We Have A Take: A Portland Trail Blazers Fan Podcast

Kelly Aucoin returns to the podcast to talk about what he's been up to, Damian Lillard's return and what is the plan for the future?

1:00 NYC Catch-up

6:50 Icebreaker: What would you purchase at Terry Porter's estate sale?

13:10 What shaped Kelly's fandom?

20:10 Sterling Affair: watch for it!

24:15 Doc Rivers is relevant again!

27:50 Robin Lopez enters the race for Blazers Legend for the assist getting the ball down

30:00 Damian Lillard's return to the Moda Center

32:00 History of (one of) the beefs with Doc

36:00 Crowd was great, hope Dame got the message

41:00 How about the current Blazers

53:20 Toumani Camara talk and Duop Reath countdown to contract

1:00:00 We might not see the vision but we can see the plan

11:08:00 Takes

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We made up the WHAT Awards to have something to cheer for when maybe the wins are not piling up. Its time to check in and see who are the front runners! Plus we check in before the return of Damian Lillard, talk about how players on this team seem to have more defined roles, and of course, local public works and infrastructure (because we have to have our icy takes as well!)

 :30 Catch-up - ice storms, public works and local infrastructure

7:30 Basketball is supposed to be fun!

15:00 Do people know what their roles are?

22:00 Anfrenee Simons on JJ Reddick’s podcast talking about his development when he came into the league

WHAT Awards mid season check-in

26:00 Bench Celebrator

32:50 Most improved Fits (don’t forget to vote for Jerami Grant for League Fits All Stars

43:40 Social Media Play of the Season

59:00 Blazer’s Legend (Here is that clip from Sheed we talked about. NSFW You probably don’t want to listen if you’re a huge fan of Walton. )

1:07:00 Most Valuable Blazer

1:23:00 Takes

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1/20/23

We've been trying to make it work but there is just so much going on, we have not been able to record the past few weeks.

So here is a classic episode where we learn about two players who have been playing lights out! In case you missed it the first time around or if you want to listen again, from 11/26/22: WHAT We Learned about Jerami Grant and Jabari Walker

1:00 Icebreaker: what do you think about the new jerseys

7:00 News Sign⁠ Ibou Badji waive Olivier Sarr ⁠(their other 2-way player is John Butler).

9:00 Olivier Sarr we hardly knew you :(

12:00 Shaedon getting more comfortable in interviews.

14:30 What we learned about Jerami Grant

18:15 Drafted by the 76ers during the darkest days of The Process

20:00 Goes to OKC when they are trying to figure out what to do after Kevin Durant leaves

22:30 Grant with the Denver Nuggets

24:00 Activism

27:00 Hour Generation

30:30 A little more about the Grant brothers

34:00 Basketball royalty weddings

37:00 What we learned about Jabari Walker

39:00 A bit about Samaki Walker first. ⁠Samaki Walker draft night suit⁠.

43:00 ⁠Jabari’s mom⁠ worked for the FBI.

47:00 Early basketball years - late bloomer with a very high basketball IQ

49:00 Highschool a⁠t Campbell Hall school⁠ in Los Angeles

50:00 ⁠Broken arm and leg⁠

54:50 University of Colorado Boulder (⁠announcement video)⁠

57:45 A few more fun facts . . .

1:05:00 Social Media player of the week. ⁠Justise Enjoys a Sunset⁠

1:08:00 Takes for the week: Brooke Olzendam is the best. Justise Winslow is right about a lot of things.

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We’re getting ready for 2024 by counting down 2023! 

1:30 New York trip coming up

5:00 Jabari Walker City Edition Jersey

To remember:

9:45 Jusuf Nurkic saga ended well

16:00 March 22, Blazers defeat Jazz

21:45 Josh Hart speaks up for Trail Blazers

29:00 Summer league excitement and In Season Tournament announcements

34:30 Decisive Rebuild

39:15 “Coach, I hear you were practicing lobs”

To forget

42:15 Summer was ruined by the Damian Lillard trade drama

45:00 Dame’s goodbye letter

52:53 That GPII was a Blazer

59:15 Pre Season Closed Captions at Moda

Looking forward to

1:01:01 Scoot’s development - it's happening!

