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| WHAT About The Play In Tournament | 13 Apr 2026 | 01:16:44 | |
The season is wrapping up, the Blazers are in the play in as the 8th seed! We caught up about our early thoughts on the new ownerships, answer listener questions, and threaten to withhold the WHAT Awards if they don't take care of business with Sacramento. (They did, here is the ballot: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScOLS994wBT_UuvQooK033nXf818cS2NzKgnYQY1zAEShDF9g/viewform?usp=sharing&ouid=117146787304348480959) 7:00 New ownership first impressions 15:00 Did we get kicked out of the group chat? 20:00 Matisse Thybulle, house cat 25:00 Centers Donovan Clingan and Robert Williams III taking (and making) threes 31:00 Question from Jason: Would you rather the Blazers make the playoffs or be in the lottery? 40:00 Blake Wesley or Caleb Love next season? 42:00 San Pedro @linssenp.bsky.social Eventful season 47:00 KeanuReevesBook; enough with the Clippers!! 59:00 Rose (does not) define “double dribble” and “traveling” (question via @octdesertlover.bsky.social 1:02:00 Keith wish we could have seen more Yang Hansen | |||
| WHAT Award Nominees: Who will win Most Valuable Blazer? | 28 Mar 2026 | 01:41:00 | |
Announcing the 2026 WHAT Award Nominations! First we caught up with Conor Bergin of Blazers Edge then he joined us to announce the nominees for the Most Important Awards of all, the 2026 WHAT Awards! 1:00 Catching up with Conor: Coach is arrested, Deni Avdija is an All Star, Donovan is a beast, Tiago Splitter is holding it down, Vít Krejčí arrives . . . It was great catching up with him to get some behind the scenes stories about this Blazer’s season. 15:30 Sidy (pronounced City) Cissoko profile - how it came about, what didn’t make it into the article 41:00 WHAT Award nominations introduction 42:00 Most Valuable Blazer: Donovan Clingan Tiago Splitter Sidy Cissoko & Caleb Love “Two Way Brigade” Deni Avdija 52:00 Blazer Cutie Pat Connaughton Jusuf Nurkic Deandre Ayton Rodney Hood 1:01:00 Fashion Moment Blake Wesley big shorts Toumani Headband Jerami Grant hand made hats Kris Murray’s commitment to team issued sweats 1:13:00 Most Improved Blazer Donovan Clingan Toumani Camara Rob Williams III Sidy Cissoko 1:17:30 MVP Donovan Clingan's dog Ollie Kris Murray's dogs Rosie and Indie Maybe: Vít Krejčí’s dog who we don’t know anything about but Conor is going to find out their name and we’re sure they are a very good girl or good boy. +1:26:00 Celebrator man of the year award Sidy Cissoko Scoot Henderson Blake Wesley The Box 1:33:00 Takes | |||
| WHAT Lately | 08 Mar 2026 | 01:31:24 | |
We catch up on how we are feeling about the team now vs expectations we had in the beginning of the season. We also ask about what we have been surprised about? Then we do a deep dive into Blake "Hot Wheels" Wesley (a nickname we should all get behind!) 00:10 Expectations vs reality 6:30 Half time adjustments who knew we'd ever come to love the 3rd quarter? 10:15 Donovan Klingan's growth 36:15 Blake "Hot Wheels" Westley: Early life and NBA 52:53 Family and Community 1:1:18:47 Nicknames: if a player has to give themselves a nickname thats on us 1:24:15 Schedule chaos (and betting Booooooooo) https://x.com/MananaZoo/status/1942742940666786296 Spurs Fans Reddit thread about Blake Wesley After ‘depressing’ summer, Blake Wesley in mix for spot in Trail Blazers rotation Frost Spurs Stories | San Antonio Spurs Blake Wesley's Trip Back Home What Blake Wesley brings to the San Antonio Spurs: ‘He got guys easier shots’ - The AthleticEx-Riley hoops coach threatens lawsuit against South Bend schoolsDerrick Wesley, Jr. v. South Bend Community School Corporation et al, No. 3:2019cv00032 - Document 53 (N.D. Ind. 2019) :: Justia | |||
