We Have A Take: A Portland Trail Blazers Fan Podcast

Its the episode everyone in the locker room has been waiting to drop! Announcing our 2025 WHAT Award Nominees! We will follow up soon with info on how to vote!1:00 Coach extension6:00 Teams firing their coaches late9:00 At least we're not [insert unlucky franchise here]17:30 Controlling what we can control22:00 Best Accessorizer:Deande AytonScoot HendersonJerami GrantJabari Walker34:00 Most Improved PlayerToumani CamaraShaedon SharpeDeni AvdijaScoot Henderson59:00 Most Valuable BlazerDeni AvdijaMike Schmitz & Andrae PattersonDeandre AytonToumani Camara1:10:00 Blazer LegendDamian Lillard scholarship at PSUJusuf Nurkic - so many reasons!ET On the BroadcastLaMarcus Aldridge spilling the tea about Olshey1:20:00 Social Media Play of the SeasonBluesky - for being there when we needed them!Blazer Social for peeks behind the scene and for going to BlueskyJerami Grant supporting local businesses on InstagramConor Bergin for surfacing the "Two Hands For Safety" information1:28:00 Celebrator Anfernee SimonsDeandre AytonDonovan ClinganScoot HendersonHonorable Mention: Rob Williams

This week we were joined by one of the busiest people we know, Rip City Radio's Chris Burkhardt. You probably know him as producer and host of Blazer's Game Day, Courtside Mondays, The 5th Quarter and the 19:77 Podcast. He also co-hosts the Trailcasters if - when!- they ever put out a new episode! We heard his basketball origin story, stories from being on the road with the team, thoughts on signs of improvement and so much more!2:00 Icebreaker: What are we rooting for in the Playoffs?  Lakers early exit, Blazer cuties making a deep run, rooting for fun teams with players we like6:00 The basketball origin story of Chris Burkhardt11:30 Blazers connection15:00 Traveling to cover the team27:00 Interacting with players33:00 How to avoid asking bad questions36:30 Differences between radio and tv43:00 What are we watching for and hoping for as the season wraps up?55:00 Question from listener: keanu_reevesbooks1:07:00 Why are there so many Keanu Reeves accounts on Bluesky?1:09:30 Takes: March Madness and College Athletics are fun! (And bring marching bands to NBA games), not ready to let go of the hustle board, can't wait for Paige Bueckers to join the WNBAJoin 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 find us on BlueSky @wehaveatake, @tcbbiggs @roselhardingThe cutest intro/outro music by Eric Peterson (@shoozumoops)

This week we are recapping a special event we were invited to! With a few other Trail Blazers fans, we got to meet and talk to Assistant GMs Andrae Patterson and Mike Schmitz. Both were a delight of course! We're not reporting, we're just vibin' about what we heard, how we interpreted it, and what stuck with us. Topics include team building, player improvement, and leadership. We also ate Ranch Pizza in the club level and we might never go back to our regular seats.  Plus! We answer listener questions about leadership, surprise s and the coach1:00 Audra was a courtside kid! 7:00 Deni Avdija is huge9:00 Adding "Oops I Did it Again" to the playlist11:00 “Chalk Talk” event with Andrae Patterson and Mike Schmitz16:20 Overall impressions of the event21:00 Team building thoughts22:00 Players they talked the most about24:30 Value and opportunity31:40 Not expecting big changes in the off season40:00 Young veterans43:00 Leadership (and question from @BasketballJones)45:00 What player has surprised us the most (From @Hecubus72)52:00 Rose spots a ref56:10 Question from @BrandonMullen regarding coaching1:05:00 Phoenix is run like its run by an eight year old1:07:00 Tara's take: its no fair that Club level are the only ones who get access to Ranch Pizza1:10:00 Rose's take is a personal health update. Join 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 find us on BlueSky @wehaveatake, @tcbbiggs @roselharding

