We Have A Take: A Portland Trail Blazers Fan Podcast

This week is all about celebrating Damian Lillard. On the eve of the game that Damian Lillard could become the Portland Trail Blazers’ leading scorer, Tara and Rose talk about the man who means so much to Rip City. How did he get here? What makes him so special? And how lucky are we to witness this milestone? We have lots of stories and tons of sources you can check out in the list below. With som...

Sean Highkin ( @highkin ) joins the podcast and we covered lots of ground! From pandemic memories all wrapped up in the NBA, the infamous press conference introducing the new coach, chasing down (maybe?) Kevin Durant at a local gym, and what it is like covering the Chicago Bulls vs the Portland Trail Blazers. All this and more! 2:00 Pandemic memories of the NBA 10:45 Sean’s basketball origin story...

Tara and Rose are joined by Jamie Hudson ( @JamieHudson_ ), Trail Blazers studio host and KOIN 6 sports anchor. We catch up with Jamie about doing the Trail Blazers studio show and then we look at early frontrunners for the WHAT 2023 Awards! Plus, Social Media Player of the Week, out latest takes and much more! 1:00 Ice Breaker - Do you ski and or snowboard? 4:00 Checking in with Jamie - Blazers h...

We are thankful for Jerami Grant and Jabari Walker who gave us lots to talk about and for everyone who take the time to listen to our podcast! Thank you from the bottom of our hearts! 1:00 Icebreaker: what do you think about the new jerseys 7:00 News Sign Ibou Badji waive Olivier Sarr (their other 2-way player is John Butler). 9:00 Olivier Sarr we hardly knew you :( 12:00 Shaedon getting more comf...

Get to know the newest host , Rose, via a game of 2 Truths and A Lie then dive into what we've noticed about the Blazers so far this season. We review that stats that Tara has been tracking (dunks, assists, passing and distance traveled) to determine if their are truly playing a different style. We touch on some of the players who are settling into their roles, like Anfernee Simons, Jerami Grant,...

We got together a powerhouse lineup of Trail Blazers podcasters to start our annual 2022-23 Trail Blazers Podcast. Thanks to all these guys for joining us! Tim & Gary, Busted Bucket Podcast Rob, Blazing the Path Alex, Unbiased Blazer Podcast 1:00 Icebreaker: How do you cope with a tough Trail Blazer loss? Comfort food talk 7:00 Bonus icebreaker - comfort food! 8:30 Getting to know Alex and Unb...

With the Blazers off to a hot start, Tara called on Dan Favale, national writer for Bleacher Report and host of Hardwood Knocks podcast, to give us some national perspective. What can we take away from the wins? Does the defense look sustainable? But first, we learn more about growing up a Knicks fan, attending his first game at Madison Square Garden, first jersey, and how he got his high school n...

We start off with an important announcement, Rose will be the next co-host of the podcast! Next, Tara gives a detailed account of her visit to Sacramento - What actually is so great about the arena? What did she learn about Kings fans and about being a Blazer fan?  We reflect on some of the highlights of the season so far and go into more detail about what we’re going to be watching for this...

Announcing 2023 Trail Blazer WHAT Award Categories WHAT are the Blazers really playing for this season? The Second Annual We Have A Take Awards of course! After careful consideration and applying lessons learned from our First Annual Trail Blazers W.H.A.T. awards, we’re back with our most ambitious slate yet! We’re looking forward to a fiercely competitive year both on and off the court. Tara ( @t...

Rafael Barlowe ( @Barlowe500 ) blazed his own trail to become one of the most connected and sought after people to talk to about upcoming NBA prospects. He also happens to be a long-time Trail Blazers fan! Tara got to know him, heard more about how he got to where he is today and talked about the Blazer’s younger players. Tune in, and if you don't already follow his work, you'll have a new favorit...

Dillon Sage ( @dasage ) of Holy Backboard ( @holybackboard ) joined Tara to help level-set a few observations before the new season starts. We’re going back to the basics to work out what each player brings to the court: does he dribble, pass and shoot? And what is his one skill that you can count on to get him or keep him on the court? 1:00 Icebreaker: Immediate reaction to the new Statement jers...

Actor and Trail Blazer Superfan Kelly AuCoin ( @KellyAucoin77 )  joined Tara just before training camp opens to talk about the upcoming season. What are we worried about? What are we not worried about? What are we too hyped about? What are we not hyped enough about? All of that PLUS: Maple bars at Huckleberry Inn, the the congressional gym, his first on-screen acting gig, upcoming project, Th...

Friends of the show Brit ( @britrobotista ) and Jannelle ( @Jannelle12 ) join Tara to catch up on their favorite teams. The Rockets and the Warriors - with the leagues worst record and championship rings respectively - are in very different places. How do the Blazers plans for 2023 compare with either team? Tune in to find out what these fans are thinking.  1:00 Catching up 3:00 Houston Catch...

