Position vs Best Player....the Blazers dilemma holding the 7th draft pick.

Eric Gundersen covers the Blazers for substack and returns to the Ticker with his perspective on what the team can do with the 7th & 14th draft picks, and what they need to sort out in the front office and roster before getting to June.

The Blazers slide back to 7th in the NBA Draft Lottery, will there be any transformational players at that spot, if the best player on the board is a guard should the Blazers take him? Eric Gundersen hops on the Ticker as the guys look for a silver lining for Blazers fans in the Draft. 

Sprague happy to see trash talking back in the NBA playoffs, Dirt enjoyed the Paul Skenes debut and Swag shouts out a local golfer planting his flag.

Sprague having a charging issue, the Northern Lights were out and what is proper Mother's Day protocol...Our favorite things from the sports weekend, the NBA Playoffs get spicy over the weekend, did the Nuggets figure it out, are the Knicks out of gas?

Dirt may already have stepped in it 3 months into fatherhood, plus the Celtics need to care more, can the Mavs give us a series to be interested in, can the Beavers and Cougars find their way into a power conference...how great is the fit between Dan Lanning and the Ducks, will Blazers fans ultimately be excited about what draft pick they land this weekend and we Sprague the Line for weekend playoff action.

Is any faction of Blazers fans excited for the NBA Draft Lottery on Sunday, and what pick do you think they will end up with? Then we Sprague the Line and set up a busy weekend of playoff action.

Can Dirt keep his parlay streak going, who does Sprague like in this weekend's playoff action?

Chris Kamrani covers college football for The Athletic and did a lengthy feature on Dan Lanning's history that led him to the head coaching position for Oregon Football and why it seems to be a perfect fit.

What will it take for Oregon St and Washington St to end up in a power conference...who will blink first in the Blazers v Chauncy staring contest...Chris Kamrani of The Athletic joins the Ticker to discuss his deep dive feature on why Dan Lanning is the perfect fit for the Ducks...but how long will it last?