NBA Chef Alli (@chefalli in Instagram) joined us to tell us all about what her life is like as an NBA chef! We had so much fun learning about how she got her job, how she works with her clients and what its like being trusted to feel players and their families. 1:00 Ice breaker: What is your jersey number? 5:00 Alli's basketball origin story11: 00 Alli's chef origin story13:00 (Game) day in the life of an NBA Chef16:30 What happens when a player is traded19:00 Nutrition and cookies27:00 Learning how to cook family foods35:00 How much do NBA Players eat? It depends38:00 Playoffs are intense for people around the team too48:00 Thoughts on this season's Trail Blazers55:00 Viewing the team through the lens of the the team and the family vs as fan1:06:00 Takes: Hotdogs are a sandwich, Real Housewives of Seattle should have an NBA adjacent housewife, Get Diana Taurasi and Evan Turner to comment on basketball Join 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 Bluesky: @wehaveatake, @tcbbiggs @roselhardingThe cutest intro/outro music by Eric Peterson (@shoozumoops)

We're not saying we're goofing off or slacking for the rest of the season, it just seemed like the right time to draft Former Blazer Cuties. Who are Blazer cuties? We're glad you asked! Tune in to find out and then tell us what Blazer Cuties would you draft for your Blazer cutie dream team? 3:00 Catching up on the last week, beating bad teams, Suns have big problems and it wasn't Jusuf Nurkic, is Jusuf Nurkic going to have an acting career? Gooooolden warriors are a zombie team that is eating everyone's brains. Paul George is taking time off of podcasting so he can concentrate on winning. 13:00 Why don't we get much of Shaedon and Scoot playing together? 22:00 Blazer Cutie draft (starting with loose-definitions)Rose: Ed Davis, Thomas Robinson, Rodney Hood, Allen Crabbe, Shabazz Napier, Steve BlakeTara: Greg Oden, Al Farouq Aminu, Derrick Jones Jr., Will Barton, Andre Miller, Jake Layman1:02:00 Interview with Senator Ron Wyden about Blazer Legend Bill Walton and the WNBA1:16:00 Takes: Tara: if you are tired of talking in circles about the Blazer, go watch a Bravo show. Rose: The most moves doesn't mean the best moves.Join 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 Bluesky: @wehaveatake, @tcbbiggs @roselhardingThe cutest intro/outro music by Eric Peterson (@shoozumoops)

1:00 Sweatshirt takes, or, what to order online at 4am10:00 Lakers game: could be worse!17:00 Charlotte Game: most relaxing viewing in memory25:00 Sidebar where we wonder who is the best former Charlotte Hornets player?30:00 What signs of development are we seeing? 35:00 We have a talk about Shaedon and who are the Blazer's guards of the future? 54:00 Who was the last Blazer center who regularly got the block and the ball? 1:05:00 Takes - some requests for media and Matisse Thybulle and post all-star break player haircutsThe cutest intro/outro music by Eric Peterson (@shoozumoops)Join 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. You can also find us on BlueSky @wehaveatake, @tcbbiggs @roselharding

Ever wonder about that guy who jumps into the middle of a Trail Blazers game to give us stats and chop it up with the rest of the broadcasting crew? We did too! So we reached out and Tara got to talk to Tom Haberstroh (https://bsky.app/profile/tomhaberstroh.bsky.social) - about his basketball journey, how he got into covering sports, what kinds of things he's learned about Rip City since he started covering the Blazers and which Portland restaurant won him over . . .All this and so much more!!(This was such a fun talk and we covered so much! Go follow Tom but also please follow Hoops4ALS on Instagram and Bluesky to support the work they do to help people with ALS)1:00 On the excellence of the Blazers Broadcasting crew7:00 1977 Championship game tv rating10:00 Tom's basketball origin story18:00 Sports coverage origin story20:00 Covering basketball through an analytics lens27:00 Favorite player (and moms)36:30 What he has learned about #RipCity since he started to cover the team43:00 Time machine Blazer team he would cover50:00 Question from Rose: What new or revised NBA statistic do you think would add to our understanding of the modern game?59:00 Al Farouq Aminu talk!!1:00:30 Crunch Time talkThe cutest intro/outro music by Eric Peterson (@shoozumoops)Join 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. You can also find us on BlueSky @wehaveatake, @tcbbiggs @roselharding

