Trail Daddy: A Trail Blazers Podcast Hosted by Dave Deckard

Dan and Tara talk about what its like to watch the best Blazer basketball they have seen in a long time.  01:45 Most fun basketball in 10 years  04:30 Please get better soon Moe Harkless  07:20 Does the team have an identity now?  10:00 They have an identity and its bifurcated.  11:45 What does the Jimmy Butler trade mean for Portland  19:30 How CJ Is finding his way  22:00 Aminu Appreciation Segm...

On this week's episode of the Blazer's Edge podcast, Tara Bowen-Biggs and Danny Marang take a look at the Blazers 4-1 week, commiserating over a Lakers loss but moving on, with a big chunk of time spent discussing the situation and role of CJ McCollum as he tries to find his way within the Blazer's shifting offensive game plan. A deep dive into when and where McCollum is getting his touches and th...

On this week's episode of the Blazer's Edge podcast, Tara Bowen Biggs and Danny Marang take a look at the Blazer's past week where Portland found themselves dropping two of three games in pretty terrible fashion against the tire fire that is the Washington Wizards and failed to come out with enough energy against the Fighting Dwyane Wade's in Miami. Along the way they discuss Tara's love for the B...

On this week’s episode of the Blazer’s Edge podcast, Tara Bowen-Biggs and Danny Marang take a look at the Blazer’s 2-0 start, the madness of the first week of NBA action, “Spitgate”, early storylines, Portland’s bench revival, Maurice Harkless coming off the bench, Damian Lillard picking up where he left off last season, how hot is “the sauce” and more! IntroOpening Comments:40 What the hell is go...

On the latest edition of the Women’s Hoops And Talks (WHAT) podcast, Tara and guest hosts Alex Haigh (@owlhix) and Cassidy Gemmet go team-by-team through the Western Conference. Who were the major additions, who moved on, which young teams have a bright outlook and which old stars will drag their teams through the season? We also chose walk-up songs for each team, you can find all of them on our W...

On this week's episode of the Blazer's Edge podcast, Tara Bowen-Biggs and Danny Marang take a look at the Trail Blazers preseason, what looked good, what needs work and what to look forward to into the season. From there it's opening night and the Los Angeles Lakers, will the Blazers win? Then it's a twist on a Western Conference Preview, where we take a look at some different questions/storylines...

On this week’s episode of the Blazer’s Edge podcast, Tara Bowen-Biggs and Danny Marang take a look at the first 3 preseason games; who has stood out, who has lacked some polish, what are the big picture take aways, Jusuf Nurkic with the green light from 3, Nik Stauskas operating outside of expectations, Anfernee Simons continues to shine, Meyers Leonard delivering on offense, Damian Lillard and CJ...

Tara, Kendyl and Karol Collymore of XRAY-FM in the Morning cover a wide range of topics from how we as fans judge players, what do players really “owe” us, using sport as a platform and what role sports plays in community activism and involvement? Join us this week as we talk about players asking for trades, why we are worried about super teams and will this be Jake Layman’s year? We share how we...

On this week's episode of the Blazer's Edge Podcast, Tara Bowen-Biggs and Danny Marang break down Media Day highights; Maurice Harkless injury news, more ball movement, more 3's on offense and more. Then it's onto Preseason basketball, yes it's officially here and things are already in midseason form! Damian Lillard makes it look easy, questioning rotations, hope for Meyers Leonard, wondering if H...

On this week's episode of the Blazer's Edge podcast, Tara Bowen-Biggs and Danny Marang have on special guest Sean Highkin to talk about the now epic saga of Jimmy Butler, Karl Anthony-Towns, Coach Thibodeau, Sean's wildest days covering the Chicago Bulls beat, whether or not Portland is really a player for Butler, should the Blazers include CJ McCollum in a deal, what this means for the Western Co...

On the latest edition of the Women’s Hoops And Talks (WHAT) podcast, Tara and special guest host Alex Haigh  (@owlhix) talk about the stories they are looking forward to in the upcoming NBA season. From the Eastern Conference Trail Blazers (also known as the Brooklyn Nets) to Wade Baldwin’s loooooong arms, and from retirement tours to all-in-the Curry family fun, there will be something for everyo...

On this week's episode of the Blazer's Edge podcast, Tara Bowen-Biggs and Danny Marang take a look at the recent changes at NBC Sports Northwest, Damian Lillard's off-season workout video, the ticking time-bomb that is the Minnesota TimberBulls, whether or not Jimmy Butler is a viable target for the Trail Blazers, the value of a good locker room, how much continuity can matter, international baske...

