On this week's episode of the Blazer's Edge podcast, Tara Bowen-Biggs and Danny Marang are joined by Dave DuFour of The Athletic podcast network to discuss all things Portland; the Carmelo Anthony Experiment results are in, Rodney Hood's season ending injury, what the Blazers should/would/could do going forward, tank vs chase, asset management, expectations and goals for the season, the problem with Portland's defense, developing young players, tribute videos and more!

Intro

Dave DuFour!

The most surprising thing about being closer to the Blazers 2:00

Why do the Blazers foul so much? 4:00

Defensive schemes and personnel 7:20

Who has been the best defender for Portland recently? 12:30

The loss of Rodney Hood for the season 15:00

Next man up 18:30

Rodney Hood and Jusuf Nurkic parallels 20:30

Identities and injuries 22:30

LaMarcus Aldridge and the Blazers 24:00

Signaling a change for the season 25:00

What kind of help is out there right now? 32:00

Joe Johnson and Jamal Crawford! 33:00

Andre Iguodala and Jae Crowder 35:00

Portland can’t afford to hold onto the expiring deals? 37:00

Using assets on Gallinari vs Giannis 38:30

Tara forces a trade storm 40:00

Taking the “chance” to tank 41:00

Tank vs Chase 44:30

What is Neil Olshey likely to do? 50:00

How has Carmelo Anthony looked after a few weeks now? 55:00

Mentality of the team and Damian Lillard? 59:00

Portland and Tribute videos 1:04:00

Closing comments

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