Kaylie and Erik, aka @ Protoplutonian and @ShoozumOops join Tara to share how they became Blazer fans and get caught up on the latest news from the Blazers: broadcasters will not be hitting the road with the team this season. We also talk about things that happened in 2015 (the last time we cared about the PDX carpet), how Shaedon Sharpe and Jabari Walker might get along, and how excited we are to...

Tara welcomes first time guests, co-hosts of the Podland Trailcasters podcast, Keith Feltner-Smith and Chris Burkhardt . What starts with a brief meeting of the #AminuAppreciationSociety turns into the State of Blazer’s Media and ends a loooooong list of things we’re looking forward to this season. Do we have high expectations? Yes. Do we promise to have a fun time anyway? Yes. 1:00 Ice Breaker: W...

This summer we're going to be getting to know more Blazer fans and introducing new voices to the conversation about #RipCity. Today Tara talked with two new friends from Twitter: Khadija ( @kdplus_3 ) and Rachel ( @pdx_rachel ) about how they became fans, making friends with Blazer connections, and then discuss the Blazer's Off season so far.  1:00 Introducing Khadija and Rachel 4:30 Damian L...

Tara is joined by Oakland native and host of the Wake Up and Win podcast and The Street Roots Podcast, DeVon Pouncey (@Pounce_Sation) . They talk about his experience celebrating in Oakland with Gary Payton II and what GP2 will bring to the Portland Trail Blazers. Then we talk about a few themes that are emerging this Blazers off season: Another 6’3” guard? Are the Blazers no longer just switching...

Rose Harding ( @roselharding ) joins Tara to discuss the latest moving and shaking by the Blazers. Then the first annual WHAT Award winners are announced. Thanks everyone who voted and played along!  1:00 Kevin Durant still isn’t a Blazer? 3:30 Do we regret not buying a Ben McLemore jersey? 7:48 Born into being a Blazer fan 11:23 Rose’s first Blazer game 15:00 Sports memories 18:00 When peopl...

It’s been a while! This week Tara was joined by Dustin and Sage from Holy Backboard, one of Rip City’s longest-running podcasts. We talked about how we still have no idea what the Blazers are going to do, speculated about what might have happened if the Blazers hadn’t tanked and then talked about some potential Blazer draft picks. They had to be separated on AJ Griffin and Bennedict Mathurin. Desp...

Special Guest Assistant Coach Specialist Jillian Adge (@JillAdge) of the SportsEthos Sacramento Kings Coverage (@EthosKings) podcast joined us this week to share extraordinary tales about the Kings as well as help us choose the nominees for WHAT Assistant Coach of the Year awards. We end with each drafting our three favorite players who played for both the Kings and the Blazers. 1:00 Intro Jill Ad...

On the latest episode of We Have A Take, Tara is joined by Terry ( @terry_was_taken ), formerly of the Drip City Report, to review the fashion of the 2022 Trail Blazers and decide which ones should be nominated for Most Improved ‘Fits. Along the way we talk about who are the most fashionable Blazers, what it means to express yourself through fashion, what we think about players with their own t-sh...

Welcome in to the group chat! Lindsay, Rose, Cassidy and Tara got off their phones and hopped on Zoom to talk about who should be nominated for Most Valuable Pet and Bench Celebrator Man of The Year. Intro 1:10 Icebreaker: What is a word or phrase that you would use to describe the season? Unique, a lot, liberating, chaos. 5:00 Season Awards: Goal today is to come up with Nominees and then we’ll p...

Tara and Cassidy wrapped up getting to know the new guys by talking about (deep breath) Eric Bledsoe, Drew Eubanks, Joe Ingles, Brandon Williams, Kris Dunn and Reggie Perry. With only a few days left in the season to go, perhaps the Blazers are done adding new players to the roster. Maybe? :58 Icebreaker - what are you comfort watching? 1:30 MNCAA Duke loses to North Carolina, why is Cassidy a Duk...

Tara is joined by friend of the show (and former co-host) Kendyl Bennett to talk about what are the silver linings to tanking (okay, we talk about the cons of tanking too). A little Jerami Grant talk and the question we're going to ask everyone from here on out: Who is going to come and play with Dame?  :45 Report from Los Angeles about how Laker fans are doing 2:20 Hate having to root for th...

It's time to have The Talk. Jannelle Moore ( @jannelle12 ) and Brit Robotista ( @britrobotista ) join Tara to talk about tanking. Catching up with Jannelle and Brit 4:00 Houston’s tanking back story. 8:15 Golden State’s recent losing/tanking situation 13:00 How does tanking appear to affect the players and the fans? Golden State when they were bad because Steph Curry was out people were more under...