On this week's episode of the Blazer's Edge podcast, Tara Bowen-Biggs and Danny Marang are joined by the illustrious Steve Dewald (aka Dave Deckard in Training or DDIT) to take a look at the Blazer's season, how it all feels now that it's coming to a close, expectations and broken hearts, a look at the most likely playoff matchup with the Donovan Mitchell, Rudy Gobert, Joe Ingles and the Utah Jazz, what is fair to expect of Enes Kanter and Rodney Hood, a look at the upcoming Nike Hoop Summit and more!

IntroOpening Comments2:40 How does this season feel now?4:50 Were expectations met?7:00 Most likely scenario for the Blazers…the Jazz7:40 Damian Lillard wants to rest8:30 Anything to take away from Denver match ups?10:00 Matching up with the Utah Jazz10:40 “We have a Hulk”11:40 Redemption stories in the Jazz series; Rodney Hood & Enes Kanter15:20 When the playoffs start will we see the same things the Blazers have done all year?18:00 New series, same question - will the Blazers role players show up?22:20 What do you think Kanter’s assignment will be?26:40 How will Portland deal with the pick & roll?31:20 Trying to find the positive in the match up32:30 We’ve seen what playoff defenses can do to Lillard36:00 What would you consider success for the team at this point?40:00 Is it fair to ask Lillard to deliver in the playoffs this year?43:00 Lillard gets hit with a “flopping warning” vs Nuggets44:15 Relationships between players and referees49:00 First look at the new crop of future stars at Nike Hoop SummitClosing CommentsOutro

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