On this week's episode of the Blazer's Edge podcast Tara Bowen-Biggs and Danny Marang take on preseason awards like MVP, 6th Man, Most Likely to Get Punched in the Face, Most Likely to Become a Folk Hero, Most likely to Regress and more. Then it's possibly Dan's hottest take yet... does Anfernee Simons have "it"? That and more on this week's episode! Intro Opening Comments The worst pun ever Most...

On this week's episode of the Blazer's Edge podcast, Tara Bowen-Biggs and Danny Marang take a look at the moves made this week by the Los Angeles Lakers (buying out Luol Deng), the Phoenix Suns (sending out Brandon Knight and Marquese Chriss) and the Houston Rockets (moving Ryan Anderson and De'Anthony Melton) - and how that could impact the Western Conference and what it could potentially mean fo...

On this week's episode of the Blazer's Edge podcast Tara Bowen-Bigg cover the week that was in social media from CJ McCollum's "Im trying Jennifer" to Anfernee Simons making his debut in the vaunted workout Instagram summer workout videos, gambling is coming to the NBA- what does that mean,  the worst tan lines ever, the Rip City Cornhole Tournament and more on this week's Blazer's Edge podcast! I...

On this week's episode of the Blazer's Edge podcast, Tara Bowen-Biggs and Danny Marang take a look at the NBA schedule release and break down the highs, lows, and everything in between for the Portland Trail Blazers. Danny makes a bet with Rip City Radio's Chad Doing that could really hurt, Tara has more conspiracies, winning streaks on the line, appreciating CJ McCollum and player contributions,...

Tara and Kendyl (and Kendyl’s dog with occasional background vocals) were joined by the Portland Trail Blazers’ new Digital Content Manager, Amara Baptist. They learned more about Amara’s background, how she got to where she is today and what it is like to be the person behind the social media accounts. Then they talked about meeting the newest Trail Blazers at Summer League and how she is adjusti...

On this week's episode of the Blazer's Edge podcast Tara Bowen-Biggs and Danny Marang take a look back at the week that was; NBA Africa with Al-Farouq Aminu and the basketball savant Joel Embiid, Neil Olshey's "State of the Blazers Union" address with specific highlights such as; TPE value discussion, conspiracy theories, the real reason the Blazers let Ed Davis go, Olshey doing his best Jeff Gold...

On this week's episode of the Blazer's Edge podcast, Tara Bowen-Biggs and Danny Marang take a look around the league to break down player movement; LeBron to the Lakers and everything else that followed, Kawhi Leonard traded for DeMar DeRozan, DeMarcus Cousins signing in Golden State, and then CJ McCollum and Kevin Durant discussing the current state of the Warriors, their impact on the league and...

On this week's episode of the Blazer's Edge podcast, Tara Bowen-Biggs and Danny Marang take a minute to celebrate the 2018 Summer League champion Portland Trail Blazers, then it's time to discuss Portland's rotation players and what dreams, expectations, and potential growth opportunities are there for the Blazers main contributors returning to the team. How much can someone expect a player like C...

On this week's episode of the Blazer's Edge podcast, Jamie Hudson of NBCSportsNW joins Tara Bowen-Biggs and Danny Marang to talk all things related to Blazer's Summer League; the emergence of Wade Baldwin, Anfernee Simons showing more than expected early on, CJ McCollum's shoe release, the growth of Zach Collins and more! Danny and Tara break down what really matters at Summer League, what's best...

Tara and Kendyl are back together on the Women’s Hoops And Talks (WHAT) Podcast to try and make sense of the the 2018 NBA off season. After more than a month away, Kendyl is back! We talk a bit about what she has been up to (helping with World Cup and Big 3 Tournament coverage) before launching into the big topic of the summer: NBA free agency. How are people in Los Angeles reacting to LeBron comi...

On this week's episode of the Blazer's Edge podcast, Tara Bowen-Biggs and Steve DeWald join Danny Marang from Las Vegas Summer League to discuss Jusuf Nurkic's new deal and the Blazer's free agency period so far, the Summer League Blazers looking great so far, Wade Baldwin wants a deal now please, Zach Collins struggles offensively but growth defensively, listener questions, favorite thing about s...

On this week’s episode of the Blazer’s Edge podcast the Grand Poobah and Managing Editor of Blazer’s Edge, Dave Deckard, makes his return to the podcast to join Tara Bowen-Biggs and Danny Marang to discuss the first 24 hours of NBA free agency, the loss of Ed Davis, why it happened, what options are and were on the table, where the Blazers go from here, who is remaining among the free agents that...

How did fan bases with the highest draft picks react to their team’s selections? On this week’s episode of the WHAT Podcast, Tara talks to fans from the Phoenix Suns, Sacramento Kings, Dallas Mavericks, and Memphis Grizzlies to find out more about this year’s top draft picks, how fan bases reacted to their team’s selections, and how they hope the new players will fit in. (Content warning: there ma...