We Have A Take: A Portland Trail Blazers Fan Podcast – Details, episodes & analysis

1:30 Olympic Sized Feelings about Team Australia

9:00 What have the Blazers been up to?

15:30 Wedding season

17:00 Real Housewives of Salt Lake City - Damian Lillard possible crossover

23:44 Rebuilding Season

32:00 Former Blazers to watch around the League

55:00 Takes

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Tara and Rose catch up after a pretty significant break. How are we spending our summer? How does it compare to last summer and the Damian Lillard saga? We left in a swear because its summer time, you've been warned!

1:00 WHAT have we been doing instead

2:00 Instead of worrying about Damian Lillard, we’re living our lives and looking in on other teams’ problems/drama

6:00 Checking in on how we’re feeling about Damian Lillard.

13:30 What have we been watching? 

30:00 Team USA thoughts: Tokyo Gold is worth more than the Paris Gold

42:00 Catching up with what the Blazers have been up to

46:00 Klutch Sports makes inroads in their plans to take over the Trail Blazers

49:00 Scootspectatioins and Clingonometry

50:00 Tara’s take: Blazer need to play to win the In Season Tournament

56:00 Matisse Thybulle is still a Blazer?

1:01:00 Rose’s take: There are too many swimming events.

Join us on Discord! It's a place where we can share our love for the Blazers, talk about games, and get to know other Blazer fans. Kind of like Twitter but it's not. There are different channels with different topics and you can join in where you want, and ignore the stuff you don't want to see. Give it a try! You can also still find us on Twitter: @wehaveatake, @tcbbiggs @roselharding

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

We are over dunks (okay well Tara is) because they overshadow the art of understated and elegant layups. We are ready to roll with the Chill and Elegant Portland Trail Blazers! This week we also touch on recent wins, what we love about Delano Banton, get a report about family night at the game with Rose’s family and learn about Duop Reath. 

1:50 It's raining wins in Rip City!

6:45 How can we recognize players for their rebounding?

7:30 Tara is officially out on dunks

9:30 Family game night vs Houston

19:00 NBA Coffee The game-day caffeine routine keeps the Portland Trail Blazers, the NBA's most well-traveled team, running - ESPN 

23:50 Banton Believers

33:30 Duop Reath

43:15 Being found at a South Sudanese Basketball Tournament in Australia

48:00 College years

57:00 Sidebar about South Sudanese Basketball National team (Reath plays for Australia)

1:05:00 Professional Career

1:11:00 Comparing Reath’s journey to the more “typical” route into the NBA

1:21:00 Takes: let the 3s fly, Domoinayton, defensive rules should be straightforward enough to explain to a 7 year old. 

Duop Reath Resources:

Against all odds, 27 year old rookie Duop Reath made the NBA

The Incredible Journey of Duop Reath

Illawarra Hawks' Duop Reath's incredible journey from South Sudan to NBL's biggest stage - ESPN  

Mirrabooka's Duop Reath making his mark in US college system with Louisiana State University

'A better opportunity': LSU's Duop Reath emerges from war-torn South Sudan ... and Australia, to carve a niche in America

Portland-bound: Here's how Duop Reath cracked the NBA   

The Refugee Who Could Be Rookie of the Month

Join us on Discord! It's a place where we can share our love for the Blazers, talk about games, and get to know other Blazer fans. Kind of like Twitter but it's not. There are different channels with different topics and you can join in where you want, and ignore the stuff you don't want to see. Give it a try! You can also still find us on Twitter: @wehaveatake, @tcbbiggs @roselharding

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

00:30 Icebreaker: Which NBA Player do you think you are most like?  04:50 PORvsDEN: the story so far. 10:00 Damian Lillard shot chart for that game was ridiculous. 14:00 WHAT are we going to remember about the 2020-2021 regular season? 14:40 CJ McCollum hot start 16:05 Awkward, empty arenas and teams in the wrong color jerseys. 17:45 Fans becoming armchair epidemiologists 19:20 Finally let Ant dunk, Damian Lillard called “game”, Paul George apologizes. All Star weekend turned out okay. (20:30 Aaron Gordon slander) 21:30 Blazers vs 76ers CJ Elleby game 23:20 Enes Kanter’s 30 rebound game.  24:20 Gary Trent Jr trade. #UsTheNorth (28:25 wanting what's best for a player) 29:30 Watching Carmelo Anthony move up in the ranks of all time scorers. What did we learn about being the custodian of someone’s legacy? 35:00 What if Stotts leaves and Damian leaves to go be with him?  36:00 Melo’s impact beyond the box score.  39:00 Guys over 30 are still good. The window feels like it is open longer for players than it used to be.  39:50 Turnaround road trip during a really hard part of the season.  41:10 Lillard Twins and Keljin Blevin’s baby cuties! 42:00 20-21 was the year Zach Collins got a stylist or he started dressing himself. In any case it was interesting.’ 43:00 Being back in the Moda Center for the Laker game. 44:00 Comments on the rest of the league Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

1:00 Shout out to Taelor Jae @taelorrrjae for the inspiration for an icebreaker: Favorite sports memories. Kenny Wheaton’s gonna score, and watching Allen Crabbe getting a career high. 5:10 When Dame goes off vs when a bench or role player goes off 7:10 From six weeks ago to now. What happened?  10:00 Coaching rumors 18:00 Having everyone healthy again 19:35 Recapping how some of the individual players have been down the stretch starting with Norman Powell. 22:00 Size matters though, on defense.  24:20 Was Kendyl disappointed that the Blazers didn’t trade for Aaron Gordon? 26:25 Robert Covington report 32:00 CJ McCollum (Tara is still sorry she didn’t include him on the 5 most important Blazers this season). 36:35 Carmelo Anthony. So many games against the Nuggets come down to the 4th quarter, so this will be an opportunity for him to shine.  39:00 Anfernee Simons, time to shine! 40:00 Will we see any other players outside the chosen 8 in the lineup during the playoffs? When?  44:05 Kendyl uses logic on Tara and who is going to guard Michael Porter Jr?  46:55 Around the league - Lakers vs Warriors play-in game.  50:25 Similarities between the narrative around Steph this year and Damian Lillard in other years.  55:00 The shocking turn of opinions about Chris Paul 49:45 How we like the play in tournament and how it could be improved 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