's fandom?
20:10 Sterling Affair: watch for it!
24:15 Doc Rivers is relevant again!
27:50 Robin Lopez enters the race for Blazers Legend for the assist getting the ball down
30:00 Damian Lillard's return to the Moda Center
32:00 History of (one of) the beefs with Doc
36:00 Crowd was great, hope Dame got the message
41:00 How about the current Blazers
53:20 Toumani Camara talk and Duop Reath countdown to contract
1:00:00 We might not see the vision but we can see the plan
11:08:00 Takes
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We made up the WHAT Awards to have something to cheer for when maybe the wins are not piling up. Its time to check in and see who are the front runners! Plus we check in before the return of Damian Lillard, talk about how players on this team seem to have more defined roles, and of course, local public works and infrastructure (because we have to have our icy takes as well!)
:30 Catch-up - ice storms, public works and local infrastructure
7:30 Basketball is supposed to be fun!
15:00 Do people know what their roles are?
22:00 Anfrenee Simons on JJ Reddick’s podcast talking about his development when he came into the league
WHAT Awards mid season check-in
26:00 Bench Celebrator
32:50 Most improved Fits (don’t forget to vote for Jerami Grant for League Fits All Stars
43:40 Social Media Play of the Season
59:00 Blazer’s Legend (Here is that clip from Sheed we talked about. NSFW You probably don’t want to listen if you’re a huge fan of Walton. )
1:07:00 Most Valuable Blazer
1:23:00 Takes
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1/20/23
We've been trying to make it work but there is just so much going on, we have not been able to record the past few weeks.
So here is a classic episode where we learn about two players who have been playing lights out! In case you missed it the first time around or if you want to listen again, from 11/26/22: WHAT We Learned about Jerami Grant and Jabari Walker
1:00 Icebreaker: what do you think about the new jerseys
7:00 News Sign Ibou Badji waive Olivier Sarr (their other 2-way player is John Butler).
9:00 Olivier Sarr we hardly knew you :(
12:00 Shaedon getting more comfortable in interviews.
14:30 What we learned about Jerami Grant
18:15 Drafted by the 76ers during the darkest days of The Process
20:00 Goes to OKC when they are trying to figure out what to do after Kevin Durant leaves
22:30 Grant with the Denver Nuggets
24:00 Activism
27:00 Hour Generation
30:30 A little more about the Grant brothers
34:00 Basketball royalty weddings
37:00 What we learned about Jabari Walker
39:00 A bit about Samaki Walker first. Samaki Walker draft night suit.
43:00 Jabari’s mom worked for the FBI.
47:00 Early basketball years - late bloomer with a very high basketball IQ
49:00 Highschool at Campbell Hall school in Los Angeles
50:00 Broken arm and leg
54:50 University of Colorado Boulder (announcement video)
57:45 A few more fun facts . . .
1:05:00 Social Media player of the week. Justise Enjoys a Sunset
1:08:00 Takes for the week: Brooke Olzendam is the best. Justise Winslow is right about a lot of things.
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We’re getting ready for 2024 by counting down 2023!
- 3 things to remember
- 2 things to forget
- 1 thing to look forward to
1:30 New York trip coming up
5:00 Jabari Walker City Edition Jersey
To remember:
9:45 Jusuf Nurkic saga ended well
16:00 March 22, Blazers defeat Jazz
21:45 Josh Hart speaks up for Trail Blazers
29:00 Summer league excitement and In Season Tournament announcements
34:30 Decisive Rebuild
39:15 “Coach, I hear you were practicing lobs”
To forget
42:15 Summer was ruined by the Damian Lillard trade drama
45:00 Dame’s goodbye letter
52:53 That GPII was a Blazer
59:15 Pre Season Closed Captions at Moda
Looking forward to
1:01:01 Scoot’s development - it's happening!
1:17:00 Rebuilding - the only way out is through
1:23:00 Takes
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1:00 When your dad becomes a Joel Embiid fan
4:00 We don't think about the Bucks
7:00 In season tournament conspiracies and ideas for the future
14:00 Thoughts on the return of injured players: Deandre Ayton, Malcolm Brogdon, Anfernee Simons and Jerami Grant
27:00 Some early WHAT Award contenders: Bench Celebrator, Blazer Legend
35:30 Get to know Toumani Camara
38:00 Belgian players in the NBA
40:00 High school years and Too Many Buckets nickname origin stories
43:00 College years at University of Georgia and Dayton
53:00 Draft journey
1:10:00 Overall fit and extra bits
1:00 When your dad becomes a Joel Embiid fan
4:00 We don't think about the Bucks
7:00 In season tournament conspiracies and ideas for the future
14:00 Thoughts on the return of injured players: Deandre Ayton, Malcolm Brogdon, Anfernee Simons and Jerami Grant
27:00 Some early WHAT Award contenders: Bench Celebrator, Blazer Legend
35:30 Get to know Toumani Camara
38:00 Belgian players in the NBA
40:00 High school years and Too Many Buckets nickname origin stories
43:00 College years at University of Georgia and Dayton
53:00 Draft journey
1:10:00 Overall fit and extra bits
1:15:00 Takes: Good fruitcake is good and media need to stop saying that Zion is fat.
Toumani Camara References
- The Only Belgian in the NBA — We Are Basket
- Archdeacon: Transfer gets second chance to make impression at UD
- ARCHDEACON: UD Arena sendoff for Camara is well-deserved
- Toumani Camara Selected By The Phoenix Suns In The NBA Draft - University of Dayton Athletics
- Suns rookie Toumani Camara thrives at NBA Summer League with family’s support
- Quick Chat: Toumani Camara - University of Georgia Athletics
- Draft Dreams and Family Bonds: Toumani Camara's NBA Draft Experience
- David Putterie, (Instagram interview)
- Toumani Camara Pre-Draft Interview - NBA Big Board One-On-One Series
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We were joined by our friends Jason (@Hecubus01) and Rachel (@pdx_rachel) to announce which awards we’re going to hand out this year and how we will decide who wins. We’re excited to welcome back some old favorites and announce a few new ones!
Along the way we talk about keeping ourselves engaged in a down season, temperature check on the likelihood of a Blazers trade, zombies, toe shoes, Ed Davis, NBA fashion and more!
1:00 Icebreaker: Which Blazer would you want to be with during a Zombie Apocalypse?
5:45 WHAT Awards of the past
11:20 WHAT Awards this season
13:45 Bench Celebrator Man of the Year
24:50 Most Improved Fits
33:40 Social Media Play of the Year
41:10 Blazers Legend Award
55:00 Most Valuable Blazers
1:03:00 Takes: Gerry chose the wrong person, Blazers trade activity will be low, Gerry chose the right person for him, Suns and Portland trade in the off season was a win-win, Remix games are really fun and Bill Kennedy is the only referee who understands that he is part of the show (in the challenge reviews, anyway)
Listeners and friends! We need your help! When you see a player or a meme or someone or something worth consideration for one of these awards - please share with us! We’re still on twitter, you can tweet us, reach us through Instagram or email us at hoopsandtalks@gmail.com.
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In advance of Giving Tuesday we wanted to learn more about charitable work that the Blazers players are doing. We talked about different foundations that players have started, the causes that players support and how we can support or contribute to their causes.
Along the way we also talked about players we wish we had appreciated more while they were here, how we're feeling about the Blazers taking on Damian Lillard and the Milwaukee Bucks for the first time, Scoot coming off the bench and much more!
Plus, our takes! On the possibility of a Golden Bachelorette and Fantasy Basketball friendships
:30 Players we wish we had appreciated more
6:00 Feelings update
34:30 Blazer charitable works
1:03:00 Former Blazer foundations
1:12:00 Takes!
Places you can donate to support Blazers' causes
https://helpinghandsforsinglemoms.org/
https://www.brogdonfamilyfoundation.org/
https://www.hourgeneration.com/
https://www.nextplay360.com/
https://www.be-a-light.org/
https://www.nbpafoundation.com/
https://www.nslyf.org/
https://www.patconnaughtonfoundation.org/
https://www.jusufnurkicfoundation.org/
https://ml20.org/donate/
https://briangrant.org/
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We're back with another player deep dive! This time we have a talk about Malcolm Brogdon. Still waters run deep with this amazing man!
We also touch base on the stats we've been tracking this season - how are the Blazers doing and are we tracking the right things?
All this plus our takes and more!
2:00 Blazers latest games - not as lovely as the beautiful fluffy snow covered mountains
5:00 G League game observations
9:00 Shaedon reflections
14:00 Reviewing and updating team-specific stats that we are tracking. (And choosing some less demoralizing alternatives)
32:30 We have a talk about Malcolm Brogdon.
1:15:00 Our takes
Some of the resource we used for Malcolm Brogdon research
The education of Malcolm Brogdon - Sports Illustrated
intangible: the story behind Virginia's bigger-than-basketball program
The Woj Pod Malcolm Brogdon
Inside UVA with NBA Star Malcolm Brogdon
Query & Schultz Podcast: Malcolm Brogdon
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We Have A Talk (and a Playlist) about the G League w/Erik Peterson, host of Kenny’s G League podcast and Kelsea O’Brian, of Raptors 905, a feature writer who has covered the G League for years.
1:00 Icebreaker: The G League has some unique names! Aside from Remix and Raptors 905, what are your favorite G League names? Find a list on the Wikipedia page (its okay if you you want to choose a defunct team)
8:00 We learn that Andre Miller is coach of the
9:00 Learning more about how Erik started a G League podcast (Kenny’s G League)
12:30 Kelsea’s experience covering the G League. Players coming in through the front door vs coming in through the side door.
16:45 Some differences between the NBA and the G League (esp with regards to watching the games)
20:00 Different arena sizes, accessibility of games.
24:25 Live reaction to the Blazers signing Jamaree Bouyea (who reportedly dunks!)
26:15 How the Ignite are a different team from the rest of the G League
27:50 Vets on G League teams. Jodie Meeks example.
32:50 Rip City Remix fans - people to watch out for - Duwop Reath, Antoine Davis, Malachai Smith. (No NBA sons on the Remix yet). Ashton Haggins.
36:00 Helping players by going on Costco runs
39:15 How the G League Season works
44:00 Our first ever G League/Rip City Remix Playlist!
- The Climb, Miley Cyrus
- Never Stop by Future
- My Heart Will Go On (in Honor of Kevin Knox)
- Cheap Thrills by Sia
- Eastbound and Down (from Smokey and the Bandit), Jerry Reed
- Welcome to Atlanta Remix
- I Dreamed a Dream Susan Boyle
- Finesse Bruno Mars featuring Cardi-B
- The Magic Store -The Muppet Movie
- March Madness by Future
- All the Small Things Blink 182
- Smoke Dynamic Duo - Remix
Youtube Playlist (Explicit)
Spotify Playlist (Explicit)
1:04:00 Takes!
- Remix is going to win the G League Championship
- NBA In Season Tournament courts are awesome and should be even crazier
- BBQ is the worst way to cook a hot dog
- There should be an in arena activity that is a target shooting challenge with T-shirt guns.
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After catching up about the first two weeks of the season we do a deep dive into Deandre Ayton before he arrived in Portland.
1:00 We Have A Talk about BiMart
3:30 Catching up on the Blazers season so far - low expectations are great!
6:00 We need a new nickname for Shaedon Sharpe.
8:55 What Roses figure skating past contributes to her understanding of elegance
11:00 Defense?
15:00 Defense and communication
18:00 Scoot Henderson observations
20:00 Backup point guard talk
24:00 Shaedon’s decision making confidence
28:00 Jabari Walker/Toumani Camara combo
32:20 In season tournament
39:00 WHAT About Deandre Ayton: early life
43:00 Moving to the states at 12 years old
49:00 Move to Phoenix - 1 month with Marvin Bagley
1:01:00 Philanthropy with his mom
1:05:00 Puma Endorsement
1:06:00 Short College recap
1:06:00 Suspension in his second year in the NBA
1:10:00 Phoenix years
1:17:00 A few more notes on Ayton
1:20:00 Takes: Teachers should be well resourced and Wemby for MVP.
Key Resources
The Woj Pod: Phoenix's Deandre Ayton on Apple Podcasts
[FULL] Deandre Ayton film breakdown and interview | NBA on ESPN
Damn, Sun: Deandre Ayton Banned 25 Games for a Positive Test - The Ringer
Deandre Ayton Knows He's Number One
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We could have talked to Steve Davies (@blazercollector) for hours! Not only does he have a spectacular collection of Blazer memorabilia from the beginning of the franchise, he has an incredibly thoughtful approach to archiving the history of our beloved team. Tune in to learn more about how he got started, how things have changed, and hear stories of more than 50 years of being a Blazer fan with a passion for preserving history.
1:00 Icebreaker
4:45 Get to know Steve Davies
27:50 Front offices don't always think like us. They are looking at the future, not always paying attention to preserving the past.
48:00 Making friends, finding family in Rip City.
54:00 Why context of items is so important to a living collection.
59:00 Takes: Love on your team, Memorial Coliseum is the better venue, appreciation for players who never actually played with the Blazers.
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We were joined by Dillon Sage (@dasage from @holybackboard and @pandadoingthing) to discuss the preseason and finish our "Dribble, pass and shoot" exercise to learn more about how the new players play basketball.
1:00 Icebreaker - Sports memorabilia prized possessions.Shadon Sharpe rookie card, Deuce McAllister autographed banner, Signed Ed Davis card
7:00 Preseason observations - hard to watch gams
12:00 From extreme chaos to slight modicum of organization
14:30 From Corey Jez to Tom Haberstroh
22:00 Scoot is the real deal an Anfernee and Scoot are nice together
28:00 Nurk’s return to Portland
32:20 Captions at Moda Center
38:45 Dribble, pass and shoot: DeandreAyton
48:00 Sidebar - what to look at
52:20 Malcolm Brogdon
1:00:00 Toumani Camara (and how he compares to Kris Murray)
1:10:00 Leadership sidebar
1:13:30 Robert Williams III
1:19:00 Takes- Tuesdays and Fridays are for winning, rice is the best carb, fall is the best season because its basketball season
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Caitlin Cooper (@C2_Cooper) of Basketball, She Wrote, joined the podcast to talk about Malcolm Brogdon and give us tips for watching and tracking player progress in a rebuilding situation. She helped us come up with team stats and individual stats to keep our eyes on this eason.
Plus: Lots of talk about trees, too many uniforms and the All Star Game in her back yard, Indianapolis!
:30 Introducing Catlin Cooper of Basketball, She Wrote.
1:30 Icebreaker: Fall activities - Johnny Appleseed Festival, fall foliage, hot coffee and cozy sweaters. Lots of tree talk.
8:30 Malcolm Brogdon - what was his time as a lead point guard like compared to coming off the bench or playing with players who had more gravity.
13:00 How does it seem like he’ll be comfortable on a rebuilding team?
16:20 Comparing and contrasting Scoot and Brogdon and Tyrese Haliburton and Brogdon.
19:15 Is there anything he could help with defensively? He’s played in a lot of different schemes.
22:15 Diplomacy
24:30 Are we going to learn what kind of a coach Chauncey Billups is?
25:10 New stats to watch to help us understand this young team.
26:57 Dunks and fast breaks
28:40 DeAndre Ayton sidebar
30:45 Ayton self-creation (unassisted field goals),
33:15 Free throws attempt rate
34:00 Scoot Henderson - pull up 2 point conversion rate.
35:15 Fouls
36:45 Pace - coach has the tools to play fast, now we can see if he does.
41:15 Robert Williams - playmaking and work outside of the restricted area.
42:30 2 man lineups of Scoot Henderson and Anfernee Simons
43:15 Shaedon Sharpe passes made
44:00 Jerami Grant True Shooting Percentage. What happens to it when his usage rate goes up?
45:00 What happens to rim efficiency without Damian Lillard?
47:30 Turnovers
49:20 Adjusting to watching a younger team from someone who has been there. Look for the trees instead of the forest!
51:00 Takes
Tara is worried about Nurkic in Phoenix
Caitlin thinks there are too many jerseys
Rose - In season tournament is exactly the thing that Blazers fans can dial it up to 11 and go all out for.
1:03:00 All Star Game is coming to Indiana this year!
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The day has come, Damian Lillard was trade and . . . we survived? Everything is going to be okay? We're not mad?
Join Tara and Rose as they talk about what they liked and didn't like about the Damian Lillard trade, how we'll remember the guys who were traded and how we're feeling about the future of the team. *when we recorded the episode we thought that Keon was going to be released from the Suns but we have since found out that he will remain on the team. Yay Keon!
3:15 Run down of what’s happened so far
5:15 Talking about players as assets caveat (reference to Dame on Chris Haynes podcast)
9:00 Memories and thoughts of players who are moving on
Nurkic return to the arena during the OKC game, his injury, classy exit
18:25 Nassir, arm around Anfernee during the national anthem, good things happen, athletic rebounding
20:00 Keon - seems like he has more to give
23:30 What would have happened if Dame had played those last 10 games? What would be different?
28:30 What we liked and didn’t like
Didn’t like:
29:00 Dame is sad.
31:15 How long it took
33:00 Miami didn’t look like they were trying
35:15 Sidebar on feeling bad for Tyler Herro. We wish you all the best Tyler!
38:00 Representation and advice given to Dame
41:45 What we liked
42:00 Moved to a small market contender
43:00 If he wins a title he will win with Terry Stotts and his old teammates
44:15 Feel like we can feel confident in the Front Office
45:40 Nobody got screwed
50:45 Looking forward to seeing what this team is!
54:00 Takes!
Tara-we’re going to be so busy this fall with player profiles!
Rose-trust the front office to do what is right
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Dillon Sage (@dasage) of Holy Backboard (@holybackboard) joined Tara to help level-set a few observations before the new season starts. We lovingly looked at each player on the roster to talk about what he brings to the court: does he dribble, pass and shoot? And what is his one skill that you can count on to get him or keep him on the court?
It's a long one but full of great observations from Sage to get us excited for the new season!
1:30 Catching up on the Blazers situation
13:00 Anfernee Simons
21:30 Damian Lillard
George Conditt IV
25:00 Ibou Badji
27:00 Jabari Walker
32:00 Jerami Grant
35:00 John Butler
38:30 Jusuf Nurkić
46:00 Keon Johnson
49:00 Kevin Knox
53:00 Kris Murray
1:01:30 Matisse Thybulle
1:07:00 Moses Brown
1:09:00 Nassir Little
1:13:15 Rayan Rupert
1:16:15 Shaedon Sharpe
1:23:30 Scoot Henderson
1:35:00 How long will it take for the vision to become a reality?
Give it a listen. It is like training camp for the brain!
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Dillon Sage (@dasage) of Holy Backboard (@holybackboard) joined Tara to help level-set a few observations before the new season starts. We lovingly looked at each player on the roster to talk about what he brings to the court: does he dribble, pass and shoot? And what is his one skill that you can count on to get him or keep him on the court?
It's a long one but full of great observations from Sage to get us excited for the new season!
1:30 Catching up on the Blazers situation
13:00 Anfernee Simons
21:30 Damian Lillard
23:00 George Conditt IV
25:00 Ibou Badji
27:00 Jabari Walker
32:00 Jerami Grant
35:00 John Butler
38:30 Jusuf Nurkić
46:00 Keon Johnson
49:00 Kevin Knox
53:00 Kris Murray
1:01:30 Matisse Thybulle
1:07:00 Moses Brown
1:09:00 Nassir Little
1:13:15 Rayan Rupert
1:16:15 Shaedon Sharpe
1:23:30 Scoot Henderson
1:35:00 How long will it take for the vision to become a reality?
Give it a listen. It is like training camp for the brain!
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We Have A Trail Blazers Playlist!
We were joined by members of the Third Bench, an active fan group from section 317, to make this season’s playlist. We process a lot with this year’s selections: from petty, to family, to heartbreak, from Loudmouth, to Rowing, we finally come Out of the Woods to Get By with a Little Help from Our Friends.
1:00 Introduce Guests: Seth (@SheriffOfPDX) , Ike (@ikesourus) and Catherine (@catrenzer) from the Third Bench (@thethirdbench)
7:00 About the Third Bench
22:00 2023-24 Trail Blazers Playlist
55:29 This week’s takes: Last game with Dame, basketball cards, people are looking for connection, Kevin Love to Portland, return to weight lifting
Spotify Playlist
Youtube Playlist
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Rondae Hollis-Jefferson has been ballin' at the 2023 FIBA World Cup in the Philippines this summer. We could not be more excited because, you see, we fell for this Certified Blazers Cutie years ago.
First, when he was drafted by the Blazers in 2015 and immediately traded to Brooklyn for Mason Plumlee and Pat Connaughton, and again in 2021 when the Blazers signed him to multiple 10 day contracts before their season fizzled out with a first round loss to Denver.
In this re-run of a WHAT pod classic you'll hear a "WHAT about" Episode where Cassidy (so fun to hear her once again!) and Tara get to know the newest players including RHJ before he became king of the (FIBA) World (Cup).
Also in this episode:
- Cassidy (@cassidyfense) and Tara are in their feels about a week in which the Blazers won a game by 48 points (April 3 vs OKC) and also had 47 points scored on them in the first quarter (April 6 vs Clippers). Oh Rip City the more things change the more they stay the same!
- Remember when Tara had given up on dunks?
- Plus, get to know Norman Powell and TJ Leaf (remember when he was a Blazer?)
- The Chester Connection, a powerful yet fleeting hope we once had that two guys from Chester, PA (Derrick Jones Jr and Rondae Hollis-Jefferson) might connect for an alley-oop.
Tara and Rose will be back in a few weeks! Hope you enjoy this blast from the past!
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Today we talked to two creative fans who express their love for the Blazers by making cool stuff. Meet Gina Shaddox (@ginamarina), known in Rip City for her hand-knit Damian Lillard sweater (amongst other creations), and Kaylie Hardin, a sticker, shirt and jewelry (among other things) maker. Kylie was formerly known as Protoplutonian, now goes by @basketghoul.