Brandon Goldner Mullen of We Like the Blazers and Blazer's Edge joined us to talk about what we are looking forward to for the rest of the season. :24 Introduction with Brandon2:00 Icebreaker: If you could have something named after you, what would it be? 10:00 Brandon's background and relationship to basketball19:00 How he started writing and talking about the Blazers28:00 Thoughts on season so far31:00 Things we're looking forward to: Cling Kong35:00 Weird lineups38:00 Looking forward to a world where Portland was the team that did not trade Luka Doncic43:00 Selling the franchise (some day)51:00 Seeing young guys fail1:00:00 WHAT Awards - there are lots of people in contention!1:02:00 Question from Julio - What rivalries could we see in the future? 1:10:00 Jusuf Nurkic1:16:00 Takes: Snow is good, Cooper Flagg has the opportunity to do the funniest thing, Donovan Clingan would be a great bobbleheadJoin 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! Or find us on BlueSky: @wehaveatake, @tcbbiggs @roselhardingThe cutest intro/outro music by Eric Peterson (@shoozumoops)

It's Superb Owl Sunday and we're talking trade memories, Blazer Cuties who were traded at the deadline, Blazers making no moves at the trade deadline and then ask ourselves, WHAT about the Development Express? All this and more including:Chocolate soufflesChandler Parsons Yoga matWorking definition of Blazer CutiesDeandre Ayton's chemistry with the guards0:00 Superbowl Sunday plans3:45 Arena anthems (ops if you are listening to us, drop us a DM)8:30 Rip City Runs Deep revisited10:00 Trades from the past that we remember: Batum for Noah Vonleh and Gerald Henderson, Will Barton, Victor Claver and Thomas Robinson for Arron Afflalo and Alonzo Gee, Mason Plumlee for Jusuf Nurkic and a first round pick. 25:30 Update on Blazer Cuties who were traded and where they ended up35:45 Trade deadline rumors were very low quality this season41:45 Welcome Sidy Cissoko42:30 It's hard to be mad about the trade deadline moves that didn't happen when we don't know what the possibilities are.47:00 Hoping the Blazers don't make the playoffs, otherwise will enjoy the ride58:00 The destination is the same, we might just be taking a different route than we expected to Lottery Station.1:11:00 What if Deandre Ayton is part of the future plans? 1:15:00 Takes: A case for Gary Payton 2 to be nominated for Blazer Legend. Stop using letter grades on trades. 

We had a great time learning about Mike Richman's history of covering the Blazers. So many good stories from the Playoff series against the Spurs in 2014 to what Shaedon Sharpe said about the dunk contest on Tuesday night. 1:00 Icebreaker: What is your favorite arena food? 8:00 Get know Mike and his basketball story 11:30 Covering the team when there were multiple people on the Blazer beat 24:45 Transition into podcasting 28:30 Favorite tidbit that didn't make it into the story 35:00 General thoughts on this season  43:00 Surprise and confusion this season 50:00 WHAT Award ideas from Mike 1:00 Addition to the Playlist: Knight Rider - Original Show 2024-25 Season Playlist Join 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. 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 find us on Blue Sky at these handles: @wehaveatake, @tcbbiggs @roselharding The cutest intro/outro music by Eric Peterson (@shoozumoops)

