We Have A Take: A Portland Trail Blazers Fan Podcast

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

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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!

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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

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"Blazers Rule, Lakers Drool!" We go way back to the beginning to learn about Brenna Greene's journey, from Blazers Kids Camp attendee, to nun in Sound of Music, to Montana, Reno and Spokane where she was the station's first female sports director. Many fun stories a long the way. Plus we check in with her on possible WHAT Award nominees!

1:20 Icebreakers - entertaining things that happened during a game that are not basketball related. DeMarcus Cousins gets unejected, blimp crash, t-shirt tosses.

11:30 Rip City United Season Ticket Holder event.

13:35 Blazers camps for kids used to have the best giveaways.

15:30 Getting to know Brenna

18:30 Blazers Rule, Lakers "Drul"

21:30 Basketball and how she became a broadcaster

28:55 Becoming the first female sports news director at KREM in Spokane

32:00 Strong Gonzaga connection with Blazers media

33:45 Highlights of some of the things she’s covered over the years

39:30 Covering the Damian Lillard game

47:00 Covering the Blazers this year

53:00 Covering teams that you have been a fan of

55:35 WHAT awards check in

1:21:00 Takes: hold onto your physical media because it disappears from the internet, tall point guards are fun, the sun makes people drive out of their minds.

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It's the All Star break and we have a grab bag of topics to cover including Duop Reath’s new NBA contract, Scoot’s new Cheetos shoes, Adam Silver reassessing the G League Ignite and more! Plus, a history lesson about the NBA Dunk Contest that you probably have never heard about!

Shout out to Darnell Hillman!

:45 All Star Weekend - how do they choose the players for the Celebrity game? 

6:17 Bad rules and bad commentary for the Steph Curry vs Sabrina Ionescu three point shootout

13:57 Shaedon Sharpe and Scoot Henderson attend All Star Weekend together. 

15:08 Why isn’t Wemby an all star?

23:30 Duop Reath gets his NBA contract! 

30:30 Props to the Minnesota Timberwolves for breaking through (finally!)

34:15 Jerami is coming for Most Improved Fit awards by adding his special t-shirt collection into the mix. 

37:00 Scoot Henderson’s new Cheeto shoes with Puma (plus a dramatic reading of a partial press release. Puma please sponsor the podcast.)

43:00 Shout out Ashtan Hagans for his G League All Star appearance!

45:00 Adam Silver reassessing the G League Ignite 

55:00 The first NBA Dunk Contest in 1977 NOT 1984 as the NBA would like you to think!  NBA dunk contest started in 1976-77, when Pacers Darnell Hillman won. Learn more about Darnell Hillman, Dr Dunk.

1:08:00 Is it possible that the Rose Quarter has a dunking curse? 

1:13:00 Takes: No games in the week leading up to All Star Weekend, and an update on Larsa Pippen and Marcus Jordan’s relationship. 

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What Happens After Trade Deadline? Our friend @catrenzer joined us this week to talk about what's next for the Blazers now that the trade deadline has passed. Cat is a Remix season ticket holder and she has lots of great observations and thoughts about how rookies and young guys are being developed in the G League. Listen to her takes on Kris Murray, Ryan Rupert, Ashton Haggins and more!

:50 Cat talk w/ @catrenzer

3:45 Icebreaker: Rooting interest in the Super Bowl

7:30 Post trade deadline wrap up

10:30 In depth on Jerami Grant, NBA veteran

15:00 Playing vets and playing rookies and not playing vets and not playing rookies.

20:00 What Cat has learned from watching Remix games that applies to the Blazers

31:30 Reminder to watch Destination NBA

33:00 Setting up younger players for success

35:45 Watching Detroit (Rose does this by choice)

39:00 Wondering about the G League Ignite - does that pathway work? 

46:00 Rewiring our brains about what to expect from 19 year-olds like Scoot Henderson.

52:00 Why hasn’t Duop Reath been converted yet? Lets go Joe!

1:03:10 Where are we in this rebuild?

1:18:00 Let's give Malcolm Brogdon and Jerami Grant some acknowledgement for being happy to be here.

1:20:00  Takes: Miami is now the best Real Housewives franchise, Booooo companies who don’t have people responding to customer service requests, more afternoon games for families!

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