We talk to them about how they got into basketball and when they started making things. What happens when you create something and then a player leaves? What sort of fun stuff have you gotten to do as a result of being a maker?
Along the way we talk about Sharks vs Mosquitoes, Rip City vs Florida, Damian Lillard, Jusuf Nurkic, how this whole Dame trade is probably just a giant, hilarious misunderstanding. Plus, more Andrew Nicholson content than any other Blazers podcast. Bet.
1:00 Icebreaker: Ocean or Lake?
7:00 Getting to know Gina and her knitting
12:30 Kaylie and her inspiration
18:00 Making things shows people (players) that you see them. It is a kind of appreciation.
20:00 Shout out to Beth K (@thingsbethmakes)!
23:45 Artistic dreams that died with Gary Payton 2’s trade . . .
34:00 When will Portland have a Christmas Day game again?
35:00 Gina proposes an alternate reality that is a perfectly good explanation for why Damian Lillard doesn’t really want to leave.
39:00 We can work it out Dame!
45:00 Fun things that materialized from making stuff.
51:00 Nurk! Nurk? Nurk!
57:00 Tara’s take - an Andrew Nicholson Appreciation
1:05 More takes and outro
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1:00 Report from Summer League
2:00 Compared to when LaMarcus left
3:30 Wemby’s first game
6:00 Discussion of Threads
6:45 Houston vs Portland game
11:00 More scenes from summer league
15:00 Ibou Baji report/update
17:30 Breg Brown III sighting
19:45 Victor Wembanyama
22:00 Missing Trendon
23:00 Vets watching younger players
27:00 It feels like we’re standing in the longest line in the world
39:30 National media coverage
42:20 Protecting the legacy of the relationship between Damian and the city
50:20 Vanderpump Las Vegas report
54:50 Takes
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It's halftime of the off season and where are we now? What have the Trail Blazers done to build a championship team around Damian Lillard? There’s a lot of feelings out there. We talk through some of them.
2:00 Rose’s refrigerator is not magnetic.
4:00 Exhausted
7:00 Expectations? What was possible vs what was likely
10:30 What did the flowcharts say?
11:30 Ambivalent or maybe conflicted?
15:30 Youth movement or win now movement?
17:00 Can a GM be too transparent?
22:00 Is the Blazers best path forward internal development? Will a short term trade really move the needle more than a longer term project?
25:30 Players have different value depending on what team they are on
30:00 Concern: is the coach prepared for what is next?
33:00 Cap space doesn’t mean anything until you use it.
35:00 Maybe it's all a smoke screen
36:00 Undervalueing or overvaluing players
37:00 Relief: Blazers picked one of the top 3 players at number 3.
40:00 Really hope that Scottie Brooks who handled multiple megawatt stars sticks around
41:00 Glad Terry Stotts isn’t the coach for all these rookies/young players since he didn’t like playing young guys.
44:00 Worried: about the center position. Not worried: about athleticism
49:00 Hopeful
52:00 Grateful: its hard but that's how this should be.
54:00 Chris Paul is on the Gooooolden Warriors lolololololololol
55:00 Could the Blazers entice Nicola Batum to return? Or any other vets?
59:30 Let the whole hand play out before deciding what happened. Remember that teams are holding cards and we’re not seeing all the moves they have. We only see what they want us to see.
1:05:00 Takes: This is the make or break year for Billups. And, regardless of what path the Blazers take in the rest of the off season, we are set up for interesting basketball and hopefully lots of lobs.
1:08:00 Outro
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We talked to Bruce Poinsette (@brucepoinsette), a writer, community organizer and Trail Blazer fan about all sorts of things like
- getting tall fast
- playing on the same high school team with a very big star
- what we think about Twitter discussions
Then we dive into our thoughts about the current state of basketball media. Listen to find out who we trust or at least enjoy! (You can also Watch us on Youtube!)
2:00 Ice Breaker: Who are you rooting for in the finals and how do you feel about it?
Get to know Bruce - How did you become a basketball/blazers fan?
Media - how are we feeling right now about Blazers and basketball coverage?
Who do you trust for their NBA/Blazers news?
17:00 Getting to know Bruce, basketball watching and playing experience, how he became a Blazer fan. Being a young fan of Shaq, High School super teams
37:50 How is media coverage working for us as Blazers Fans?
47:30 Can we just enjoy the ride? Help improve things with liberal use of the mute button!
54:00 Who do we trust for coverage? Sean Highkin
59:00 Chris Haynes
1:00:01 Players themselves and player access and a discussion about press conferences
1:05 Dan Lebatard & friends
1:11:00 Who is paying for the media we consume?
1:13:00 Basketball Illuminati
1:16:00 We like media members who still like basketball!
1:20:30 Takes:
- Tara thinks Blazers will use the 3rd pick because they are going to be able to build using other paths.
- Bruce: Blazers will take a big swing
- Rose: Jody Allen will spend a lot of money this off season. Green light to Cronin to spend!
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Rose and Tara haven’t talked in a while and you can tell! We had plenty to catch up on like Rose’s trip to the Bay Area and Tara’s new hobbies. Plus off season fan fiction, appreciating Carmelo Anthony and a sidebar on Oklahoma City and do we have any idea who James Harden really is?
And finally we talk about one of our favorite Blazers, a nominee for multiple 2023 WHAT awards and some might say the darling of this podcast, Trendon Watford. If you tuned in just to hear about Trendon, it starts at right about one hour in (sorry, its been a long time since we’ve seen each other!!)
1:00 Rose reports on Suga concert at Oakland Arena.
5:00 Damian Lillard Instagram Story
9:00 Steph Curry’s plant
17:00 Tara is learning how to golf
22:00 The number 3 pick
28:30 Off season fan-fiction scenario for Anfernee Simons
40:00 Over being the last team someone plays on before the leave the league
44:00 How are we feeling about the playoffs?
49:24 Carmelo Anthony retires - thanks Melo!
54:30 Sidebar on Oklahoma City and wondering what happens inside James Harden’s brain?
1:02:00 Trendon Watford - early years By keeping tearful promises, Trendon Watford found a role with the Blazers: ‘Immense amount of joy and happiness’
1:06:00 High school playing for Bucky McMillian Black basketball families find equality, controversy in Mountain Brook - al.com
1:11:00 College selection and LSU Announcement Video
1:14:00 Draft night (Jacked Ramsey’s 1 on 1 interview)
1:17:00 Rookie and sophomore seasons
1:22:30 Miscellaneous
1:30 Takes
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We are so excited to announce the winners of the 2023 WHAT Awards! Thank you to everyone who voted!
For such a special occasion we were joined by Queen of Rip City Brooke Olzendam (@brookeolzendam) who not only announced the winners for us but also told us some fun insider stories about the the nominees. Tune in to hear who won plus: special handshakes, business plans, tall people, Drew Eubank's coffee order, what it was like on the plane during the Tarmac Rap and so much more!
2:30 Icebreaker - How hot is too hot?
8:00 Vanderpumpdate
Award Announcements
15:45 2023 WHAT Award for Best Friendship: Nassir Little and Anfernee Simons
24:30 Best Accessorizer: Jerami Grant
30:30 Assistant Coach Roy “Reindeer” Rogers
36:30 Social Media Player of the Year: Damian Lillard
46:00 Most Valuable Mentor: Damian Lillard
55:45 Bench Celebrator Man of the Year (The Zach Collins Appreciation Award): Drew Eubanks
1:02:00 Shaedon Sharpe dunking form
1:02:30 Takes!
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It’s one of the most anticipated episodes of the year.
We’re excited to announce the 2023 WHAT Award Nominees! Congratulations to all the nominees! Follow us on twitter @wehaveatake to vote for your choice for this year's awards.
1:30 Icebreaker: What would you build around Dame?
5:00 Puppy watch: Someone in Nassir’s family has a new puppy! #Shilo
7:30 G League Team
16:45 Best Friendship
- Nassir Little and Anfernee Simons
- Jerami Grant and Ibou Badji
- Trendon Watford and everybody
- Jusuf Nurkic and Dame (Jr)
23:00 Best Accessorizer
- Jusuf Nurkic, Bosnian pride
- Jabari Walker - backpack and more
- Jerami Grant - obviously
- Honorable Mention: Drew Eubank’s coffee cup
- Honorable Mention: Matisse Thybull and his books
31:00 Assistant Coach of the Year
- Jason: Roy Rogers for “reindeer post”
- Scottie Brooks - The only person with meaningful head coaching experience
- Steve Hetzel Summer League Championship Coach
35:50 Social Media Player of the Year
- Damian Lillard
- Honorary Trail Blazer for life Josh Hart!
- Jerami Grant
- Trendon Watford
46:15 Most Valuable Mentor
- Jerami Grant
- Trendon Watford
- Dame Lillard
- Nassir Little
53:30 Bench Celebrator
- Drew Eubanks
- Jabari Walker
- Trendon Watford
1:00:01 Takes
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Chance! Skylar! Jeenathan! John Butler Jr! Ibou! Justin!
Tara and Rose are back to talk about the 6 players on the roster we haven’t talked about yet and who put in some serious minutes down the stretch. Get to know them all plus: K Pop talk, Red Velvet, Mexico City G League team and the worst Summer League Team ever assembled. All this and more!
2:00 Ice Breaker: off season plans
4:00 Catching up on our beloved Kings
14:00 Chance Comanche
20:00 Skylar Mays
31:45 Jeenathan Williams
37:30 John Butler Jr
48:30 Ibou Badji
1:00:00 Justin Minaya
1:07:00 K-Pop with Rose
1:18:00 Social Media Player of the Week (month)
- Damian Lillard: Y’all mfs think applause and congratulations don’t exist if it ain’t public ? Lol
- Damian Lillard: Well done, big fella.
- Keon Johnson: 2 dogs sighting!! https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTRcwVros/
1:28:00 This week’s takes
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You didn’t ask for it but we’re bringing it to you anyway! @brookeolzendam joins Tara to talk all about Vanderpump Rules. Welcome to the off season!
2:00 Brooke’s background with reality tv
5:00 Tara’s reality tv background
8:30 Reality of reality
12:30 Perils of a Bravo vacation
14:00 Working in restaurants in our 20s
16:00 Lisa Vanderpump
21:00 What ARE the Vanderpump Rules? Are there rules?
26:00 Describing the Scandoval
33:00 Red Flags all over the place
39:00 Tom Schwartz’s own shortcomings
40:30 What comes next?
46:00 Raquel’s transformation this season
49:30 Has Blazers Broadcasting ever visited Sur?
55:00 How did Howie Madel get mixed up in this?
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The Trail Blazers are done for the season, but the NBA grinds on. With our favorite team on ice, who are we rooting for now? In this episode we’re getting to know the Sacramento Kings, a team that has been THROUGH IT. We asked our friends @jilladge and @megalutou to join us and tell us all the reasons we should root for the Kings in the first round of the playoffs. Owners threatening to move, an uncertain future, a coaching carousel, 16 years out of the playoffs and through it all an incredible fan base who hung in there and fought for their team and their city. Lets celebrate where they are today, and get to know key players and key storylines about this season. Get in! We’re hopping on the Sacramento Kings bandwagon!
2:15 Icebreaker: what muted words have improved your Twitter feed?
8:00 Fallout from Goooolden Warriors complaint against the Trail Blazers
11:00 Getting to know @megalutou
13:45 NBA Book Club
17:00 Let's talk about some of the things that Sacramento has been through
18:00 The team almost left Sacramento 4 times - this century.
23:00 How fans showed up
25:25 A 30 for 30 was made but will likely never be shown. You can watch another video on YouTube: Small Market Big Heart (Trailer, full length documentary)
30:00 Money people doing the right things
32:05 Sale of the Blazers and the role of Seattle
39:00 Hang the Pacific Division Banner! Enjoy it while you can!
40:40 Sacramento Kings coaches over the years
43:25 Sabonis joins the team
47:00 More on Mike Brown
52:25 Which players should we root for?
53:40 De’Aaron Fox
54:00 Sabonis and Keegan Murray
55:20 Kevin Huerter
56:20 Malik Monk
57:20 Kessler Edwards
58:30 Davion Mitchell - watch him blow up screens
59:00 Chimezie Metu
1:02:00 Behind the Beam
1:12:00 First round matchup preference?
1:14:30 We need more main character energy from different team!
1:20:00 Takes!
1:28:00 Outro
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It’s movie time! This week we talked to independent film maker Thom Harp (https://twitter.com/thomharp) about our favorite basketball movies and what makes good sports movies. Plus Social Media Player of the Week and our latest takes!
Intro
1:00 Getting to know Thom Harp
4:30 About The Donor Party (The Donor Party | Official Trailer (HD) | Vertical)
10:50 White Men Can’t Jump
20:35 He Got Game
31:45 Semi Pro
37:00 On Basketball movies where they actually play basketball
47:45 SMPOTW
Trendon Watford Twins
Damian Lillard recognizing Parkrose HS
Jerami Grant reshares his Howl’s Moving Castle IG post
1:06:00 This week’s takes: Shaedon is Him, snow sucks, stop trying to make laws villainizing trans people and trying to make us hate other groups of people.
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Tara tells us what she learned about Cam Reddish and has thoughts about Big Microwave Popcorn. Rose explains buying glasses in Korea and compares the Golden Warriors to another shiny bubble. And BTW don't care who won the bubble championship as long as everyone remembers the who the Bubble MVP was. Plus: a recap of the Season Ticket Holder Panel with Team Leadership, who did the Blazers chase at the trade deadline, we hope players have hobbies, Social Media Player of the Week and this week's takes!
1:00 Quick Josh Hart! Talk
1:30 Icebreaker - a recent purchase that you are really excited about. Prescription sunglasses and a microwave popcorn popper.
5:45 Check in
8:30 State of the United Season Ticket Holder Event.
11:30 Trade deadline recap
14:00 Did the Blazers try for Draymond Green?
15:00 Golden Warriors are like the 2008 Housing Bubble
17:00 Jusuf Nurkic topic
22:00 Cam Reddish
24:00 Early life and family
27:00 In High School he was coached to play point guard
32:00 Duke year and friendships with RJ Barrett, Zion Williamson and Tre Jones
38:00 Dr Zanthia Reddish
43:00 Reddish’s draft experience.
44:00 Rookie year interrupted by COVID
47:00 Injury History
51:30 Draft night fashion
57:00 What else does he love?
1:02:00 Social Media Player of the Week
- Them Sabrina 1’s are aight
- Dame Formula Zero Speech: “You shouldn’t have to have anyone tell you to work hard.”
- Jerami putting up a 3 to the tune of “I think I like when it rains”
1:08:00 Takes - Spring sucks and Vanderpump Rules is the best reality show of all.
Cam Reddish Links
Bobby Reddish College Stats
Cameron Reddish is Duke’s do-everything, anti-hype recruit NBA teams will love
Duke Recruit Cam Reddish Is Going to Be a Star, but Not the Kind You're Used To
Cam Reddish signs with Octagon Basketball over Klutch Sports
Blue and White
EXCLUSIVE interview with Duke's 2018 top recruiting class
Stop Sleeping on Duke Freshman KILLA Cam Reddish 😤
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This week we are joined by special guest US Senator Ron Wyden who recently met with WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert to discuss the possibility of a WNBA team in Portland. He will also be talking about Bill Schonely at the public memorial the Blazers are hosting on March 13, 2023.
Plus, Rose tells us what she learned about Ryan Arcidiacono including his nickname and his extremely important shot. We wonder if the Blazers are good at developing players, and we give out the highly coveted Social Media Player of the Week award.
1:00 Ice breaker: We are recording this on Jerami Grant’s Birthday. SHOUT OUT TO Anees (@brownblazerpdx) who’s Dad delivered Jerami!!! Keon’s birthday was just a couple of days ago. Do you have a celebrity birthday buddy?
4:00 All about Ryan Arcidiacono. Most known for his college career. From a big Villanova family. Had the assist that got the shot that won the game for the National Championship.
9:20 Nickname “Arch of Dimes”
12:50 Played for the G League and on a variety of short term contracts.
17:50 We miss cheesy player advertisements
18:30 Reflecting on players who don’t really get developed or can’t stick with a team.
20:30 Are the Blazers a good developmental team?
27:30 Pet speculation
29:00 Quick observations on a lineup getting closer to healthy.
32:30 Correction - Blazers actually ARE beating the bad teams
37:15 Senator Ron Wyden - his love of basketball and the Blazers
40:30 Meeting with WNBA Commissioner - goal was to make the support of the community very public to the folks with WNBA/NBA.
42:15 Adam Silver Portland political connections
44:45 Senator’s friendship with Bill Scholney
44:80 Schonely's presence is all over the state.
51:30 Reflections on the conversation with Senator Wyden
52:00 His Basketball Reference page
54:45 Social Media Player of the week
- Jabari Walker TikTok dance video
- Jerami Grant and his rain gear
- Trendon Watford wishes Keon Happy Birthday
- Damian tweets about Formula Zero players, Oakland Raiders, his daughter and the 2012 Draft
Congratulations Damian Lillard on winning Social Media Player of the Week!
1:06:00 Our takes: Second Quarter leads don’t mean anything. Other teams will probably be interested in Drew Eubanks next year.
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Tara gives a brief Florida geography lesson and tells us about Kevin Knox, but first we talk about how we’re going to keep things in perspective the rest of the season, is it the coaching? and catch up on assists, passing, dunks and rebounding numbers. Plus Social Media Player of the Week!
1:00 Ice Breaker: What is something that will keep things in perspective for the rest of the season?
7:30 Is it a coaching problem? Mediocre Terry Stotts teams didn’t lose to bad teams. Is the team bad now or just unable to beat bad teams?
11:00 It often looks like players don’t know if they should shoot the ball.
13:00 Updating stats that we have been following all season
13:30 Passing and assists
21:30 What Neil Olshey left behind
22:45 Dunks
26:15 Where are the updates on the guys who are sitting?
33:00 Distance miles
36:15 Joel Embiid to Portland movement?
39:00 WHAT about Kevin Knox
45:00 High school
49:00 Drafted by Knicks
57:00 Donated $2 million to update the fieldhouse at his high school.
1:06:00 Social Media Player of the week:
- Justice Winslow and the return of the white board stories
- Jabari Walker fan interaction
- Keon Johnson pregame behind-the-scenes TikTok
- Damian Lillard walks the journey
1:14:00 Our takes
Kevin Knox links
Former UK player Kevin Knox giving back in a big way to his former high school
The No. 2 small forward in the 2017 class,
NBA or bust: Kevin Knox's lifelong push for the pros
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We love learning about new players so this week is all about Matisse Thybulle. But first, a report from Tara about the Rip City United season ticket holder event and all the embarrassing things she said to the players she had the honor to meet!
1:00 Ice breaker - Most memorable thing about All Star Weekend? Starry Soda, SLC Advantages, a few days later, the Kings would have beaten LeBron’s team on the # of points they scored. Is the scoreboard built to accommodate 200 points?
7:00 How Tara may have helped the Kings achieve success this year. And they have a great coach.
8:45 Rip City United fan event report from Tara and how she almost didn’t go.
10:45 Damian Lillard
11:25 Damian on Evan Turner’s podcast. Who all is going to ride on Damian’s float for the parade?
13:00 Anfernee Simons
13:35 Jusuf Nurkic
14:10 Drew Eubanks local guy
14:30 Jerami Grant - thanks for making Portland looking cool.
15:15 Told Scottie Brooks he’s in the running for Assistant Coach of the Year Award
16:00 I SHOULD HAVE BEEN ASKING THEM ABOUT THEIR PETS
16:45 What I said to Justise.
18:45 Kevin Knox
21:30 What would you ask players or say to them if you met them?
23:00 Why Rose has spent so much time at Big Al’s.
28:00 WHAT about Matisse Thybulle?
30:00 Early years and Australia
31:00 More about his parents
32:25 University of Washington - scouted because the scout was originally there to watch Zach Levine.
36:00 Close knit family
37:30 Draft story how Danny Ainge got two draft picks for the price of one.
41:30 Dad was well known as a boisterous fan of University of Washington. Was a huge supporter. Learned the game of basketball so he could support Matisse.
45:00 Hobbies: reading, content creation like YouTube and TikTok
47:25 Matisse and his vaccine story.
58:00 Defensive accolades
1:13:00 Social Media Player of the week
1:18:00 What's our take? Rings are not more important than every other accomplishment; remake the All Star Weekend!
Greg Thybulle – father of Matisse – might be UW’s biggest fan. He’s definitely the loudest. | The Seattle Times
Greg Thybulle Mic'd up
The Making of Matisse Thybulle - The Ringer
Matisse Thybulle takes up new hobby while being self-quarantined - NBC Sports RSN
Sixers' Matisse Thybulle explains decision to not get fully vaccinated | NBC Sports Philadelphia
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So much happened the last 72 hours we were not even sure where to begin. So we ranked all the top stories and how we felt about them.
🤩 Starry eyes, could not be more excited!
😀Happy face, happy days!
😴 Don’t really care either way
🙃Blah
😱We’re screaming!
Listen to how we ranked all these stories and then create a tier list of your own! Share on Twitter and tag @wehaveattake so we know how you ranked them! All of this, plus Social Media Player of the Week!
2:15 How do we as fans feel about these recent stories?
3:00 Back-up point guard Ryan Archidiacano added to the roster
6:00 Cam Reddish in, Josh Hart out
10:00 All-Star Dame not named as a replacement for Steph
15:30 Greg Brown waived
18:30 GP2 controversy
35:22 A Blazer is dating Kendal Jenner
40:30 Mastise Thybull added at the trade deadline
44:15 Jusuf Nurkic and Nassir Little are still on the team
47:15 Kevin Knox? Will he or won’t he?
48:45 Josh Hart Press conference
54:00 Being excited about going to a new team is not the same as being excited to leave.
55:30 Additional tiers we didn’t get to
Make your own tiers!
56:45 Social Media players of the week
Damian Lillard:
- Instagram story: Bout to be flying to the game on they ass
- Response to fan telling him and coach Billups to leave Portland.
