We Have A Take: A Portland Trail Blazers Fan Podcast

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...

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 tha...

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 becom...

We had a beautiful talk with two of the Dishes and Dimes co-hosts, Kelsea  and Sandie, about our beautiful fake sons Norman Powell, Gary Trent Jr and Rodney Hood.  1:00 Icebreaker: what is your ideal selfie location?  3:50 Getting to know Sandie and Kelsea and Dishes and Dimes 8:30 The new everlasting bond between Raptors and Blazers fans.  18:25 Norman Powell, Buck Hunter 29:20 Apollo and Odin 34...

This week @BlazersbySagar joined the WHAT podcast to talk Blazers needs at the trade deadline and to preview the last 8 weeks of the season. If they can get through Spring Break in Florida there is a beautiful path for Damian Lillard to earn an MVP.  Ice Breaker: 1:00 What NBA player would you like to cast in a DC or Marvel movie/series, what would their role be?  4:15 Shawn Bradley appreciation m...

2:15 Ice Breaker, Star Trek Bridge Crew #RipCity Edition: If you had to pick NBA players to be the captain and first officer of the starship you were traveling on, who would you pick and why? Reviewing how the first half of the season went for each player, what we’re watching for in the second half.  8:45 Carmelo Anthony coming off the bench, continuing to be fun to watch 12:45 Keljin Blevins, fam...

1:00 Icebreaker: Start, Cut, Trade - cookies, cakes and pies 5:00 All Star Saturday Night Roses and Thorns: Skills Challenge, uniforms, Dunk Contest, Dame winner, players not able to play.  11:00 Dunk Contest: Cassidy didn’t punch a wall and Anfernee didn’t hit his face on the rim. Winning all around. (Thanks to Cathy and Jennifer for their takes!) 17:30 Hot off the presses Issue #2 of Flagrant Ma...

1:00 Icebreaker: Favorite coaching moment? Tara: Maurice Cheeks assist with the National Anthem, Sage: Saints go for an onside kick in 2009 Superbowl. Cassidy: any time Terry Stotts wears a plaid suit.  4:45 Tara’s apology to Steven Adams 6:00 Roses and Thorns from Blazers vs Hornets. Roses: Covington’s great game, Anthony/Little combo, Lillard giving Simons advice on the sideline (while inboundin...

1:30 If you could pick one NBA player to be stuck in a wilderness survival situation with who would you pick and why? How about if you were going on a Bigfoot hunt?  10:15 Rip City Recap: Covington and Derrick Jones Jr are finding their way, finding their place on the team.  13:30 Blazers need more rebounders. 15:05 Kanter is being asked to do too much. 19:05 What was the difference between the 6...

Warning there is an F-Bomb at the very end of the episode! 1:30 Blazers players and coaches show that they can adapt and succeed 3:00 Gary Trent Jr 8:00 Anfernee Simons 9:30 Why do people say Anfernee Simons isn’t a point guard? 15:45 Why does Kanter fit so well in Portland? 20:15 Derrick Jones Jr., is he in the right role?  23:00 Having options is incredible 23:30 Robert “Small Ball 5” Covington...

2:00 Post Harden Era in Houston, John Wall, Victor Oladipo, how much of the up and down is due to all of the changes and how much is due to the weird COVID year? 11:30 All Star Game Thoughts 22:00 What makes a good game part 2 32:00 Subtract points for a blowout 38:30 Taking injuries off the rubric so we don’t curse ourselves, replacing with was the game within 5 in the 4th quarter? 45:00 Updated...

Cassidy shares memories of her mother-in-law Carla and why the Blazers were important to their relationship. Then Tara and Cassidy dig in to try and figure out what makes a good game? Take a spin using their new system! 1:00 A message from Cassidy, in memory of her Mother in Law and the love they shared.  7:00 Sports is more than wins and losses 11:00 Let people enjoy sports they way they want to...

First we share some Rip City takes, from Anfernee Simons taking over for CJ McCollum, to Enes Kanter rebounding to Carmelo Anthony mentoring on the court. Thank you to our friends for sending in their takes @O_Beewan,  @cannafitqueen2, @2guysbrandon, @FamilyTwine! The Blazers are 16 games into a confusing and injury-plagued season. What do they do next? How does this affect the future of the team?...

This episode starts with a quick round of “roses and thorns” about the Trail Blazers’ week that we’d like to forget.  Then we perk way up, because our idol, Portland-based broadcaster Ann Shatz, joined the W.H.A.T. podcast! We heard about the beginning of her career in Omaha, Nebraska and Portland, Oregon. We reminisce about the Portland Fire and talk about her time as the Trail Blazers’ sideline...