| WHAT A 3 Point Contest Victory by Damian Lillard | 15 Feb 2026 | 01:16:49 | |
Its All Star Break and we're talking about Portland Trail Blazer's FOUR participants in the festivities: Donovan Clingan and Yang Hansen in the Rising Stars, Deni Avdija in the All Star Game and of course, or special guy, the man of the people, storyteller and the heart of RipCity, Damian Lillard, THREE time 3 Point Contest winner! Plus - a few more Blazer tier rankings, takes and a few minutes on Olympics to open it up! | |||
| WHAT About Scoot Henderson's Return and Ranking former Blazers | 09 Feb 2026 | 01:25:24 | |
Scoot Henderson and Blake Wesley are back! We're thrilled to be able to talk about these speedy guards and how they are impacting the game already a few games in.Plus! Today we're revealing our definitive (for us) ranking system for former Blazers! Learn more about the tiers we've defined (for ourselves) and see if they work for you! 1:00 Goodbye to Duop Reath and hello Vít Krejčí! 9:00 Welcome back Scoot Henderson and Blake Wesley 15:00 Blazers who should do winter Olympic sports 20:00 Tier List of Blazer Cuties (and not Blazer cuties, they know who they are) Tier 1: I will always love you by Dolly Parton Tier 2: I will remember you by Sarah McLachlan Tier 3:Thank u, Next, Ariana Grande Tier 4: Somebody that I used to know by Gotye (featuring Kimbra) Tier 5: Bad Blood by Taylor Swift
Plus we added the songs to our 2025-26 Playlist https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLxOnzthpcdt6OjnRUAhtsMqbtNR4A68m6&si=X4Fnsc2NvlbdVwCj | |||
| WHAT We said to the Blazers when we met them this week | 26 Jan 2026 | 01:15:12 | |
7:00 Deni Avdija All Star Votes 11:00 Impressions and feelings about two recent articles about Deni https://www.nba.com/news/the-athletic-deni-avdijas-unexpected-rise-to-nbas-new-breakout-star-and-israels-greatest-player-ever 36:00 Rip City United Season ticket holder event 56:00 Question from Jason 1:03:00 Taker Take about weddings (congrats!) 1:07:00 Our takes | |||
| WHAT Lately: Scoot Henderson, Shaedon Sharpe, Jrue Holiday and More Trail Blazers | 19 Jan 2026 | 01:25:21 | |
Not gonna lie, the vibes are high! Thanks for the skeets @linssenp.bsky.social, @jamesgameboy.bsky.social, @madoccassia.bsky.social, @hecubus01.bsky.social !! :30 Post laker win glow 3:15 Atlanta game and Jrue Holiday’s return 6:45 What is the “end of the bench” anymore anyway? 8:30 We think about Scoot Henderson’s return at least once a day 15:00 Shaedon is consistent even under increased pressure 20:50 Shaedon is also starting offense with defense 26:00 Caleb Love love 31:00 Blazer parent feel good Instagram accounts 34:00 Shot Attempts 38:00 How far the team has come as measured by Jrue’s return 42:00 Is Jerami Grant taking a fiber arts class? 45:00 @linssenp.bsky.social Injured players return to the lineup 48:00 Keanu_reevebooks uptempo ballhandlers! 57:30 madoccassia ❌ 👑 How the vets and the young bloods reintegrate 1:04:00 Jason Turnovers. 1:11:11 What is behind Jerami Grant’s frowny face? 1:14:00 Takes | |||
| We Have A Talk with our Remix Correspondent Cat | 05 Jan 2026 | 01:19:46 | |
Friend of the pod, Rip City Remix correspondent and anchor of the group chat, catrenzer joined us today to talk about if what we are seeing from the Blazers is real, then she talks to us about what she is watching about the Remix this season. :30 WHAT about the friends we made along the way 5:00 The blazers are on a winning streak(s!) 11:00 Is this real? Donovan Clingan, Deni Avdija, defense, (and rebounds and communication) 24:00 Rob Williams/Yang Hansen minutes 28:00 RipCity Remix - Yang Hansen observations 40:00 What changes might occur when/if Sidy Cissoko and Caleb Love get full contracts 47:00 Experimenting in the G League 51:00 People and player watching at a G League game 1:10:00 Takes! Cat: Correct spelling of Sidy Cissoko Tara: Enjoy this now, we don’t know what new ownership might change Rose: Popcorn makes games even better | |||