Justise Winslow:
- Justise Winslow Kermit
- Justise Winslow I got mixed feelings about the red boots
Honorable Mention to everyone who wished Ben McLemore happy birthday: Kelvin Blevins, Anfernee Simons
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Do you sometimes pray for a Blazer victory? Do you value the community that being a Blazer fan brings? Have you ever felt euphoric after a Blazer game? We brought on Lindsay Strannigan (@LStrannigan) from the Holy Ghosting podcast to talk about it. This isn’t a talk about all religions or the history of religion in sports, it's a look at how we feel as fans and what we get out of it and how sometimes it feels like church.
Plus . . . how are we managing the approaching trade deadline, who do we think is most likely to be traded and great play by Trendon Watford. All this plus our takes and Social Media Player of the Week!
1:00 Icebreaker: It's Sunday Morning, what did you do on Sunday Mornings when you grew up?
5:30 Getting to know Lindsay - grew up with the Kings, loved Patrick Ewing from the Dream Team, was an anti-Laker fans living in LA, comparing Miami Heat reproductive stories.
16:00 Ways that being a sports fan is like religion, community and sense of belonging
21:30 Sports towns and church towns.
22:30 Fear of missing out of Young Life and Campus Crusade for Christ
25:00 Euphoric sports moments - is this worship?
26:30 Praying for the team?
29:15 Community good works
35:00 Understanding other fans help us understand ourselves, including other sports
38:15 Rituals we go through together
43:00 Is your fan group recruiting and indoctrinating
44:55 Looming trade deadline
47:30 Chandler Parsons interlude
52:40 International players being traded
53:30 How we feel about the possibility of Jusuf Nurkic being traded
57:40 Social Media Player of the Week
- Trendon Watford Big Win
- Josh Hart Can't script the NBA
- Justise Winslow back on the bike Instagram story
1:03:00 Takes: Jusuf Nurkic will not be here after the trade deadline 🙁
1:06:45 Zach might be a good Bachelor
1:08:00 Nassir Little Highly likely to be traded
Music by Erik Peterson! @ShoozumOops on Twitter.
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Someday the WHAT Awards are going to be the most talked about topic in the locker room. In the mean time they're the topic of this podcast! Tara and Rose check in about half way through the season to discuss their early season favorites for these coveted awards. Which assistant coaches are making an impression? Which budding friendships are appearing on and off the court? All this plus social media player of the week, our latest takes and so much more!
Icebreaker: Raptors fans in the building, and give Portland an All Star Game!
8:00 Mid season awards update
9:15 Bench Celebrator Man of the Year, discussed: Drew Eubanks, horseplay, Zach Collins, bench rotations impact on celebrations
14:15 Assistant Coach of the Year, discussed: Rodney Billups, Roy Rogers, Blazers being 23rd in defense, Blazer’s size, guard-rich, forward-poor, encumbered by height and length deficit, Steve Hetzel, coach gets a technical! Trendon Watford,
26:30 Best Accessorizer, discussed: Jerami Grant, League Fit’s All Star Team, Jusuf Nurkic, Drew Eubanks, Shaedon Sharpe, Keon Johnson, trade season, sports fan fiction,
36:00 Best Friendsship, Uncle Nurk, Nassir Little and Anfernee Simons, Gary Payton and Shaedon Sharpe, Shaedon new hairstyl, mic’d up Nas
45:30 Most Valuable Mentor, discussed: Gary Payton, Nassir Little, Damian Lillard,
47:15 Return of MVP? Drew Eubanks, Keon Johnson, Josh Hart, Jerami Grant
Social Media Player of the Week
51:00 Social Media player of the week:
Keon Johnson, 2 TikTok posts (cutting his own hair, thrifting)
Damian Lillard (Dame Jr tapping his wrist)
Anfernee Simon’s magazine cover Instagram post
Music by Erik Peterson! @ShoozumOops on Twitter.
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Every player takes a different path the the NBA, even players who grow up with famous NBA player dads. Today we learn about Gary Payton 2's journey to the NBA, obstacles he overcame and the perseverance to keep going. We also try to figure out which Harry Potter house he'd be in. Plus, Bill Schonely memories, and a dramatic Wikipedia reading.
We're throwing so much love to the Blazers organization, especially Blazer Broadcasting who lost both The Schonz and long time colleague, cameraman John Curry this week. Our hearts and thoughts are with their family and friends.
Rip City, Baby!
1:00 Icebreaker: Schonely
9:30 His impact and legacy
12:00 Excerpt from Bill Schonely’s WIkipedia article
14:00 Cameraman John Curry
16:30 Get 2 know GP2 not Jr
17:00 Parents Gary Payton and Monique James
20:45 There is a Gary Payton Jr who has a different mom
22:45 Sonics connections and hanging out with the mascot
24:30 Hometowns: Seattle, Las Vegas and Oakland
26:15 Took a while to throw himself into pursuing basketball, wound up in OSU. Gary Payton II creating legacy all his own with Oregon State Beavers
30:15 OSU days
31:30 Goes undrafted
33:30 Gary and Gary on Gary and Gary dream
34:15 Ready to apply for a job in the Warrior’s video department. How a lifelong struggle paved the way for Gary Payton II's success with the Golden State Warriors
37:30 So many differences between the careers of Gary Payton and Gary Payton 2.
40:00 Dyslexia and the NBA Cares award. A letter from mom: Gary Payton II wins NBA community service award
43:15 GPII Foundation Gary Payton II named winner of new Bob Lanier Community Assist Award | NBA.com
44:45 What Hogwarts house is Gary? We guess he’s a Hufflepuff.
48:15 Trash talking, what kind of trash talking does GP2 do?
51:00 Different paths of Gary Payton 2 and Shaedon Sharpe
55:00 Social Media player of the week:
- Nurk gets back on Instagram
- Keon joined and posted to Tik Tok (and dog content!)
- Justise: Watching kids that are strangers interact at a birthday party has to be one of the most wholesome things in this world
- (Honorable mention) Josh Hart knitted jersey
1:09:00 This week’s takes
Music by Erik Peterson! @ShoozumOops on Twitter.
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It's time for a deep dive on Shaedon Sharpe - untangling his mysterious journey to the NBA. Plus: Trail Blazers recent play, a Dame vs Luka fight (we do not condone violence), trash talking and Social Media Player Of The Week!
1:00 PDX Carpet we can’t quit you.
3:30 Icebreaker: Love to win or Hate to lose?
6:00 How we’re feeling about the team right now. Hesitating, turnovers, offense leaving them, but the defense hasn’t been the problem. Will the return of the bench save them?
15:30 Luka and the refs
18:30 Nurkic is motivated by positive reinforcement.
20:30 About Shaedon Sharpe
24:30 How he got to Kentucky and what happened while he was there.
33:30 What must have it been like for Shaedon to be in the middle of the speculation at Kentucky?
37:30 The system has a hole that needs to be filled for getting players from high school to college. Players and families have to rely on uncredentialed people who are more familiar with the process.
40:00 A discussion about how younger players learn in those critical years right before the NBA especially like Shaedon and Anfernee
45:00 Shaedon seems to be thriving
46:30 Other fun facts, favorites, vertical leaps, wrap up
57:30 Social Media player of the week: Jusuf Nurkic (for getting off social media), Josh Hart (again), Keon Johnson
Shaedon Sharpe references:
Shaedon almost played football/background on high school moves: Canada’s Shaedon Sharpe Is the NBA Draft’s Biggest Enigma
Shaedon deciding to skip playing at Kentucky: Why didn't Shaedon Sharpe play for Kentucky? How decision to skip college impacts NBA Draft lottery | Sporting News
Who is Dwayne Washington: Dwayne Washington, A Tale of Two Stories - KY Insider
What happened with Shaedon going to Kentucky: A behind-the-scenes look at Shaedon Sharpe's decision to turn pro - On3
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Tara is joined by her former co-host from the Blazer’s Edge podcast, Danny Marang (@dannymarang) , now of @DannyandDusty on 1080 the Fan and Jacked Ramasys (@JackedRamsays) podcast. Much of the talk is about what we know and don’t know about the coach, and what we know and mostly don’t know about the team. Some good stories sprinkled in, a puppy appearance and a healthy dose of dunk talk.
1:00 Life updates, puppy introductions and a new job.
5:08 What can we tell about the coach right now? Willingness to adjust rotations from game to game. Not sure if it's good but at least he’s willing. Stotts stuck with what works, Billups doesn’t know yet what works. Matches up well with Joe Cronin and his vision for the most part.
10:30 Why did the Blazers give someone with so little experience the biggest job?
13:20 Blazers are just missing everything. They are getting good shots but they are not going in. They are playing different roles than they are used to. Equal opportunity offense isn’t everyone’s comfort zone, doesn’t quite match the personnel.
19:00 Gary Payton II is downgraded to out and other injuries.
23:45 How long do they miss shots before we start to worry about it?
26:00 The goals of the team are to figure out who they are.
28:20 Increase in dunks, where are they all coming from?
33:00 Jusuf Nurkic making 3s, what kinds of things does this open up?
36:30 Passing leading to more turnovers - when do we worry and when do they get cleaned up? A deeper look at Damian Lillard’s passing profile.
44:00 Blazers working on communication at practice.
50:00 After Time Outs they are 12th in the league in points per possession - that has fallen off quite a bit in recent weeks.
54:30 Shaedon Sharpe observations - he has it - what “it” is is yet to be determined but it come from his athleticism.
59:00 Shaedon’s growth, including with interviews.
1:02:00 Adding the younger players to the rotation . . . slowly.
1:06:00 The shortest trade talk you will hear on any podcast.
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On New Years day, Tara and Rose each share three things to remember and two things to forget about the Trail Blazers in 2022 and one thing to carry into 2023. WHAT a year it was!
1:00 Icebreaker with a side note of complaining about pop-ups on certain team apps.
7:00 Celebration of Damian Lillard taking over as top scorer in the franchise.
13:00 Tribute videos
18:30 Should we crowdfund a Cameo from Clyde for Damian?
19:00 Thoughts on the trophy presented to Damian for his accomplishments
22:00 We each chose three things to remember: Trading CJ, (24:15) CJ comes back, (27:30) the Barack Obama game, (29:20) Summer League Championship and Trendon Watford’s Finals MVP, (32:30) Small Ball Lineup to close out Sacramento Game, (33:15) Being in Sacramento for that game.
39:30 Two things to forget (39:45) Six game losing streak where they were outscored by 192 points. (40:30) Jusuf Nurkic throws a Pacer’s fan phone and is fined. (43:30) Blazers don’t get a second 1st round pick. (45:00) Everyone asking if Damian Lillard is going to stay in Portland.
47:30 What we want to take into the new year: Creativity and more dunks!
54:00 Making it to New Years above .500
55:00 Social Media Player of the Week: Congratulations Nassir Little! (Side note, congratulations to Keljin Blevins for his debut with his new team in Romania)
1:03:00 What is your take? It's good to not play on Christmas. And its time to keep driving, keep the car on the road and eventually the sun will come out.
Music by Erik Peterson! @ShoozumOops Twitter.
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This week is all about celebrating Damian Lillard. On the eve of the game that Damian Lillard could become the Portland Trail Blazers’ leading scorer, Tara and Rose talk about the man who means so much to Rip City. How did he get here? What makes him so special? And how lucky are we to witness this milestone?
We have lots of stories and tons of sources you can check out in the list below. With someone as interesting as he is, with so many accolades, accomplishments and awards it was hard to narrow down our favorite Damian Lillard stories. So if we didn’t talk about YOUR favorite, let us know what we missed! Hit us up on twitter (@wehaveatake) or in the discord server with your favorite memories of Damian Lillard’s career (so far).
All of this PLUS a really exciting Social Media Player of the Week (yes, it's Josh Hart!)
Thank you to Erik Peterson for our awesome new music! Find him on twitter at @shoozumoops.
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Sources
Damian Lillard on the Playoffs, Music and Rookie Moment - Wingin’ it Podcast
The Blazers’ Damian Lillard reflects on building generational wealth - Andscape
[Breakaway] Command (Trail Blazers guard Damian Lillard)
[Court-side moms] Damian Lillard's mom Gina Johnson
Damian Lillard Goes as Hard on the Mic as He Goes Down the Lane
Baller. Rapper. Underdog. Don't Sleep on Damian Lillard
Twyman- Stokes Teammate of the Year award
‘I really bleed purple’: Damian Lillard’s full speech at Weber State Hall of Fame induction banquet | News, Sports, Jobs - Standard-Examiner
Why Damian Lillard Doesn’t Celebrate until its Over Conan O’Brian Show
Guard’s bond with NBA star - PressReader
How Portland fell in love with Damian Lillard in the age of NBA super teams
'If I don't nap, I feel it.' Taking regular naps might seem frivolous, even toddler-esque. But they're crucial in the NBA. – Chicago Tribune
Juan Toscano-Anderson on Dame: https://twitter.com/markhaynesnba/status/1464634012828196867
Dame wanted to wear “Oscar Grant” on his bubble jersey: https://twitter.com/Dame_Lillard/status/1290109760662990850
Sean Highkin (@highkin) joins the podcast and we covered lots of ground! From pandemic memories all wrapped up in the NBA, the infamous press conference introducing the new coach, chasing down (maybe?) Kevin Durant at a local gym, and what it is like covering the Chicago Bulls vs the Portland Trail Blazers. All this and more!
2:00 Pandemic memories of the NBA
10:45 Sean’s basketball origin story
17:00 Storytelling and the storytelling void
19:15 Remembering the new coach’s introductory press conference.
29:00 All the other stuff Sean has to know about to cover the NBA
33:00 When Kevin Durant was maybe in Portland
39:00 Chicago Bulls vs Portland Trail Blazers beat
44:00 Rebuilding: both sides of the coin
46:00 GMs want to keep their jobs
54:00 The cleanup (from the past decade) will likely continue
56:00 What about this version of the team is real and will last?
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Tara and Rose are joined by Jamie Hudson (@JamieHudson_), Trail Blazers studio host and KOIN 6 sports anchor. We catch up with Jamie about doing the Trail Blazers studio show and then we look at early frontrunners for the WHAT 2023 Awards! Plus, Social Media Player of the Week, out latest takes and much more!
1:00 Ice Breaker - Do you ski and or snowboard?
4:00 Checking in with Jamie - Blazers hot start, so different from last season,
5:45 Putting the show together
9:00 Covering last year’s team vs covering this season
14:00 Adjustments, learning, how the young guys are growing.
19:00 Fast breaks lead by Josh Hart
21:00 Communication on defense
22:40 Gary Payton II, we’re ready to watch you play!
28:00 WHAT Award Quarter season check-in
29:30 Bench celebrator man of the year, front runners, Greg Brown III, Jabari Walker, Drew Eubanks
33:45 Assistant coach of the year: Jonah Herscu, Scottie Brooks
38:00 Most valuable mentor, Nassir Little, Damian Lillard, Gary Payton
41:30 Best accessorizer, Shaedon Sharpe, Jusuf Nurkic, Justise Winslow
43:30 Best friendsship. Anfernee and Nassir,
47:30 Social media player of the week
- Josh Hart Marshmallows in Hot chocolate hits different.
- Trendon Watford Great Team Win
- Jusuf Nurkic Ant Eats Instagram Story
53:00 Our takes for the week
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1:00 Icebreaker: what do you think about the new jerseys
7:00 News Sign Ibou Badji waive Olivier Sarr (their other 2-way player is John Butler).
9:00 Olivier Sarr we hardly knew you :(
12:00 Shaedon getting more comfortable in interviews.
14:30 What we learned about Jerami Grant
18:15 Drafted by the 76ers during the darkest days of The Process
20:00 Goes to OKC when they are trying to figure out what to do after Kevin Durant leaves
22:30 Grant with the Denver Nuggets
24:00 Activism
27:00 Hour Generation
30:30 A little more about the Grant brothers
34:00 Basketball royalty weddings
37:00 What we learned about Jabari Walker
39:00 A bit about Samaki Walker first. Samaki Walker draft night suit.
43:00 Jabari’s mom worked for the FBI.
47:00 Early basketball years - late bloomer with a very high basketball IQ
49:00 Highschool at Campbell Hall school in Los Angeles
50:00 Broken arm and leg
54:50 University of Colorado Boulder (announcement video)
57:45 A few more fun facts . . .
1:05:00 Social Media player of the week. Justise Enjoys a Sunset
1:08:00 Takes for the week: Brooke Olzendam is the best. Justise Winslow is right about a lot of things.
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Get to know the newest host , Rose, via a game of 2 Truths and A Lie then dive into what we've noticed about the Blazers so far this season. We review that stats that Tara has been tracking (dunks, assists, passing and distance traveled) to determine if their are truly playing a different style. We touch on some of the players who are settling into their roles, like Anfernee Simons, Jerami Grant, Justise Winslow and Drew Eubanks.
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2:00 Ice Breaker: 2 truths and a lie
15:15 Where are the Blazers relative to your expectations?
18:00 Blazers are able to play lots of looks
22:00 WHAT is different about this team? What can we compare it to?
24:00 Dunk update and back-up big interlude
31:45 Assists and passing, Anfernee Simons interlude
43:30 Distance, Jerami Grant interlude
49:30 Awards tracking - help us by joining our discord!
57:00 Social Media Player of the week:
- Jabari Walker Instagram
- Josh Hart Tweet
- Winner: Damian Lillard celebrates wife and mom on their birthdays
1:02:00 What is your take?
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We got together a powerhouse lineup of Trail Blazers podcasters to start our annual 2022-23 Trail Blazers Podcast. Thanks to all these guys for joining us!
Tim & Gary, Busted Bucket Podcast
Rob, Blazing the Path
Alex, Unbiased Blazer Podcast
1:00 Icebreaker: How do you cope with a tough Trail Blazer loss?
Comfort food talk
7:00 Bonus icebreaker - comfort food!
8:30 Getting to know Alex and Unbiased Blazers Podcast.
10:45 Getting to know Rob and Blazing the Path
13:30 Getting to know Tim, Gary and Busted Bucket Podcast
17:30 Anfernee Simons stepping into his role
18:30 Are Josh Hart and Jerami Grant going to play good cop and bad cop in the first half and second half of games this season?
19:30 Shaedon Sharpe gaining confidence
20:30 Damian Lillard’s calf. No big deal?
25:30 Will the Blazers keep Jerami Grant and Josh Hart after their contracts expire?
34:30 Justise Winslow running the second unit and playing every position.
37:45 Still need more dunks
45:00 Playlist, first pick! Twisted Sister, We’re Not Gonna Take it.
46:00 Queen, The Show Must Go On
47:00 Montel Jordan, This is How We Do It
48:00 Epic High, Encore
49:00 Nina Simone, Feelin’ Good
50:00 Motion City Soundtrack, Don’t Call it A Comeback
52:00 Foreigner, Jukebox Hero
53:30 Men at Work, Dr Heckyll and Mr Jive
56:30 ZZ Top, Sharp Dressed Man
57:00 Dr Hook, You Make My Pants Want To Get Up and Dance
1:01:00 Outros
1:05:00 Final Takes
YouTube Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLfje1m6I_TpIaBH4jYX_0qJjg80-NEpjb
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6polSwdSAyFwCwu4YfTYJp?si=ec4ccf162fae4b39
With the Blazers off to a hot start, Tara called on Dan Favale, national writer for Bleacher Report and host of Hardwood Knocks podcast, to give us some national perspective. What can we take away from the wins? Does the defense look sustainable? But first, we learn more about growing up a Knicks fan, attending his first game at Madison Square Garden, first jersey, and how he got his high school newspaper to publish stories about Kevin Garnett. All this and more!
1:00 Icebreaker: What is the best Halloween candy?
4:30 Getting to know Dan. From Knicks fan to NBA writer.
8:00 Patrick Ewing Knicks and hating Michael Jordan. Glenn Rice 4Ever
10:00 Early Knicks game experience.
12:30 Current work being a national NBA writer.
17:00 Hardwood Knocks podcast and how listening to local coverage gives unique and special insight.
20:30 “Why your favorite team isn’t going to win the championship this season.”
25:00 Connectivity and the Portland Trail Blazers
26:00 Dan starts by summing up his assessment of the Blazers so far this year, “Holy crap”.
29:00 Accountability needs connectivity to work
33:00 Dunking.
36:30 Players that have stood out: Josh Hart’s rebounding, Jerami Grant pressure on the basket, overall they have a lot of depth and versatility.
38:00 Will they be able to keep up the defense?
39:00 Brief interlude to trash the Lakers
42:30 What can we learn about the team they have played?
45:40 Some of the upcoming opponents: Pelicans,
48:41 There really don’t seem like there are any teams that the Blazers can’t challenge
49:30 Nets
53:00 What is up with the Jazz?
1:00:00 Grizzlies
1:02:00 Outro. Find Dan @danfavale and @hardwoodknocks
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We start off with an important announcement, Rose will be the next co-host of the podcast! Next, Tara gives a detailed account of her visit to Sacramento - What actually is so great about the arena? What did she learn about Kings fans and about being a Blazer fan?
We reflect on some of the highlights of the season so far and go into more detail about what we’re going to be watching for this season. What kind of leadership will we see? Will Damian Lillard get help leading the team? What kind of basketball are they going to play? Will there be more movement, both ball movement and player movement? We talk about things we can quantify and things we can observe.
Plus we shout out listeners and Twitter friends we recently met, talk about Halloween costumes (Fruit of the Loom and Up!) and the first time we met!
:30 Rose has been called in to help out as the new co-host while Cassidy is on injured reserve
1:00 Icebreaker
6:45 Sacramento Trip
10:00 Kings Fans
11:30 Quick 2002 WCF story, Kings fans may want to skip it
14:00 Fan psyches. Other franchises have it worse than we do.
20:45 Close up observations of the team working together.
23:00 What defensive accountability actually looks like.
25:30 We’re getting fast breaks now?