1:17:00 Rebuilding - the only way out is through

1:23:00 Takes

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1:00 When your dad becomes a Joel Embiid fan

4:00 We don't think about the Bucks

7:00 In season tournament conspiracies and ideas for the future

14:00 Thoughts on the return of injured players: Deandre Ayton, Malcolm Brogdon, Anfernee Simons and Jerami Grant

27:00 Some early WHAT Award contenders: Bench Celebrator, Blazer Legend

35:30 Get to know Toumani Camara

38:00 Belgian players in the NBA

40:00 High school years and Too Many Buckets nickname origin stories

43:00 College years at University of Georgia and Dayton

53:00 Draft journey

1:10:00 Overall fit and extra bits

1:00 When your dad becomes a Joel Embiid fan

4:00 We don't think about the Bucks

7:00 In season tournament conspiracies and ideas for the future

14:00 Thoughts on the return of injured players: Deandre Ayton, Malcolm Brogdon, Anfernee Simons and Jerami Grant

27:00 Some early WHAT Award contenders: Bench Celebrator, Blazer Legend

35:30 Get to know Toumani Camara

38:00 Belgian players in the NBA

40:00 High school years and Too Many Buckets nickname origin stories

43:00 College years at University of Georgia and Dayton

53:00 Draft journey

1:10:00 Overall fit and extra bits

1:15:00 Takes: Good fruitcake is good and media need to stop saying that Zion is fat.

Toumani Camara References

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We were joined by our friends Jason (@Hecubus01) and Rachel (@pdx_rachel) to announce which awards we’re going to hand out this year and how we will decide who wins. We’re excited to welcome back some old favorites and announce a few new ones!

Along the way we talk about keeping ourselves engaged in a down season, temperature check on the likelihood of a Blazers trade, zombies, toe shoes, Ed Davis, NBA fashion and more!

1:00 Icebreaker: Which Blazer would you want to be with during a Zombie Apocalypse?

5:45 WHAT Awards of the past

11:20 WHAT Awards this season

13:45 Bench Celebrator Man of the Year

24:50 Most Improved Fits

33:40 Social Media Play of the Year

41:10 Blazers Legend Award

55:00 Most Valuable Blazers

1:03:00 Takes: Gerry chose the wrong person, Blazers trade activity will be low, Gerry chose the right person for him, Suns and Portland trade in the off season was a win-win, Remix games are really fun and Bill Kennedy is the only referee who understands that he is part of the show (in the challenge reviews, anyway)

Listeners and friends! We need your help! When you see a player or a meme or someone or something worth consideration for one of these awards - please share with us! We’re still on twitter, you can tweet us, reach us through Instagram or email us at [email protected]. 

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In advance of Giving Tuesday we wanted to learn more about charitable work that the Blazers players are doing. We talked about different foundations that players have started, the causes that players support and how we can support or contribute to their causes.

Along the way we also talked about players we wish we had appreciated more while they were here, how we're feeling about the Blazers taking on Damian Lillard and the Milwaukee Bucks for the first time, Scoot coming off the bench and much more!

Plus, our takes! On the possibility of a Golden Bachelorette and Fantasy Basketball friendships

:30 Players we wish we had appreciated more

6:00 Feelings update

34:30 Blazer charitable works

1:03:00 Former Blazer foundations

1:12:00 Takes!

Places you can donate to support Blazers' causes

https://helpinghandsforsinglemoms.org/

https://www.brogdonfamilyfoundation.org/

https://www.hourgeneration.com/

https://www.nextplay360.com/

https://www.be-a-light.org/

https://www.nbpafoundation.com/

https://www.nslyf.org/

https://www.patconnaughtonfoundation.org/

https://www.jusufnurkicfoundation.org/

https://ml20.org/donate/

https://briangrant.org/

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We're back with another player deep dive! This time we have a talk about Malcolm Brogdon. Still waters run deep with this amazing man!

