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