26:30 Bench celebration man observation
28:00 How are teams adjusting to the take foul rule
28:45 Meeting fellow Blazer fans! Come up and say hi if you see us!
34:14 What We’re watching for this season
34:45: Things that tell the story of what the coach is doing. Who is going to emerge into what roles? What is their identity?
38:10 Are they going to spread the leadership around?
42:45 Is Jusuf Nurkic going to take on leadership of the big men? Hoping Trendon Watford returns soon.
45:30 Where are all the minutes going to come from?
49:15 Dunks, assists/passes, how much young guys play
51:45 How much are guys moving off the ball?
54:00 What are our takes? Drew Eubanks is a perfectly serviceable backup big. Josh Hart will be the new Evan Turner in terms of leadership (with a jump shot).
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Announcing 2023 Trail Blazer WHAT Award Categories
WHAT are the Blazers really playing for this season? The Second Annual We Have A Take Awards of course!
After careful consideration and applying lessons learned from our First Annual Trail Blazers W.H.A.T. awards, we’re back with our most ambitious slate yet! We’re looking forward to a fiercely competitive year both on and off the court. Tara (@tcbbiggs) is joined by Rose Harding (@roselharding) to decide which awards we'll be giving out this season plus: preseason reflections, offense vs defense, new players and more!
Announcing the 2023 Categories:
- Assistant Coach of The Year (ACOTY)
- Bench Celebrator of The Year--no thanks to you, Theo Pinson! (BCOTY)
- Most Fashionable Accessorizer (MFA)
- Social Media Player of the Year (SMPOY)
- Bestfriendsship Award
- Most Valuable Mentor (MVM)
R.I.P. MVP Award (Most Valuable Pet)
1:00 What are you wearing on opening night?
6:00 Prep for Sacramento Road Trip!
9:00 Well worn team gear is probably good luck
10:15 What is different about the new vets on the team compared to vets who were added to the roster in the past.
14:30 Preseason reflections: Jerami Grant fits but he’s not the all-purpose Swiss Army Knife who is going to do everything.
17:30 The team is way more athletic than they have been in a long time and it shows!
20:00 Do more people like offense than defense?
21:30 Award recap and discussion: Coach of the Year
25:45 Most Valuable Pet We don’t even know if anyone has pets anymore! We think Keon Johnson has a dog.
30:30 Bench Celebrator Man of the Year. NBA is trying to ruin bench fun thanks a lot Theo Pinson. We will persevere. Bench players will innovate. We shall overcome.
38:20 Most Improved Fits. Fashion Award is good, but hard to evaluate improvement.
43:00 Proposals for new awards - Best Friendsship
44:30 Most Valuable Mentor
47:30 Social Media Player of the Year
53:30 Outro
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Rafael Barlowe (@Barlowe500) blazed his own trail to become one of the most connected and sought after people to talk to about upcoming NBA prospects. He also happens to be a long-time Trail Blazers fan! Tara got to know him, heard more about how he got to where he is today and talked about the Blazer’s younger players. Tune in, and if you don't already follow his work, you'll have a new favorite source for NBA draft content!
1:00 Taking over NBA Big Board from Chad Ford
7:00 Icebreaker (even though the ice was broken!) What is your favorite season and where?
8:00 Rafael is a Trail Blazers fan! Like from waaaaaay back!
9:36 How Rafael became a basketball/Trail Blazers fan
13:00 It's always fun to remember a Blazers win over the Jazz
15:15 The journey to his dream job
19:30 Learning the business
21:00 Getting his first video featured on Washington Post
24:00 First jobs in Europe
25:45 Keep tweeting- you never know who is watching!
28:45 Young players playing - how many players do you have to learn about to be ready to do the draft work?
31:30 Jabrai Walker thoughts “he had a magnet to the ball”
33:00 Trendon Watford thoughts
34:30 Brandon Williams gets cut :(
36:00 Mike Schmitz to the Blazers and international scouting
39:45 Keon Johnson thoughts - will he end up being the biggest part of that Clippers deal?
41:45 How the team has changed since the lost to the Pelicans in the first round
42:45 Greg Brown III - Will he find a place on this team?
44:15 Shaedon Sharpe - his role is one of the top 10 storylines as the season develops
48:15 Thoughts on the new coach?
53:30 Wrap up - where to find Rafael’s work and what to look for this year
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Dillon Sage (@dasage) of Holy Backboard (@holybackboard) joined Tara to help level-set a few observations before the new season starts. We’re going back to the basics to work out what each player brings to the court: does he dribble, pass and shoot? And what is his one skill that you can count on to get him or keep him on the court?
1:00 Icebreaker: Immediate reaction to the new Statement jerseys
6:30 Setting the scene for the dribble, pass, shoot exercise
11:00 Examples of where players didn’t “fit” together on the Blazers
12:30 Words matter so saying officially that for the purpose of this discussion, it's not that they can’t do any of these things, they just don’t based on how they play. Any of these guys could dribble, pass and shoot us into oblivion.
13:00 Damian Lillard
21:00 Anfernee Simons
31:15 Jusuf Nurkic
34:30 Jerami Grant
40:30 Josh Hart
43:00 Justise Winslow
45:15 Nassir Little
50:00 Trendon Watford
55:05 Gary Payton II
58:40 Shaedon Sharpe
1:06:00 Jabari Walker
1:07:00 Drew Eubanks
1:08:30 Greg Brown III
1:13:15 Keon Jonhson
Give it a listen. It is like training camp for the brain, getting warmed up for the season to start!
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Dillon Sage (@dasage) of Holy Backboard (@holybackboard) joined Tara to help level-set a few observations before the new season starts. We’re going back to the basics to work out what each player brings to the court: does he dribble, pass and shoot? And what is his one skill that you can count on to get him or keep him on the court?
1:00 Icebreaker: Immediate reaction to the new Statement jerseys
6:30 Setting the scene for the dribble, pass, shoot exercise
11:00 Examples of where players didn’t “fit” together on the Blazers
12:30 Words matter so saying officially that for the purpose of this discussion, it's not that they can’t do any of these things, they just don’t based on how they play. Any of these guys could dribble, pass and shoot us into oblivion.
13:00 Damian Lillard
21:00 Anfernee Simons
31:15 Jusuf Nurkic
34:30 Jerami Grant
40:30 Josh Hart
43:00 Justise Winslow
45:15 Nassir Little
50:00 Trendon Watford
55:05 Gary Payton II
58:40 Shaedon Sharpe
1:06:00 Jabari Walker
1:07:00 Drew Eubanks
1:08:30 Greg Brown III
1:13:15 Keon Jonhson
Give it a listen. It is like training camp for the brain, getting warmed up for the season to start!
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Actor and Trail Blazer Superfan Kelly AuCoin (@KellyAucoin77) joined Tara just before training camp opens to talk about the upcoming season. What are we worried about? What are we not worried about? What are we too hyped about? What are we not hyped enough about? All of that PLUS: Maple bars at Huckleberry Inn, the the congressional gym, his first on-screen acting gig, upcoming project, The Sterling Affair, and finally a shock to me, the fleece vests on Billions are not a nod to the northwest!
1:00 Icebreaker: Pumpkin Spice or Maple? Huckleberries Maple Bars all the way
4:40 How Kelly became a Trail Blazers basketball fan. LaRue Martin.
7:10 Staying connected to the team from all around the country
9:30 Tales from the Congressional Gym and the Congressional Exhibition Basketball Team
17:00 Does being an actor make it easier to meet basketball players?
25:00 CJ McCollum and LaMarcus talk
29:35 What are we worried about? Injuries, other teams
31:00 What are we not worried about? Damian Lillard, ab ambassador
35:40 What are we too hyped about? We both are guilty of going too far so we are proudly too hyped about Shaedon Sharpe. Tara might be too hyped about Nurkic even thought SHE BELIEVES IN HIM.
41:35 What are we not hyped up enough about? Don’t be mad, we of course love them, but we might be able to get more hyped about Anfernee Simons and Gary Payton II.
48:40 Blazers Celebrity Fan Council
57:00 Coming up - the Sterling Affairs! Watch for it it's going to be so good!
Hang out with us on the Trailcaster’s Discord Server
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Friends of the show Brit (@britrobotista) and Jannelle (@Jannelle12) join Tara to catch up on their favorite teams. The Rockets and the Warriors - with the leagues worst record and championship rings respectively - are in very different places. How do the Blazers plans for 2023 compare with either team? Tune in to find out what these fans are thinking.
1:00 Catching up
3:00 Houston Catch up
9:30 GSW Plan
17:00 Draymond Green
21:30 Does the current CBA help small markets?
29:00 Previous lockout
37:00 Follow up to Blazer's Broadcasting.
42:00 There's nothing going on with the Warriors that hasn't been exposed in the media All eyes on them.
45:45 NBA Wide Drama
51:00 Lakers drama
Hang out with us on the Trailcaster’s Discord Server
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Kaylie and Erik, aka @ Protoplutonian and @ShoozumOops join Tara to share how they became Blazer fans and get caught up on the latest news from the Blazers: broadcasters will not be hitting the road with the team this season. We also talk about things that happened in 2015 (the last time we cared about the PDX carpet), how Shaedon Sharpe and Jabari Walker might get along, and how excited we are to have a true NBA fashion icon (Jerami Grant) on the team. All of this and more!
Find Protoplutonian's stickers and more on her website after August 31 - the site is currently being updated.
Icebreaker: What is a piece of Blazer gear you are really looking forward to wearing this season?
Protoplutonian Stickers are awesome, check them out after August 31
6:45 Shout out to Cully Strength Fitness
7:15 Becoming Blazer fans. Erik has been since he was a kid, Kaylie is relatively new.
12:15 Kaylie’s story: It started November 2, 2019
15:30 Blazer couple stories and handling our emotional investment . . . in the team.
22:15 The Drew League is wrapping up, then Euro League and then . . .
23:15 The NBA Schedule!
27:00 Rivals week
33:00 Things to look forward to with the new players on the team
34:00 Jerami Grant is ACTUALLY fashionable. And probably the best power forward the Blazers have had since LaMarcus. Seems like a thoughtful person.
41:25 When is someone going to sign Ben McLemore and Carmelo Anthony?
44:00 Blazers Broadcasting not sending people to cover away games
48:00 Conspiracy theory?
55:00 What do you think about the leaked PDX Carpet Jerseys?
1:00:00 Jabari Walker got verified before Shaedon Sharp did, do you think this will be a problem?
1:10:00 Now we’re mad about the broadcast team not traveling again . . .
1:12:00 #TBAGTWTNAFCA
Tara welcomes first time guests, co-hosts of the Podland Trailcasters podcast, Keith Feltner-Smith and Chris Burkhardt. What starts with a brief meeting of the #AminuAppreciationSociety turns into the State of Blazer’s Media and ends a loooooong list of things we’re looking forward to this season. Do we have high expectations? Yes. Do we promise to have a fun time anyway? Yes.
1:00 Ice Breaker: Who is a random Blazer you haven’t thought about for a long time?
5:00 #AminuAppreciationSociety
13:00 Get to know the Trailcasters
19:00 Journalists - remember why you fell in love with sports in the first place!
21:00 The state of Blazer news and media right now (not great, Bob)
38:15 What role do podcasts play in the media?
44:00 What are we looking forward to?
45:00 How does Damian Lillard look healthy?
46:00 Will Jerami Grant be the player they expect him to be?
46:45 Healthy Dame ❤️
48:00 What will the defense look like?
49:00 Anfernee Simons - is he good or will he be great? How does he look next to Dame?
50:30 Trying to be realistic about expectations?
51:30 What does defending the rim look like?
53:30 What story is Damian Lillard going to tell this season?
54:45 People outside the market don’t get it. They don’t understand Damian Lillard.
56:00 What is that mixture of younger players and older statesmen Dame going to be like?
1:04 Will this be Nurk’s year? #JusufNurkicSupportFoundation
References
Zach Lowe on Al-Farouq Aminu : He is a chunk of debris clanging around the gears of Portland's motion offense.
Fireworks almost ended career of top 2020 Tennessee basketball recruit before it began
Wesley Matthews: The Rebuilding of Iron Man | OregonLive.com
Zach Collins Rookie Year mini movie
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This summer we're going to be getting to know more Blazer fans and introducing new voices to the conversation about #RipCity. Today Tara talked with two new friends from Twitter: Khadija (@kdplus_3) and Rachel (@pdx_rachel) about how they became fans, making friends with Blazer connections, and then discuss the Blazer's Off season so far.
1:00 Introducing Khadija and Rachel
4:30 Damian Lillard inspires new fans
6:45 What we love about the game.
8:30 Following a player vs following a team
9:50 Finding fans wherever you go
16:00 Getting a fist bump from Dame
18:30 Awkward selfies
20:00 Damian Lillard's extension
29:00 Jerami Grant came to play with Dame!
29:30 Off Season reactions in general
32:45 Summer League Observations
35:00 Players who are not starters still need roles
41:30 Prediction that Drew Eubanks will be a better back up center than people are giving him credit for.
43:00 Portland vs Seattle players
44:00 Gary Payton brings defense so who cares if he's 6'3"?
46:00 Summer League defensive effort - Trendon Watford protected the rim!
47:00 What we're watching for this season: "Oh!"; joy; playoffs
Follow us on Twitter: WHAT Pod @wehaveatake, Tara @tcbbiggs, and Cassidy @CassidyGemmet.
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Tara is joined by Oakland native and host of the Wake Up and Win podcast and The Street Roots Podcast, DeVon Pouncey (@Pounce_Sation). They talk about his experience celebrating in Oakland with Gary Payton II and what GP2 will bring to the Portland Trail Blazers.
Then we talk about a few themes that are emerging this Blazers off season:
- Another 6’3” guard?
- Are the Blazers no longer just switching out players and actually building a new team?
- The Blazers are really going to play defense. This time. I swear.
Always a great time hearing from Devon who is a Warriors fan but calls Portland home. He's got tips for how to navigate a Championship parade and says he's hoping Rip City and Damian Lillard get to experience one too.
3:30 Championship Parades require planning
7:00 Playing for Gary Payton's AAU teams: “We won a lot of games, and we didn’t get a lot of compliments.”
9:45 Gary and Gary on Gary and Gary podcast pitch and more on father/son tandems
14:00 When your AAU team gets talks from exNBA players
16:00 Gary Payton 2 nickname - use Young Glove
18:00 Blazers’ offseason so far, starting with the Young Glove
27:30 Do the new players signal a new kind of basketball?
33:39 It is going to be so fun to watch a healthy, rested Damian Lillard
41:30 Is it possible the Blazers are going to get a defensive identity?
46:30 Shaedon Sharpe
52:00 Keeping players happy is going to be important - a clear role helps for Nurkic.
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Rose Harding (@roselharding) joins Tara to discuss the latest moving and shaking by the Blazers. Then the first annual WHAT Award winners are announced. Thanks everyone who voted and played along!
1:00 Kevin Durant still isn’t a Blazer?
3:30 Do we regret not buying a Ben McLemore jersey?
7:48 Born into being a Blazer fan
11:23 Rose’s first Blazer game
15:00 Sports memories
18:00 When people think of us when they think of Blazers
20:00 The two Rose Hardings
22:00 Jerami Grant - how did this happen?
22:45 Harvey and Horace Grant (and Buck Williams and his glasses)
27:48 The Grant Legacy of number 44
29:00 Who is going to come to Portland to play with Dame?
30:00 Shaedon Sharp reactions
31:43 Is there a difference between red-shirting and choosing not to play?
32:15 95% sure tanking was the right thing to do
37:00 Summer league is going to be so fun
40:41 Shaedon Sharpe is ready to compete!
44:15 Jabari Walker
46:15 Awards announcements: MVP - Jusuf Nurkic’s Cats
49:30 Bench Celebrator Man of the Year - Greg Brown III
51:07 Most Improved ‘Fits - Jusuf Nurkic
57:30 Assistant Coach of the Year Award - Edniesha Curry
1:02:00 Luke Walton steps over a baby
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It’s been a while! This week Tara was joined by Dustin and Sage from Holy Backboard, one of Rip City’s longest-running podcasts. We talked about how we still have no idea what the Blazers are going to do, speculated about what might have happened if the Blazers hadn’t tanked and then talked about some potential Blazer draft picks. They had to be separated on AJ Griffin and Bennedict Mathurin. Despite swearing I wouldn’t get attached, I'm now attached to Ousmane Dieng and Tari Eason.
2:10 Celebrating 300 Episodes of Holy Backboard, remembering the early years
9:50 How about the off season so far? Total mystery!
11:10 Who knows what the Blazers are going to do?
12:40 Encouraging move hiring Mike Schmitz
13:50 Any significance to Blazers being named in so many rumors?
16:30 Trying to separate rumors from real possibilities
18:30 The team chose a direction. Was it the right one?
20:30 What would have happened if the Blazers hadn’t tanked?
27:10 Note of course that players were not playing to lose
29:00 It's still theoretical what Josh Hart and Justise Winslow could do on this team
29:50 Could they have been at least good enough to knock out the Pelicans and get their pick?
35:25 It was so easy to climb on board and ride to tank town.
36:10 Holy Backboard Draft coverage history
40:20 AJ Griffin
50:25 Shaedon Sharpe
53:40 Bennedict Mathurin
55:50 Ousmane Dieng
59:30 Most ready to contribute right away?
1:00:00 Keegan Murray
1:04:20 Tari Eason
1:08:00 Jalen Duren
Special Guest Assistant Coach Specialist Jillian Adge (@JillAdge) of the SportsEthos Sacramento Kings Coverage (@EthosKings) podcast joined us this week to share extraordinary tales about the Kings as well as help us choose the nominees for WHAT Assistant Coach of the Year awards. We end with each drafting our three favorite players who played for both the Kings and the Blazers.
1:00 Intro Jill Adge
7:00 Icebreaker: Spin the Draft Lottery wheel on Tankathon (Jill got her team’s right!)
12:15 Why Jill is so versed in NBA Assistant coaches (and GMs)
29:45 Trail Blazer Assistant Coach of the Year nominees
30:15 Scott Brooks
34:30 Roy Rogers
36:44 Steve Hetzel
43:10 Edniesha Curry
49:00 Drafting our favorite players who played for both the Kings and the Blazers
Cassidy’s team: Brian Grant, Maurice Harkless, Seth Curry
Jill’s team: Shareef Abdul-Raheem, Bonzi Wells, Harry Giles
Tara’s team: Ben McLemore, Andre Miller, Skal Labissière
Follow WHAT Pod @wehaveatake, Tara @tcbbiggs, and Cassidy @CassidyGemmet. This week’s guest:@JillAdge
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On the latest episode of We Have A Take, Tara is joined by Terry (@terry_was_taken), formerly of the Drip City Report, to review the fashion of the 2022 Trail Blazers and decide which ones should be nominated for Most Improved ‘Fits. Along the way we talk about who are the most fashionable Blazers, what it means to express yourself through fashion, what we think about players with their own t-shirt slogans, what is good about graphic ts and so much more (and we didn’t even get to half of it)!
Terry came out of retirement to do this podcast and would love to find someone to help restart the @DripCityReport account next season. If you love fashion and the Blazers you’d be interested in helping, send him a DM at @terry_was_taken or you can contact us at @wehaveatake and we’ll pass your info along!
Also, we met up on our friends The Podland Trailcaster’s podcast discord server. We highly recommend it if you like a wide variety of friendly Blazer banter! https://discord.gg/hpHNx4Ue
2:00 Icebreaker: Go-to gameday outfit?
10:30 Getting to know Terry, how he became an NBA fan and why he’s interested in fashion.
16:00 How the Drip City Report came about
19:45 Most fashionable Blazers this season (and an honorable mention for Carmelo Anthony): CJ McCollum, Robert Covington, Tony Snell (that’s why we’re called We Have A Take!), Ben McLemore
28:30 The practicality of Nurk’s wardrobe
32:00 Is there anyone who doesn’t really seem to be into fashion?
40:00 Larry Nance Jr., we hardly knew you.
42:00 First nominee for MVF: Jusuf Nurkic
52:00 Second nominee: Anfernee Simons
58:00 Third (final) nominee: Trendon Watford
1:00:00 Guys to keep an eye on for next year (because we’ll be seeing them for a full season - maybe): Josh Hart, Justise Winslow, Keon Johnson
1:10:00 Damian Lillard’s fashion sense is good but it's not the most exciting thing about him.
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Welcome in to the group chat! Lindsay, Rose, Cassidy and Tara got off their phones and hopped on Zoom to talk about who should be nominated for Most Valuable Pet and Bench Celebrator Man of The Year.
- Intro
- 1:10 Icebreaker: What is a word or phrase that you would use to describe the season? Unique, a lot, liberating, chaos.
- 5:00 Season Awards: Goal today is to come up with Nominees and then we’ll put it out there for our listeners and friends to vote on. We will select up to 4
- 6:35 Setting the parameters: Do you still have to be on the team at the end of the year to get a Blazers Season award? Does he have to have played a game?
- 8:45 Attitudes were important, for example podcast favorite Ben McLemore.
- 10:25 Justise Winslow was also a pleasant surprise.
- 11:50 And isn’t the most important thing the friendships we made along the way?
- 14:40 MVP Discussion: What does “Most Valuable Pet” mean?
- 17:00 Whose pets do we nominate?
- 25:10 Keon Johnson’s dog?
- 25:45 Jusuf Nurkic’s cats, CJ’s dog Fiona, RoCo’s reptiles, Norman Powell’s dogs Apollo and Odin
- 27:40 Bench Celebrator man of the year
- 28:10 What does “Bench Celebrator man of the year” mean” Someone who draws your eyes to the bench.
- 29:40 How was the bench overall in terms of celebration? Was it kind of a down year?
- 31:35 Keljin Blevins is an excellent poster of himself doing bench celebrations. Has he been campaigning for this award all year?
- 36:35 Bench Celebrations should really be a team award
- 37:10 CJ Elleby because you can’t miss him. Your hair is an extension of your body and CJ uses his hair right.
