Back from a short vacation with another Group Chat & this time, we came prepared with an extra guest! Keith & Chris are joined by Rachel, Ozzy, Ike & Seth, all members of the Third Bench; our fan block in sec. 317 of the Rose Garden! Hours of banter, distilled down to 90 minutes of:

GUEST INTROS (5:28)

- What made you a fan?

- Why is it "The THIRD Bench"?

RIP, BILL RUSSELL (11:51)

- Respects

- #6 getting retired around the league

- Burkhardt breaks down "Bill Russell vs Jackie Robinson"

- Russell & the GOAT conversation

CATCHING UP ON LAST WEEK (21:00)

- Rip City Poker, now on Discord!

- Third Bench @ Thorns' game

- Keith & Chris on the W.H.A.T. Pod!!!

FORMULA ZERO (23:53)

- Preparing kids for the off-court side

- Different camps, all ages

- What makes Zero different?

BURKHARDT BACK ON THE RADIO (27:35)

- Reliving the glory days

- Paying it forward vs fearing the competition

- Are we a younger lightweight version of Chad & Dwight?

BLAZERS BATTLE ROYALE! (35:00)

- The Drexler Era

- The Dame Era

- The Aldridge Era

- What about the Champs?

JERAMI GRANT'S FIT (46:10)

- More than RoCo's role

- Offensive or defensive asset?

- The rebounding conundrum

- Grant as a Small Ball 5

- Watford vs Brown

REDIFINING NURK'S ROLE (58:58)

- Nurk & Penny making room for Grant

- Rim protection priority 1

- Nurk just needs love

- Return of the distributing big man?

ESPN'S PREDICTION (1:14:35)

- Is 35 insanely low?

- Over/Under Vegas' 40

- How many wins is Dame's influence worth?

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