On the latest edition of the Rip City Report, Joe Freeman of The Oregonian/OregonLive.com and Casey Holdahl of Trailblazers.com discuss Portland’s start and how it’s been less than what they were hoping for, whether a team with so many returning players should be more consistent, Jusuf Nurkic’s big night against the Lakers and whether that’s a sign his struggles are over, Al-Farouq Aminu missing the next 2-3 weeks an an ankle injury, a quick update on the Nurkic’s three-point bet and finish the show by answering listener questions about Evan Turner’s jumper, weight lifting, grading the season, CJ McCollum’s ball-handling, whether Ed Davis should start, Damian Lillard isolations and more.