Conor Bergin of Blazer's Edge joined us to talk about his journey to covering the Blazers, how he's adjusting to media access and the unique challenges of covering the team this season. He also adds two brilliant songs to the 2024-25 play list and gives us his thoughts on some potential WHAT award candidates. All this and more! 2:00 Icebreaker - if you could give the blazers a gift, what would it be? 10:00 Getting to know Conor Bergin of Blazers Edge 19:45 Conor's earliest piece about the Trail Blazers 23:00 High School and college writing experience 32:00 Challenges of covering the Trail Blazers this season 50:00 Conor's additions to the 2024-25 play list 1:00:00 Ideas for WHAT awards 1:11:11 Takes: Jerami not the best dressed Blazer? Fan bases who have won in the last 20 years need to shut up, is Scoot Henderson getting Jaden Ivey'd?  Join 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. 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 find us on Blue Sky at these handles: @wehaveatake, @tcbbiggs @roselharding

This week's podcast features highlights from the Season Ticket Holder event earlier this week. We gloss over some rough games and take questions about the trade deadline, definitive things we want to know, the future faces of the franchise and Kris Murray nicknames. If you liked the questions, we'll do it again via Blue Sky. Thank you Jason (Hecubus01), Linssenp, Keanu_reevebooks, 20000thorns! Then Tara shared what she learned about Donovan Clingan with a special side quest to share more about his wonderful mother, Stacey Clingan, who sadly died when he was in 8th grade.    Note: in the podcast Tara says that Jojo Siwa's father was part of an NIL Collective that worked with Donovan Clingan when in fact it was Charli Demilo's father. :30 Season Ticket Holder event recap 6:00 This week's game 9:27 Questions 10:00 1. What will happen at the trade deadline?  19:00 2. Number one thing to say definitively at the end of the season 25:30 3. On a scale of 1-10 how strongly do we feel that Scoot Henderson and Shaedon Sharpe are the face of the franchise 33:16 4. Kris Murray nicknames (list of nicknames provided at the sign-making station in the arena shared by @alexctam.bsky.social) 40:00 Norman Powell. Why are we still talking about Norman Powell?? 43:00 We have a talk about Donovan Clingan 46:00 Stacey Clingan (Bristol Sports Hall of Fame acceptance video) 49:00 Cooper Flagg connection 1:00:00 The Golden Age of NIL (Cling Kong is here to slam-dunk your hunger) 1:12:00 Unretire some jerseys for goodness sakes 1:30: Takes: toxic positivity and Unrivaled basketball league More sources for Donovan Clingan Donovan Clingan has become a homegrown star for UConn men's basketball Top 10 men's college basketball On3 NIL Valuations entering 2023 season    Join 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. 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 find us on Blue Sky at these handles: @wehaveatake, @tcbbiggs @roselharding The cutest intro/outro music by Eric Peterson (@shoozumoops)

Life got in the way this week but we didn't want to short our Rip City friends an episode. Here's a deep-dive episode we did in March 2024 where we got to know more about Ryan Rupert and Kris Murray. Who knows what's around the corner for this team? But if the second half of the season bring lots of minutes for these two, you'll know a little bit more about them. We'll be back next week with another deep dive!

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. References Deni on Thanalysis Podcast: https://youtu.be/KRWmO7inmj4?si=EhA69ew1utqonVPZ Bleacher Report: https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2861981-weve-never-had-a-talent-like-him Forbes: https://www.forbes.com/sites/zacharycohen/2020/04/16/israeli-phenom-deni-avdija-officially-enters-2020-nba-draft/ USA Today: https://ftw.usatoday.com/lists/nba-draft-deni-avdija-scouting-report-measurements-israel-history Jewish-Herald Voice: https://jhvonline.com/israeli-teen-deni-avdija-goes-to-washington-wizards-with-th-pick-of-nba-dr-p28394-256.htm YouTube Draft Night: https://youtu.be/wUZbEv16ZX4?si=k8ZnuJHRVDKk3yX3 YouTube Draft Night Interview: https://youtu.be/kUKsYqWdjQg?si=JnNeuhkGs8rakKWL Join 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 BlueSky: @wehaveatake, @tcbbiggs @roselharding The cutest intro/outro music by Eric Peterson (⁠@shoozumoops⁠)

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? Join 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 @roselharding The cutest intro/outro music by Eric Peterson (@shoozumoops)

