The Blazers Balcony

On this edition of The Blazers Balcony, recorded from the team hotel in Sacramento Sunday night, Brooke Olzendam and Casey Holdahl discuss...

• The first three games of the season

• Portland bouncing back from a close loss versus New Orleans on Friday with a comfortable victory versus New Orleans on Sunday

• Our guy Klaus Becker ending the Toyota Halfcourt Shot drought 

• The Trail Blazers doing the things they've been talking about doing

• Brooke's bow, mom walking through stunts, consecutive games rule change suggestions, Vibram shoes, pounding beers on the big screen and hotel corgis

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

• The Trail Blazers' 2024-25 season starting on Wednesday versus the Warriors at Moda Center (tipoff scheduled for 7 p.m. on KATU 2.2, BlazerVision and Rip City Radio 620 AM)

• Starting off with five games in seven nights

• A difficult first month of the season

• Brooke doing play by play in Friday's preseason finale versus the Jazz

• The new starting lineup of Simons, Camara, Avdija, Grant and Ayton

• Predicting which players will end up in the Top 3 on the team in points, rebounds and blocks 

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

• What they saw from the Trail Blazers during the first two games of their four-game preseason schedule

• Glad fall is here so I can really start dressin'

• The differences between Seattle and San Francisco

• When is a debut an actual debut?

• Not calling Brooke "Brookey" anymore

• Confirmation that Shaedon loves the media

• What they'd like to see out of the Trail Blazers in their remaining preseason games

• Being stingy on inexpensive foodstuffs

• You're doing AMAZING Sweetie: Roadside florists and Oriental Mart

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

• The first week of training camp

• Trail Blazers trying to play faster

• WNBA Finals

• Shaedon Sharpe and Rob Williams III injured

• Does Shaedon actually not want to be interviewed?

• Fan Fest and Deni Avdija MVP

• Heading up to Seattle for the start of preseason

• Drinks, eggs, pop vs. soda, Washington has an Enchanted Forest?

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

• Portland's 2024 Media Day and their takeaways from the event

• Appreciating the return of "Say What?!?" after Brooke had her jaw wired shut

• Thoughts on the first three days of training camp

• Headband sizes and what it says about the wearer

• The competition for minutes at point guard, forward and center

• Fan Fest, presented by Daimler Truck North America, this Saturday

• Will Donovan Clingan have to dance/sing alone at Fan Fest?

• In-home bowling alleys and Pop-A-Shot

• You're Doing Great Sweetie: KATU and the guy who lets you know your dog rolled in poop 

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

• Returning from the Rip City Rally

• Expecting an interesting season a week away from training camp

• Brooke MCing the WNBA to Portland announcement and thoughts on Portland getting a new franchise

• Adrian Wojnarowski retiring to make way for Donovan Clingan

• Career panels, General Mills, WNBA outfits and asking for discounts

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

• Training camp starting in a few weeks

• Brooke seeing a bunch of former Trail Blazers at a wedding last week 

• Why some former teammates stay in contact while others don't

• Brooke sees a Cybertruck

• Some of the more interesting home games they're looking forward to this season (tickets on sale now!)

• The Rip City Remix schedule

• The Rip City Rally, which starts next week in Coos Bay and features stops in Florence, Toledo, Corvallis and Woodburn

• Mystery announcements not yet announced

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

• The reason for the recent Blazers Balcony hiatus

• Brooke sustains a serious offseason injury

• Initial thoughts on the Trail Blazers' 2024-25 regular season schedule

• Picks for best/worst month and best/worst trip

• The places Brooke and Casey look forward to visiting on the road

• The Trail Blazers exiting their contract with ROOT Sports

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

• The Trail Blazers selecting Donovan Clingan with the seventh overall pick

• What the 20 year-old UCONN center brings to the team

• Portland putting their money where their mouth is with regard to improving on the defensive end

• Not being concerned about having too many centers

• Deandre Ayton as a teammate

• Does Donovan Clingan have a nickname?

• Portland trading away their rest of their picks for future picks and players we can't talk about yet

• Portland's 2024 Las Vegas Summer League  schedule

• Trail Blazers who might be playing in international competition this summer 

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

• The Trail Blazers holding more pre-draft workouts a little more than a week before the yearly event

• Differing opinions about approaches to draft selection processes

• The Trail Blazers needing talent more than positional balance

• The 2024 NBA Finals (which might be over before you listen to this podcast)

• Finding Brooke's house sans GPS, the new offshoot on Tualatin/Sherwood Road, theme parties, Washington Square pretzel dogs and Mike Tyson vs. Jake Paul