The Blazers Balcony

On this edition of The Blazers Balcony, Brooke Olzendam and Casey Holdahl discuss... • Villanova forward Cameron Whitmore working out for the Trail Blazers at their practice facility in Tualatin on Wednesday • The rise of the 6-8, 230 pound guard who can do a bit of everything • People ignoring incorrect predictions about previous drafts • The Nuggets defeating the Heat in five games to win the 20...

On this edition of The Blazers Balcony, Brooke Olzendam and Casey Holdahl discuss... • Their takeaways from Scoot Henderson's working in Portland • Pooh Jeter, Henderson's coach at the G-League Ignite, reportedly joining the Trail Blazers' G-League and player development staff • The NBA Finals between the Nuggets and Heat and how the first two games may or may not change your view o...

On this edition of The Blazers Balcony, Brooke Olzendam and Casey Holdahl discuss... • Portland's solo workouts with the Thompson brothers and the group workout held at the practice facility on Wednesday • Assumptions about NBA families • The kind of players the Trail Blazers have brought in for workouts so far • Post-workout interviews and how they're different from normal NBA practice...

On this edition of The Blazers Balcony, Brooke Olzendam and Casey Holdahl discuss... • The coverage and conversation regarding the Trail Blazers after they won the third overall pick at the draft lottery • All of the Trail Blazers' options being open with the third, 23rd and 43rd picks in the upcoming draft • The two workouts Portland has hosted thus far and going through the predraft process...

On this 2023 NBA Draft Lottery edition of The Blazers Balcony, Brooke Olzendam and Casey Holdahl give their instant reactions to the Trail Blazers securing the third pick of the 2023 NBA Draft despite having the fifth-best odds. Brooke and Casey given their first thoughts on what the team might do with the third overall pick, praise Brandon Roy's performance, consider how jumping into the Top...

On this edition of The Blazers Balcony, Brooke Olzendam and Casey Holdahl discuss... • Damian Lillard being named third-team All-NBA and the presumptive reasons why he didn't get a spot on the first or second team • The news that Brandon Roy (not Brooke) would be representing the Trail Blazers at the 2023 NBA Draft Lottery, which is scheduled for May 16 in Chicago • The Trail Blazers hosting...

On the latest edition of The Blazers Balcony, Brooke Olzendam and Casey Holdahl discuss... • The news that the Trail Blazers have acquired the rights to a G-League expansion franchise that will be up and running for the 2023-24 season • What benefits the Trail Blazers might realize as an organization by having a G-League affiliate  • Ideas for what to call the team, which currently has no name, br...

On this edition of The Blazers Balcony, Brooke Olzendam and Casey Holdahl discuss... • Talking Trail Blazers at the supermarket • The slow yet also abrupt and discombobulating end to Portland's 2022-23 season • Shaedon Sharpe's unflappability and the prospect of his final 10 games of the  season changing the team's offseason plans • The honest comments from Damian Lillard, Joe Croni...

On this edition of The Blazers Balcony, Brooke Olzendam and Casey Holdahl discuss... • The current state of the Trail Blazers with a week left in the season • The unlikely victory versus the Timberwolves Sunday afternoon • The play of Shaedon Sharpe and whether he's show enough improvement to be a starter in his second season • Skylar Mays, Shaq Harrison and Jeenathan Williams joining the Tra...

On this edition of The Blazers Balcony, Brooke Olzendam and Trail Blazers TV and Casey Holdahl of Trailblazers.com discuss... • The current state of the Trail Blazers with seven games to play • Playing time for the rookie and sophomores increasing with Damian Lillard, Anfernee Simons, Jerami Grant and Jusuf Nurkic sitting out • The recent play of Shaedon Sharpe, Kevin Knox II and Keon Johnson • Br...

On this edition of The Blazers Balcony, Brooke Olzendam and Casey Holdahl discuss... • Anfernee Simons, Jerami Grant and Justise Winslow sitting out due to injury and whether they'll play again this season • Damian Lillard's comments about wanting to continue playing and how long that might last • The Trail Blazers getting farther away from the play-in even if they haven't yet been...

On this edition of The Blazers Balcony, Brooke Olzendam and Casey Holdahl discuss... • Portland's status in the playoff race with less than a month to play in the regular season • The results of the next week of games deciding whether the Trail Blazers will continue trying to make the play-in or consider other options • The difficulty of celebrating individual performances when the team is ot...