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! Find us on BlueSky @wehaveatake, @tcbbiggs @roselharding. Or, join us on Discord! The cutest intro/outro music by Eric Peterson (@shoozumoops) TrailCasters discord

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 Find us on Bluesky @wehaveatake, @tcbbiggs @roselharding. Or, join us on Discord! The cutest intro/outro music by Eric Peterson (@shoozumoops)

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 Join 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 @roselharding The cutest intro/outro music by Eric Peterson (@shoozumoops)

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 Join 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 @roselharding The cutest intro/outro music by Eric Peterson (@shoozumoops)

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.  Join 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 @roselharding The cutest intro/outro music by Eric Peterson (@shoozumoops)

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) Join 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 @roselharding

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 Join 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 @roselharding

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. Join 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 @roselharding The cutest intro/outro music by Eric Peterson (@shoozumoops)

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    Join 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 @roselharding The cutest intro/outro music by Eric Peterson (@shoozumoops)

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 Join 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 @roselharding The cutest intro/outro music by Eric Peterson (@shoozumoops)

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 Join 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 @roselharding The cutest intro/outro music by Eric Peterson (⁠@shoozumoops⁠)

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 them Boston: Jrue Holiday? Milwaukee: Damian Lillard, Pat Connaughton Cleveland: no Blazers Orlando: Joe Ingles New York Knicks: Josh Hart Indiana: no Blazers Miami: Patty Mills Philadelphia: Nicolas Batum, Robert Covington Chicago: no Blazers Atlanta: Wesley Matthews 46:10 Western Conference likely playoff teams: OKC: No Blazers DEN: No Blazers MINN: 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 Plumlee NOP: CJ McCollum, Larry Nance Jr., Cody Zeller Dallas: Derrick Jones Jr., Seth Curry, Greg Brown III Phoenix: Jusuf Nurkic, Drew Eubanks, Nassir Little SAC: No Blazers LAL; Cam Reddish, Skylar Mays (tw), Harry Giles (tw) GSW: GPII (Potential to slide in) Houston: Jeenathan Williams 1:20 Takes Join 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 @roselharding The 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! Join 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 @roselharding The cutest intro/outro music by Eric Peterson (@shoozumoops)

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 Join 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 @roselharding The cutest intro/outro music by Eric Peterson (@shoozumoops)

"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. Join 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 @roselharding The cutest intro/outro music by Eric Peterson (@shoozumoops)

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.  Join 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)

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! Join 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 @roselharding The cutest intro/outro music by Eric Peterson (@shoozumoops)

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 Join 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 @roselharding The cutest intro/outro music by Eric Peterson (@shoozumoops)

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 Join 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 @roselharding The cutest intro/outro music by Eric Peterson (@shoozumoops)

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. Join us on ⁠Discord⁠! Its a place where we can share our love for the Blazers, talk about games, and get to know other Blazer fans. Its kind of like Twitter but its 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 @roselharding

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 Join 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 @roselharding The cutest intro/outro music by Eric Peterson (@shoozumoops)

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  Join 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 @roselharding The cutest intro/outro music by Eric Peterson (@shoozumoops)

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.  Join 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 @roselharding The cutest intro/outro music by Eric Peterson (@shoozumoops)

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/

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 Join 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 @roselharding The cutest intro/outro music by Eric Peterson (@shoozumoops)

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. Find Kelsea on Instagram at @kelseataughtyou and Raptors 905. Find Erik at @shoozumoops and @KennysGLeague. Join 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 @roselharding The cutest intro/outro music by Eric Peterson (@shoozumoops)

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 Join 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 @roselharding The cutest intro/outro music by Eric Peterson (@shoozumoops)

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. Join 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 @roselharding The cutest intro/outro music by Eric Peterson (@shoozumoops)

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 Join 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 @roselharding The cutest intro/outro music by Eric Peterson (@shoozumoops)

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! Join 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 @roselharding The cutest intro/outro music by Eric Peterson (@shoozumoops)

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 Join 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)