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Here we are again! This episode was recorded live at the 2023 Final Boss Con! Join us as we talk about vendorville, cosplay, Harry Potter, Star Wars, Mario Bros and so much more! We also have several interviews, including Kris Penix (Topps Star Wars Trading Card Artist), Lockwood Leathercraft and more. We are also planning an update episode with the FBC Crew to get updated info on how this year's con turned out, so stay tuned to the official podcast of Final Boss Con ... Muggle with a Mic! Special thanks to Matthew David Rudd for the intro! Get more MwaM content here: linktr.ee/mugglewithamic Music in the episode: "Take a Chance", "8bit Dungeon Boss", and "Happy Alley" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Sound effects from zapsplat.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mugglewithamic/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mugglewithamic/support

Hey joob! Not sure what that means? Well, take a listen to this episode of Muggle with a Mic to find out. Join Kaiti and Phil as they talk all galactical things guarded by a totally awesome band of misfits. First they discuss the new casting of the Man of Steel. Then they dive deep into the lengthy third volume of Guardians of the Galaxy! (or is it volume 3.1?) Hear what they think about Gamora 2.0 or OG Gamora ... we can't keep track, did Phil have to get tissues out for this film, how does Kaiti feel about the runtime ... I think we all know the answer to that one. It's all rounded off with a quick Guardians quiz where Phil excels!! You don't want to miss it! So grab some Zarg-Nuts, your handy dandy 10000 song Zune out and press play on this episode of Muggle with a Mic! Come and get your love joobs!! Get more MwaM content here: lintr.ee/mugglewithamic Music in the episode: "Take a Chance", "8bit Dungeon Boss", and "Happy Alley" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Sound effects from zapsplat.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mugglewithamic/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mugglewithamic/support

Part I May the Fourth be with you! In an art studio far far away ... Kaiti and Robbie are joined this Star Wars episode by Kris Penix, one of 2 official artists for the Topps Star Wars Living Set Trading Cards! The trio discuss the latest SW news from the recent SW Celebration, Ahsoka trailer and The Mandalorian Season 3. We also get to hear Kris' love for Star Wars and his process for painting the Living Set Trading Cards. Check out new cards every Tuesday at Topps.com, two new cards are released weekly. The episode ends with another round of Censor Wars! Who will win? Robbie, our resident Star Wars Guru, or Kris, the Star Wars artist extraordinaire! After you bathe in the living waters and purchase your first Living Set trading card, hit play on this episode ... This is the way. Find more Muggle with a Mic content and YouTube videos here: linktr.ee/mugglewithamic Find Kris Penix Art on Instagram and Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/groups/53571572446/ Final Boss Con info at finalbosscon.com Music in the episode: "Take a Chance", "8bit Dungeon Boss", and "Happy Alley" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ "Ahsoka" trailer via Disney Star Wars YouTube video, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HnzNZ0Mdx4I&t=1s Sound effects from zapsplat.com Download and use Newsly for free now from www.newsly.me or from the link in the description, and use promo code Muggle and receive a 1-month free premium subscription. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mugglewithamic/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mugglewithamic/support

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 Music used in the episode: "Happy Alley" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License

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). Music used in the episode: "Happy Alley" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License

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 Music used in the episode: "Happy Alley" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License

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 Thank you for listening to the WHAT podcast! You can support the show & help us out by leaving a 5-star rating and a review on iTunes! Music used in the episode: "Happy Alley" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License

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! Music used in the episode: "Happy Alley" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License

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 Follow us on Twitter: WHAT Pod @wehaveatake, Tara @tcbbiggs, and Cassidy @CassidyGemmet. Music used in the episode: "Happy Alley" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License

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 Follow us on Twitter: WHAT Pod @wehaveatake, Tara @tcbbiggs, and Cassidy @CassidyGemmet. Music used in the episode: "Happy Alley" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License

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 Hang out with us on the Trailcaster's Discord Server Follow us on Twitter: WHAT Pod @wehaveatake, Tara @tcbbiggs, and Cassidy @CassidyGemmet. Music used in the episode: "Happy Alley" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License

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. Music used in the episode: "Happy Alley" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License

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. Follow us on Twitter: WHAT Pod @wehaveatake, Tara @tcbbiggs, and Cassidy @CassidyGemmet. Music used in the episode: "Happy Alley" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License