| WHAT About YOUR Takes | 29 Dec 2025 | 01:26:47 | |
2:03 Recapping the night honoring the 1999-2000 team. 19:00 Dunk update Then, We had a talk about YOUR takes. What's on your mind, Takers? 28:25 Dave’s not here man @pacnwce.bsky.social Take: finding out Deni can produce like a star is the most important thing to happen to the Trail Blazers future since Cronin took over. It’s Deni’s world, we’re just living in it 32:35 Octdesertlover @octdesertlover.bsky.social You've probably seen this one from me before but......they should sell peppermint bark year round. I know there are other peppermint chocolate stuff the rest of the year but peppermint bark > York peppermint patties. 35:30 Jason @hecubus01.bsky.social Ok, I’ve thought of one. Robert Williams won’t be traded & will be signed to a team friendly deal in the off season. 38:00 Jason @hecubus01.bsky.social Also the Golden Globes need to figure out some of their categories like what constitutes a comedy/musical nominee. Cinematic & Box office Achievement?! C’mon! You have the new Avatar nominated in that category & it hasn’t even come out yet! 41:30 Pedro @linssenp.bsky.social I wish the Blazers (and other sports teams) would be more forthcoming with information on players injuries and their progress/rehab. What’s your take? Catherine @catrenzer.bsky.social Sneak-attack cheering is not cool. What is that? When GS & Lakers fans flood Moda and don’t cheer for their team until they gain a good lead in the 3rd or 4th Q, and come to life only when they are winning. If you are going to cheer for your team, do it (respectfully), winning or losing. 53:29 Keanu_reevebooks @jamesgameboy.bsky.social Here's a crazy one: I don't care if the Blazers ever win another championship. We currently have a roster full of guys that I like watching/hearing about. As long as they're competitive/progressing, that's what I want. (Obviously I don't want the players or front office to feel that way haha) 58:00 Mr. 503 Gavi HaCohen @gavihacohen.bsky.social My take is that whatever Meredith Marks did on the airplane can’t be that bad because the air marshals didn’t get involved and im tired of hearing Heather talk about it like she's Jen Shah 1:06 Rose’s friend Chelsea: I feel like many people have this take, but it’s honestly just refreshing to watch these guys play. Win or lose. The entire team seems to have a fight in them and I don’t think that’s something we’ve really seen in a long time. Even when Dame was on the team way back when it often felt like he was the only one holding us up. It feels like we have a team who plays together and not just a whole bunch of guys supporting one or two others. 1:10:00 Die Mad (@playest.bsky.social ) Deni is our best player but the secret MVP is actually Sidy! Our best lineup for the season was when Sidy started. Deni is 6.1 points per 100 possessions better with Sidy on the floor than without Sharpe is 7.1 points better Toumani is 6.3 points better Jerami is 14.6 points better Good things happen when he is on the floor. 1:13: 30 Rose’s daughter: Ollie is going to win MVP season 1:16 Rose’s husband: my year-end take in honor of the late Rob Reiner: The Princess Bride is the greatest movie of all time and 2nd place isn't close 1:20 Tara and Rose’s takes | |||
| WHAT About Sidy Cissoko | 15 Dec 2025 | 01:35:12 | |
