On this edition of The Blazers Balcony, Brooke Olzendam and Casey Holdahl discuss...

• The Pacific Northwest being the center of the sporting world at the moment

• Brooke's Mariners fandom (If you are watching the Mariners on tape delay, skip this podcast)

• Thoughts on the Trail Blazers' first two preseason games versus the Warriors in Golden State and versus the Kings at Moda Center

• The Trail Blazers looking like a team that is ready for the regular season

• Chauncey Billups is pushing the right buttons

• The play of Jrue Holiday, Shaedon Sharpe, Yang Hansen and Blake Wesley

• What to watch for in the last two preseason games versus the Warriors (again) and Jazz

• You don't get to complain about "spoilers" in live sports

On the latest edition (which is the 143nd edition, not the 142nd) of The Blazers Balcony, Trail Blazers sideline reporter Brooke Olzendam and beat reporter Casey Holdahl discuss...

• Takeaways from the 2025 Fan Fest, presented by Toyota, held last Saturday at Moda Center

• What they're seeing at training camp matching what was seen at Fan Fest

• Bill Kennedy and other NBA referees at training camp practices

• Thoughts from training camp after a week of drills and scrimmages

• Wednesday's preseason opener versus the Warriors in San Francisco

• Brooke's review of the new Taylor Swift album 

• Casey gets hit in the head and no one flinches

On this edition of The Blazers Balcony, presented by Spirit Mountain Casino, Brooke Olzendam and Casey Holdahl discuss...

• Returning to the podcast game

• Takeaways from the Trail Blazers' 2025 Media Day

• The Damian Lillard Reunion Rally and the enthusiasm around the team heading into the upcoming season

• The first day of practice at the Trail Blazers' facility in Tualatin

• Defense, defense, defense

• Jrue Holiday, Yang Hansen and the other new additions

• Respect but confusion for streamers

• Congrats to the Mariners, celebrate your victories (even though no other sport gets to)

On the latest edition of The Blazers Balcony, presented by Spirit Mountain Casino, Brooke Olzendam and Casey Holdahl discuss...

• Playing well on the now-completed five-game road trip, even if it didn't always result in wins

• Starting off a five-game homestand with a "closer than the final score indicated" loss to the Miami Heat

• The injuries of Robert Williams, Deandre Ayton and Matisse Thybulle

• Kris Murray, Duop Reath and the rest of the players on the fringes of the rotation doing a great job of staying ready when their number is called

• The Deni to Toumani To Shaedon To Donovan fastbreak versus the Heat

• Local tire shops, the social implications of a decline in the number of bowling alleys, Brooke forgets her headphones, trying to get in pickleball matches on the road and NBA heating pads

On this edition of The Blazers Balcony, presented by Spirit Mountain Casino, Brooke Olzendam and Casey Holdahl discuss...

• The Trail Blazers starting 2025 with an eight-point loss to the Lakers in Los Angeles

• Bouncing back with a three-point victory versus Damian Lillard and the Bucks in Milwaukee

• Hitting the midway point of a five-game trip with a three-point loss to the Pistons in Detroit

• Kris Murray's consistency, Shaedon Sharpe sets a new mark in assists and Deni Avdija does finger guns

• Zora Stephenson and Jason Benetti filling in for Kevin Calabro on the television broadcast

• Brooke's back pain, recording on the campus of Tulane University, running in the cold, avoiding talking to opposing teams' fans in the arena and driverless cars don't care about police escorts

On this edition of The Blazers Balcony, Brooke Olzendam and Casey Holdahl discuss...