1:00 Icebreaker what are we thankful for? 3:00 How do we feel about how the NBA is handling the pandemic? 12:15 Blowout games 21:00 New rules for coaches apparel 24:45 Blazers vs Pacers preview 26:15 What is going well? More complex playbook.  New coach Coach Bjorkgren (Bee-ork-gren). They look a lot like the Raptors from a few years ago.  30:00 On Victor Oladipo 36:00 Our favorite players as Hall...

2:00 Victor Oladipo leaves big city for small town 4:15 Damian Lillard is someone’s Dad that no one can ever measure up to.  6:15 Derrick Jones Jr is the put-together best friend with a happy life. 9:30 Sabonis: Royal prince who is trying to live up to his dad’s expectations while still being true to himself.  14:30 CJ morning show host choosing between being the lead on a big network or staying w...

Amber Vickers of Unwrapped Sports Network and Stepback Sisterhood joined us to talk about Carmelo Anthony, the Trail Blazers, the Oklahoma City Thunder and dive into various stories around the NBA.  1:00 Ice Breaker: Ode to Melo: favorite memories of Carmelo Anthony 14:00 Get to know Amber Vickers (@simplyme_av) of Unwrapped Sports Network (@UnwrappedSports) and Stepback Sisterhood (@StepbackSiste...

Writer (Complex, The Shadow League, Carolina Blitz) and Golden State Warrior’s fan Jannelle Moore (@jannelle12) joined us to give out roses and thorns for the season so far, talk about takes from Twitter and preview the upcoming games between Portland and Golden State. The last time the three of us got together, the league shut down. We’re happy to report that this time all that happened was we la...

Icebreaker 2:00 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar at a robotics tournament (no this is not a fever dream) and a narrow escape from a Denver elevator.  10:00 Tom Petty, The Waiting 13:00 KD Lang, Luck in My Eyes honoring the return of Nurkic and  15:30 The Kinks, The Kinks - State of Confusion for the preseason in General 16:30 Shout out Mike Richman (@mikegrich) of Locked on Blazers for his defensive discussion...

1:00 Favorite shared memories with our husbands.  6:00 We needed the bubble for our mental health.  8:00 Cardiac screening 10:00 We trust the Blazers to follow the rules and we want it to go well because this could be their best year in a long time.  12:00 Excellent pointing and communicating so far 13:00 Obligatory Harry Giles praise 16:30 Rook has been thrown in the deep end.  17:30 Um, so . . ....

Highlights 1:00 Icebreaker: Catching a foul ball at an A’s game and a football at Autzen Stadium.  5:30 Damian Lillard game-winning 3 against the Lakers. Devon couldn’t help but cheer on press row. 8:00 DeVon grew up in the Bay Area playing three sports. Basketball drew him, he especially loved his team. Played four years at Diablo College and Pacific University. As soon as he graduated from colle...

1:00 Icebreaker: Favorite shared sports memories 12:00 Really well thought out off-season. 13:00 Realistic expectations for Rodney Hood. Restricted minutes, brought back carefully. Be very cautious and don’t let him overdo it. Need to have patience.  15:40 New personnel rebounding 16:30 Derrick Jones Jr is a really good team defender and communicator. Blazers are good on offense, they don’t need a...

1:30 What are people going to love about Robert Covington? Great length makes him a good defender. He can make big shots when needed.  3:00 What was his role in the small ball system that Houston was running? 6:30 Strengths on defense 7:30 Average performance during the seeding games but was consistent in the 12 playoff games.  9:00 Can get into foul trouble, mostly because he’s a tough defender a...

It's always a treat to talk to Sacramento Kings fan Jill Adge, co-host of Hoop Ball Kings podcast. She was very happy to tell Blazers’ fans what we are going to love about Harry Giles. From flashes of brilliance on the court to overcoming serious injuries at a very young age to being just a fun person to watch, Blazers fans will learn a lot about Portland’s newest forward/center Harry Giles.  2:00...

1:55 Icebreaker: favorite moment from this year’s draft. Payton Prichard getting drafted in the first round, Patrick William’s florist mom, an abundance of graphic ts, athletes at home without a bunch of big cameras in their face. 6:30 Welcome Robert Lord Glovington Covington! On the same timeline as Damian Lillard, this is a win-now move.  9:30 Coach Stotts is excited and it seems like the chemis...