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 Follow WHAT Pod @wehaveatake, Tara @tcbbiggs, and Cassidy @CassidyGemmet. Music used in the episode: "Happy Alley" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License

In their final episode, Christi and Chris cover the final third of Final Crisis (Batman #682 and 683, Final Crisis #6 and #7) Support The Chrises Patreon Kofii Contact The Chrises Twitter: @ChrisesPod Facebook: @ChrisesPod chrisesoninfiniteearths@gmail.com Music Credits "Evening Melodrama" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ “Get Away” by Scott Holmes is licensed under an Attribution-NonCommercial License. “Happy Alley" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Christi and Chris cover the second third of Final Crisis (Superman Beyond #2, Final Crisis: Submit!, Final Crisis #4, and Final Crisis #5) Support The Chrises Patreon Kofii Contact The Chrises Twitter: @ChrisesPod Facebook: @ChrisesPod chrisesoninfiniteearths@gmail.com Music Credits "Evening Melodrama" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ “Get Away” by Scott Holmes is licensed under an Attribution-NonCommercial License. “Happy Alley" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Christi and Chris cover the first third of Final Crisis (DC Universe #0, Final Crisis #1-3, Final Crisis: Superman Beyond #1) Support The Chrises Patreon Kofii Contact The Chrises Twitter: @ChrisesPod Facebook: @ChrisesPod chrisesoninfiniteearths@gmail.com Music Credits "Evening Melodrama" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ “Get Away” by Scott Holmes is licensed under an Attribution-NonCommercial License. “Happy Alley" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Daily Double Noise by Matt D. Wilson

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 Music used in the episode: "Happy Alley" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License

Christi and Chris cover the first half of Avengers vs. Defenders (Avengers 117-118 and Defenders 10-11) Support The Chrises Patreon Kofii Contact The Chrises Twitter: @ChrisesPod Facebook: @ChrisesPod chrisesoninfiniteearths@gmail.com Music Credits "Evening Melodrama" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ “Get Away” by Scott Holmes is licensed under an Attribution-NonCommercial License. “Happy Alley" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Daily Double Noise by Matt D. Wilson

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. Follow us on twitter: @wehaveatake, @cassidygemmet and @tcbbiggs. Music used in the episode: “Happy Alley” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License

Christi and Chris cover the first half of Avengers vs. Defenders (Avengers 115-116 and Defenders 8-9) Support The Chrises Patreon Kofii Contact The Chrises Twitter: @ChrisesPod Facebook: @ChrisesPod chrisesoninfiniteearths@gmail.com Music Credits "Evening Melodrama" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ “Get Away” by Scott Holmes is licensed under an Attribution-NonCommercial License. “Happy Alley" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Christi and Chris cover DC One Million #1-4. Support The Chrises Patreon Kofii Contact The Chrises Twitter: @ChrisesPod Facebook: @ChrisesPod chrisesoninfiniteearths@gmail.com Music Credits "Evening Melodrama" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ “Get Away” by Scott Holmes is licensed under an Attribution-NonCommercial License. “Happy Alley" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Christi and Chris cover the first half of The Infinity Gauntlet, issues #4-6 Support The Chrises Patreon Kofii Contact The Chrises Twitter: @ChrisesPod Facebook: @ChrisesPod chrisesoninfiniteearths@gmail.com Music Credits "Evening Melodrama" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ “Get Away” by Scott Holmes is licensed under an Attribution-NonCommercial License. “Happy Alley" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Daily Double Noise by Matt D. Wilson

Christi and Chris cover the first half of The Infinity Gauntlet, issues #1-3 Support The Chrises Patreon Kofii Contact The Chrises Twitter: @ChrisesPod Facebook: @ChrisesPod chrisesoninfiniteearths@gmail.com Music Credits "Evening Melodrama" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ “Get Away” by Scott Holmes is licensed under an Attribution-NonCommercial License. “Happy Alley" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Daily Double Noise by Matt D. Wilson

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” 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

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. Happy Birthday to Sage's mom! 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

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 . Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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: https://apple.co/2Vn9Hf9 https://spoti.fi/3lARIww   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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 https://spoti.fi/3lARIww   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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 https://spoti.fi/3lARIww Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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 https://spoti.fi/3lARIww You can find Tara @tcbbiggs and me @cassidygemmet on Twitter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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 https://spoti.fi/3lARIww Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices