We Have A Take: A Portland Trail Blazers Fan Podcast

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We Have A Take: A Portland Trail Blazers Fan Podcast episodes

May 02, 2022 WHAT Most Improved 'Fits Finalists with Terry from the Drip City Report
On the latest episode of We Have A Take, Tara is joined by Terry (@terry_was_taken), formerly of the Drip City Report, to review the fashion of the 2022 Trail Blazers and decide which ones should be nominated for Most Improved ‘Fits. Along the way we talk about who are the most fashionable Blazers, what it means to express yourself through fashion, what we think about players with their own t-shirt slogans, what is good about graphic ts and so much more (and we didn’t even get to half of it)!
Terry came out of retirement to do this podcast and would love to find someone to help restart the @DripCityReport account next season. If you love fashion and the Blazers you’d be interested in helping, send him a DM at @terry_was_taken or you can contact us at @wehaveatake and we’ll pass your info along!
Also, we met up on our friends The Podland Trailcaster’s podcast discord server. We highly recommend it if you like a wide variety of friendly Blazer banter! https://discord.gg/hpHNx4Ue
2:00 Icebreaker: Go-to gameday outfit?
10:30 Getting to know Terry, how he became an NBA fan and why he’s interested in fashion.
16:00 How the Drip City Report came about
19:45 Most fashionable Blazers this season (and an honorable mention for Carmelo Anthony): CJ McCollum, Robert Covington, Tony Snell (that’s why we’re called We Have A Take!), Ben McLemore
28:30 The practicality of Nurk’s wardrobe
32:00 Is there anyone who doesn’t really seem to be into fashion?
40:00 Larry Nance Jr., we hardly knew you.
42:00 First nominee for MVF: Jusuf Nurkic
52:00 Second nominee: Anfernee Simons
58:00 Third (final) nominee: Trendon Watford
1:00:00 Guys to keep an eye on for next year (because we’ll be seeing them for a full season - maybe): Josh Hart, Justise Winslow, Keon Johnson
1:10:00 Damian Lillard’s fashion sense is good but it's not the most exciting thing about him.
Follow us on twitter: @wehaveatake, @cassidygemmet and @tcbbiggs. Music used in the episode: “Happy Alley” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under
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1 hr 19 min
April 21, 2022WHAT Season Award Nominations: Most Valuable Pet and Bench Celebrator of the Year
Welcome in to the group chat! Lindsay, Rose, Cassidy and Tara got off their phones and hopped on Zoom to talk about who should be nominated for Most Valuable Pet and Bench Celebrator Man of The Year.
Intro

1:10 Icebreaker: What is a word or phrase that you would use to describe the season? Unique, a lot, liberating, chaos.

5:00 Season Awards: Goal today is to come up with Nominees and then we’ll put it out there for our listeners and friends to vote on. We will select up to 4

6:35 Setting the parameters: Do you still have to be on the team at the end of the year to get a Blazers Season award? Does he have to have played a game?

8:45 Attitudes were important, for example podcast favorite Ben McLemore.

10:25 Justise Winslow was also a pleasant surprise.

11:50 And isn’t the most important thing the friendships we made along the way?

14:40 MVP Discussion: What does “Most Valuable Pet” mean?

17:00 Whose pets do we nominate?

25:10 Keon Johnson’s dog?

25:45 Jusuf Nurkic’s cats, CJ’s dog Fiona, RoCo’s reptiles, Norman Powell’s dogs Apollo and Odin

27:40 Bench Celebrator man of the year

28:10 What does “Bench Celebrator man of the year” mean” Someone who draws your eyes to the bench.

29:40 How was the bench overall in terms of celebration? Was it kind of a down year?

31:35 Keljin Blevins is an excellent poster of himself doing bench celebrations. Has he been campaigning for this award all year?

36:35 Bench Celebrations should really be a team award

37:10 CJ Elleby because you can’t miss him. Your hair is an extension of your body and CJ uses his hair right.

38:30 Trendon Watford

40:45 Consideration for Greg Brown III

42:10 Consideration for Jusuf Nurkic. And his vest.

47:30 What was the vibe shift?

54:05 Final nominees: Keljin Blevins, CJ Elleby, Trendon Watford, Greg Brown. Jusuf Nurkic gets honorable mention.
59 min
April 05, 2022 WHAT About the New Guys Part III
Tara and Cassidy wrapped up getting to know the new guys by talking about (deep breath) Eric Bledsoe, Drew Eubanks, Joe Ingles, Brandon Williams, Kris Dunn and Reggie Perry. With only a few days left in the season to go, perhaps the Blazers are done adding new players to the roster. Maybe?
:58 Icebreaker - what are you comfort watching?
1:30 MNCAA Duke loses to North Carolina, why is Cassidy a Duke fan and shout out to Bobby Hurley but never Christian Laetner.
9:00 WNCAA Tournament
14:00 Yet another plea to expand the WNBA. Fantastic article about how complicated WNBA ownership is.
15:30 Blazers officially eliminated
16:30 Report from the CJ game (Tara attended)
26:49 Eric Bledsoe who didn't want to be there
30:25 Drew Eubanks who guarded Dirk Nowitzki's last possession.
35:37 There is so much to say about Joe Ingles! But we'll start with this: Its Autism Awareness month, learn more! Also he was a 27 year old rookie.
39:35 Brandon Williams - a long and winding road.
43:30 Kris Dunn - childhood friends with Andre Drummond. More about his journey.
47:37 Reggie Perry, MVP of the 2019 U-19 FIBA World Cup for Team USA. Also wore an excellent draft night outfit.

Thank you for listening and supporting us!
Find us on twitter: @tcbbiggs, @cassidygemmet and @wehaveatake
54 min
March 23, 2022 WHAT is Good About Tanking?
Tara is joined by friend of the show (and former co-host) Kendyl Bennett to talk about what are the silver linings to tanking (okay, we talk about the cons of tanking too). A little Jerami Grant talk and the question we're going to ask everyone from here on out: Who is going to come and play with Dame?
:45 Report from Los Angeles about how Laker fans are doing
2:20 Hate having to root for the Lakers to ever win anything but some nights that where we are. Also shout out to @schillypnw for the daily updates about Blazer's draft rooting interests!
4:20 Bachelor recap and comparison to Blazer drama
6:30 Comparing the Seattle Seahawks trading Russell Wilson to the Blazers trading Damian Lillard (not!)
9:55 CJ Trade wrap-up
12:35 Pros and Cons of Tanking this season
14:30 Seeing young players develop, strengthening the bench, building confidence
18:00 Which new players will be part of the future?
21:42 Players attitude and playing hard
29:00 Blazer Broadcasters are on fire this season!
32:00 A healthy, rested Damian Lillard
36:00 Fast breaks and moments of help defense are fun!
40:00 Greg Brown III appreciation
42:30 How will the young group adjust to smaller roles next season?
44:30 They only have one shot to get this right.
48:00 But they finally have options . . .
52:00 Jerami Grant talk
59:00 Who is going to come play with Dame?
1:06:00 Wrap up

Follow us on Twitter! @tcbbiggs, @cassidygemmet, @wehaveatake and guest @kendylbennett16

