Jacked Ramsays: A Portland Trail Blazers Podcast

Join Danny Marang and special guest Jamie Hudson of KOIN News and Blazers Broadcasting as they take a look at Sunday’s game between the Portland Trail Blazers and Toronto Raptors that saw the Blazers win 114-105.

In a game that saw the Blazers go up by THIRTY-FOUR points against a Raptors team that looked as extinct as their namesake, they were able to close the gap to make you question whether or not the Blazers would be able to hold off the veteran squad, but a Anfernee Simons three and a Nassir Little dunk in the closing minute were enough to clear space and secure the win. Closing out a 4-2 road trip that has everyone wondering if this is actually the team that the Blazers should rally around.

To talk you off that ledge, join Danny and Jamie as they review the game and look ahead to the next 2 weeks.

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Join hosts Danny Marang and Brandon Sprague as they take a look at tonight’s game between the Portland Trail Blazers and the Boston Celtics. The Blazers closed an 11-point gap to beat the Celtics, 109-105 picking up their third win on this six-game road trip - more than doubling their previous total thus far all year.

Jusuf Nurkic put up perhaps his best night as a Blazer - filling the box score with 29 points, 17 rebounds and 6 assists. While he’s had monster output nights before, rarely has he done it against teams not associated with the NBA cellar (hello, Sacramento Kings!) This was an excuse-free dominant night. He was the best player in the clutch - knocking down shots, securing rebounds and finishing at the line.

Hop on in an celebrate (yes you can do that) a helluva win by the Blazers in a spot no one picked them to be.

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Join Danny Marang and Brandon Sprague as they take a look at the last week in Blazer's World - Anfernee Simons continues his run, CJ McCollum makes his return, to tank or not to tank, trade news & rumors and a whole lot more!

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The Portland Trail Blazers fall to the Miami Heat, 102-94 to even up their road trip to a tidy 2-2 with games remaining against the Boston Celtics and the Toronto Raptors.

Join Danny Marang and Brandon Sprague for the live post game show where they’ll take a look at tonight’s game including:

The Blazers were once again led by Anfernee Simons, with 27 points, 7 assists and 3 rebounds. CJ McCollum backed him up with 24 points, 4 assists and 2 steals. It was a very common scene for Blazers fans as the backcourt bombed away from deep- shooting 10-23 from behind the 3-point line. Jusuf Nurkic filled in around the edges with another monster double-double: 18 points and 14 rebounds.

However, the flip side of this is that Miami’s Bam Adebayo was a 4th quarter wrecking crew, leading the Heat from behind by quarterbacking a suffocating defense that held Portland to only 12 points in the period. Adebayo finished the game with; 20 points, 11 rebounds, 5 steals, 4 assists and 3 blocks - dominating on every inch of the floor.

Jimmy Butler was ejected for bull rushing an official and Caleb Martin stepped up to drop 26 points off the bench. This Heat team even short 3 of their top 4 (Kyle Lowry and Tyler Herro both out for the night) dictated much of the 2nd half with their IQ and physicality.

Flip it over to the post game show with Danny and Brandon to get all the details and to look ahead.

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It’s Mail bag Monday on a Wednesday - thanks to a lengthy 6-game road trip with games every other day, the Jacked Ramsays mail bag has been moved but your questions are still being answered!

Join Danny Marang and Brandon Sprague as they tackle all of your trade deadline questions with less than a month remaining before the clock strikes midnight and the Blazer’s roster hopes turn into a pumpkin again. Among them:

“Looking through cleaning the glass I’m curious why Jerami grant is on any team’s list of trade candidates. He doesn’t appear to be any better than a good bench player. He makes 20m per and is gonna want a new 100m-ish extension. Walk us through it please.”

Diving into why the Portland Trail Blazers would want Jerami Grant from the Detroit Pistons.

As well as:

“Not sold on Myles Turner, the few times I’ve watched him most of his blocks come from getting beat by his own man and the coming with the chase down block. Not impactful, just like Caitlyn Cooper has said?”

Being sold on whether or not it makes sense to add Myles Turner from the Indiana Pacers - citing Pacers expert and all around wonderful analyst and friend of the show, Caitlin Cooper.

While also addressing what may be one of the bigger and more important questions as it pertains to the man behind the deals:

“With the interim tag pretty much being removed for joe Cronin, is Marc Eversley still possible for president of basketball Ops? Why would Joe Cronin be interested in a symbolic title raise while still being number 2?”

Dive into those questions and a lot more on this extended version of the Jacked Ramsays Mail Bag show.