On this edition of The Blazers Balcony, recorded on the road in Philadelphia, Brooke Olzendam  and Casey Holdahl discuss... • The prospect of going .500 on a six-game trip with contests versus the 76ers and Pelicans still on the schedule • Time getting short with regard to Portland's playoff/play-in hopes • The return of Jusuf Nurkic, who played in Wednesday's loss in Boston after sittin...

On this edition of The Blazers Balcony, recorded at the team hotel in San Francisco, Brooke Olzendam and Casey Holdahl discuss... • Damian Lillard setting career and franchise records in points and three-pointers versus the Rockets • Brooke's post-game interview after Dame's big night • Dame's bad day leading up to his historic performance • The travel issues the team encountered tr...

On this edition of The Blazers Balcony podcast, Brooke Olzendam and Casey Holdahl discuss... • The Trail Blazers going 2-1 on a recent three-game trip and dropping the first game of a five-game homestand to the Bucks • What they are concerned and NOT concerned about with regard to Monday's loss to the Bucks • Brooke getting her first nosebleed in years • Thoughts on upcoming trade deadline an...

On this edition of The Blazers Balcony podcast, Brooke Olzendam and Casey Holdahl discuss... • The Trail Blazers going 3-3 on a six-game homestand • Takeaways from defeating the Atlanta Hawks at Moda Center Monday night • Bojan vs. Bogdan • Portland's lack of "surprising" wins this season • Portland's offense once again improving but not at the same time as the defense • The Br...

On this edition of The Blazers Balcony, Brooke Olzendam and Casey Holdahl discuss... • The passings of Bill Schonely and John Curry and what both men meant to the organization • Portland bouncing back from a bad loss versus the Lakers to defeat the Spurs • The importance of winning the last three games of a six-game homestand • Chauncey Billups' honest assessment of his own coaching and the b...

On this edition of The Blazers Balcony, Brooke Olzendam and Casey Holdahl discuss... • The Trail Blazers beginning a four-game homestand with a loss to the Orlando Magic • Portland losing four-straight and eight of their last 10 • The issues the  team is currently facing and whether there's any changes to be made  to fix it • Brooke being name the  National Sports Media Association Broadcaste...

On this edition of The Blazers Balcony, recorded from the team hotel in Indianapolis, Brooke Olzendam and Casey Holdahl discuss... • One more road trip before the team spends the rest of January at home •. The loss to the Timberwolves and how it reflects the issues the Trail Blazers have encountered lately, especially on the road • Being embarrassed by bad trash talk • Gary Payton II's debut,...

On this edition of The Blazers Balcony podcast, Brooke Olzendam and Casey Holdahl discuss getting back to Portland after a six-game trip, Brooke's bad back, the ceremony celebrating Damian Lillard becoming the Trail Blazers' all-time leading scorer, Jusuf Nurkic becoming a three-point threat, dealing with weirdos on the road, Brooke's Christmas present to Casey, an injury non-update...

On this edition of The Blazers Balcony podcast, Brooke Olzendam and Casey Holdahl discuss, at length, Damian Lillard becoming the leading scorer in franchise history, being intentional about recognizing good things while they're happening, the reaction from the fans in Oklahoma City, falling to 2-2 on the road trip after losing Monday night to the Thunder, the final two games on the six-game...

In this edition of The Blazers Balcony, recorded in San Antonio, Brooke Olzendam and Casey Holdahl discuss the Trail Blazers winning four of their last five in response to losing eight of 10, Damian Lillard tying his three-point record yet again and how close he is to surpassing Clyde Drexler for the most points in franchise history, the team coming together in order to hold each other accountable...

On this edition of The Blazers Balcony, Brooke Olzendam and Casey Holdahl discuss Portland getting through one of the toughest parts of their schedule, the play of Anfernee Simons and his growth in leadership, Jerami Grant playing at an All-Star level and the intangibles that he brings to the locker room and how a rough stretch showed the changes that Jody Allen, Joe Cronin, Chauncey Billups and D...

On this edition of the Blazers Balcony, recorded from the team hotel in Cleveland,  Brooke Olzendam and Casey Holdahl discuss the team's mindset after a three-game losing streak, what they noticed at Tuesday's practice, the times when good team chemistry is the most useful and spending the Thanksgiving holiday in New York City. Brooke and Casey also talk about the ebbs and flows of their...

On this edition of the Blazers Balcony, Brooke Olzendam and Casey Holdahl discuss Portland sitting at first in the Western Conference nearly a month into the season, owning a Top 10 defense through 14 games, grinding out a win versus the Spurs, Jerami Grant the unstoppable and the origins of his "Margiela Madman" nickname and the next two games at Moda Center before the team heads out fo...