Music: Happy Alley by Kevin MacLeod

1 hr 9 min
March 07, 2022 We Have A Talk About Tanking with Jannelle Moore and Brit Robotista
It's time to have The Talk. Jannelle Moore (@jannelle12) and Brit Robotista (@britrobotista) join Tara to talk about tanking.
Catching up with Jannelle and Brit
4:00 Houston’s tanking back story.
8:15 Golden State’s recent losing/tanking situation
13:00 How does tanking appear to affect the players and the fans? Golden State when they were bad because Steph Curry was out people were more understanding, but it got more confusing the following year when Steph was better and they didn’t go for as many wins as they could.
16:00 Rockets fans (and most fan bases) are very passionate, have a lot of feelings about choices teams are making. Hard on players like Christian Woods who was brought in before the team started actively tanking. Losing gets to everyone.
20:00 Worry about players like Josh Hart who are good and competitive who have been put into this situation. John Wall situation in Houston is largely due to his big contract but it does make things hard. If the players and the front office are open and honest with each other then things are not likely to get toxic.
25:30 When teams tank, do the coaches adjust to the players and personnel that they have? Or do they coach for the player that they will have?
30:00 How has the draft lottery changed tanking? Creating more extremes.
32:30 What is getting you through, and have you found any silver linings?
33:00 Stay off Twitter esp if there are big losing streaks. No one is having fun. Silver lining is that they are trying to build something sustainable.
37:00 When going through a tank, letting go of caring is important for self care.
39:50 Tara’s getting through by being happy for players who are getting opportunities they might not have gotten.
42:00 Hang in there Josh Hart!
44:00 Parting wisdom: Be patient!
46 min
February 23, 2022 WHAT About the New Guys Part II: Josh Hart, Didi Louzada, Elijah Hughes
It's another installment of “WHAT about the new guys” where we deep dive on the internet and podcasts to learn more about the newest Portland Trail Blazers. The theme of this week’s episode is 6’5” guard forwards. We did a deep dive on Josh Hart, Didi Louzada and Eli Hughes and, of course, we’re so excited they are on the team! Find us on Twitter @tcbbiggs, @cassidygemmet and @wehaveatake
1:30 Icebreaker: What would a competitive rebounding competition actually look like?
4:00 Lets have a mascot dunk contest
6:00 Dunk Contest Alternatives
12:20 Josh Hart, the gif that keeps on giving.
House fire: Villanova's Josh Hart Finding with Age Comes Chance to Know Who You Really Are.
17:00 Transfer to Sidwell Friends School.
19:32 Eagle Scout: Villanova's Josh Hart is an Eagle Scout
22:07 Villanova years
23:30 He was summer league MVP the season the Lakers LOST to the Blazers
26:46 A story about Josh Hart and pants from the Lightharted podcast. (Instagram post for reference)
31:30 Wine Access and Diversity Program (wine Instagram account)
32:30 Didi Louzada family Didi promised he would make both their dreams come true
34:40 Path to NBA: Next Stars program with NBL in Australia.
37:18 Suspended in November for for violating league drug policy. The tore his meniscus shortly after he came back. He is out for the season.
40:51 Our new favorite website kixstats.com | NBA Players kicks stats | Didi Louzada sneakers
41:52 Elijah Hugues from Beacon New York
43:30 Journey to the NBA Elijah Hughes enters NBA with Utah Jazz in whirlwind week
46:00 Short four year college guys discussion.
48:50 Drafted in 2020 IG Video from Draft Night
52:21 Fashion “Comfortable and Confident” Rookie Style Files with Elijah Hughes - ProTrending
55:00 What does the future hold for the new players? Will they still be on the Blazers next season?
1 hr 4 min
February 16, 2022 WHAT About the New Guys?
Remembering CJ McCollum's time in Portland and getting to know two of the newer players: Keon Johnson and Justise Winslow.
55 min
February 02, 2022 WHAT about the Young Trail Blazers?
Sage (@dasage) from Holy Backboard (@holybackboard) dropped by to talk about the Trail Blazers’ present and future with Tara (@tcbbiggs). While the Blazers lost to OKC in the background they caught up on the Blazers' journey this season. Are there any noteworthy changes to how the team plays? Is ball movement a result of scheme or personnel? Finally, we discuss what the future could look like.
1:00 Holy Backboard update - check out their new #FutureFriday feature where they watch college games featuring top prospects.
5:00 Is tanking the only way?
8:15 Can we tell anything about this team? Like, what kind of basketball do they play?
11:45 Assists and passing are both up, hoping ball movement is new thing that sticks around.