We also touch base on the stats we've been tracking this season - how are the Blazers doing and are we tracking the right things?

All this plus our takes and more!

2:00 Blazers latest games - not as lovely as the beautiful fluffy snow covered mountains

5:00 G League game observations

9:00 Shaedon reflections

14:00 Reviewing and updating team-specific stats that we are tracking. (And choosing some less demoralizing alternatives)

32:30 We have a talk about Malcolm Brogdon.

1:15:00 Our takes

Some of the resource we used for Malcolm Brogdon research

The education of Malcolm Brogdon - Sports Illustrated

intangible: the story behind Virginia's bigger-than-basketball program 

The Woj Pod Malcolm Brogdon 

Inside UVA with NBA Star Malcolm Brogdon 

Query & Schultz Podcast: Malcolm Brogdon

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We Have A Talk (and a Playlist) about the G League w/Erik Peterson, host of Kenny’s G League podcast and Kelsea O’Brian, of Raptors 905, a feature writer who has covered the G League for years. 

1:00 Icebreaker: The G League has some unique names! Aside from Remix and Raptors 905, what are your favorite G League names? Find a list on the Wikipedia page (its okay if you you want to choose a defunct team) 

8:00 We learn that Andre Miller is coach of the 

9:00 Learning more about how Erik started a G League podcast (Kenny’s G League)

12:30 Kelsea’s experience covering the G League. Players coming in through the front door vs coming in through the side door. 

16:45 Some differences between the NBA and the G League (esp with regards to watching the games)

20:00 Different arena sizes, accessibility of games.

24:25 Live reaction to the Blazers signing Jamaree Bouyea (who reportedly dunks!)

26:15 How the Ignite are a different team from the rest of the G League

27:50 Vets on G League teams. Jodie Meeks example.

32:50 Rip City Remix fans - people to watch out for - Duwop Reath, Antoine Davis, Malachai Smith. (No NBA sons on the Remix yet). Ashton Haggins.

36:00 Helping players by going on Costco runs

39:15 How the G League Season works

44:00 Our first ever G League/Rip City Remix Playlist! 

Youtube Playlist (Explicit)

Spotify Playlist (Explicit)

1:04:00 Takes!

Find Kelsea on Instagram at @kelseataughtyou and Raptors 905. Find Erik at @shoozumoops and @KennysGLeague.

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After catching up about the first two weeks of the season we do a deep dive into Deandre Ayton before he arrived in Portland.

1:00 We Have A Talk about BiMart

3:30 Catching up on the Blazers season so far -  low expectations are great!

6:00 We need a new nickname for Shaedon Sharpe. 

8:55 What Roses figure skating past contributes to her understanding of elegance

11:00 Defense? 

15:00 Defense and communication

18:00 Scoot Henderson observations

20:00 Backup point guard talk

24:00 Shaedon’s decision making confidence

28:00 Jabari Walker/Toumani Camara combo

32:20 In season tournament

39:00 WHAT About Deandre Ayton: early life

43:00 Moving to the states at 12 years old

49:00 Move to Phoenix - 1 month with Marvin Bagley

1:01:00 Philanthropy with his mom

1:05:00 Puma Endorsement

1:06:00 Short College recap

1:06:00 Suspension in his second year in the NBA

1:10:00 Phoenix years

1:17:00 A few more notes on Ayton

1:20:00 Takes: Teachers should be well resourced and Wemby for MVP. 

Key Resources

The Woj Pod: Phoenix's Deandre Ayton on Apple Podcasts 

[FULL] Deandre Ayton film breakdown and interview | NBA on ESPN

Damn, Sun: Deandre Ayton Banned 25 Games for a Positive Test - The Ringer

Deandre Ayton Knows He's Number One

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