1:00 Icebreaker: Favorite shared sports memories

12:00 Really well thought out off-season.

13:00 Realistic expectations for Rodney Hood. Restricted minutes, brought back carefully. Be very cautious and don’t let him overdo it. Need to have patience. 

15:40 New personnel rebounding

16:30 Derrick Jones Jr is a really good team defender and communicator. Blazers are good on offense, they don’t need another player who can shoot, an athletic wing provides new options. He’s a good off-ball mover.

19:00 Who is going to throw him lobs?

21:45 Role for Gary Trent Jr? The bench is going to be fun. Does Gary finish games? He’s so good at locking up the best player in one-on-one and he can shoot. 

24:40 We are so ready for GTJ vs Luka Dončić.

26:00 You need a balanced lineup to compete and Gary brings nice balance. 

26:45 Carmelo Anthony reaction. He will be a good release valve on the second unit and will do well if called on to start as well. 

28:45 Melo for 6th man of the year award. Lets go ahead and sweep: Dame for MVP, Melo for 6th man, Gary for Most Improved, Covington for Defensive Player of the year. Yeah these realistic expectations are going great. 

30:00 Other teams in the west didn’t get that much better. 

33:00 Enes Kanter returning made sense for all the teams involved. It was a good move for Celtics. 

34:00 Where does this leave Zach Collins?

35:00 There are a lot of guys who are “known quantities”. 

37:00 Harry Giles is a passing big, but he doesn’t shoot 3, so he and Kanter probably won’t be on the court together. 

39:00 Coaching changes around the league. What is the deal with coaching super teams? 

41:00 Evan Turner on the Celtics coaching staff

45:00 We’re glad the Blazers get Christmas off!

47:00 Some former Blazers updates: Mason Plumlee is a good vet for Detroit, Wesley Matthews to the Lakers 

51:00 How do we really feel about the Lakers?

52:00 Not getting caught up in the national media opinions. 

53:00 Good luck to Hassan Whiteside. 

56:00 We could not talk ourselves out of an exciting year for the Trail Blazers. 

58:00 Greater Medford Multicultural Fair: check them out on Facebook!

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