- 38:30 Trendon Watford
- 40:45 Consideration for Greg Brown III
- 42:10 Consideration for Jusuf Nurkic. And his vest.
- 47:30 What was the vibe shift?
- 54:05 Final nominees: Keljin Blevins, CJ Elleby, Trendon Watford, Greg Brown. Jusuf Nurkic gets honorable mention.
Tara and Cassidy wrapped up getting to know the new guys by talking about (deep breath) Eric Bledsoe, Drew Eubanks, Joe Ingles, Brandon Williams, Kris Dunn and Reggie Perry. With only a few days left in the season to go, perhaps the Blazers are done adding new players to the roster. Maybe?
:58 Icebreaker - what are you comfort watching?
1:30 MNCAA Duke loses to North Carolina, why is Cassidy a Duke fan and shout out to Bobby Hurley but never Christian Laetner.
9:00 WNCAA Tournament
14:00 Yet another plea to expand the WNBA. Fantastic article about how complicated WNBA ownership is.
15:30 Blazers officially eliminated
16:30 Report from the CJ game (Tara attended)
26:49 Eric Bledsoe who didn't want to be there
30:25 Drew Eubanks who guarded Dirk Nowitzki's last possession.
35:37 There is so much to say about Joe Ingles! But we'll start with this: Its Autism Awareness month, learn more! Also he was a 27 year old rookie.
39:35 Brandon Williams - a long and winding road.
43:30 Kris Dunn - childhood friends with Andre Drummond. More about his journey.
47:37 Reggie Perry, MVP of the 2019 U-19 FIBA World Cup for Team USA. Also wore an excellent draft night outfit.
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Tara is joined by friend of the show (and former co-host) Kendyl Bennett to talk about what are the silver linings to tanking (okay, we talk about the cons of tanking too). A little Jerami Grant talk and the question we're going to ask everyone from here on out: Who is going to come and play with Dame?
:45 Report from Los Angeles about how Laker fans are doing
2:20 Hate having to root for the Lakers to ever win anything but some nights that where we are. Also shout out to @schillypnw for the daily updates about Blazer's draft rooting interests!
4:20 Bachelor recap and comparison to Blazer drama
6:30 Comparing the Seattle Seahawks trading Russell Wilson to the Blazers trading Damian Lillard (not!)
9:55 CJ Trade wrap-up
12:35 Pros and Cons of Tanking this season
14:30 Seeing young players develop, strengthening the bench, building confidence
18:00 Which new players will be part of the future?
21:42 Players attitude and playing hard
29:00 Blazer Broadcasters are on fire this season!
32:00 A healthy, rested Damian Lillard
36:00 Fast breaks and moments of help defense are fun!
40:00 Greg Brown III appreciation
42:30 How will the young group adjust to smaller roles next season?
44:30 They only have one shot to get this right.
48:00 But they finally have options . . .
52:00 Jerami Grant talk
59:00 Who is going to come play with Dame?
1:06:00 Wrap up
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It's time to have The Talk. Jannelle Moore (@jannelle12) and Brit Robotista (@britrobotista) join Tara to talk about tanking.
Catching up with Jannelle and Brit
4:00 Houston’s tanking back story.
8:15 Golden State’s recent losing/tanking situation
13:00 How does tanking appear to affect the players and the fans? Golden State when they were bad because Steph Curry was out people were more understanding, but it got more confusing the following year when Steph was better and they didn’t go for as many wins as they could.
16:00 Rockets fans (and most fan bases) are very passionate, have a lot of feelings about choices teams are making. Hard on players like Christian Woods who was brought in before the team started actively tanking. Losing gets to everyone.
20:00 Worry about players like Josh Hart who are good and competitive who have been put into this situation. John Wall situation in Houston is largely due to his big contract but it does make things hard. If the players and the front office are open and honest with each other then things are not likely to get toxic.
25:30 When teams tank, do the coaches adjust to the players and personnel that they have? Or do they coach for the player that they will have?
30:00 How has the draft lottery changed tanking? Creating more extremes.
32:30 What is getting you through, and have you found any silver linings?
33:00 Stay off Twitter esp if there are big losing streaks. No one is having fun. Silver lining is that they are trying to build something sustainable.
37:00 When going through a tank, letting go of caring is important for self care.
39:50 Tara’s getting through by being happy for players who are getting opportunities they might not have gotten.
42:00 Hang in there Josh Hart!
44:00 Parting wisdom: Be patient!
It's another installment of “WHAT about the new guys” where we deep dive on the internet and podcasts to learn more about the newest Portland Trail Blazers. The theme of this week’s episode is 6’5” guard forwards. We did a deep dive on Josh Hart, Didi Louzada and Eli Hughes and, of course, we’re so excited they are on the team! Find us on Twitter @tcbbiggs, @cassidygemmet and @wehaveatake
1:30 Icebreaker: What would a competitive rebounding competition actually look like?
4:00 Lets have a mascot dunk contest
6:00 Dunk Contest Alternatives
12:20 Josh Hart, the gif that keeps on giving.
House fire: Villanova's Josh Hart Finding with Age Comes Chance to Know Who You Really Are.
17:00 Transfer to Sidwell Friends School.
19:32 Eagle Scout: Villanova's Josh Hart is an Eagle Scout
22:07 Villanova years
23:30 He was summer league MVP the season the Lakers LOST to the Blazers
26:46 A story about Josh Hart and pants from the Lightharted podcast. (Instagram post for reference)
31:30 Wine Access and Diversity Program (wine Instagram account)
32:30 Didi Louzada family Didi promised he would make both their dreams come true
34:40 Path to NBA: Next Stars program with NBL in Australia.
37:18 Suspended in November for for violating league drug policy. The tore his meniscus shortly after he came back. He is out for the season.
40:51 Our new favorite website kixstats.com | NBA Players kicks stats | Didi Louzada sneakers
41:52 Elijah Hugues from Beacon New York
43:30 Journey to the NBA Elijah Hughes enters NBA with Utah Jazz in whirlwind week
46:00 Short four year college guys discussion.
48:50 Drafted in 2020 IG Video from Draft Night
52:21 Fashion “Comfortable and Confident” Rookie Style Files with Elijah Hughes - ProTrending
55:00 What does the future hold for the new players? Will they still be on the Blazers next season?
Remembering CJ McCollum's time in Portland and getting to know two of the newer players: Keon Johnson and Justise Winslow.
Sage (@dasage) from Holy Backboard (@holybackboard) dropped by to talk about the Trail Blazers’ present and future with Tara (@tcbbiggs). While the Blazers lost to OKC in the background they caught up on the Blazers' journey this season. Are there any noteworthy changes to how the team plays? Is ball movement a result of scheme or personnel? Finally, we discuss what the future could look like.
1:00 Holy Backboard update - check out their new #FutureFriday feature where they watch college games featuring top prospects. 5:00 Is tanking the only way? 8:15 Can we tell anything about this team? Like, what kind of basketball do they play? 11:45 Assists and passing are both up, hoping ball movement is new thing that sticks around. 14:20 Will it be different when Damian Lillard is handling the ball again? 16:50 Zone defense -are they getting better and why are they doing it? 20:15 Blazers are not doing Norman Powell any favors right now. There are not plays being run for him, He’s having to settle for whatever he can manufacture or crash the rim. Luckily he’s one of the only ones who can get to the rim. 23:30 Jusuf Nurkic has been really important for the development of Anfernee Simons. But Norman Powell’s return has cut into his usage. 27:30 Who are the most likely players to be traded at the deadline? 30:00 Thoughts about re-signing Jusuf Nurkic. 34:30 Hate what happened to Nassir Little. 37:00 What is the dream team to build around Damian Lillard. Are any of them currently on the roster? 41:00 26 or younger, let's build for the future. Let's talk Trendon Watford, Dennis Smith Jr as deep bench for Portland’s future? 47:00 CJ Elleby 50:00 Tony Snell and Ben McLemore and what expectations where and where they are now. 54:00 Anfernee is taking advantage of the opportunity. But is he a point guard or a shooting guard? 58:00 Staggered guard play and four guard lineups, oh my!
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Jamie Hudson of Trail Blazers broadcasting and KOIN6 joined us to tell us what she's been up to and give us some help with the WHAT awards. 1:00 Icebreaker: Who is a former Blazers player you've been thinking about lately and why? 4:00 Catching up with Jamie 6:00 New positions with the Trail Blazers - excited to work with Brooke Olzendam, Michael Holton and Neil Everett. On KOIN6 she gets to work with AJ McCord. Difference working on a news station and covering a wide variety of sports. 11:30 WHAT Awards mid-season check-in. And we need Jamie’s help! 12:00 Most Improved ‘Fits frontrunners. Is the casual wear due to COVID19 making it extra hard to decide on this award this season? 17:20 Jamie is coaching a Freshman Girls basketball team! 18:15 Bench Celebrator Man of the Year - we need Jamie’s help on this one. During the preseason Marquese Chriss was outstanding, but then he left. Greg Brown III and Trendon Watford are doing pretty good but no one has really come up with a move yet. 23:05 Assistant Coach of the Year Award. Great coaching staff. It's going to be really hard to pick just one. Really good connections especially since they came into a situation where the players were really close with their previous coaches. 28:00 Nurk seems like he’s responding really well to coaching staff and coaching system. 30:00 We’re watching coach Curry- she seems so cool! 34:00 Most important pet. The Robert Covington Snake Bump. When are we going to get photos of Fiona and Baby JJ? 39:00 Damian Lillard’s press conference 42:00 Find @JamieHudson_ on Twitter, on Root Sports and at KOIN 6 on Saturdays. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Despite everything that has happened so far this season, Blazers are still stealing our hearts.
2:00 Icebreaker: Which Blazer would be the best Survivor Contestant (besides Cliff Robinson) 5:30 Damian Lillard has surgery 6:45 Question from @Hecubus01: With Dame now most likely out for the rest of the season and trades most likely coming for some key veterans, what do you want to see from the rest of the team? Or from the coaching staff? 9:15 How did Brian Windhorst end up breaking the news about Lillard and what does it mean? 12:30 What do we hope to see from the coaching staff? 12:55 Hiring of the coach’s brother? 14:30 Lowered expectations for the team is good for an inexperienced coaching staff because they can make mistakes, we just want to see that they learn from them. 17:15 Has the head coach gotten a technical yet? 20:00 Question from @HolyBackboard: Would a Dame/Ant backcourt duo produce the same issues the Dame/CJ backcourt does OR can they complement one another? 25:00 Is it time to turn over the roster? 28:00 Why does Tara love Ben McLemore so much? 30:00 Height breakdown of the current roster 32:00 What is their trade deadline going to be like? 33:45 Jusuf Nurkic is playing like a guy playing for a contract. 35:00 Trendon Watford and Trendon’s topics 40:00 Kyrie Irving comes for Nassir Little 48:00 Pour one out for Brandon from Portland on the Bachelorette
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We had a talk with Anne Peterson (@AnnieMPeterson), Associated Press reporter, about what it has been like covering sports during the COVID-19 pandemic. We discussed what she remembers about when the leagues shut down and how her job has changed. Then we discuss what covering the Trail Blazers has been like since Neil Olshey was fired.
1:00 Icebreaker: What is a favorite wintertime activity? 3:45 Catching up on life with Zoomer Anne Peterson. 6:30 Being a sports reporter when sports shut down 9:35 Immediately after the shutdowns, teams and leagues were trying to figure out how to be relevant when there were no matches. 13:40 Missing talking to players in person 16:15 Transitioning back to the arena 21:00 What kind of protocol did she have to go through as part of the press? 24:00 Remembering the Ice Storm Game 27:40 What it was like when fans came back 32:30 How writing and covering a team changed during the pandemic. 33:50 Covering the Olympics and the story of what happened in Kashima, Japan. 38:25 Moments between fans and athletes again 40:40 Season’s turmoil. 42:40 Have things changed for her this season with all of the changes? 45:25 Where is team morale? 49:00 Other times where there was a lot of transition for the team. 52:00 Drama is amplified more so now than it used to be and requires a lot more chasing down rumors.
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1:15 Ice breaker: [Bachelorette Spoiler Alert] Who is Michelle going to choose? 6:30 The Departure of Neil Olshey, our thoughts on Joe Cronin, and a press conversation for the ages. 14:00 @Justn_B_Leak“It's messy but we still have Dame and a bunch of fun good dudes. There is still hope. I remember the lockout season with Ray Felton and Co. when they had a lockerroom mutiny and the coach was fired midseason. That season was worse I swear.” Worse Season: Blazers Brass: Frustrated Nate McMillan was fired because he lost his team - CBSSports.com 19:15 @NurkicCircus “Do NOT trade @Holla_At_Rob33!!!! He single-handily saved us from a blowout against the @Timberwolves yesterday. 5 steals 4 blocks and numerous deflections. He locked up everyone on that team and was the only reason the game was as close as it was. I STILL have faith In this team as constructed. The rotations just need to change. Less guard minutes and more offense through wings.” 27:30 @Alexancooper “I just wanna see these guys have FUN! And why does the media want Dame out of Portland so bad?” (30:00) 31:11 @loganakio “I love the guys on this team. Agree with the replies so far— I want to see them succeed, and even more, I want them to be having fun.” 32:00 @Hecubus01 & @playest_4247 “It’s been a rough week, and I want to focus on the positivity. What has been the most enjoyable or fun part of the season? Hot take (may not be that much of a hot take)-Ben Simmons will be a Blazer.” 43:45 @lothringen360 “Who is the one player you would be willing to give up one of our young guys for? If not, why not?” 45:30 @holycowitsthao “Fire Chauncey . . . Specifically tho that no time out call” 50:00 @janelboyer “Do you think Joe might come back next week? That maybe, Michelle changes her mind about Brendon staying over joe?” 50:30 @BlazerTagPDX “Is Heather a bad Chief Stew or is Jess just a bad 3rd Stew who hates her job (Below Deck)?-Ryan”
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Jannelle Moore (@jannelle12), writer for sites such as @complexsports , @basketbllnews , and San Jose Mercury joined Tara to provide some outside perspective about what is happening with the Blazers. 2:00 Last year’s soft tank, and working Wiseman back in. 4:30 How worried should I be about the Trail Blazer? Only a quarter of the way into the season, coach is still figuring it out, and now maybe the Blazers will get a GM who cares 7:20 You can’t call out the players in public until you know them well enough. That should be done in house, especially at the beginning, with a thirsty press. 9:55 What disengaged looks like 11:10 Players have to try too hard to fit into the new schemes 13:00 The roster hasn’t been changed that much, they should be figuring it out -- unless they are not buying in. 15:00 Did the coach promise too much to too many players? 17:30 Damian Lillard’s injury 19:20 What are the Blazers going to rally around and an unrelated tangent about Enes Freedom. 20:25 The investigation of the GM wasn’t a distraction. Really? Really?? 22:20 When the Blazers tried to be more aggressive it took the Warriors only a few minutes to figure it out and break it down. 23:40 Ball movement is important but so is player movement. 25:00 Play style charts on Nylon Calculus 28:15 It seems like the coach might be spending more time coming up with new schemes rather than time on the players who are going to carry out those schemes. 30:15 Olshey didn’t leave them with very good options for the future. 33:00 Why hasn’t the team been sold? 34:35 Help might not be coming for a while. Music used in the episode: “Happy Alley” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License. Follow us on twitter: @wehaveatake, @cassidygemmet and @tcbbiggs. We are part of @bluewirehustle Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Things are not getting better at least with the front office and we're wondering what will happen next? We talk about what differences we are seeing on the court including perhaps more comfortable communication and Jusuf Nurkic finding a groove despite not getting his regular minutes and rotations. We also check in to find out how Blazers are doing in assists, passes and dunks this season!
1:30 Cassidy is decorating 3:30 #WeTheNorth 4:30 Our first time talking together about the Neil Olshey investigation 12:00 The General Managers Association of General Managers 17:50 Chris McGowan resignation 22:30 What about the basketball product? What is different? 30:30 Is communication getting better as the new coaches get used to players' preferred communication and learning styles? 37:10 Assists, passes and dunks update 42:30 Nassir Little appreciation 43:10 A please for NBA parents to be able to order their kids' jerseys online. Music used in the episode: “Happy Alley” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License. Follow us on twitter: @wehaveatake, @cassidygemmet and @tcbbiggs. We are part of @bluewirehustle Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Dillon Sage (@dasage) of Holy Backboard Podcast (@holybackboard) joined Tara to discuss ways that the Trail Blazers look different (or the same) this season.
2:00 What changes have we seen to their playing style? 5:00 Blazers are working on implementing a high risk, high reward defense 6:30 Drop defense isn’t Voldemort 8:45 Why don’t the Blazers keep their hands up? 10:15 Second unit defense 12:00 Four guard lineup 13:30 Why do role players always have career nights against the Blazers? 15:00 Tony Snell is long 18:15 Larry Nance Jr observations. Why is he hesitating? Is he happy in this setting? 21:30 Could Anfernee have been playing at this level in years past? 23:15 More ball movement, more pace, more drives. What other ways has the offense changed? 26:00 Damian Lillard and CJ McCollum are sharing the ball pretty equally. 28:15 What happened to all the dunks in the first week? 29:30 Accountability 30:00 Watch Willie Green in New Orleans - I’m not calling you out, I’m calling you up! 34:00 There isn’t anything new or innovative that we’re seeing from this coach. 37:45 Do whatever it takes to keep Greg Brown and Nas Little’s joy. 38:45 Award catch up. Early season front runners for Bench Celebrator Man of the Year: Greg Brown, Nassir Little, Trendon Watford, Ben McLemore 41:00 Most Improved Fits Anfernee, Cody Zeller (gets extra credit for enthusiastic costume and Christmas Sweater wearing). 46:46 Assistant coach of the year. Roy Rodgers? He’s smarter than us at defense! 48:30 Most Important Pet - Probably Norman Powell’s dogs are leading the way. 50:45 Other teams we’ve been watching: Memphis, Kings 52:30 Lakers have discovered Carmelo Anthony exists. Sage suggests watching Herbert Jones on the Pelicans.
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Tara and Cassidy record their reactions to the Trail Blazers' first week of regular season play, right before the Memphis game.
2:00 Which Blazer had the best week? Nassir Little is averaging 9.3 points per game, 4.7 rebounds, and 1 assist per game. He's also doing non-stat things! 6:00 The distance between the floor and the ceiling this season is a lot. 6:30 What things are different this season? 12:00 Why are they changing the offense (which as we've been told, is great) AND the defense (which we know needs a LOT of work) at the same time? 14:20 Is it weird that the chemistry is not translating? 15:00 Why is Damian Lillard having a hard time making buckets? 17:00 Anfernee Simons had a good week too. 19:40 Ben McLemore hasn't played much but his fits are great and his bench presence is good. 20:40 Assistance Coach of the Year watch update 22:35 There is a new group exploring ownership of a WNBA team in Oakland that includes Alana Beard and Damian Lillard's mom and Cassidy can hardly contain her excitement. 23:30 Getting to know Dennis Smith Jr 28:00 Dennis Smith Jr has two ACLs in one leg! 33:00 Did we talk ourselves into Larry Nance Jr or is he really going to be a game changer? 40:00 The starters look like they are having a harder time adjusting than the bench. 42:55 Who would be on the Blazers' Leadership Council?
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Tara and Cassidy discuss which awards they will be tracking this season. Who will the the most valuable assistant coach, who will be the leader in...bench celebrations and who will be the Blazers Most Valuable...Pet? All of this and more!
00:52 Who were you cheering for in the WNBA playoffs? 02:10 Bring back the Portland Fire! 04:20 Could Nurkic play more like Brittany Griner 08:00 2021-2022 Awards predictions . . . WHAT style 10:39 M.I.F. Most Improved 'Fit(s)/Drip 13:33 M.I.F. Frontrunners: Larry Nance Jr., Anfernee Simons, keep your eye on Ben McLemore 18:36 Bench-celebrator Man of the Year 26:16 Assistant Coach of the Year 28:23Yay us for having awesome WNBA Twitter women on the WHAT podcast. 30:10 Fun facts about the new assistant coaches. 30:22 Scott Brooks 30:45 Matt Brase 32:11 Roy Rodgers 32:46 Steve Hetzel 36:01 M.V.P. most valuable pet 36:26 Cody Zeller's dog Max 37:17 Fiona McCollum 38:53 Robert Covington's snakes and reptiles 40:43 Ben McLemore's dog Rolex 42:07 Jusuf Nurkic's cats Rumi, Mumi and Tiramisu 45:24 Apollo and Odin Powell
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Tara and Cassidy called in two of Rip City's most unique podcasters to help them build this year's Trail Blazers play list. Dia Miller (@diandraann) of Blazer's Edge and Dillon Sage (@dasage) of Holy Backboard brought tunes AND takes to help us create our most eclectic play list yet. Join us for a wild ride, with topics ranging from Robert Covington's solid, steady play, to Jusuf Nurkic's mercurial personality, from our own bruised feelings to CJ McCollum's fierce mentality, from Cody Zeller's nose to Footloose, we covered so much ground! Find the 2022 Trail Blazers play list on Youtube and let us know what you think (some of the lyrics of the songs on the playlist are explicit, but this episode is not)!
