Jacked Ramsays: A Portland Trail Blazers Podcast

Join Danny Marang and Brandon Sprague for a Mail Bag edition of Jacked Ramsays as the Blazers have 20 games under their belts and sit at 11-9.

Where do the Blazers go from here? How are you feeling about them?

Are the injuries to Damian Lillard and Gary Payton II a problem for the year?

Is there a Jusuf Nurkic problem - or is there a scheme problem that Nurkic doesn't fit?

Are the Blazers looking at trades now? What type of player should they be targeting?

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Join Danny Marang for a Jacked Ramsays After Dark episode following Friday night's win in Gotham as the Blazers hold off the Knicks in OT, 132-129.

The shorthanded Blazers got monster performances from Jerami Grant (new career high 44 points and franchise record 28 free throw attempts) and Anfernee Simons (38 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists) to stop the 4-game skid and get Portland back in the win column.

Jusuf Nurkic chips in 20 points, 8 rebounds & 7 assists while Josh Hart sets a new career high with 19 rebounds, 10 points and 4 assists to help steer Portland back on course and make possible the chance for a .500 road trip with a redemption win against the Brooklyn Nets on Sunday.

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Join Danny Marang for a Jacked Ramsays After Dark episode following Tuesday night’s game vs the San Antonio Spurs that saw the Blazers rattle off their 10th win of the season, 117-110.

Once again led by swingman Jerami Grant(29 points, 8 rebounds, 6-8 3FG) with the starting unit back together - Damian Lillard (22 points, 11 assists, 2 rebounds) and Anfernee Simons (23 points, 2 assists, 3 rebounds) joined Grant with 20+ point production to combat a young, well coached Spurs team in the closing minutes of the 4th quarter.

While the boxscore was carried by the marquee names, Drew Eubanks stepped in for Jusuf Nurkic who’s working back from injuries (and not looking remotely ready for consistent production) and competed admirably against Jakob Poeltl (who had a career high 31 points backed by 14 rebounds, 5 assists & a block) - who was absolutely feasting on a step slow Nurkic.

Giving up size and length, Eubanks measured up with heart and competed his butt off - 9 points and 7 rebounds don’t do the justice of telling his story tonight, a +28 in a game the Blazers won by 7.

Tap in and find out exactly what happened and why it went the way that it did down the stretch for the Blazers to get their 10th win.

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Join Danny Marang and Brandon Sprague for a Jacked Ramsays Mail Bag following the Portland Trail Blazers return from a 6-game road trip where the Blazers went 4-2, elevating their season record to 9-4 and the top of the Western Conference (as of Monday night).

What did we learn about the Blazers on their trip? From their series games with the Suns, we saw that the Blazers are able to survive without their top players - if only for a night. The Blazers have been tested in quarters and halves, found themselves down tremendously at times- and yet, outside of one game in Phoenix wildly short handed - they haven’t “let go or the rope” at all - and have been competing every night.

While Portland went 4-2 on the trip, some interesting trends have popped up defensively as it pertains to shot profiles. Seth Partnow and Kevin Pelton have both raised concerns over the last few days - how much do you consider this to be a problem, if any?

How has the Damian Lillard/Anfernee Simons backcourt looked so far? What’s working and what isn’t- what can they do to maximize the pairing?

Where are the Blazers at health-wise? With nearly every rotation player being unavailable at some point - are the Blazers finally getting healthier?

That and more on this week’s episode!

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Join hosts Danny Marang and Brandon Sprague for another Jacked Ramsays After Dark following another road win for the Blazers - this time taking down Zion Williamson, CJ McCollum, Brandon Ingram and the new Orleans Pelicans, 106-95 in game 5 of a 6 game road trip.

The Blazers went into the game with Damian Lillard, Jusuf Nurkic, Shaedon Sharpe and Keon Johnson all sitting out due to various injuries and yet somehow, Portland looked like the better team for the majority of the game. So much so, that Portland was able to close the 4th quarter with ease.

Anfernee Simons outplayed his former running mate in McCollum and Jerami Grant outgunned Ingram as the top SlenderMan on the floor. With the win, the Blazers improve to an NBA best 6-1 on the road and 9-3 overall - good enough in the Western Conference. The Blazers finish up their 6 game trip Saturday, in Dallas against Luka Doncic and the Mavericks.

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Join Danny Marang on the latest Jacked Ramsays After Dark - where he runs down the latest Trail Blazers road victory over the Charlotte Hornets, 105-95.

