Saturday, April 30, 2016

The Blazers Make the 2nd Round!

Ep. 132: The Portland Trail Blazers are headed to the 2nd round, and the Weekend Podcast breaks down what happened in Game 6 against the Clippers, how the Blazers will approach the Golden State Warriors in round 2, chatter about Dwight Howard's free agency, and more.

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Thursday, April 21, 2016

How Will Playing in Portland for Game 3 Affect the Trail Blazers?

Ep. 131: Blazer's Edge Twitter followers submit topics for the weekend edition of
the podcast immediately following the Portland Trail Blazers' loss in
Game 2 of their first-round playoff matchup with the Los Angeles
Clippers.

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Monday, April 18, 2016

Did the Blazers Really Improve This Season?

Ep. 130: The Fanalysts are back on Blazer's Edge to talk about the Legendary 2016 Trail Blazers Playoff Run. Jo breaks down Game 1 and talks about Damian Lillard vs Chris Paul and finds some bright spots in Moe Harkless and Gerald Henderson's aggressive play.

Tara looks back to try and uncover if the team made progress in key areas over the course of the season. Specifically, did their defense improve, did they foul smarter and did they commit fewer turnovers?

Finally we devote plenty of time to our extra super special "player" of the week, Coach Terry Stotts.


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Friday, April 15, 2016

Can the Blazers' Intangibles Trump the Clippers' Experience?

Ep. 129: Blazer's Edge staff writer Evans Clinchy joins the weekend edition of the podcast to break down all aspects of the Los Angeles Clippers - Portland Trail Blazers first-round playoff matchup and discuss how the Blazers could possibly steal this series from Blake Griffin, Chris Paul, DeAndre Jordan and the rest of the Clippers.

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Tuesday, April 12, 2016

The Portland Trail Blazers Are in the Playoffs!!

On this edition of the Blazer's Edge hosts Dave Deckard and Phil Naessens discuss Phil's July 13th 2015 prediction that the Portland Trail Blazers would reach the playoffs even though the Trail Blazers lost All-Star LaMarcus Aldridge to the San Antonio Spurs, the guys give out their awards for NBA MVP, Most Improved Player, Sixth Man of the Year, Coach of the Year, Executive of the Year, Rookie of the Year and much more Trail Blazers and NBA talk.

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Saturday, April 9, 2016

Is Hassan Whiteside Worth a Max Offer This Summer?

Ep. 127: Blazer's Edge news editor David MacKay joins the weekend edition of the podcast to discuss advancements in player fitness and recovery, talk about cutting down the length of the NBA regular season and debate who would be a better unrestricted free agent acquisition for the Trail Blazers this summer: Al Horford or Hassan Whiteside.

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Tuesday, April 5, 2016

Portland Trail Blazers: Is Neil Olshey the NBA Executive of the Year?

Ep. 126: On this edition of the Blazer's Edge hosts Dave Deckard and Phil Naessens discuss whether or not Portland Trail Blazers General Manager should be considered for NBA Executive of the Year, Ed Davis should be considered for the NBA 6th Man of the Year Award, if the 2016 Golden State Warriors would really get swept in a seven game series by the 1995-1996 Chicago Bulls and TONS of Portland Trail Blazers and NBA talk!

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Saturday, April 2, 2016

What the heck, refs?

Ep. 125: Jo and Tara are back to open their hearts and spill their guts all about their favorite team. This week they went to an NBA "Chalk Talk" with NBA referee Bernie Fryer to get the inside scoop on officiating in the league. Hear what they learned from the former player (he was a Trail Blazer!) and NBA official.

Tara goes full-on Team Mom mode about Damian Lillard taking care of himself (she's not going to say he needs to rest but, well, a little rest might do him some good) and Jo gives her perspective on how the front court can prepare for the playoffs.

Learn more about the newest Blazer Brian Roberts and more on this weekend edition of the Blazer's Edge Podcast with Fanalysts Jo and Tara.

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