Jacked Ramsays: A Portland Trail Blazers Podcast

Join Danny Marang and Brandon Sprague for the latest Jacked Ramsays Live where they take on some of your questions; but first it’s a salute to Damian Lillard passing Clyde Drexler’s all time scoring mark with the Trail Blazers - what it was like to be in the building as the franchise paid homage to Lillard’s accomplishment - and what he’s meant to this organization in his time so far.

Then it’s onto where this team is at right now and what they need to do to get right this month with such a home heavy schedule and how Coach Billups hopes the recent time off allows for the Blazers to perhaps push their defense back towards middling and out of the deep end of the rankings.

From there it’s taking a look at the health and return of Gary Payton II - making sense of the entire situation and what’s coming next. What do we know about where Payton is at in his recovery and return? Is this a situation that looks like past problems with Portland free agent signees Festus Ezeli and Pau Gasol - players who got paid but never played a minute for the franchise or is this something entirely different?

That and a whole lot more - tap in for the latest now!

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Join Danny Marang, Brandon Sprague and special guest Casey Holdahl for the latest Jacked Ramsays live.

It's a road trip check in, following two back breaking losses to the Oklahoma City Thunder (read: The Fighting Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (s)) and a 6th game in 10 days against Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets - there's a lot to tackle about where this Trail Blazers team is right now (17-15) Following Damian Lillard's new franchise scoring record, the vibes just don't feel right...What's wrong with the Blazers? Is it injuries? Where are the problems most amplified? Is this just the ebb and flow of the season - or is there more to it?

Stepping away from the recent play, the team is 17-15 through 32 games - is that any different from where you thought they'd be at this point? Does how they get there and who they beat and/or lose to matter that much more?

What's the goal of this season? Stripping everything away - what's the most important thing the team needs to take from the 1st half and what do they need to know after the 2nd half?

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It’s an all new Jacked Ramsays Mail Bag show! Join Danny Marang and Brandon Sprague where they hit on: Will the Raptors blow it up? Does a slow start (13-17) being only a handful of games out of the Eastern Conference, Fred VanVleet’s slow burn and a failure to maximize the win now of one end of the roster mean they should look to reset? Does this sound familiar to anyone else?

From there the question of, does a bad loss to Luka Doncic and the Mavericks means anything? During the run of 82 games to good wins or bad losses mean anything telling? How much do you buy into - or not -what they can say about a team?

As it’s the holidays, the important questions keep coming in -Christmas ham or turkey? Yes, there’s a correct answer!

In interesting question came in on Shaedon Sharpe as well. how do you view Shaedon Sharpe’s current impact - positive, neutral or negative? Evaluating and/or valuing players on different development arcs is certainly intriguing - how does it hold up for Sharpe?

That and a whole lot more on the latest Jacked Ramsays Mail Bag!

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Join Danny Marang and Brandon Sprague for a post game Jacked Ramsays After Dark following a win Wednesday night on Game 1 of their 6 game trip - kicking it off in San Antonio with a 16 point win over the Spurs.

The Blazers did what was needed of them - even if they messed around a bit - Damian Lillard, Anfernee Simons and Jerami Grant combined for 78 points on 59% shooting - where the TEAM shot nearly 61% on the night.

It was the 2nd game in a row where the Blazers could have easily hung 140 points on their opponent but with the game in hand, they pulled the starters and moved onto the next.

The Next? It's Luka Doncic and the Dallas Mavericks on Friday night in Dallas.

Tap in now to talk about Wednesday night's game and to look ahead to the remaining 5 games on the trip!

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Join Danny Marang and Brandon Sprague as they take on all your questions about the Portland Trail Blazers on the weekly Mail Bag Show.

Over the last week the Blazers are 3-1, the lone loss coming at the hands of the Denver Nuggets in the waning seconds of a 121-120 final capped by an incredible

3 pointer in the corner falling away oer Jerami Grant by Jamal Murray. Don't try to give the Blazers any moral victories as Coach Chauncey Billups shut that down IMMEDIATELY

in the post game press conference.

The Blazers followed up that performance by giving up over 60+ points in the first half of their next game against the Minnesota Timberwolves before finally buckling down and play enough

on tht side of the ball to get the win in the 2nd half behind incredible shot making from Damian Lillard and Anfernee Simons and a dusting of jsut enough defense to take away the first and second options.

Following that game, Josh Hart was asked about the defense and his exact answer can't be printed here due to the profanity but it was akin to "not great, Bob!"

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Join Danny Marang for a recap of Saturday night's game that saw the Blazers get back in the win column against the Minnesota Timberwolves, 124-118 - in a game that was up for grabs until late in the 4th quarter.

The Blazers offense has been finding a real rhythm lately, putting up multiple 120 point efforts - the flipside is that the defense has been in the dumpster like a family of raccoons on crab rangoon night at the corner spot.

Damian Lillard and Josh Hart both spoke on how they were, to paraphrase - "not great" and that it took a real commitment in the 4th quarter to pull this game out and that it shouldn't have been like that b/c they came in with the correct game plan, they just didn't execute.