First we talk about how we’re feeling after a rough stretch of games for the Portland Trail Blazers. Injuries suck, waiting sucks, but watching a team lean into its identity, and watching young players make the most of their unexpected opportunities always warms our hearts. We talk about how Deni Avdija, Jeremi Grant, Duop Reath and Toumani Camara are keeping the team afloat while carefully falling down and quickly getting back up. Then, We Have A Talk about Sidy Cissoko and what a surprisingly hard time getting pretty basic information about his journey to the NBA. From France to Spain to the G League to San Antonio, Sidy made a lot of stops but we still don’t know how many brothers he has or what he wore on draft night! Local media has a great opportunity here to give us a profile about Sidy (hint hint hint) 0:00 Vibe Check 5:00 Smart Falls 10:00 Missing games 18:50 Injury slide 22:00 That team ugh 27:00 Article about Communication by Joe Freeman The silence is deafening: A look at 1 of the Trail Blazers’ quietest problems 30:00 We have a talk about Sidy Cissoko 37:30 Relative ages of Blazer players 40:00 Early life and family 45:00 Languages in the locker room 52:30 Basketball connections 1:01:00 Time with the Ignite 1:15:00 Can’t wait to see Scoot and Sidy play together on the Blazers Plea for media to do an English language profile of Sidi Cissoko 1:25:00 Takes Sources Film Sesh with the G-League Ignite's Sidy Cissoko | The Draftdaq Sidy Cissoko 2023 NBA Draft Scouting Report | Prospect Profile | 2023 NBA Mock Draft Sidy Cissoko | Meet The Rookies Interview with Michelle Beadle How Sidy Cissoko turned depression into productivity | Pounding The Rock Sidy Cissoko Was Destined to Land With the Trail Blazers: 'It's a Small World' | |||
| We Have A Talk about Caleb Love | 30 Nov 2025 | 01:29:16 | |
One of two players on two-way contracts who are getting lots of playing time time season, Caleb Love was a polarizing figure throughout his college career. We did a deep dive to find out who he is, where did he come from and what was his path to the NBA? Of course, we love Love, and hope that you will too! | |||
| We Have A Talk about Blazer Cuties | 24 Nov 2025 | 01:26:42 | |
After catching up on the week that was the perfect trajectory for a developing team, we have a talk about Blazer Cuties in the league - guys who once played with the Blazers who made a positive impression in RipCity. We found Blazer cuties all over the league, in the G League and playing around the world. If you're wondering what happened to players from Blazers circa 2020-24 we've probably got you covered! Plus, a few remarks about guys who definitely are NOT Blazer cuties! Plus - Donvan Clingan, Deni Avdija, Robert Williams III, Caleb Love, Sidy Cissoko and Ryan Rupert all get mentioned in our weekly recap . . . . | |||
| 2025-26 WHAT Award Categories announced! | 16 Nov 2025 | 01:26:00 | |
Its that best time of year, Awards Season! We're announcing the categories for the only awards that count in Rip City, the prestigious WHAT Awards. Find out what Blazer players (and former players) have to do to get an award this season, the tweaks we've made, and old favorites that have returned. All this plus we answered Takers' questions and got to talk about tattoos, pizza, Rob Williams' ally oops, Kris Murray's steady presence, Orcas gathering in Puget Sound, Amazon Bond Girls and so much more! 2:00 Most Valuable Pet (MVP) 6:30 Most Valuable Blazer (MVB) 7:15 Most Improved Blazer (MIB) 8:00 Celebrator Man of the Year (CMotY) 13:00 As yet non-specific fashion award 18:00 Blazer Cutie Award (and potentially a Blazer Legend award) Taker questions 25:00 Tattoo for the season 29:00 Thanksgiving tables 35:30 Blowout losses, Kris Murray and missing Matisse Thybulle 46:00 8 pm games and Scoot’s celebrations 50:30 Ranch Pizza ideas 57:00 Dunks dunks dunks!(and a side trip on Coaches Challenges) 1:12:00 We hate to admit it but the Houston Rockets are fun 1:19:00 Takes The Orcas Are Gathering in Puget Sound. Orcas vs Yachts 1:22:00 Amazon Bond Girls Thanks to our friends who sent in questions :@hecubus01.bsky.social, @hecubus01.bsky.social, @jamesgameboy.bsky.social, @octdesertlover.bsky.social, @athoughtbytim.bsky.social Cutest intro/outro music ever by @shoozumoops.bsky.social | |||