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2:15 Icebreaker: Which Blazer would you want to make you a playlist? 6:15 Big Daddy Kane - Aint No Half Steppin' (HQ Quality Uncensored) 10:15 For Larry Nance https://youtu.be/29a6o5vRKVM 13:00 Oh My God Yeah F*** It 15:00 Feelings 20:20 Tears For Fears - Shout (Official Music Video) and Willie Nelson - Just Breathe (Music Video) 21:45 Taylor Swift - The Way I Loved You (Taylor's Version) (Lyric Video) 23:00 dead prez - Hip Hop (Official Video)
30:45 Ariana Grande Thinking Bout You 34:20 Footloose: Bonnie Tyler - I Need A Hero 37:30 All the ways Jusuf Nurkic’s year could go. Including, should he be shooting 3s? 48:50 Robert Covington appreciation: You've Got a Friend In Me (from Toy Story) 55:00 A Change Would Do You Good 56:30 CJ McCollum: Paramor: Still into You 57:30 A song that describes the opposite of Ben Simmon’s mentality Oddisee - That's Love 58:30 2000 B.C. (Before Canibus) 1:00:10 Justin Bieber, Anyone 1:01:20 The Temptations Ain't Too Proud To Beg 1:04:00 Superdome State of Mind--Truth Universal ft. Evelyn 1:05:00 From our friend Rose on twitter! https://youtu.be/UhKM4EENpSY
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Tara is joined by Brit (@britrobotista) one of the co-hosts of Stepback Sisterhood (@stepbacksisters) to find out how things are going in Houston since Harden took off. Should we declare a cooling off period between Portland and Houston fan bases? 00:00 Catching up with Brit and comparing Roots sports stories 3:30 Icebreaker: Which NBA player would be really great at community theater? Answers: Eric Gordon, Donovan Mitchell 8:45 How are things going in Houston with James Harden gone? Losing 20 games straight ast season hurt a lot, other than that, pretty positive! 12:00 Comparing what it's like when other people want to trade your superstars 14:15 Schadenfreude? 17:00 Is there a former player that Houston Rockets fans don’t like? 22:00 Ben McLemore’s time in Houston, how he might fit in. 28:30 Robert Covington in Portland 29:30 What storylines are we interested in this coming season? What will Dallas look like? Will Luka get similar criticism to what Harden got? 32:00 How will Houston do if they go through another big losing streak? 32:45 Who will be the new young stars? The Lakers could be fascinating 38:00 Young fun players in Houston 44:00 John Wall and how he’s handling things (read her piece on Apollo Launch Pad) 49:30 Should this be a cooling off period between Portland and Houston fans? 50:00 Closing thoughts
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DeVon Pouncey, host of the Wake Up And Win podcast, took a break from his very busy life to check in with Tara. They talked about how he's getting ready to call football games this fall, how the Blazer's off season played out and what the NBA and its players are doing to carry on the long-time legacy of social justice in the league. 00:20 Catching up with DeVon Pouncey 5:15 Preparing to call Pacific University football games this fall and Pacific University and PSU basketball this winter 8:45 Perspective on the Blazer's off season 12:00 Damian Lillard, shaking things up in Portland this summer 15:00 How might the new coach influence the Blazers' basketball identity? 20:30 Other teams have not been scared to play the Blazers. They did not look grittier than the Nuggets in the playoffs. 22:00 What should Blazers fans be most excited about? Lillard's IG post saying he's back. 25:30 Lillard wedding 29:00 NBA and Social Justice - where are they now? 32:30 What came out of the turning point of the strike in the bubble? National Basketball Social Justice Coalition and NBA Foundation 40:30 Policy making: let the players lead. Some of the NBA governors have the ear of high end policy makers, but are those policy makers interested in the change that players are asking for? 48:00 The benefits of players taking control of their own narrative. 51:00 Stay tuned-in to what players are doing and saying.
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Because everything is (still) awful, we started off with some real joy, oohing and ahhing over the beautiful celebration that was the Lillard wedding. #ItsAboutDameTime, as they say! Then we deep dive on Larry Nance Jr and stage a dramatic reading of Marquese Chriss’s Wikipedia page. You’ll laugh, you’ll cry, and hopefully you will learn something new! 00:30 Icebreaker: What would YOU give Mr and Mrs Lillard for a wedding present? 3:20 On watching real joy. 4:55 Spotted at the wedding 8:00 Outfit recaps 9:30 Thankfully no trades happened during the wedding 10:10 About Larry Nance Jr. 12:10 Dunk Contest diversion (save those hops for athletic rebounding fellas!) 14:25 Soccer player diversion 16:30 Wyoming vs Lehigh 17:50 Larry living with Crohn’s disease and starting Athletes Vs Crohn's and Colitis 19:50 How will Larry fit in basketball wise (don’t worry, we barely go into it. Virtually every other Blazers podcast will give you lots more details) 21:10 Larry Nance Jr wedding story 23:35 A dramatic reading of Marquese Chriss’s wikipedia page and why we are his mother’s biggest fans. 30:00 Is this the roster the Blazers are going to go with this season? 35:00 Ben Simmons thoughts 44:00 Blazers got better? 45:00 What is a satisfactory season? 49:45 We chose this. 51:30 Damian Lillard is a storyteller, even in the clothes he wears.
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Here for the right reasons. With Brandon Earl Smith (@brandonearl_) of Two Bros and a Rose a Bachelor Franchise Podcast (@twobrosandarose). :30 Getting to know Brandon who grew up in Indiana but Hoosiers is not his basketball story. 3:30 If teams had to approach free agency like it was The Bachelor, who would make the best NBA Bachelor? Russell Westbrook, TJ McConnell, Enes Kanter, Jusuf Nurkic? 10:30 Which teams would be best at playing the game and trying to win over the Bachelor? The Heat, (not the Knicks) 13:30 Both the Lakers and the Clippers show up in helicopters. 14:40 How do the Blazers show up? Does Olshey insist on going? Will Damian go? 18:00 Do the Charlotte Hornets or the Chicago Bulls send Michael Jordan? 21:00 Group Date activities- gotta see if they are there for the right reasons so what can they do on the court? Scrimmage, NBA Trivia, CBA Quiz 23:30 A good group activity could be to tell your best Chris Paul story. In front of Chris Paul. 25:30 How would Rose Ceremonies work? 27:10 Is Bachelor in Paradise more like the playoffs or like Summer League? 28:00 What lines would work in both Bachelor and NBA Free agency? “Empty Stats Guy”, “I’m here for the ring”, “I think we can get there” 31:00 Disaster free agencies like Bachelor disasters. 32:30 What about 1:1 activities? Maybe if LaMarcus Aldridge could have written his fears on a balloon and let them fly away he’d still be in Portland. 33:30 We’re going to lure Klay Thompson with Burgerville. 36:00 We’ve reached the mascot portion of the Bachelor! 39:00 What if it was fans who had to woo the free agents. 40:00 Who would be the NBA Bachelor Host? Sheed & Bonzi, Joel Embiid, Chris Paul, JR Smith, LaMar Hurd, Malika Andrews & Hassan Whiteside, Patty Mills, Turtle from Entourage, Rihanna, Lizzo, Adelle, KD Lang, Ian Karmel or Kelly Aucoin, 46:00 Cody Zeller interlude. 53:30 Question from Brandon, what do Portland fans really want or expect from their team? (2016 Never happened) 56:30 Have we ever really had expectations of a Championship for Damian Lillard? 59:00 Adam Silver if you are listening, we’ve got a solution for evening the playing field for small market teams. 1:00 The closest we ever felt to a Championship lately was the year Wesley Matthews got injured. 1:03 Hornets fans don’t like Nicholas Batum.
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Its been 3 days of free agency chaos and the Blazers did the one thing they had to do - re-sign Norman Powell. They also added new players to the roster so we work out how Cody Zeller, Ben McLemore and Tony Snell might fit in - with or without any more moves. 1:00 Ice Breaker: Favorite Carmelo Anthony moments in Portland 5:15 Melo says farewell 7:45 Zach Collins moves on 11:15 Goodbye Enes Kanter. Summer lovin' had us a blast. 13:00 Norman, Odin, and Apollo Powell are committed to Portland 18:15 Norman Powell makes buckets in the restricted area 22:00 Welcome Cody Zeller 26:30 Indiana fundamental basketball 28:20 Ben McLemore - classic Neil Olshey signing 32:38 Is Ben Simmons going to be traded to Portland - rumors 37:00 Whatever happens, we want to see Damian Lillard off the ball more. 37:50 Welcome Tony Snell - possibly Tara's new favorite player 43:20 LaMarcus Aldridge rumors - we would love to have him back in Portland as long as it is safe for him. We'd be happy if he just sat on the bench. Bring him home! 49:30 Why are they signing so many vets to their summer league roster? 56:00 IF the Blazers don't make it to the championship, who are our early favorites?
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This week we are joined by Aimee Stiegemeyer (@hoopcityhellcat) to discuss the trade that sent Jonas Valančiūnas to New Orleans for Steven Adams. What does it say about the direction of their franchise? What is the relationship like between Memphis fans and the Grizzlies front office? Then we talk about the leagues new rules to reduce fouls on non basketball moves. And the we ask for Aimee's outside perspective on what is going on with Damian Lillard? Why all the drama? And speaking of drama, both Cassidy and Aimee saw Space Jam: A New Legacy so they give their impressions.
1:00 Icebreaker: If you could partner with a brand who would it be? 5:00 Aimee's reaction to the Memphis/New Orleans trade from earlier in the week. Its going to make them take a step back. It might be a better move in the long run but it could make them worse in the short term. 7:30 Free throw problems in Memphis 10:00 Why some Memphis fans have a grudge against Steven Adams 11:30 Reviewing the Andre Iguodala and Chandler Parsons's saga. 16:00 Jaren Jackson's development 19:00 Why Memphis fans have a hard time with CJ McCollum 21:30 More on the rebuilding of the Grizzlies including the superstar potential of Ja Morant 26:00 What is the relationship between the front office and the Grizzlies fans? 31:00 New rules to reduce fouls on non-basketball plays 36:00 3x3 Interlude 41:00 Outside perspective on the Lillard drama. 45:00 Trying to get to the bottom of the True Hoop situation. 50:00 It doesn't make sense that this was leaked on Space Jam Day 51:00 Space Jam review Find us on Twitter! @cassidygemmet, @tcbbiggs, @wehaveatake and today's guest @hoopcityhellcat Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Its been a minute since we caught up with Dillon Sage (@dasage) from Holy Backboard. He shared his reactions to the last few weeks of Rip City nonsense, discussed what a new coach might bring to the team, and speculated about possible off season roster moves. (If your kids are listening there are just a couple of small swears, nothing dramatic)
1:45 Icebreaker: favorite Summer Olympic sport to watch 6:15 Off season reactions, how Charles Lee could have helped the Blazers. 10:00 What could a new coach bring to the team? 12:45 Any new schemes you would introduce if you were in charge? 14:15 Dealing with below average dunking. 18:00 Praise for Monty Williams 20:45 What did Nurkic mean by he wants a bigger role? 25:30 Other centers in the league have skills 27:30 With Zach Collins out, do you think the Blazers will sign another center? 30:00 . . . . or will Rondae Hollis Jefferson be back? 33:45 CJ McCollum for Ben Simmons rumors and possibilities 38:00 Is Damian Lillard going to leave? 4200 Keep and eye out for Miles McBride - Sage things the Blazers should get a late first round or early second round pick to draft Miles "Deuce" McBride. 45:20 One more thing Sage would do if he was the GM.
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CW: Sexual assault. Skip to 46:00 for basketball and reality TV topics. If you want to help victims of sexual assault and abuse here are some organizations we suggest you look up:
rainn.org
Rose Haven Day Shelter for Women and Children
Call to Safety
Times Up Legal Defense Fund
Victim Right's Law Center
If you need to talk to someone, call the Call to Safety Crisis Line: 1.888.235.5333 Oh boy do we have a take about the Blazer's coaching situation. If you would like to skip past the talk about the Blazer's new head coach forward to 46:00 to hear about how we're gonna get weird this season: Welcome Ben Simmons! Kevin Love? Bring him home! Which Blazer would be the best Chief Stew and who should be the Bosun? We tackle the tough stuff first and then try to end on a lighter note. 2:15 Tara's experience during the coaching hire saga 6:15 Strange sense of detachment 7:00 Cassidy's story. Its really hard to watch the organization that has meant so much he whole life carry on with so little regard for the feelings of the fans. 9:30 Believing in reform and what reform means 13:00 A glimmer of hope and then the press conference 17:00 This organization doesn't care about us 17:30 Dame didn't make the hire 22:00 PR Blunders? Or calculated moves that say you don't care 24:10 What message does it say when you won't let the Head Coach talk? 28:00 Why does the league celebrate women one day and then celebrate people who victimize them the next? 29:30 Length of the coaching contract was surprising 32:15 Be careful how much you care about sports 34:00 What are we going to do about it? 40:00 Rachel Nichols and Maria Taylor. Ugh! 45:00 Oh look at that! All the other coaches being hired by other teams 46:00 Lets get weird 47:45 Come on over Ben Simmons! 76ers would be lucky to have CJ McCollum on their roster 50:15 Just bring poor Kevin Love home. We don't care any more (for a vet minimum, and he has to bring his dog.) 52:45 Bravo TV talk 56:15 Finals pics
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00:30 Icebreaker: Which NBA Player do you think you are most like? 04:50 PORvsDEN: the story so far. 10:00 Damian Lillard shot chart for that game was ridiculous. 14:00 WHAT are we going to remember about the 2020-2021 regular season? 14:40 CJ McCollum hot start 16:05 Awkward, empty arenas and teams in the wrong color jerseys. 17:45 Fans becoming armchair epidemiologists 19:20 Finally let Ant dunk, Damian Lillard called “game”, Paul George apologizes. All Star weekend turned out okay. (20:30 Aaron Gordon slander) 21:30 Blazers vs 76ers CJ Elleby game 23:20 Enes Kanter’s 30 rebound game. 24:20 Gary Trent Jr trade. #UsTheNorth (28:25 wanting what's best for a player) 29:30 Watching Carmelo Anthony move up in the ranks of all time scorers. What did we learn about being the custodian of someone’s legacy? 35:00 What if Stotts leaves and Damian leaves to go be with him? 36:00 Melo’s impact beyond the box score. 39:00 Guys over 30 are still good. The window feels like it is open longer for players than it used to be. 39:50 Turnaround road trip during a really hard part of the season. 41:10 Lillard Twins and Keljin Blevin’s baby cuties! 42:00 20-21 was the year Zach Collins got a stylist or he started dressing himself. In any case it was interesting.’ 43:00 Being back in the Moda Center for the Laker game. 44:00 Comments on the rest of the league
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1:00 Shout out to Taelor Jae @taelorrrjae for the inspiration for an icebreaker: Favorite sports memories. Kenny Wheaton’s gonna score, and watching Allen Crabbe getting a career high. 5:10 When Dame goes off vs when a bench or role player goes off 7:10 From six weeks ago to now. What happened? 10:00 Coaching rumors 18:00 Having everyone healthy again 19:35 Recapping how some of the individual players have been down the stretch starting with Norman Powell. 22:00 Size matters though, on defense. 24:20 Was Kendyl disappointed that the Blazers didn’t trade for Aaron Gordon? 26:25 Robert Covington report 32:00 CJ McCollum (Tara is still sorry she didn’t include him on the 5 most important Blazers this season). 36:35 Carmelo Anthony. So many games against the Nuggets come down to the 4th quarter, so this will be an opportunity for him to shine. 39:00 Anfernee Simons, time to shine! 40:00 Will we see any other players outside the chosen 8 in the lineup during the playoffs? When? 44:05 Kendyl uses logic on Tara and who is going to guard Michael Porter Jr? 46:55 Around the league - Lakers vs Warriors play-in game. 50:25 Similarities between the narrative around Steph this year and Damian Lillard in other years. 55:00 The shocking turn of opinions about Chris Paul 49:45 How we like the play in tournament and how it could be improved
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1:15 If you could be great at one basketball play, what is it? 3:45 Getting to know Marlow Ferguson and how he got started with basketball and writing about basketball. 5:30 2011 The summer of Blazers Fan Fiction 7:15 Rip City Recap Ball movement, where did that come from? 8:30 Energy from fans 13:15 Playoff feel of recent games 14:30 Ranking the 5 most important Trail Blazers this season. 15:30 Number 5: Carmelo Anthony, Norman Powell, Carmelo Anthony 19:00 Number 4: Jusuf Nurkic, Jusuf Nurkic, Robert Covington 22:30 Number 3: Robert Covington, 23:15 Derrick Jones Jr interlude 27:15 Number 3, continued: Robert Covington, Enes Kanter 30:00 Number 2: CJ McCollum, Enes Kanter, CJ McCollum 36:00 Number 1: Damian Lillard, Damian Lillard (but Tara why are you talking about CJ again?), Damian Lillard 41:45 Is the team built appropriately around Damian Lillard? 47:25 Stotts status 47:45 Potential round one playoff opponents Find Marlow at @meloferg and @blazersedge. Follow us on twitter: @wehaveatake, @cassidygemmet and @tcbbiggs. We are part of @bluewirehustle Join the Women’s Hoops And Talks Facebook group to talk about Trail Blazers with others who identify as women who love basketball. Music used in the episode: “Happy Alley” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License .
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1:30 Ice breaker: If you were in a horror movie situation, which two NBA or WNBA players would you want with you? How did Hassan Whiteside get in here? 8:00 Getting to know Taelor Jae from Sports Talk . . . Mostly! Podcast 12:00 Growing up in a family of referees 19:00 About Sports Talk . . . Mostly! 24:00 Catching up on the Trail Blazers recent play 31:00 Why isn’t Derrick Jones Jr playing? 35:20 Conspiracy and speculation about LeBron James 39:00 What do we want to see the rest of the season? 48:00 Question from @Hecubus01 about Kevin Love and Carmelo Anthony 55:00 WNBA Season Preview - which players to watch 1:01:00 Excess of talent in the WNBA 1:08:00 How to dip your toes into the WNBA 1:11:00 Key storylines Find Taelor at @taelorrrjae, Sports Talk... Mostly! Podcast, get shirts and other merchandise supporting women in sports. Join the Women’s Hoops And Talks Facebook group to talk about Trail Blazers with others who identify as women who love basketball. Music used in the episode: “Happy Alley” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License. Follow us on twitter: @wehaveatake, @cassidygemmet and @tcbbiggs. We are part of @bluewirehustle
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1:05 If you could have any two NBA players team up to form an interior design duo to makeover your space who would you pick and why? 7:20 Jo’s reaction to hearing that LaMarcus Aldridge was retiring. So can you start us off with your LaMarcus story? 9:45 Jo’s LaMarcus Aldridge story. StayLA, an email, and a personal invitation. “I cannot let LaMarcus think this is what Rip City thinks of him.” 22:00 A collection of Jo’s favorite LaMarcus moments. 26:00 Do you remember where you were when you heard that LaMarcus was leaving Portland? 34:00 Should the Portland Trail Blazers retire the number 12? 35:50 Was LaMarcus more important than Brandon Roy? 39:00 Cassidy’s Top Shot update. 42:15 LaMarcus’s decision to play through his injured thumb. 43:00 LaMarcus after Dame made the shot against Houston. 47:20 McLaughlin Automart commercials and Portlandia 49:00 What would you think he might do next? Acting? Coaching? Announcing? 52:00 An interview circuit would be so interesting. What he went through, even though he is an NBA star, is really relatable in a lot of ways. 55:00 Tara admits she boo’d when LaMarcus came back. 1:00:00 Is Stotts time in Portland over? 1:06:30 Why does Popovich get away with snarky post game interviews and Stotts doesn’t? 1:14:00 LaMarcus parting thoughts - defending him against punks in the Rose Garden, and recalling draft night. Join the Women’s Hoops And Talks Facebook group to talk about Trail Blazers with others who identify as women who love basketball. Music used in the episode: “Happy Alley” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License. Follow us on twitter: @wehaveatake, @cassidygemmet and @tcbbiggs. We are part of @bluewirehustle.
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Find the playlist on Spotify and YouTube. 2:25 Icebreaker Where is your favorite place to turn up the volume and listen to music? 4:45 The Best Tina Turner 7:30 It’s a Long Way To the Top if You Want to Rock and Roll AC/DC 9:00 Ready or Not, The Fugees 10:30 Smooth Operator, Sade 12:00 Hold On (part II), Martha Wash 13:00 How concerned are we about the fact that the Blazers can’t beat teams that are better than them? 16:45 Whatta Man Salt-n-Peppa and En Vogue 19:30 Dionysis, BTS 21:15 24 Karat Magic, Bruno Mars 23:00 Thoughts about new players and how they are fitting in (so far) 26:20 Light of A Clear Blue Morning Dolly Parton 29:10 Respect by Aretha Franklin 31:30 Blow the Whistle, Too $hort 32:20 Country Grammar, Nelly 33:30 Moments this season that have brought us happiness 37:25 Party Up, DMX 38:85 Heroes, David Bowie 40:00 What’s Up Danger, Blackway & Black Caviar 41:45 King Kunta, Kendrick Lamar 43:15 One thing that will be really important for Damian to close out the season strong. Join the Women’s Hoops And Talks Facebook group to talk about Trail Blazers with others who identify as women who love basketball. Music used in the episode: “Happy Alley” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License. Follow us on twitter: @wehaveatake, @cassidygemmet and @tcbbiggs. This week's guests: @corvallisonian and @roselharding We are part of @bluewirehustle Subscribe to the podcast:
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1:30 March Madness 3:30 Icebreaker: Where in Portland would you bring a new Trail Blazer? 7:00 Thorns and Roses: Why can’t the Blazers play good defense? At least they are winning the games that they should and they are not really falling for any trap games. 12:00 Really though, how are they so bad on defense? 16:30 Robert Covington is so good! 18:00 If Derrick Jones Jr keeps it up this may become a pro-dunking podcast again. 21:00 Getting to know Norman Powell 28:00 Getting to know Rondae Hollis-Jefferson 41:30 Get to know T.J. Leaf 47:00 Hoping Melo gets back to form. References: NBA Player Norman Powell Donates $100,000 To Families In San Diego Lincoln High’s Norman Powell: the subtle superstar (Interview with Norm’s Mom) Don't touch Rondae Hollis Jefferson's Head (not Norman's son) Philly Famous Podcast: Rondae Hollis-Jefferson on Apple Podcasts TJ Leaf’s fish-filled Instagram account Join the Women’s Hoops And Talks Facebook group to talk about Trail Blazers with others who identify as women who love basketball. Music used in the episode: “Happy Alley” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License. Follow us on twitter: @wehaveatake, @cassidygemmet and @tcbbiggs. We are part of @bluewirehustle Subscribe to the podcast https://apple.co/2Vn9Hf9
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We had a beautiful talk with two of the Dishes and Dimes co-hosts, Kelsea and Sandie, about our beautiful fake sons Norman Powell, Gary Trent Jr and Rodney Hood. 1:00 Icebreaker: what is your ideal selfie location? 3:50 Getting to know Sandie and Kelsea and Dishes and Dimes 8:30 The new everlasting bond between Raptors and Blazers fans. 18:25 Norman Powell, Buck Hunter 29:20 Apollo and Odin 34:00 Gary Trent Jr and Rodney Hood memories 42:00 Understanding why the trade happened.