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The Portland Trail Blazers pick up their 2nd win on this season long six-game road trip, beating the Orlando Magic 99-88, on the back of Jusuf Nurkic’s monster box score night finishing with 21 points and 22 rebounds.

CJ McCollum made his return after more than a month out and looked... well, like CJ McCollum - 16 points (7-13 FG) & 2 assists - picking and choosing his moments to attack off the bounce as only McCollum can.

Nassir Little had an impressive game on the glass finishing with 5 offensive rebounds, keeping possessions alive regularly in the first half as both teams struggled to get anything goin offensively. Also chipped in 4 assists while wanting to dunk someone into another dimension at every opportunity. Little keeps finding ways to impact the game without needing the ball much.

In a low scoring, poor shooting night - Anfernee Simons stayed comfortably in the background picking a spot here or there while struggling from deep (0-5 3FG). If a bounce back performance is on the table against a devilish defensive team with the Miami Heat up next - certainly something to look forward to.

Flip it over to the Jacked Ramsays Post Game with Danny Marang and Brandon Sprague as they take a look at what comes next!

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It was all Anfernee Simons all the time for the Portland Trail Blazers as Simons led the Blazers to a win on the road (their third of the year) over the Washington Wizards, 115-110.

Simons spearheaded the attack with a monster first half - 26 points on 7 made 3’s. He finished with 31 points and 11 assists, forcing a conversation to take place... is Simons too good to allow the Blazers to tank?

Simons wasn’t alone on the night as Jusuf Nurkic (23 points, 14 rebounds), Robert Covington (15 points, 9 rebounds, 4 steals) and Nassir Little (18 points) - found a way to make impacts up and down the roster.

The Blazers bounced back from a monster beating in Denver against the Nuggets to pick up a win in DC. That brings their record on the current road trip to 1-1 with the Orlando Magic (and the return of CJ McCollum) up next.

Join Brandon Sprague and Danny Marang on the Jacked Ramsays post game as they break it all down!

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Danny Marang and Brandon Sprague take a look at today’s breaking news: Damian Lillard’s surgery happened, CJ McCollum had a baby (with his wife), the Trail Blazer hired a new Assistant General Manager- Andrae Patterson, oh and the Blazers took on the Denver Nuggets in Denver to kick off a 6-game road trip, losing 140-108.

With the loss, the Blazers (10th) are now only 2 games ahead of 14th place Oklahoma City for a bottom 5 worst record in the league. With Lillard likely out for the season and the continued absences of multiple starters & contributors (McCollum, Norman Powell, Anfernee Simons, Larry Nance Jr.), this is what most of the remaining season will probably look like.

Hunting for good performances from Nassir Little and Simons - watching rookies Trendon Watford and Greg Brown III make mistakes - that’s the vision for the next few months and that’s not a bad thing. With the impending trade deadline less than a month away and then March Madness weeks after, there’s plenty to still be excited about and look forward to. So hop in with the fellas and get involved!

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Join hosts Danny Marang and Brandon Sprague for an impromptu live show following the news from multiple sources and outlets that Damian Lillard has opted for surgery following two different recommendations from specialists on his ailing abdominal issues.

With the Blazers about to embark on a season long 6 game road trip, the decision for Lillard to undergo what will most likely end up as “season ending” surgery fits with a shift within the organization to soft reset this year - chasing a Top 5 lottery pick in a time they shouldn’t/wouldn’t normally have a shot. Much like the San Antonio Spurs with Tim Duncan or the Golden State Warriors with both Harrison Barnes AND James Wiseman - good teams that found themselves in a position to add talent via the lottery and enabling those teams to get right back into the fold.

What does this mean for the rest of the year? Tune into the live show and find out!

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Join Danny Marang and Brandon Sprague as they take a look at Monday night’s Portland Trail Blazers win over the Brooklyn Nets. The Blazers won 114-108 on the backs of Anfernee Simons, Robert Covington, and Ben McLemore.

The baby Blazers got it done again - Simons set a new career high with 11 assists to go with 23 points and 6 rebounds, while Covington scored 21 points on 5-7 from distance. McLemore dropped 20 more on 5-8 from three point range. Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving just couldn’t keep pace with a Blazers team that was active defensively and opportunistic from deep - while Simons kept the Nets off balance inside the 3-point line.

Have the Blazers found something without the help of Damian Lillard, CJ McCollum and Norman Powell? No - of course not. But, handing the keys over to Simons with Lillard out has allowed Simons to step into the bright lights on the big stage and he is SHINING!

Join in on the post game fun with Danny and Brandon and celebrate a rare W for the Blazers!

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