Friday, July 29, 2016

Who are your favorite Blazers role players of all time?

Ep. 158: Blazer's Edge staff writer Eric Griffith joins Chris Lucia and Brandon Goldner on the Weekend Podcast to reminisce about their all-time favorite Portland Trail Blazers role players.

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Tuesday, July 26, 2016

Unwinding the Blazers' rotational pretzel at power forward

Ep. 157: Dan and Dave talk about the joy of extending CJ McCollum to a max-level contract and the financial situation the deal puts the Blazers in. Excitement and trepidation mix as they discuss Portland's new-found depth, rejoice over Festus Ezeli, debate the status of Mo Harkless, and try to unwind the rotational pretzel at power forward before asking whether any of this changes the expectations for the team this season.

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Friday, July 22, 2016

How does a Celtics fan view the Evan Turner signing?

Ep. 156: James Holas of BBallBreakdown.com, aka "Snottie Drippen," drops by the Weekend Podcast to talk about the intersection of social justice issues and sports, 2016 NBA free agency, Portland's acquisition of Evan Turner and why James *strongly dislikes* him, Meyers Leonard's deal, how the Blazers stack up in a talented Northwest Division and more!

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Monday, July 18, 2016

Will Noah Vonleh be back in the rotation this season?


Jo and Tara are back with a FANalyst edition of the Blazer’s Edge Podcast. This week they give their take on Kevin Durant’s decision to sign with the Golden State Warriors and Tara provides a summary of how Noah Vonleh, Pat Connaughton and Jake Layman looked at Summer League.

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Thursday, July 14, 2016

Former Blazer Martell Webster discusses his new mixtape, basketball & life

EP. 154: Former Portland Trail Blazer Martell Webster joins the weekend podcast to discuss his hip-hop mixtape that drops July 15th, his musical influences, how music relates to basketball, his experiences on a rebuilding Blazers roster, plans for basketball going forward and much, much more!

(Editor's Note: this episode contains some mild swearing)

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Monday, July 11, 2016

Checking in on Summer League from Las Vegas

Ep. 153: Blazer's Edge News Editor David MacKay joins Dan Marang on this week's episode to talk about the Festus Ezeli signing, Allen Crabbe and Meyers Leonard coming back, and all things Summer League.

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Friday, July 8, 2016

Do the Blazers have a logjam in the frontcourt?

Ep. 152: Blazer's Edge staff writer Erik Gundersen joins the weekend podcast to analyze what Festus Ezeli brings on both ends, a potential frontcourt logjam, matching Allen Crabbe vs. matching a hypothetical Moe Harkless offer, veteran acquisitions, future trades and more!

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Monday, July 4, 2016

How to Recover from Getting Jilted in Free Agency

Ep. 151: Hear Dan Marang explode with the intensity of a neutron star as he and Dave Deckard discuss the opening weekend of free agency for the Portland Trail Blazers. What do you do when every single player you covet jilts you for another team? What contributed to this situation and how might the Blazers rectify it? Is there any way to recover after Chandler Parsons, Pau Gasol, and Zaza Pachulia all tell you, "No thanks?"

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Friday, July 1, 2016

What's your take on Turner?

Ep. 150 Less than 24 hours into the free agency period, Jo and Tara discuss the Blazer’s first big move: acquiring point guard/shooting guard/small forward/funny man Evan Turner. The FANalysts discuss what it must be like to go through free agency, and Jo provides insight from her dinner with LaMarcus Aldridge last year. Tara talks to Brooke Olzendam of CSNNW to learn more about covering the Northwest sports scene. 

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