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This week @BlazersbySagar joined the WHAT podcast to talk Blazers needs at the trade deadline and to preview the last 8 weeks of the season. If they can get through Spring Break in Florida there is a beautiful path for Damian Lillard to earn an MVP. Ice Breaker: 1:00 What NBA player would you like to cast in a DC or Marvel movie/series, what would their role be? 4:15 Shawn Bradley appreciation minute 6:00 Get to know Sagar Where did your interest and passion for basketball come from? Favorite Trail Blazer, Favorite Trail Blazer memory? 9:00 Rip City Recap: Trade Deadline 10:45 Likelihood of a trade deadline trade by the Blazers? 11:45 Top Neil Olshey in-season move? 13:15 If you were advising Jodi Allen what would you suggest they do at the deadline? 17:15 LaMarcus Aldridge and why this might be the best possible time for him to return to Portland. 19:40 How hard should the Blazers be trying to get back in the draft? 20:45 Why isn’t Anfernee Simons playing? 24:30 Is Aaron Gordon to Portland really going to happen? If so, how? What does he bring to the team? 31:00 Schedule Shootaround 32:00 Week 1 Spring Break in Florida! 35:00 Week 2 might be the calm before the storm 36:00 Week 3 how will the Utah match play out? 38:00 Week 4 39:00 Week 5 Will the Blazers ever play Memphis again? (Space Aliens) 41:00 How we’re feeling about teams playing each other twice in three days. 44:00 Week 6 would be a pretty good road trip if we were just on a road trip 45:00 Week 7 a tough road trip ends and the Blazers play the Lakers who will probably have LeBron and AD back. 46:00 Week 8 they play Houston and its teams like that that have nothing to play for who crush your dreams. 48:00 We briefly lose focus and feel sorry for Houston Rockets. 50:00 The end of the season puts Damian Lillard in perfect position to win the MVP. Can you imagine his speech? 53:00 What is the league going to do if more games are lost due to COVID protocols or not having enough players? Will some teams finish with fewer games? Join the Women’s Hoops And Talks Facebook group to talk about Trail Blazers with others who identify as women who love basketball. Music used in the episode: “Happy Alley” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License. Follow us on twitter: @wehaveatake, @cassidygemmet and @tcbbiggs. We are part of @bluewirehustle Subscribe to the podcast https://apple.co/2Vn9Hf9
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2:15 Ice Breaker, Star Trek Bridge Crew #RipCity Edition: If you had to pick NBA players to be the captain and first officer of the starship you were traveling on, who would you pick and why? Reviewing how the first half of the season went for each player, what we’re watching for in the second half. 8:45 Carmelo Anthony coming off the bench, continuing to be fun to watch 12:45 Keljin Blevins, family. 14:45 Zach Collins is trying some new things fashion wise and continues to be a good bench presence cheering on his teammates. 18:00 Robert Covington knows what he’s doing and he should always wear a mask. 21:15 Jusuf “Nurkiose” Nurkic, you always know when he’s in the building, and he’s been doing lots of amazing charity work to support women. Looking forward to him being happy on the court and pick and rolls. 26:45 Harry Giles III has a great attitude and we hope to see him play more. 28:15 Rodney Hood spinning jump shot, hoping he has a strong second half. Also don’t fire Stotts. 35:30 Derrick Jones Jr hustles and does everything with his whole self, looking for him to take more lobs but not from Damian. Hoping he gets some sleep too. Enes Kanter is the best starting backup center, in the second half we want him to be the best back up center. 39:30 Damian Lillard taking charges at the end of the game. Hoping for a new little plot twist for the second half of the season. 42:30 Nassir Little look and plays like an experienced player who is consistently improving. 43:45 Gary Trent Jr’s shooting has continued, hoping he figures out how to be useful when he isn’t scoring. We know he can play defense would like to see him get more consistent. 47:00 CJ Elleby already had is Sacramento game (vs 76ers), good for him having it so early! Keep on being CJ Elleby, CJ Elleby! Anfernee Simons good to see him get minutes in the first half of the season. Could help speed up the pace when he does get in? Take it to the rack and use Slam Dunk Championess. 49:45 CJ McCollum favorite thing about having CJ back is taking some of the load off of Damian Lillard 53:00 Hot take debate: CJ McCollum is a must have, Jusuf Nurkic is a nice-to-have in the ways that they contribute to this team. Join the Women’s Hoops And Talks Facebook group to talk about Trail Blazers with others who identify as women who love basketball. Music used in the episode: “Happy Alley” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License. Follow us on twitter: @wehaveatake, @cassidygemmet and @tcbbiggs. We are part of @bluewirehustle Subscribe to the podcast https://apple.co/2Vn9Hf9
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1:00 Icebreaker: Start, Cut, Trade - cookies, cakes and pies 5:00 All Star Saturday Night Roses and Thorns: Skills Challenge, uniforms, Dunk Contest, Dame winner, players not able to play. 11:00 Dunk Contest: Cassidy didn’t punch a wall and Anfernee didn’t hit his face on the rim. Winning all around. (Thanks to Cathy and Jennifer for their takes!) 17:30 Hot off the presses Issue #2 of Flagrant Magazine What has the last year been like watching Flagrant Magazine take off? 25:00 The Great Basketball Bake-Off Which basketball players would be the best British Bake Off contestants? Our choices: Derrick Jones Jr., CJ McCollum, Serge Ibaka, Deandre Jordan, Javale McGee, Russell Westbrook, Jimmy Butler, Lamelo Ball, Nikola Jokic, Zion Williamson, Robin Lopez, Kyrie Irving 53:30 Takes from @2guysbrandon and @kendylbennett16 Find us on Twitter: Astyn Butuso: @lil_buts and @Flagrantmag. @wehaveatake, @cassidygemmet and @tcbbiggs. We are part of @bluewirehustle Join the Women’s Hoops And Talks Facebook group to talk about Trail Blazers with others who identify as women who love basketball. Music used in the episode: “Happy Alley” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License.
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1:00 Icebreaker: Favorite coaching moment? Tara: Maurice Cheeks assist with the National Anthem, Sage: Saints go for an onside kick in 2009 Superbowl. Cassidy: any time Terry Stotts wears a plaid suit. 4:45 Tara’s apology to Steven Adams 6:00 Roses and Thorns from Blazers vs Hornets. Roses: Covington’s great game, Anthony/Little combo, Lillard giving Simons advice on the sideline (while inbounding the ball). Thorns: Playing the starters too long, not having a backup center backup, players limping and looking tired. 14:00 Top Shot Talk 24:00 How is collecting Moments different than collecting cards? 31:00 Online Sports betting, how does it work? 35:00 Stay in school and study math kids! 40:00 Placing a bet 44:30 Betting on your own team? 50:00 Player prop bets -- putting real money on De’Andre Ayton Follow us on twitter: @wehaveatake, @dasage @cassidygemmet and @tcbbiggs. We are part of @bluewirehustle Women’s Hoops And Talks (W.H.A.T.) Join the Women’s Hoops And Talks Facebook group to talk about Trail Blazers with others who identify as women who love basketball. Music used in the episode: "Happy Alley" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
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1:30 If you could pick one NBA player to be stuck in a wilderness survival situation with who would you pick and why? How about if you were going on a Bigfoot hunt? 10:15 Rip City Recap: Covington and Derrick Jones Jr are finding their way, finding their place on the team. 13:30 Blazers need more rebounders. 15:05 Kanter is being asked to do too much. 19:05 What was the difference between the 6 games they won and the 3 games they lost? 22:10 It was so hard watching Robin Lopez eat Portland up. 23:00 Noah Vonleh is available. 28:00 Please just bring in someone who is tall. 30:10 Vanterpool and empty promises from the league. 39:00 All Star Snubs - can we come up with better ideas for selecting All Stars? 49:00 Hot takes from Twitter! @O_Beewan says: The team did an amazing job with all these injuries and the young players proved their value which means that when CJ and Nurk will be back, I honestly think that the team will be a very solid top 5 team of the West. @FamilyTwine says: What's more fun to you; seeing a young players like Nas take a step forward or a sentimental favorite like Rodney show flashes that he's getting back to where he was before the injury? Both are great but I think I enjoy Hoodies moments of brilliance a little more (I'm also old). Follow us on twitter: @wehaveatake, @cassidygemmet and @tcbbiggs. We are part of @bluewirehustle Women’s Hoops And Talks (W.H.A.T.) Join the Women’s Hoops And Talks Facebook group to talk about Trail Blazers with others who identify as women who love basketball. Music used in the episode: "Happy Alley" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
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Warning there is an F-Bomb at the very end of the episode! 1:30 Blazers players and coaches show that they can adapt and succeed 3:00 Gary Trent Jr 8:00 Anfernee Simons 9:30 Why do people say Anfernee Simons isn’t a point guard? 15:45 Why does Kanter fit so well in Portland? 20:15 Derrick Jones Jr., is he in the right role? 23:00 Having options is incredible 23:30 Robert “Small Ball 5” Covington 26:00 Rebounding: is it a problem that the Blazers are not as good at rebounding this season? 30:00 Is Melo adapting to coming off the bench. 33:45 Damian Lillard Damian Lillard Damian Lillard. 35:00 New Orleans Pelicans Preview 43:00 Takes! @SusieSuffrage How long will Harry Giles be out and how are we going to adjust? @Theo3ptB Will Portland be in Drummond talks to attempt to win now! @kendylbennett16 Oh boy that seems to change every game haha. I’m optimistic considering we are 5th in the west even with all our injuries, but also still hoping for a move to bring in someone like a PJ Tucker or even BG. @samvanrooy HOT TAKE: This is the most fun the Blazers have ever been.
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2:00 Post Harden Era in Houston, John Wall, Victor Oladipo, how much of the up and down is due to all of the changes and how much is due to the weird COVID year? 11:30 All Star Game Thoughts 22:00 What makes a good game part 2 32:00 Subtract points for a blowout 38:30 Taking injuries off the rubric so we don’t curse ourselves, replacing with was the game within 5 in the 4th quarter? 45:00 Updated system: based on 5 points being a great game. 1 point for a win, 1 point for a memorable dunk, 1 point when a role player gets the walk off interview, 1 point if the game was within 5 in the 4th quarter, and 1 point if the other team gets a non-procedural foul. You can get 1 point of extra credit if it was a blowout. Follow Brit at @britrobotista and @stepbacksisters! You can find Tara @tcbbiggs and Cassidy @cassidygemmet on Twitter. Join the Women’s Hoops And Talks Facebook group to talk about Trail Blazers with others who identify as women who love basketball. Music used in the episode: “Happy Alley” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License. Subscribe to the podcast https://apple.co/2Vn9Hf9
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Cassidy shares memories of her mother-in-law Carla and why the Blazers were important to their relationship. Then Tara and Cassidy dig in to try and figure out what makes a good game? Take a spin using their new system! 1:00 A message from Cassidy, in memory of her Mother in Law and the love they shared. 7:00 Sports is more than wins and losses 11:00 Let people enjoy sports they way they want to enjoy sports. 16:00 Does Robert Covington’s mask give him super powers? 17:30 Coming up with a new rating system for what makes a good game. 23:00 Is there a memorable dunk? 25:00 No Blazers gets injured (of course, we hope no one gets injured at all) 29:00 Someone besides Damian Lillard, CJ McCollum or Jusuf gets the walkoff interview. 35:00 The other team gets a technical 36:00 Other ideas: Gary Trent Jr fashion, #FireStotts doesn’t trend 43:30 Do Blazers really blow big leads more than anyone else? 44:30 @PeepsInPlaid Hmmm, I’m thinking it’s blasphemous to verbally consider a post-Dame&CJ back court...but we need to...soon. (Not saying move on, but just begin making decisions for play time and other moves based on that understanding) 47:30 @Theo3ptB How much does Portland miss the inside presence of Hassan Whiteside? With injuries will Blazers try move (Nurkic) and Zach Collins 50:00 @blazingthepath The Blazers should start Nassir Little when he’s available again! Follow Twitter! WHAT Pod @wehaveatake, Tara @tcbbiggs, and Cassidy @CassidyGemmet. Women’s Hoops And Talks (W.H.A.T.) Join the Women’s Hoops And Talks Facebook group to talk about Trail Blazers with others who identify as women who love basketball. Music used in the episode: "Happy Alley" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License Subscribe to the podcast: https://apple.co/2Vn9Hf9 https://spoti.fi/3lARIww
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First we share some Rip City takes, from Anfernee Simons taking over for CJ McCollum, to Enes Kanter rebounding to Carmelo Anthony mentoring on the court. Thank you to our friends for sending in their takes @O_Beewan, @cannafitqueen2, @2guysbrandon, @FamilyTwine! The Blazers are 16 games into a confusing and injury-plagued season. What do they do next? How does this affect the future of the team? How is Damian Lillard going to win the championship we want so much for him? What does it all mean? We reached out to our friend Cal Lee, one half of the team behind the Baseline Podcast (along with Warren Shaw), to help us make sense of it all. 1:00 Icebreaker 4:00 @cannafitqueen2 Spicy take on Anfernee Simons taking over for CJ McCollum 7:30 @O_Beewan On the young players gaining confidence, the importance of Carmelo Anthony and Rodney Hood, and a new nickname for Derrick Jones Jr. 11:00 @2guysbrandon Enes Kanter rebounds. 13:00 @FamilyTwine Melo as a mentor and why we love doing interviews. 19:00 Introducing Cal Lee of the Baseline Podcast. 23:00 Who does he think the Blazers are likely to miss more, Jusuf Nurkic or CJ McCollum? 30:00 What is an ideal risk for the Blazers to take? 35:30 Opinions about the new players on the team. 37:30 What do Anfernee Simons and Gary Trent Jr bring to the game that the Blazers could build on for the future. 44:00 Gary Trent Jr and Damian Lillard on the same team, how cool is that duo? 46:45 Carmelo Anthony thoughts, from the perspective of someone in the New York area. 51:00 Carmelo Anthony as a mentor and what that means for his legacy. Thank you for listening to the WHAT podcast! Join the Women’s Hoops And Talks Facebook group to talk about Trail Blazers with others who identify as women who love basketball. Music used in the episode: “Happy Alley” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License. @wehaveatake @tcbbiggs @CassidyGemmet @gamefacelee @bluewirehustle Subscribe: https://apple.co/2Vn9Hf9 https://spoti.fi/3lARIww
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This episode starts with a quick round of “roses and thorns” about the Trail Blazers’ week that we’d like to forget. Then we perk way up, because our idol, Portland-based broadcaster Ann Shatz, joined the W.H.A.T. podcast! We heard about the beginning of her career in Omaha, Nebraska and Portland, Oregon. We reminisce about the Portland Fire and talk about her time as the Trail Blazers’ sideline reporter. Cassidy shared some of the ways that Shatz had inspired her and we begged her to come back and tell us more stories from her incredible career. 1:00 Ice breaker. Who is an NBA player that the other players are cheering for? 2:30 What is going on with Kyrie? 4:00 Take a mental health day! 7:00 James Harden to the Nets is annoying. 8:00 Roses and Thorns we’re going to try not to talk about injuries but we probably will. 9:00 CJ Is more mature than either of us 10:00 Thorn: stop hitting Derrick Jones Jr in the face. 11:30 Rose: Derrick Jones Jr in general 13:30 Thorn: Stop making Derrick Jones Jr take so many 3s 14:45 Rose: When Derrick Jones Jr misses dunks they are still spectacular 17:00 Introducing Ann Schatz 18:00 Growing up in the midwest, learned sports from brothers and her dad. 21:00 Getting started as the first female sportscaster in Nebraska 24:00 Didn’t have anyone to bounce anything off of. Couldn’t get anything wrong, but had lots of supportive people around. 25:00 Moved to Portland in 1989 and it wasn’t a very warm reception. Was there a moment that she remembered that made her feel like she had been accepted in Portland? 30:30 Started working for the Blazers and the Fire in 1999 as sideline reporter. 33:45 The time Brian Grant need a hair-tie. 35:00 The time she made Mike Dunley mad 36:00 Daily routine as a sideline reporter. Shoot arounds, sound bites, pre-game hits, half-time, post game. There was a routine but every day was different. 37:40 Hosted in the studio while the team was on the road. 39:15 Working with Bill Schonley 41:15 Remembering when the Fire was coming to town, working with Mike Barrett. 44:00 How Ann influenced Cassidy’s love for women’s sports. 48:00 Hoping to be in inspiration to young girls and women to get into sportsl 49:30 Working with the Pac-12 Network, working with college kids. 51:30 What it was like learning how to call games as opposed to being the analyst. 55:00 Working for the Thorns. Never thought she’d see in her lifetime that kind of a crowd watching women’s sports. 58:30 Fantastic eclectic fanbase. 1:00:00 Thorn’s draft 1:02:00 Memorable interviews: Michael Jordan, Tiger Woods, Nancy Lopez, Clyde Drexler, Terry Porter @wehaveatake @tcbbiggs @CassidyGemmet @bluewirehustle Subscribe: https://apple.co/2Vn9Hf9 https://spoti.fi/3lARIww
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2:00 Victor Oladipo leaves big city for small town 4:15 Damian Lillard is someone’s Dad that no one can ever measure up to. 6:15 Derrick Jones Jr is the put-together best friend with a happy life. 9:30 Sabonis: Royal prince who is trying to live up to his dad’s expectations while still being true to himself. 14:30 CJ morning show host choosing between being the lead on a big network or staying where he knows he is happy. 17:15 CJ Elleby is a camp counselor who has to put on a big campfire show to save the camp from corporate developers. 19:00 Who are the NBA equivalent of Hallmark developers? 20:00 Malcom Brogdon busy business man’s friend who teaches his friend that he needs balance in his life. 22:00 Nurkic is the handyman/owner of a coffee shop that is the heart of the community. That developers want to tear down. 25:00 Gary Trent Jr moody artist who needs joy in his life so he can enjoy Christmas again. Classic mistaken identity meet-cute. By the way, should Gary Trent Jr be in the starting lineup? 30:00 Miles Turner. His character has big expectations and what he really wants to do is build an app. Rebounding talk. Really important role players are important. 34:00 What is Anfernee’s vibe? Meets incognito princess. 38:15 Tropes that represent the teams: Pacers are a family with turmoil who, with a little Christmas magic, mend the rift, save Christmas and live happily ever after. 40:00 Blazers: they are united by a beneficent spirit from beyond the grave or they were left a house (or yacht) in someone’s will that they had to split and learn to get along/win.