They play the same Timberwolves team on Monday night, will they have the same issues or will they have those squared away in time to solve new problems they may present?

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Join Danny Marang and Brandon Sprague as they take a look at how the Trail Blazers got their groove back - now sitting 6th in the West at 13-11, with 3 days off and a chance to get healthy before taking on Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets and Anthony Edwards and Rudy Gobert of the Minnesota Timberwolves before embarking on a 6 game road trip through the heartland. Featuring games against sub .500 teams such as the San Antonio Spurs, Houston Rockets and the Oklahoma City Thunder (deuce) and wrapping up just before Christmas.

Can/will the Blazers clear the hurdle of being above .500 heading into Christmas and the New Year? What changes are likely coming into the new calendar year? How good can this version of the team be?

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Join Danny Marang for a Jacked Ramsays After Dark that saw the Portland Trail Blazers defeat the Indiana Pacers, 116-100. The return of Damian Lillard to steady the ship early and often, integrating back into a lineup with Jerami Grant and Anfernee Simons offensively who’ve been some of the most productive offensive players in the league in Lillard’s absence . Tonight the trio all scored 21 or more points - combining for 71 points, 15 assists, 12 rebounds and 13-29 from the three point line to help put the Pacers away for good.

Josh Hart made his return, albeit looking visibly limited - Hart went out and picked up a double-double leading the Blazers in rebounding with 10 while scoring 11 more. Billups noted post game how he’s been the heart and soul of the team and they look to him for energy and not so subtlety hinted at Hart playing through quite a bit right now.

Jusuf Nurkic filled in a great 2nd half again after looking mildly impactful in the 1st half - Nurkic came out physical in the 3rd quarter posting up and knocking back Myles Turner with a handful of post bumps before stepping through and dunking. Again he made his physical presence known and the impact was apparent- the lanes were shut off more so with Nurkic offering more resistance at the rim while turning in a 19 points, 6 rebound & 4 assist night.

Now 2 games over .500 and with 3 days in a row off, Coach Chauncey Billups said the team will focus on rest before getting back to practice - as he noted pregame, “you gotta trust the science” behind necessary rest before getting back to the grind of practice.

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Join Danny Marang for a Jacked Ramsays After Dark that saw the Portland Trail Blazers defeat the Utah Jazz, 116-111 on the road and improve to 12-11 on teh season.

It was a special night for Anfernee Simons, who finished the night with a new career high of 45 points on 15-25 FG, 7-12 3FG and 8-8 FT - who scored 36 of those points in the 1st half (also a career high for points in a half) but it all started with his 23 points in the 1st quarter (career high for points in a quarter) that got the Blazers the offense they needed to jump start them.

After the offensive explosion for Simons in the 1st (40 points for the team) the scoring slowed to a standard pace that saw contributions up and down the board. Jerami Grant took over the 2nd half as Simons was clearly tired and finished with 13 of his 33 points in the 4th quarter.

A slow and awkward first half from Jusuf Nurkic turned into one of Nurk's most impactful 2nd halves of the season - where perhaps only his early season performance against Deandre Ayton and the Suns being more important. He was a deterrent at the rim, secured rebounds and traffic and generated multiple 2nd chance opportunities that Portland desparately needed down the stretch.

Trendon Watford and Greg Brown III both played big roles tonight with their energy and hustle - 9 points, 14 rebounds and also cleaned up on the offensive glass. While Brown III brought energy when the Blazers needed it, finishing with 6 points and 4 rebounds along with some rather inspired defense.

All in all, a great win for the Blazers when they needed it most. Thet got it done by getting into their offense early, trusting the hot hand when it was going and timely defensive stops. Significantly more fun and reminiscent to how the season started.

Tap in and enjoy the show!

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The Trail Blazers have lost 7 of their last 8 and the world is crashing down around them.. or is it? Join Danny Marang and Brandon Sprague as they look at the last 2 weeks of Blazers basketball that have seen the once bright outlook on the season darken as injuries and losses pile up.

Can the Blazers get to Christmas at .500? Sitting at 11-11, the Blazers have 11 more games before Christmas day - including another 6 game road trip. The good news? Up until now the Blazers have played the most difficult schedule in the league and even with all of their injuries, they sit at .500 with a chance to be at or above that line come the 25th.

With multiple games against he Minnesota Timberwolves (11-11) (who will likely be without Karl Anthony-Towns) and the Oklahoma City Thunder (9-13), and games against the San Antonio Spurs (6-16) Houston Rockets (5-16) the Blazers have the chance to perhaps pick up some wins they’ve dropped along the way to the LA Clippers and the Los Angeles Lakers and right the ship as they head into what looks to be a busy trade season post December 15th into the mid January window.

While the team clearly has shortcomings, do they need a trade now? What’s the biggest issue- health? Coaching? Personnel? A combination of all of them? Tap in and talk about it now!

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