14:20 Will it be different when Damian Lillard is handling the ball again?
16:50 Zone defense -are they getting better and why are they doing it?
20:15 Blazers are not doing Norman Powell any favors right now. There are not plays being run for him, He’s having to settle for whatever he can manufacture or crash the rim. Luckily he’s one of the only ones who can get to the rim.
23:30 Jusuf Nurkic has been really important for the development of Anfernee Simons. But Norman Powell’s return has cut into his usage.
27:30 Who are the most likely players to be traded at the deadline?
30:00 Thoughts about re-signing Jusuf Nurkic.
34:30 Hate what happened to Nassir Little.
37:00 What is the dream team to build around Damian Lillard. Are any of them currently on the roster?
41:00 26 or younger, let's build for the future. Let's talk Trendon Watford, Dennis Smith Jr as deep bench for Portland’s future?
47:00 CJ Elleby
50:00 Tony Snell and Ben McLemore and what expectations where and where they are now.
54:00 Anfernee is taking advantage of the opportunity. But is he a point guard or a shooting guard?
58:00 Staggered guard play and four guard lineups, oh my!
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1 hr 2 min
January 25, 2022 WHAT Mid Season Awards Update with Jamie Hudson
Jamie Hudson of Trail Blazers broadcasting and KOIN6 joined us to tell us what she's been up to and give us some help with the WHAT awards.
1:00 Icebreaker: Who is a former Blazers player you've been thinking about lately and why?
4:00 Catching up with Jamie
6:00 New positions with the Trail Blazers - excited to work with Brooke Olzendam, Michael Holton and Neil Everett. On KOIN6 she gets to work with AJ McCord. Difference working on a news station and covering a wide variety of sports.
11:30 WHAT Awards mid-season check-in. And we need Jamie’s help!
12:00 Most Improved ‘Fits frontrunners. Is the casual wear due to COVID19 making it extra hard to decide on this award this season?
17:20 Jamie is coaching a Freshman Girls basketball team!
18:15 Bench Celebrator Man of the Year - we need Jamie’s help on this one. During the preseason Marquese Chriss was outstanding, but then he left. Greg Brown III and Trendon Watford are doing pretty good but no one has really come up with a move yet.
23:05 Assistant Coach of the Year Award. Great coaching staff. It's going to be really hard to pick just one. Really good connections especially since they came into a situation where the players were really close with their previous coaches.
28:00 Nurk seems like he’s responding really well to coaching staff and coaching system.
30:00 We’re watching coach Curry- she seems so cool!
34:00 Most important pet. The Robert Covington Snake Bump. When are we going to get photos of Fiona and Baby JJ?
39:00 Damian Lillard’s press conference
42:00 Find @JamieHudson_ on Twitter, on Root Sports and at KOIN 6 on Saturdays.
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44 min
January 15, 2022 WHAT We Hope to See This Season
Despite everything that has happened so far this season, Blazers are still stealing our hearts.
2:00 Icebreaker: Which Blazer would be the best Survivor Contestant (besides Cliff Robinson)
5:30 Damian Lillard has surgery
6:45 Question from @Hecubus01: With Dame now most likely out for the rest of the season and trades most likely coming for some key veterans, what do you want to see from the rest of the team? Or from the coaching staff?
9:15 How did Brian Windhorst end up breaking the news about Lillard and what does it mean?
12:30 What do we hope to see from the coaching staff?
12:55 Hiring of the coach’s brother?
14:30 Lowered expectations for the team is good for an inexperienced coaching staff because they can make mistakes, we just want to see that they learn from them.
17:15 Has the head coach gotten a technical yet?
20:00 Question from @HolyBackboard: Would a Dame/Ant backcourt duo produce the same issues the Dame/CJ backcourt does OR can they complement one another?
25:00 Is it time to turn over the roster?
28:00 Why does Tara love Ben McLemore so much?
30:00 Height breakdown of the current roster
32:00 What is their trade deadline going to be like?
33:45 Jusuf Nurkic is playing like a guy playing for a contract.
35:00 Trendon Watford and Trendon’s topics
40:00 Kyrie Irving comes for Nassir Little
48:00 Pour one out for Brandon from Portland on the Bachelorette
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51 min

About We Have A Take: A Portland Trail Blazers Fan Podcast

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Two women who love the Portland Trail Blazers talk about the games, players, teams, mascots, fans, uniforms, and history that make Rip City great. With Tara Bowen-Biggs and Rose Harding. Serious fans, fun takes.