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1:00 Icebreaker what are we thankful for? 3:00 How do we feel about how the NBA is handling the pandemic? 12:15 Blowout games 21:00 New rules for coaches apparel 24:45 Blazers vs Pacers preview 26:15 What is going well? More complex playbook. New coach Coach Bjorkgren (Bee-ork-gren). They look a lot like the Raptors from a few years ago. 30:00 On Victor Oladipo 36:00 Our favorite players as Hallmark movie characters 40:05 End Thank you for listening to the WHAT podcast! Join the Women’s Hoops And Talks Facebook group to talk about Trail Blazers with others who identify as women who love basketball. Music used in the episode: “Happy Alley” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License. @wehaveatake @tcbbiggs @CassidyGemmet @C2_Cooper @bluewirehustle Subscribe: https://apple.co/2Vn9Hf9 https://spoti.fi/3lARIww
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Amber Vickers of Unwrapped Sports Network and Stepback Sisterhood joined us to talk about Carmelo Anthony, the Trail Blazers, the Oklahoma City Thunder and dive into various stories around the NBA. 1:00 Ice Breaker: Ode to Melo: favorite memories of Carmelo Anthony 14:00 Get to know Amber Vickers (@simplyme_av) of Unwrapped Sports Network (@UnwrappedSports) and Stepback Sisterhood (@StepbackSisters) podcast. 17:00 What was it like when the Thunder came to Oklahoma City? 19:00 Why do the OKC jerseys look like different kinds of laundry detergent. 22:00 About Unwrapped Sports network 25:00 Getting information from independent news platforms 27:50 Fast takes 29:00 Miami color explosion 31:00 Coach Becky Hammon 33:15 Draymond Green wild pointing 36:30 The Carmerlot shoes 38:30 The Knicks 41:00 The Nets' court 44:20 2021 Referee slow start? 48:20 Trade rumors 53:00 @Hecubus01 It’s not really a hot take, but for some fans it may be, Stotts will be the coach for the whole season & won’t be fired. 56:00 @EvenOddsPodcast Paul: I'm really just enjoying my boy Payton Pritchard looking like a million bucks. And, I'm trying to stay optimistic of our Blazers, but it's hard when my sweet prince Harry Giles III is sitting on the bench :( 1:01:00 Brandon: this surprisingly enjoyable combo of Payton-Barrett-Randle has me tuning into the Knicks more than I expected this year. 1:07:00 Football talk?! Thank you for listening to the WHAT podcast! Join the Women’s Hoops And Talks Facebook group to talk about Trail Blazers with others who identify as women who love basketball. Music used in the episode: “Happy Alley” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License. @wehaveatake @tcbbiggs @CassidyGemmet @simplyme_av @bluewirehustle Subscribe: https://apple.co/2Vn9Hf9 https://spoti.fi/3lARIww
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Writer (Complex, The Shadow League, Carolina Blitz) and Golden State Warrior’s fan Jannelle Moore (@jannelle12) joined us to give out roses and thorns for the season so far, talk about takes from Twitter and preview the upcoming games between Portland and Golden State. The last time the three of us got together, the league shut down. We’re happy to report that this time all that happened was we laughed a lot and talked about Steph Curry and Damian Lillard, CJ McCollum and James Harden, uniforms, the bench area, and how hard it is to get defensive rebounds. 5:00 The last time the three of us were together the league shut down. 7:00 Rose City "Roses and Thorns": Opening Night - Yay! Basketball is back! 12:45 Christmas Day - What are they wearing? 15:30 Derrick Jones Jr. and Gary Trent Jr get all the roses! 20:00 What is wrong with the Warriors season? 23:00 Comparing Damian Lillard and Steph Curry. They are very different in so many ways but they share a few key traits, including leadership abilities. 33:45 On not trading CJ McCollum. 34:30 Okay, we will talk about what would happen if they traded CJ. But why? 41:15 More roses for early season players throughout the league in general. Ja Morant, Trey Young, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander. 45:00 Thorns for injuries and illness, esp not knowing the long term effects of COVID-19. 47:00 The bench area and arenas in the COVID-19 era are boring. 51:00 Sharing takes from: @mikerice6, @DHawes22, @JanisReynolds @LongStoryLonger, @Dasage , @LillardForMayor, @Hecubus01 including competition in the west, playing good defense the whole game, moving in a positive direction, lighting a fire with Harden rumors, rotations, Derrick Jones Jr is the cutest (Gary Trent Jr is the most effervescent), and Harden to Portland. 1:14:00 Quick preview of upcoming Golden State games including: 1:16:00 Defensive rebounds are hard 1:18:00 How will the Blazers do against a rookie center? Thank you for listening to the WHAT podcast! Join the Women’s Hoops And Talks Facebook group to talk about Trail Blazers with others who identify as women who love basketball. Music used in the episode: “Happy Alley” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License. @wehaveatake @tcbbiggs @CassidyGemmet @jannelle12 @bluewirehustle Subscribe: https://apple.co/2Vn9Hf9 https://spoti.fi/3lARIww
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Icebreaker 2:00 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar at a robotics tournament (no this is not a fever dream) and a narrow escape from a Denver elevator. 10:00 Tom Petty, The Waiting 13:00 KD Lang, Luck in My Eyes honoring the return of Nurkic and 15:30 The Kinks, The Kinks - State of Confusion for the preseason in General 16:30 Shout out Mike Richman (@mikegrich) of Locked on Blazers for his defensive discussion on his podcast! 18:00 Denver has the most depressing arena 20:15 Ariana Grande, Break Free feat. Zedd for Harry Giles 26:30 Steve Miller Band, Fly Like An Eagle AND Jet Airliner (Remastered 2017) for Derrick Jones Jr 29:30 Brittany Spears Oops, I did it again for Gary Trent Jr 33:30 Dolly Parton - Love Will Keep Us Together for Gary Trent Jr 35:30 Damian Lillard's 51 Points x Dame D.O.L.L.A. - 'They Sleep' 37:00 Chris Haynes has the Blazers rated correctly 37:45 The Hollies, He Ain't Heavy He's My Brother for Damian Lillard and Jusuf Nurkic Takes from Twitter! Thanks to everyone who submitted a take (or two or more) 41:00 https://twitter.com/Theo3ptB/status/1341397012978266113 45:00 https://twitter.com/SimplyMe_AV/status/1341407077332299777 48:30 https://twitter.com/Hecubus01/status/1341471294362058753?s=20 50:30 https://twitter.com/KenCosey/status/1341462650799022080?s=20 52:45 https://twitter.com/FamilyTwine/status/1341464444392464384?s=20 54:15 https://twitter.com/britrobotista/status/1341463256578154496 55:30 https://twitter.com/diandraann/status/1341450356228640768 57:00 Cassidy: Derrick Jones Jr will repeat win the dunk contest Harry Giles will be MIP even if official voters don’t recognize it Evan Turner will be the best dressed coach in the NBA this season 1:00 We don’t know what our email is anymore. (its hoopsandtalks@gmail.com) Thank you for listening to the WHAT podcast! Find the whole playlist on Youtube Join the Women’s Hoops And Talks Facebook group to talk about Trail Blazers with others who identify as women who love basketball. Music used in the episode: “Happy Alley” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License. Subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcast and Spotify Find us on Twitter: @wehaveatake @tcbbiggs @CassidyGemmet @bluewirehustle
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1:00 Favorite shared memories with our husbands. 6:00 We needed the bubble for our mental health. 8:00 Cardiac screening 10:00 We trust the Blazers to follow the rules and we want it to go well because this could be their best year in a long time. 12:00 Excellent pointing and communicating so far 13:00 Obligatory Harry Giles praise 16:30 Rook has been thrown in the deep end. 17:30 Um, so . . . are the Blazers going to be better at defending the 3 point shot this year? 19:00 Of all the things that might change, the thing we think is most likely to happen is more points in transition. 21:00 Gary Trent Jr dribbles like he’s mad at the ground. 23:30 Giannis signs in Milwaukee 25:45 Not feeling sorry for Houston Rockets 27:00 Kyrie Irving and the Championship Collective 32:00 Interview with Yasmin Duale (@carmelohdrama) of Basketball News, Yahoo Sports Canada and the Dishes and Dimes Podcast. 38:00 What it's like with the Raptors playing out of town. 42:30 Demoralizing Offensive plays inspired by When Offense Becomes Taboo: Ranking the Top 5 Most Demoralizing Offensive Plays 44:30 The Nutmeg 45:45 Stepback 3 -- especially because of the eye contact. 49:00 Shooting from more than 30 feet 50:00 From behind poke steal (okay, its defense) 52:00 Dribbling past someone on a drive 53:00 Drawing a foul on 3 point plays 54:00 The stepover 1:00 Blazers Raptors comparisons Thank you for listening to the WHAT podcast! Join the Women’s Hoops And Talks Facebook group to talk about Trail Blazers with others who identify as women who love basketball. Music used in the episode: “Happy Alley” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License. Subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcast and Spotify Find us on Twitter: @wehaveatake @tcbbiggs @CassidyGemmet @bluewirehustle
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Highlights 1:00 Icebreaker: Catching a foul ball at an A’s game and a football at Autzen Stadium. 5:30 Damian Lillard game-winning 3 against the Lakers. Devon couldn’t help but cheer on press row. 8:00 DeVon grew up in the Bay Area playing three sports. Basketball drew him, he especially loved his team. Played four years at Diablo College and Pacific University. As soon as he graduated from college he went right into a sports media internship. 11:00 Was inspired to go into media by a teacher at Pacific University. Had an early internship with John Canzano. He learned from Canzano to be himself. 15:00 Wake Up and Win podcast was inspired by Dr Jules Boycoff’s class on sports and politics. 22:00 Technical difficulties ……... 23:00 Back to basketball, after dating a Warriors dancer he fell in love with Steph Curry and Klay Thompson. 27:00 Perspective on the team from someone who didn’t grow up a fan. Wants to see Damian Lillard win a championship, especially because of his loyalty to the city. 29:00 What would it take for the Blazers to take the next step? They need a second all star, and it's not likely to be CJ McCollum. But it could be Jusuf Nurkic? 31:00 Nurkic’s strong return in the bubble was encouraging. 34:00 Off-season was really good for bringing in guys who are complimentary pieces. Melo was a good get because he is probably really confident after the bubble. Covington is the best wing they have had in a long time, he can be both 3 and D. Not having to constantly switch out wings for offense or defense gives them a lot more versatility. 37:00 Covington has a big load on his shoulders. There are big expectations for him to be a difference maker right away. 40:00 Younger players who will have a big impact. Anfernee Simons is in a good situation, playing behind Damian Lillard and having Lillard’s confidence will be good. His athleticism may give him All-Star potential. 43:00 Gary Trent Jr could have a really long and solid career and be a key role player. DeVon doesn’t see him as an All Star. 46:00 Which outstanding bubble performances are going to turn out to be real and which will be a mirage? 50:00 What do we feel now that we are hearing about players getting COVID-19? 58:00 Outro Find DeVon Pouncey on Twitter @Pounce_Station and find Wake Up And Win on Apple podcasts Thank you for listening to the WHAT podcast! Join the Women’s Hoops And Talks Facebook group to talk about Trail Blazers with others who identify as women who love basketball. Music used in the episode: “Happy Alley” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License. Subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcast and Spotify Find us on Twitter @wehaveatake @tcbbiggs @CassidyGemmet Part of @bluewirehustle
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1:00 Icebreaker: Favorite shared sports memories 12:00 Really well thought out off-season. 13:00 Realistic expectations for Rodney Hood. Restricted minutes, brought back carefully. Be very cautious and don’t let him overdo it. Need to have patience. 15:40 New personnel rebounding 16:30 Derrick Jones Jr is a really good team defender and communicator. Blazers are good on offense, they don’t need another player who can shoot, an athletic wing provides new options. He’s a good off-ball mover. 19:00 Who is going to throw him lobs? 21:45 Role for Gary Trent Jr? The bench is going to be fun. Does Gary finish games? He’s so good at locking up the best player in one-on-one and he can shoot. 24:40 We are so ready for GTJ vs Luka Dončić. 26:00 You need a balanced lineup to compete and Gary brings nice balance. 26:45 Carmelo Anthony reaction. He will be a good release valve on the second unit and will do well if called on to start as well. 28:45 Melo for 6th man of the year award. Lets go ahead and sweep: Dame for MVP, Melo for 6th man, Gary for Most Improved, Covington for Defensive Player of the year. Yeah these realistic expectations are going great. 30:00 Other teams in the west didn’t get that much better. 33:00 Enes Kanter returning made sense for all the teams involved. It was a good move for Celtics. 34:00 Where does this leave Zach Collins? 35:00 There are a lot of guys who are “known quantities”. 37:00 Harry Giles is a passing big, but he doesn’t shoot 3, so he and Kanter probably won’t be on the court together. 39:00 Coaching changes around the league. What is the deal with coaching super teams? 41:00 Evan Turner on the Celtics coaching staff 45:00 We’re glad the Blazers get Christmas off! 47:00 Some former Blazers updates: Mason Plumlee is a good vet for Detroit, Wesley Matthews to the Lakers 51:00 How do we really feel about the Lakers? 52:00 Not getting caught up in the national media opinions. 53:00 Good luck to Hassan Whiteside. 56:00 We could not talk ourselves out of an exciting year for the Trail Blazers. 58:00 Greater Medford Multicultural Fair: check them out on Facebook! Thank you for listening to the WHAT podcast! Join the Women’s Hoops And Talks Facebook group to talk about Trail Blazers with others who identify as women who love basketball. Music used in the episode: “Happy Alley” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License. Subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcast and Spotify Find us on Twitter @wehaveatak @tcbbiggs @CassidyGemmet @bluewirehustle
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1:30 What are people going to love about Robert Covington? Great length makes him a good defender. He can make big shots when needed. 3:00 What was his role in the small ball system that Houston was running? 6:30 Strengths on defense 7:30 Average performance during the seeding games but was consistent in the 12 playoff games. 9:00 Can get into foul trouble, mostly because he’s a tough defender and offensive players get a lot more leeway. 12:30 It was sad to see Covington go from Houston both times. He fits in well with Portland’s timetable. 13:30 How was his fit with the player? As an older guy on the team, could he be helpful for the younger players especially on the defensive end. He has potential to be vocal on both ends. Airplane Mode Jones 16:30 Welcome Aaron Washington and JJ 17:30 Mixed reaction in Portland to the news of his signing. What will Portland fans love about him? High energy player, never stops on offense or defense. Switch heavy defense is a strength for him. Loves to win and have fun. 19:15 Energy and ability to guard multiple positions are going to be useful for Portland 20:30 What was his development in Heat rotation/culture like? He was pretty raw when he came in, he figured out how he could fit and contribute not just by dunking. Hopefully he can get into Portland’s rotation 23:30 Should his lack of playoff minutes be held against him? Not when it comes to a deep run. He was quite effective in the series against Milwaukee. 25:00 How can we be assured that all his running is not just for the sake of looking busy? He moves because his opportunities to score come from movement. Offensive contribution is through transition and lobs. He’s not standing on the 3 point line. 28:30 Biggest chance for growth: shooting, getting a bit more creative with the ball in his hands. He has improved as a free throw shooter. He’s not done growing and he works really hard to there seems like he hasn’t reached his peek yet. 32:30 Portland hasn’t been a team that scores a lot of points in transition. Really hoping that a guy who loves scoring in transition can help the team improve in that area. At least maybe the bench will try it. 33:30 what else would we like to know about him? He seems like a man of few words, which is quite different from his on-court personality. He’s a solid locker room guy. (Plus a special message to Kings fans). 37:00 It's been fun watching Portland’s older players grow up since the joined the team. 37:30 Wrap up. Brit can be found at @britrobotista on Twitter and on Clutch City Control Room (@ClutchCityCR) and Stepback Sisterhood (@StepbackSisters) podcasts Aaron Washington can be found at @A_a_ron25 on Twitter and the Business Casual Basketball podcast. JJ Rivera can be found at @JJRiveraNBA on Twitter and 305 Culture podcast and Out of Bounds podcast (in Spanish) Thank you for listening to the WHAT podcast! Join the Women’s Hoops And Talks Facebook group to talk about Trail Blazers with others who identify as women who love basketball. Music used in the episode: “Happy Alley” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License. Subscribe to the podcast on Spotify Find us on Twitter WHAT Podcast (@wehaveatake) Tara Bowen-Biggs (@tcbbiggs) Cassidy Gemmet (@CassidyGemmet)
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It's always a treat to talk to Sacramento Kings fan Jill Adge, co-host of Hoop Ball Kings podcast. She was very happy to tell Blazers’ fans what we are going to love about Harry Giles. From flashes of brilliance on the court to overcoming serious injuries at a very young age to being just a fun person to watch, Blazers fans will learn a lot about Portland’s newest forward/center Harry Giles. 2:00 What are people in Portland going to love about Harry Giles? He wears his heart on his sleeve. He plays like every play could be his last. He’s overcome so much to get where he is. 4:00 Projected number 1 pick, two major injuries, so much to go through all before 16 years old. He wrote about it in a Players Tribune article after he was drafted: No Spoilers 5:45 Early comparisons to Chris Webber, there have been flashes of that when he has played. 7:00 Initial reactions when Sacramento drafted him were that he was a risky pick. 8:30 Red shirt year was mostly about helping him build his body. The training staff that worked with him was very close to him and they are excited for him to get a chance in Portland. 11:00 In 2018 the “Super Team, Just Young” came out strong. Giles was a big part of that. Worked great in a high post system. Needs to work on long range shots. During this time he worked closely with Vince Carter. 12:15 Bogdan Bogdanovic praised him. Lots of comparisons to big name hall-of-famer types. Lots of pressure. 13:45 Sacramento Kings fans were shocked that his option was not picked up. 15:30 Prior to the 2019-20 season suspension, Giles again played more and things started to click for him. But Walton avoided playing the younger players. 18:30 A fun guy, really supportive and welcoming on twitter, helped a local broadcaster get enough tweets so he could wear a Harry Giles jersey to his wedding. 20:00 He played both center and forward, had a hard time against big centers like Steven Adams. 22:45 Gary Trent Jr is another player who Portland got from Sacramento. 23:25 Biggest things to watch for are health, fouling, and minutes on the court. The more he plays the better. 24:40 Drew league story. 26:10 Can’t figure out why the Kings put so much care into developing him but then letting him walk away. It hurt. 27:30 Nickname: Gizzle, but like gif, its unclear what the correct pronunciation is. 29:45 Jill can be found on twitter at Jillian Adge (@JillAdge) and if you liked her energy and takes as much as I did, listen to her podcast @hoopballkings. Heck, with so many trades between Sacramento and Portland through the years, you’ll likely hear about future or past Blazers on her show! Harry Giles ReferencesHarry Giles Would Like to Re-Introduce Himself (David Gardner, Bleacher Report) No Spoilers (Harry Giles, Players Tribune) Harry Giles joins Blazers but still has love for Kings fans, Jason Anderson, Sacramento Bee Thank you for listening to the WHAT podcast! Join the Women’s Hoops And Talks Facebook group to talk about Trail Blazers with others who identify as women who love basketball. Music used in the episode: “Happy Alley” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License. Subscribe to the podcast on Spotify Find us on Twitter WHAT Podcast (@wehaveatake) Tara Bowen-Biggs (@tcbbiggs) Cassidy Gemmet (@CassidyGemmet)
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1:55 Icebreaker: favorite moment from this year’s draft. Payton Prichard getting drafted in the first round, Patrick William’s florist mom, an abundance of graphic ts, athletes at home without a bunch of big cameras in their face. 6:30 Welcome Robert Lord Glovington Covington! On the same timeline as Damian Lillard, this is a win-now move. 9:30 Coach Stotts is excited and it seems like the chemistry is going to be great. Also, snakes and geckos! 10:30 Covington was a four year college player who was undrafted, it's cool to see someone create a place for themselves in the league. 13:00 Covington and Hood probably have a higher ceiling than Aminu and Harkless. 15:00 Was two second round picks too high of a price in the trade for Covington? 17:05 Welcome CJ Elleby! Coached by Ernie Kent. Comes from the Seattle area. Cassidy loves a lefty shooter. 20:00 Cassidy helped Tara who momentarily worried that Rodney Hood was leaving. 22:00 Neil Olshey said that Rodney Hood will be ready, but Zach Collins will not. 23:00 Jamie wasn’t surprised when Carmelo Anthony re-signed in Portland. 25:00 Melo seemed like he had influence on younger players. Plus he still has buckets in him! 28:25 Cassidy is going to be the Derrick “Airplane Mode” Jones Jr defender. We could have someone who is a Slam Dunk Champion while playing in Portland! 31:00 DJJ’s first interview. 35:05 Welcome Harry Giles! Is there a second wave of Blazers forming behind Dame and CJ? He is a clever passer, there is going to be some fun passing. Kings fans were not happy which should make us pretty happy. 39:50 Dynasty definition for those who were wondering. 41:00 Concerns leading into next season. Injuries are always a concern. 42:15 Interlude: Is Enes Kanter the Danny Zuko of the Trail Blazers? 43:00 How ready is Anfernee Simons? We will see but the Blazers believe in him so we do too! 46:00 Anfernee Simons put in a lot of work this summer. Gary Trent Jr did a lot of homework last summer and Simons maybe took a page from his book. 47:00 Wish there were a few more facilitators in the second unit. 50:00 What will Jamie’s job in the media be like when the season starts up? 53:00 Recommended by the WHAT podcast: Gary Trent Jr. and Jordan Bolton: A basketball bond that will last forever by Jamie Hudson Thank you for listening to the WHAT podcast! Join the Women’s Hoops And Talks Facebook group to talk Trail Blazers with others who identify as women who love basketball and those who want to hear what we have to say. Music used in the episode: “Happy Alley” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License. Subscribe to the podcast on Spotify Find us on Twitter WHAT Podcast (@wehaveatake) Team Mom (@tcbbiggs) Cassidy Gemmet (@CassidyGemmet) Jamie Hudson, NBC Sports Northwest
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Intro: We are now We Have A Take! 2:00 What is Woj’s coffee drinking plan for the week? 3:15 Live your best life teenagers 3:45 Sports is helping a bit with the mental toil the pandemic is taking. 6:00 Welcome to I’m So Excited 7:00 This year’s draft will be different but it won’t take away the accomplishment of being drafted. 11:00 You are just as drafted if you are in your living room as if you were in the Barclays center. 12:45 Draft firsts that are not first picks. 13:00 First international player drafted. 1973 Milwaukee Bucks selected Swen Nater from the Netherlands (Note: Mychal Thompson who was born in the Bahamas was drafted in 1978, but because he played at Minnesota he wasn’t considered an international player. He was first foreign-born player taken #1) 16:00 1950 Draft, first Black Players drafted: Chuck Cooper (Boston) Nat “Sweetwater” Clifton (NY) Earl Lloyd( DC Capitols) 17:30 First Woman Drafted: 1969 Draft. San Francisco Warriors 13th Pick-Denise Long Rife. (pick was vetoed). First woman to be picked whose selection was not voided was Lousia Harris to the New Orleans Jazz. 21:15 Should New Orleans get their own name back. At We Have A Take we say its okay to have new names! 23:45 Draft prospects that might (probably won’t) come to Portland. 25:30 A lot of the info I gathered from local are from Blazers Edge and Holy Backboard. 26:00 RJ Hampton 28:30 Hampton’s swaggy swaggerful shot as described by Cassidy. 32:00 Rating our excitement level for RJ (draft picks are rated out of five possible stars) Cassidy: 4 Stars, Tara: 3 1/2 Stars 34:30 Saddiq Bey Rating Cassidy: 3 Stars, Tara: 4 1/2 Stars 44:00 Frankly, how they line their suit is very important. 45:00 Tyrese Maxey, Interview re Gary Trent Jr. Sage’s write up on Holy Backboard. Rating Cassidy: 3 Stars, Tara: 3 Stars. 51:30 Precious Achinuwa. We like to watch players with soccer backgrounds. Rating: Cassidy: 4 1/2 Stars, Tara: 4 1/2 Stars. 1:00 Icemaker: What are we looking forward to with our new podcast? References Holy Backboard Draft Preview episode
Blazers Edge Draft coverage
NBA draft 2020 – Perfect picks for every team in the first round
NBA Mock Drafts 2020 – Basketball Draft Projections – CBSSports.com
2020 NBA Mock Draft 13.0: Two Round Edition
NBA mock draft: Projecting all 60 picks post-Finals
NBA Mock Draft
We held an NBA mock draft with our writers picking for their favorite teams
2020 NBA Mock Draft & Simulator
The Ringer’s 2020 NBA Draft Guide
2020 NBA Mock Draft: Simulating 3 Trades in Historically Unpredictable Lottery
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