| WHAT About Trail Blazers Road Trips | 10 Nov 2025 | 01:21:52 | |
After checking in on the latest news with the team, we go back in time to reminisce about Blazer Road Trips. Thomas Robinson finds a snake in a locker, half the team gets stuck in an elevator, Carmelo Anthony joins the team in New Orleans, Gary Tent Jr makes everyone hold it while staging a photo shoot in the bathroom . . . these memories and more! Tell us what Blazer Road Trip stories you remember! 1:00 Checking in on the last week of Trail Blazer Basketball 15:00 Blazer Cutie Alert! Trendon Watford with his first career triple double 19:00 Memorable Blazer Road Trips 23:00 May 2014 Snake in the Locker Trail Blazers Greeted By Snake In San Antonio Locker Room 2029 January 11 2017 Diversion due to snow 36:00 Feb 2019 Blazers get Stuck in an Elevator Stuck in the Elevator | Rip City Stories https://www.nba.com/blazers/forwardcenter/team-recounts-harrowing-elevator-experience-boston 47:00 November 2019 - Carmelo Anthony joins the Blazers on road trip https://andscape.com/features/carmelo-anthony-this-is-a-second-chance-portland-trail-blazers/ 51:00 July 10 2020 Gary Trent Jr Fashion Shoot Trail Blazers' Gary Trent Jr. has photoshoot in airplane bathroom - Sports Illustrated 57:00 December 19 2022 Damian Lillard becomes all time leading scorer https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/35289184/damian-lillard-becomes-trail-blazers-all-leading-scorer Damian Lillard passes Clyde Drexler to become Portland Trail Blazers' all-time leading scorer 1:03 February 2023 - Stuck on the Tarmac/Where the Bleep is Tristan? https://www.instagram.com/reel/Co_f3KiAeE0/?igshid=MDJmNzVkMjY%3D | |||
| WHAT Vibe Check | 03 Nov 2025 | 01:34:25 | |
SO much going on in #RipCity! 4:00 The Portland Trail Blazers are so competent! 8:00 Player's seem happy 12:00 Did you hear? Coach got arrested! 22:00 Beating the Gooooooooolden Warriors 24:00 We love having Jrue Holiday on the team 33:30 The Blake Wesley experience (may it continue soon!) 42:00 Kris "The Competent" Murray 51:30 Jerami Grant we hardly knew you! 1:08:00 Donovan Clingan's hands 1:28:00 Takes! | |||
| WHAT A 2025-26 Playlist with Chris Burkhardt | 19 Oct 2025 | 01:34:36 | |
We were joined by the hardest working man on the Blazers beat, Chris Burkhardt of RipCity Radio and the 19:77 Podcast, to talk Trail Blazer's pre-season, our hopes for Yang Hansen and co., and to kick off the 2025-26 playlist. We think you'll think its a banger! 00:01 :00 Intro, catch up, Blazer preseason 00:22:00 Mark Mason appreciation 00:25:00 Play list 00:55:00 Coaching - has Chauncy improved as a coach? 1:20:00 Takes Cutest intro/outro music ever by @shoozumoops | |||
| WHAT About Jrue Holiday | 12 Oct 2025 | 01:39:34 | |
Today We Had A Talk about Jrue Holiday, Portland Trail Blazers' most experienced player. He's got a huge list of accomplishments, a ton of experience, a fierce love of family and community and we could not be more excited for him to be a Portland Trail Blazer. 00:00 Intro 9:30 Preseason recap (so far) 30:00 All about Jrue Holiday 31:00 Family and early life 49:00 College, meeting his wife, Lauren Chaney 58:00 Draft and rookie season, 76ers team, journey through the NBA 1:05:00 Reflections on what we learned about him 1:15:00 Philanthropic works 1:28:00 Wrap up and odds and ends 1:36:00 Takes Sources (remember, some of the linked archived articles were accessed via the public library - go through your local library and use your library card to access hundreds of free resources!)
