We Have A Take: A Portland Trail Blazers Fan Podcast

Tara and Rose catch up after a pretty significant break. How are we spending our summer? How does it compare to last summer and the Damian Lillard saga? We left in a swear because its summer time, you've been warned!

1:00 WHAT have we been doing instead

2:00 Instead of worrying about Damian Lillard, we’re living our lives and looking in on other teams’ problems/drama

6:00 Checking in on how we’re feeling about Damian Lillard.

13:30 What have we been watching? 

30:00 Team USA thoughts: Tokyo Gold is worth more than the Paris Gold

42:00 Catching up with what the Blazers have been up to

46:00 Klutch Sports makes inroads in their plans to take over the Trail Blazers

49:00 Scootspectatioins and Clingonometry

50:00 Tara’s take: Blazer need to play to win the In Season Tournament

56:00 Matisse Thybulle is still a Blazer?

1:01:00 Rose’s take: There are too many swimming events.

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Welcome to the Didi Louzada Era! On June 30 we talk with our friend @catrenzer about the Blazers drafting Donovan Clingan and trading for Deni Avdija. We definitely do not talk about aprons! Plus we give thanks and appreciation for Andrew Nicholson, whose 7 year waive-and-stretch officially comes off the books. But who is he? No surprise, he's got a great story!

1:00 Icebreaker: One thing you are wising for: A third summer league championship, coaches wearing suits again, NBA Free Agency Bachelor-style reality show.

10:00 Draft recap and reactions.

24:00 How do we feel about the Blazers not using all of their draft picks?

35:00 Malcolm Brogdon appreciation

44:00 Free agency silly season free for all - Klay Thompson on the market, someone please trade for Anfernee Simons, everyone is apparently going to Philadelphia.

1:02:00 Last year’s off season ruined the off season for Blazer fans for a while. We still haven’t recovered from the Damian saga lasting until training camp. We hope Damian is doing well!

1:08:00 WHAT about Andrew Nicholson

1:24:00 Final takes: Woj, don’t talk on the air and tweet at the same time! Too many trades on draft night!

Time to announce the most prestigious basketball awards of  the year, the 2024 WHAT Awards! Plus: draft lottery reactions, draft night predictions, and no more fiddling around!

5:00 Current Basketball Watching situation

8:05 There is too much fiddling around

10:45 Draft lottery

14:00 GMs should be the ones who sit there at the lottery. Stop sending players!

22:45 The NBA Draft two-day event. We’re skeptical.

25:45 WHAT Award announcements

28:30 Social Media Play of the Year (SMPOTY)

31:00 Most improved ‘fits (MIF)

33:00 Josh Hart Memorial Blazers Legend Award 

36:00 Bench Celebrator Man of the Year (BCMOTY)

38:00 Most Valuable Blazer

48:00 You don’t have to keep telling us that Bron is the oldest player in the league

Don’t forget to vote for the WHAT Awards! We’ll keep it open through May 15

2:30 Most of the biggest names are out of the playoffs and the younger superstars are taking over

5:30 Obligatory Josh Hart update

16:00 Timberwolves giving hope to struggling, rebuilding, terrible teams.

20:00 Moses Brown

43:00 Robert Williams III

1:05:00 Tara’s Mid-episode take: It doesn’t matter where a nickname comes from. 

1:18:00 Don’t forget to vote for the WHAT Awards!

1:19:00 Rose’s take - televise pre-season WNBA games!

Sources

Robert Williams's high school coach explains what type of player the Celtics are getting - Boston.com 

Family and friends were the focus on draft night for Robert Williams | Sports | ktbs.com 

Sources: Boston Celtics rookie Robert Williams has artery condition in his legs - masslive.com

Why Robert Williams got the 'Time Lord' nickname when he joined the Celtics

Where did Robert Williams's nickname come from? | Boston.com

Robert Williams III Media Availability | 2023 Training Camp, Day 2 | Portland Trail Blazers

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Its that time of the year again! We're wrapping up the Blazers 2023-24 Season with our annual WHAT Awards. Today Rose and Tara announce the nominees --> vote now! https://forms.gle/73PnzzJctJYJgrke9

1:23 When is the proper time for takes?

2:00 Anfernee should ask for a trade

5:00 Players should have consequences for dangerous plays

15:00 We hate what is happening to Damian Lillard

20:00 Clipped Trailer

23:00 Josh Hart! can play all 48

26:00 There have never been so many bald spots in the NBA and that's ok!

31:30 WHAT Award Nominations

32:00 Social Media Play of the year

3:00 Most Improved Fits

55:00 Josh Hart Memorial Blazers Legend Award

1:02:00 Bench Celebrator Man of the Year

1:05:00 Most Valuable Blazer

Bruce Poinsette (https://twitter.com/brucepoinsette) joined us to reflect on the Portland Trail Blazer's 2023-24 season.