• The Trail Blazers going 2-1 in the last week of 2024

• The recent play of Shaedon Sharpe and Deni Avdija

• The changing landscape of college football

• The return of the Guerschon Yabusele's of the world

• Brooke sees a fight

• Nicknames are not creative enough anymore

• Frustration with timeout game contestants 

• The "miss two free throws in the fourth quarter" promotions and why the Trail Blazers need one (or don't)

• Brooke meets Kato Kaelin at Nobu 

• Nancy Kerrigan turns down Brooke for an autograph

• Tonya Harding is a TRUE Oregonian (and would have signed an autograph)

• Ice skating is hard and let people sleep in Lloyd Center

• Scratch-off tickets and why the crossword versions are the worst

• Staind/Disturbed vs. Jelly Roll

• Happy Gilmore 2 and whether "Shooter" is a good name Brooke's next child

• Greg Oden's great return to Moda Center

On this edition of The Blazers Balcony, presented by Spirit Mountain Casino, Brooke Olzendam and Casey Holdahl discuss...

• Ending a losing streak at home with a win versus the Nuggets

• The road losing streak continuing with a loss to the Spurs in San Antonio on Saturday

• The Trail Blazers holding practice in Dallas Sunday afternoon before Monday's game versus the Mavericks

• "Season" versus "Year"

• Shaedon Sharpe getting to the rim on the regular

• What Brooke and Casey would give the Trail Blazers for Christmas

• Locking in

• The necessity of having a short memory in pro sports 

• The mystery of Casey's missing carnitas taco

• Spirit Mountain Casino New Year's Eve celebration

• Leaning into what is comfortable on the road

• Ohio State vs. Oregon and Brooke's cabin neighbors

On this edition of The Blazers Balcony, presented by Spirit Mountain Casino, Brooke Olzendam and Casey Holdahl discuss...

• A historic lull in the Portland Trail Blazers' schedule

• Getting back in the gym, getting healthy and getting away from the team 

• Enthusiasm for the NBA Cup

• Scoot returns, Toumani avoids the worst, Donovan is close and Rob is nearing the end of the concussion protocol

• En Vogue at Spirit Mountain Casino on December 13

• Spurs on Friday, Suns on Sunday and Nuggets on... Thursday a week from now

• Brooke gets a haircut, not meeting Dorit, Clash of the Titans got stars, The Fugitive is too slow, when parents don't want your senior photos anymore, Hearth socks, Brooke goes to Japan, They're All Bad People, Danny DeVito and Jack Nicholson spill coke at Memorial Coliseum and the three tallest players in the NBA

On this edition of The Blazers Balcony, presented by Spirit Mountain Casino, Brooke Olzendam and Casey Holdahl discuss...

• The Trail Blazers facing the Clippers Tuesday night in Los Angeles in the last NBA Cup game of 2024

• What needs to happen for the Trail Blazers to get the "wildcard" spot out of the West to make the quarterfinals of the NBA Cup

• The Trail Blazers returning from a road trip to defeat the Kings and lose in a close, entertaining game to the Mavericks

• Things heading in the right direction both on and off the court

• Anfernee Simons and Deandre Ayton returning and Deni Avdija settling in

• Nobody does a good Dalano Banton impression, talking Williams Shatner, "Zers" and "Bazers," get money, Brooke's billboard by Spirit Mountain Casino (Elevate Your Game!) is no more, maybe ranking back-to-backs, NBA media food

On this edition of The Blazers Balcony, presented by Spirit Mountain Casino, Brooke Olzendam and Casey Holdahl discuss...

• The Trail Blazers rattling off three-straight wins after looking left for dead a little over a week ago

• Shaedon Sharpe scoring 30+ in consecutive games and his popularity amongst various fanbases

• Donovan Clingan's historic performance in the victory versus the Timberwolves

• The spectacular play of Robert Williams III, Deni Avdija, Dalano Banton, Kris Murray and Rayan Rupert off the bench

• Lamar Hurd barking at Toumani Camara

• Is this the real Dalano Banton

• The upcoming road trip with stops in Oklahoma City, Houston (x2), Memphis and Indiana

• Brooke cutting the line, the Brightside trading card kiosk, "DB Hooper" and fan-created merch, getting the kids back in the building, Mercer Island vs. Shadle Park, get us to Las Vegas for the NBA Cup