Playing the 4th game of a 6-game trip, Portland opted to sit Jerami Grant (ankle) and Jusuf Nurkic (adductor) against the reeling Hornets who are still missing LaMelo Ball, ahead of a back-to-back Thursday against Zion Williamson, Brandon Ingram, CJ McCollum and the New Orleans Pelicans.

The Blazers depth proved incredibly important against the Hornets, rookies Shaedon Sharpe (17 points, 4 rebounds) and Jabari Walker (5 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists) showed up in big ways while 2nd year man Trendon Watford (8 points, 6 assists, 2 rebounds) helped alleviate the Hornet’s effective zone pressure with his playmaking in the second half.

In a game that saw the Blazers continue to turn the ball over (17 turnovers), allowed the Hornets to score 18 points in the paint in the opening quarter, gave up a 19-2 run in the third quarter - and yet have 3 of their youngest players rise up alongside Damian Lillard (28 points, 7 assists, 6 rebounds) and Anfernee Simons (19 points, 6 assists, 3 rebounds) deep into a long road trip guaranteeing no less than a .500 trip with their 3rd win... speaks volumes to where this 8-3 team is currently at.

Tap in now and get the rundown from Wednesday night’s game!

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Join Danny Marang and Brandon Sprague on a special episode of Jacked Ramsays Live with special guest Cory Jez, On-Air Analytics Insider for the Portland Trail Blazers.

Together they’ll dive into Cory’s background in analytics, how he got into this very particular world and ultimately what led to him ending up in Portland on air in the little box on screen during games explaining very specific points during a basketball game.

The broader discussion of analytics and their place in the NBA, how and where they’re applicable, use cases in the NBA, what’s real and what’s not, how to parse through the noise of sample sizes and adding context that makes sense to the ones and zeroes.

Effectively, the nerdiest NBA show you can imagine wrapped up in a nice little bow. Tap in now!

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Join Danny Marang for a post game wrap up where the Portland Trail Blazers go into Miami and split the season series on a last second game winner from Josh Hart - locking in a 110-107 win and the 2nd win in 3 games if a 6 game trip!

After a muddy first half that saw the Blazers commit 12 turnovers, the Blazers tightened things down a bit in the 3rd quarter - nearly matching Miami 21-20 heading into the fourth.

When the Blazers just couldn't get over the hump, Coach Billups went small at the 6:15 mark and that was it - Justise Winslow set the pace attacking and Anfernee Simons followed.

The Blazers outscored the Heat 37-26 in the period, repeatedly breaking open the Heat's zone that had worked for 42+ minutes previously.

Simons had 12 in the 4th buoyed by two and-1 trips off of aggressive drives - the team shot 13 of 17 in the quarter and gave Hart a chance to seal it by not calling a timeout and pushing the ball of a Heat make - the rest is history!

Tap in now and enjoy what's been a tremendous start to the Blazer's season!

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Join Danny Marang and Brandon Sprague as they answer as many of your Blazers related questions as they can.

The Blazers are off to a 6-3 start with 4 games remaining on a 6 game trip. Damian Lillard is getting healthier, Anfernee Simons is struggling with a nagging foot injury, Jusuf Nurkic is up & down, Shaedon Sharpe is showing out, Jerami Grant is hitting game winners and the Blazers have already taken the season series from the Suns.

In between, there’s a lot of questions to ask!

Should Nassir Little be looking at a bigger role sooner than later? In his limited minutes, Little has been one of - if not the most efficient offensive players the Blazers have off the bench. His ability to attack close outs and either pull up at 15 feet or get all the way to the rim gives the Blazers a much needed offensive dimension.

However, with Josh Hart’s ball handling being in such high demand with injuries, there hasn’t been as much room to get Little onto the floor. When either/both Lillard and Simons return - could we be looking at Little taking a few minutes from Hart?

In 9 games, has Shaedon Sharpe already become untouchable? What does that even mean?

Has Jusuf Nurkic’s play been good enough - and if so - is it sustainable? can he continue to be relied upon to knock down 3’s? How much faith has he restored (if any) after such a poor start in the preseason?

There’s a lot going on out there and we’ve got you covered - so tap in!

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Join host Danny Marang for a Jacked Ramsays After Dark that saw the shorthanded Portland Trail Blazers (missing Damian Lillard AND Anfernee Simons' combined 52 PPG) stun the Phoenix Suns on the first of back to back games in the desert, 108-106 on a Jerami Grant baseline J at the buzzer.

Devin Booker and Deandre Ayton combine for 49 points, 13 rebounds and 6 assists on 18-35 from the floor (5-9 from 3) - but it wasn't enough to keep the Blazers from stealing a win in a game which the Blazers won only 1 quarter all night.

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