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| WHAT Is On Your Mind? | 06 Oct 2025 | 01:24:36 | |
We had a lot of great listener questions and we have a question for you: what should we call listeners of the We Have A Take Podcast? Get you ideas in by telling us on Bluesky: @wehaveatake @tcbbiggs and @roselharding Cutest intro/outro music ever by @shoozumoops
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| WHAT Are We Watching for in 2025-26 | 08 Sep 2025 | 01:12:43 | |
Tara and Rose catch up on the Kawhi Leonard news, the enshrinement of Carmelo Anthony and the 2008 Redeem Team in the Basketball Hall of Fame, plus, who was on the Blazers 2019-20 Roster (it never stops surprising us) and this season is brought to us by Deandre Ayton!1:00 Kawhi Leonard and who else is getting sweet deals? 13:00 Basketball Hall of Fame, Carmelo Anthony and the Team That Set The Conditions For the Redeem Team (long live the 2004 Olympic team)31:00 What we'll be watching for this season: Will Shaedon Sharpe play defense? 37: 00 25 point quarters40:00 Who closes games? 42:00 Jrue Holiday defense and who guards the best player on the other tea49:30 How many minutes does Donovan Clingan play54:00 What is Jerami Grant doing? 1:05:00 Takes!Cutest Intro Outro music ever by @shoozumoops | |||
| WHAT About the Top Stories of the Summer of '25 | 17 Aug 2025 | 01:28:00 | |
Lots of exciting things happened this summer and we're talking about our favorites 5:35 Chalk Talk part 2 Lots of mentions of Jerami Grant Scoot will be Scoot Coaches on Suits - not going to happen 32:00 Top stories of 2025 00:35:00 Damian Lillard returns 00:38:Damian Lillard gets a no trade clause 00:39:00 Team has been sold and we can get on with our lives 00:51:30 Drafting Yang Hansen is going to have a big marketing impact 1:01:10 Tiago Splitter joining the coaching staff 1:11:50 Duop Reath got a guarantee 1:16:00 Honorable mentions You can find us on Blue Sky at these handles: @wehaveatake, @tcbbiggs @roselharding The cutest intro/outro music by Eric Peterson (@shoozumoops) | |||
| Damian Lillard is Coming Home | 20 Jul 2025 | 01:20:38 | |
We could not be happier to be talking about the biggest free agent pick up the Blazers have ever signed. He picked us. He could have gone 28 different places, but Damian Lillard wanted to come home. We also talk first impression of Yang Hansen and how things are going with summer league, Portland has an WNBA team and we answer listener questions. Thank you to Jason, Basketball Jones, Project Hansen and Gavi HaCohen Cult Expert for your great questions!
