On this week's episode of the Blazer's Edge podcast - host Danny Marang is joined by Blazer's Edge Associate Editor, Steve Dewald to talk about the upside-down world the Blazer's have been living in this season, their current run of play, looking a bit ahead at 1st round match ups, Damian Lillard looking like himself again, the integration of Norman Powell, closing out the season and discuss who the 2nd most important player is for the Blazers right now & much more!

Intro

Opening comments

Steve Dewald & dad time home improvement!

Getting ahead ourselves with playoff match ups 4:00

Clippers or Nuggets - Nikola Jokic or Paul George, Kawhi Leonard & Patrick Beverly

Looking at the Utah Jazz and Phoenix Suns - beleive in them at all? 8:00

Resetting and looking at the Blazers from the past 3-ish weeks 12:00

Damian Lillard getting healthy

Return of the Bosnian Beast? 15:00

What was happening 17:00

Brand building has to happen 20:00

Two - way play out of Lillard and Norman Powell fitting in 23:00

Finding another gear offensively 27:00

Listener Questions

Miguel

@Migueleezie

Do you think dj could get some playoff minutes if we play a team like the clippers for defense?

Trail Blazer Stan

One word: DJJ?????

hairy

@d33znust

How long can we sustain this 8-man rotation in the playoffs?

What matchup would be best in the first round?

Twhite27

@Twhite273

Do you think simons will get playoff minutes? If so how much

ALL ANT SIMONS ALL THE TIME! 35:00

Johnny Mac

@johnnypmcgee

Norm and solving the high trap problem. How important it is for us to take advantage of what the defense gives us in those situations.

Do you trust this team? 46:00

Blazers In Six

@NervousOrca

Do you genuinely see the Blazers making any noise in the playoffs? 

This runs has all the Blazery vibes of lightning the world on fire 

at the end of the season and then getting swept because they can’t get Dame out of traps.

Giving Jusuf Nurkic his flowers 50:00

Four games remaining - Rockets up first! How do the Blazers close it out? 56:00

Closing Comments 

Outro

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