The Trail Babblers: Recent Episodes
Andy Quach and Joe Capraro
The Trail Babblers are Andy Quach and Joe Capraro, the site editors at RipCityProject.com. We figured since we were already spending hours on end writing about the Trail Blazers, we may as well talk about them for 45 minutes a week as well.
Long hair in summertime, disagreement on the Blazers' one-foot-in-one-foot-out approach to 2022-23, and our vast international reach.
Damian Lillard's veiled instagram threat, the Blazers' additions and re-signings, and the prognosis for the rest of the offseason and next year.
Nkwa Asonye of Fox61 in Hartford, CT joins Andy and Joe for coverage of the top half of the NBA draft. Join us live as we are disappointed by the Blazers' and Knicks' decision making.
Joe has high hopes for the Blazers' offseason, but Andy just wants to be able to say "I told you so."
We are joined by Spencer Poole for a discussion of draft night trade possibilities, sleepers, and potential disappointments.
We talk playoffs while we follow along with the live NBA draft lottery results reveal. Spoiler alert: disappointment
Andy's allergies, two marvelous Eastern Conference matchups, trouble for Phoenix, and some less than sportsmanlike acts.
Ozark, Better Call Saul, a playoff update, abolishing the draft, and shortening the season.
Andy and Joe discuss Ben Simmons failure to playoff, whither Zion Williamson, and too much Jeopardy!
Did Andy kill Tinkerbell? And Joe and Andy are joined by Darryl Clark (and some birds in the trees around him) from The Sports Plus Show to talk Celtics old and new, this year's playoffs, end of game reform, and the LDS church.
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With one game left in the regular season, Andy and Joe talk ping pong balls, the sad season finale, the Blazers future in Portland, and the city's sporting history.
If you can get past that shocking news, listen to us chat about karma, reboots, and even a little basketball.
We couldn't avoid talking about the Smack Heard Round the Internet, along with draft and March Madness talk.
The Babblers discuss the potentially chaotic playoffs, the awful product on the Moda Center court, and if Andy can open his heart wide enough to accept Keon Johnson.
Andy and Joe are joined by NBA draft analyst Brian Schroeder for an in-depth look at the Blazer's 2022 draft possibilities. Go to https://www.patreon.com/BrianJNBA for more of Brian's takes.
The Blazers are 4-0 since their supposed teardown, but Joe still has to try and talk Andy into being happy about it.
Picking apart the Portland Trail Blazers' retooling, the superstar swap between Eastern Conference rivals, and the rest of the busy NBA trade deadline day.
The massive reconstruction of the Portland Trail Blazers continues with the trade of CJ McCollum, Larry Nance Jr., and Tony Snell for four New Orleans Pelicans and three draft picks. Andy and Joe tell you what's what.
The Trail Babblers are not happy about the five-player trade Portland made with the Los Angeles Clippers on Thursday.
We discuss the Blazers' inscrutable plans, Ben Simmons, and the future of the Blazers franchise.
In the first episode of The Trail Babblers, Andy and Joe discuss the relative trade values of the current Blazers and other likely trade targets around the league with Zach Ciavolella of Philly Sports Network.