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| 2025 WHAT Awards Announced | 23 Jun 2025 | 01:35:24 | |
We're back to announce the winners of the 2025 WHAT Awards! Get all caught up with us and find out who won the Most Prestigious Awards In All The Land! 5:25 Did the Blazers inspire the Pacers to make it all the way to the finals? 14:23 Why do weird things always happen with the Lakers? 16:15 Rose has thoughts about Love Island 21:30 Listener questions 53:45 WHAT Award Announcements: Best Accessorizer 58:00 Most Improved Blazer 1:04:00 Most Valuable Blazers 1:08:00 Social Media Play of the Year 1:10:00 Josh Hart Memorial Award: Blazer Legend 1:18:00 Bench Celebrator Man of the Year 1:23:00 Takes Thanks for listening! Thanks to @shoozumoops for the cutest theme song ever! | |||
| 2025 WHAT Award Nominees | 14 Apr 2025 | 01:39:42 | |
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 extension 6:00 Teams firing their coaches late 9:00 At least we’re not [insert unlucky franchise here] 17:30 Controlling what we can control 22:00 Best Accessorizer:
34:00 Most Improved Player
59:00 Most Valuable Blazer
1:10:00 Blazer Legend
1:20:00 Social Media Play of the Season
1:28:00 Celebrator
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| We Have A Talk with Chris Burkhardt of Rip City Radio | 31 Mar 2025 | 01:26:52 | |
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 like 6:00 The basketball origin story of Chris Burkhardt 11:30 Blazers connection 15:00 Traveling to cover the team 27:00 Interacting with players 33:00 How to avoid asking bad questions 36:30 Differences between radio and tv 43:00 What are we watching for and hoping for as the season wraps up? 55:00 Question from listener: keanu_reevesbooks 1:07:00 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 WNBA 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 The cutest intro/outro music by Eric Peterson (@shoozumoops) | |||
| We Had A (Chalk) Talk With Blazers Assistant GMs | 24 Mar 2025 | 01:18:12 | |
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 coach 1:00 Audra was a courtside kid! 7:00 Deni Avdija is huge 9:00 Adding "Oops I Did it Again" to the playlist 11:00 “Chalk Talk” event with Andrae Patterson and Mike Schmitz 16:20 Overall impressions of the event 21:00 Team building thoughts 22:00 Players they talked the most about 24:30 Value and opportunity 31:40 Not expecting big changes in the off season 40:00 Young veterans 43:00 Leadership (and question from @BasketballJones) 45:00 What player has surprised us the most (From @Hecubus72) 52:00 Rose spots a ref 56:10 Question from @BrandonMullen regarding coaching 1:05:00 Phoenix is run like its run by an eight year old 1:07:00 Tara’s take: its no fair that Club level are the only ones who get access to Ranch Pizza 1:10:00 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 | |||
| We Have A Talk with Chef Alli | 10 Mar 2025 | 01:17:52 | |
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 story 11: 00 Alli's chef origin story 13:00 (Game) day in the life of an NBA Chef 16:30 What happens when a player is traded 19:00 Nutrition and cookies 27:00 Learning how to cook family foods 35:00 How much do NBA Players eat? It depends 38:00 Playoffs are intense for people around the team too 48:00 Thoughts on this season's Trail Blazers 55:00 Viewing the team through the lens of the the team and the family vs as fan 1:06:00 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 @roselharding The cutest intro/outro music by Eric Peterson (@shoozumoops) | |||
| WHAT Blazer Cuties draft | 03 Mar 2025 | 01:27:57 | |
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 Blake Tara: Greg Oden, Al Farouq Aminu, Derrick Jones Jr., Will Barton, Andre Miller, Jake Layman 1:02:00 Interview with Senator Ron Wyden about Blazer Legend Bill Walton and the WNBA 1:16:00 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 @roselharding
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| WHAT About Signs of Development | 23 Feb 2025 | 01:14:02 | |
1:00 Sweatshirt takes, or, what to order online at 4am 10:00 Lakers game: could be worse! 17:00 Charlotte Game: most relaxing viewing in memory 25:00 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 haircuts The 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 | |||
| We Have A Talk with Tom Haberstroh | 23 Feb 2025 | 01:10:12 | |
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 crew 7:00 1977 Championship game tv rating 10:00 Tom's basketball origin story 18:00 Sports coverage origin story 20:00 Covering basketball through an analytics lens 27:00 Favorite player (and moms) 36:30 What he has learned about #RipCity since he started to cover the team 43:00 Time machine Blazer team he would cover 50:00 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 | |||
| WHAT Are We Looking Forward To with Brander Goldner Mullen | 17 Feb 2025 | 01:29:06 | |