3:45 Something to remember

13:00 Something to forget

30:00 Things that exceeded Expectations

43:15 Things that fell short

1:04:00 Start, bench, trade the roster

Join us on Discord! It's a place where we can share our love for the Blazers, talk about games, and get to know other Blazer fans. Kind of like Twitter but it's not. There are different channels with different topics and you can join in where you want, and ignore the stuff you don't want to see. Give it a try! You can also still find us on Twitter: @wehaveatake, @tcbbiggs @roselharding

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In which we switch up the order of the show and everything goes all to H-E-L-L

2:15 Starting with takes this time. Tara: Blazers are going to have a terrible record again 

next season. 

15:00 Rose: Player comps suck. 

25:00 Ashton Hagans

58:50 Dalano Banton

1:25:00 Canadian players coming into the league

Ashton Hagans Blog: Decommitment from Georgia, falling in the Final Four, rumor control and more

Ashton Hagans, Timberwolves Reportedly Agree to 2-Way Contract After NBA Draft

The hometown kid making big noise for the Toronto Raptors

'I Want to Be the Blueprint': The Raptors' Dalano Banton Is Making Rexdale Dream Big | Complex 

‘Rexdale is him.’ Raptors rookie Dalano Banton inspiring the neighbourhood he grew up in

Podcast: Hustle Play Dalano Banton: "Wow, I'm really on the Raptors!" 

Inside In Your City, a Brand Started By Dalano Banton and His Friends | Complex

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We have a talk about Rayan Rupert and Kris Murray who took two very different paths to the NBA. Plus a Dominupdate on the Blazers big man who is BALLIN’ right now!

2:00 DominAyton Deandre Ayton

7:22 The team is low on shooters and who is the leader?

11:00 Looking more comfortable in his new situation

14:00 Reference to latest Blazer Focused podcast with a locker room interview with Ayton

16:30 Shout out to Keith from TrailCasters for the nickname The Iceman for Ayton

18:00 Learn more about Rayan Rupert: Father’s basketball career, looking for another Nic Batum 29:30 A guess as to why he wears 72 including a small French civics tidbit. 37:20 Jewelry choices. 

40:00 Learn more about Kris Murray, not Keegan Murray, another kid from a basketball family, underrated, took year between high school and college for their growth, path to the draft, time with the Remix, namesake Chris Street, Murray’s two dogs, Indie and Rosie. 

1:14:00 What is going on with everyone’s hair? 

1:17:00 Takes: Basketball Community needs to standardize the box score format, the NBA has a new sweetheart and you’re going to love who Rose thinks it is!

Join us on Discord! It's a place where we can share our love for the Blazers, talk about games, and get to know other Blazer fans. Kind of like Twitter but it's not. There are different channels with different topics and you can join in where you want, and ignore the stuff you don't want to see. Give it a try! You can also still find us on Twitter: @wehaveatake, @tcbbiggs @roselharding

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We are over dunks (okay well Tara is) because they overshadow the art of understated and elegant layups. We are ready to roll with the Chill and Elegant Portland Trail Blazers! This week we also touch on recent wins, what we love about Delano Banton, get a report about family night at the game with Rose’s family and learn about Duop Reath. 

1:50 It's raining wins in Rip City!

6:45 How can we recognize players for their rebounding?

7:30 Tara is officially out on dunks

9:30 Family game night vs Houston

19:00 NBA Coffee The game-day caffeine routine keeps the Portland Trail Blazers, the NBA's most well-traveled team, running - ESPN 

23:50 Banton Believers

33:30 Duop Reath

43:15 Being found at a South Sudanese Basketball Tournament in Australia

48:00 College years

57:00 Sidebar about South Sudanese Basketball National team (Reath plays for Australia)

1:05:00 Professional Career

1:11:00 Comparing Reath’s journey to the more “typical” route into the NBA

1:21:00 Takes: let the 3s fly, Domoinayton, defensive rules should be straightforward enough to explain to a 7 year old. 

Duop Reath Resources:

Against all odds, 27 year old rookie Duop Reath made the NBA

The Incredible Journey of Duop Reath

Illawarra Hawks' Duop Reath's incredible journey from South Sudan to NBL's biggest stage - ESPN  

Mirrabooka's Duop Reath making his mark in US college system with Louisiana State University

'A better opportunity': LSU's Duop Reath emerges from war-torn South Sudan ... and Australia, to carve a niche in America

Portland-bound: Here's how Duop Reath cracked the NBA   

The Refugee Who Could Be Rookie of the Month

Join us on Discord! It's a place where we can share our love for the Blazers, talk about games, and get to know other Blazer fans. Kind of like Twitter but it's not. There are different channels with different topics and you can join in where you want, and ignore the stuff you don't want to see. Give it a try! You can also still find us on Twitter: @wehaveatake, @tcbbiggs @roselharding

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