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 Brandon 2:00 Icebreaker: If you could have something named after you, what would it be? 10:00 Brandon's background and relationship to basketball 19:00 How he started writing and talking about the Blazers 28:00 Thoughts on season so far 31:00 Things we're looking forward to: Cling Kong 35:00 Weird lineups 38:00 Looking forward to a world where Portland was the team that did not trade Luka Doncic 43:00 Selling the franchise (some day) 51:00 Seeing young guys fail 1:00:00 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 Nurkic 1:16:00 Takes: Snow is good, Cooper Flagg has the opportunity to do the funniest thing, Donovan Clingan would be a great bobblehead 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! Or find us on BlueSky: @wehaveatake, @tcbbiggs @roselharding The cutest intro/outro music by Eric Peterson (@shoozumoops) | |||
| WHAT Happened to the Development Express? | 10 Feb 2025 | 01:24:53 | |
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:
0:00 Superbowl Sunday plans 3:45 Arena anthems (ops if you are listening to us, drop us a DM) 8:30 Rip City Runs Deep revisited 10:00 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 up 35:45 Trade deadline rumors were very low quality this season 41:45 Welcome Sidy Cissoko 42:30 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 ride 58:00 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 Have A Talk with Mike Richman of Locked on Blazers | 31 Jan 2025 | 01:11:04 | |
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 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) | |||
| We Have A Talk with Conor Bergin of Blazer's Edge | 26 Jan 2025 | 01:36:06 | |
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 | |||
| WHAT About Donovan Clingan | 20 Jan 2025 | 01:42:59 | |
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) | |||
| Rewind: WHAT About Ryan Rupert and Kris Murray | 12 Jan 2025 | 01:26:51 | |
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! | |||
| WHAT About Deni Avdija | 06 Jan 2025 | 01:32:34 | |
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
Forbes: USA Today: https://ftw.usatoday.com/lists/nba-draft-deni-avdija-scouting-report-measurements-israel-history Jewish-Herald Voice: YouTube Draft Night: https://youtu.be/wUZbEv16ZX4?si=k8ZnuJHRVDKk3yX3
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) | |||
| WHAT We Manifested in 2024 | 30 Dec 2024 | 01:19:46 | |
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
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| We Have A Talk about our Spirit | 15 Dec 2024 | 01:31:20 | |
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 | |||
| We Are On The Development Train Bound for Lottery Station | 24 Nov 2024 | 01:01:25 | |
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) | |||
| We Have A Talk About Nicknames | 18 Nov 2024 | 01:45:55 | |
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) | |||
| We Have A Talk about Brian Wheeler and Say Goodbye to Blazers Twitter | 10 Nov 2024 | 01:18:29 | |
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) | |||
| We Have A Talk with Troy Douglass | 04 Nov 2024 | 01:09:24 | |
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) | |||
| WHAT we are manifesting for this season | 28 Oct 2024 | 01:18:47 | |
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) | |||
| Overreacting to the Preseason and 2025 WHAT Awards | 20 Oct 2024 | 01:11:27 | |
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) | |||
| We Have A Talk with Dillon Sage! | 07 Oct 2024 | 01:23:19 | |
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 | |||
| WHAT A Summer | 17 Sep 2024 | 01:01:24 | |
1:30 Olympic Sized Feelings about Team Australia 9:00 What have the Blazers been up to? 15:30 Wedding season 17:00 Real Housewives of Salt Lake City - Damian Lillard possible crossover 23:44 Rebuilding Season 32:00 Former Blazers to watch around the League 55:00 Takes
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| WHAT Are We Doing Instead? | 14 Aug 2024 | 01:09:28 | |
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)
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| We Have A Talk About What Comes Next | 01 Jul 2024 | 01:33:19 | |
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! | |||
| 2024 WHAT Award Winners | 27 May 2024 | 00:58:21 | |
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
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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 Family and friends were the focus on draft night for Robert Williams | Sports | ktbs.com Sources: Boston Celtics rookie Robert Williams has artery condition in his legs - masslive.com Why Robert Williams got the 'Time Lord' nickname when he joined the Celtics Where did Robert Williams's nickname come from? | Boston.com Robert Williams III Media Availability | 2023 Training Camp, Day 2 | Portland Trail Blazers
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