Exit Interview Follies

EP. 217: Exit Interview Follies

On this week’s Blazer’s Edge podcast, Dave Deckard and Dan Marang take a look at the closing games of the Blazer’s playoffs and ultimately, their season.

With the year coming to a close, exit interviews between a majority of the players and the media took place Tuesday afternoon. Those exit interviews included revealing quotes about Meyers Leonard, Allen Crabbe, Festus Ezeli, Neil Olshey and the state of the team. Plus we dive into the recent controversy surrounding Portland’s basketball culture.

That and more on this week’s Blazer’s Edge podcast!

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So many questions about the Trail Blazers

Ep. 216. Dan Marang joins Tara to talk about the first two games of the Trail Blazer’s 2017 NBA Playoff series. Dan answers all of Tara's questions about what we know about this team, how they have progressed over the season and where they might go from here.

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Who’s the Best Backcourt Duo in the NBA?

EP. 215: Who’s the Best Backcourt Duo in the NBA?

On this week's episode of the Blazer's Edge podcast, Blazer's Edge managing editor Dave Deckard and Dan Marang take a look back at Game 1 of the Trail Blazers vs Warriors series. They discuss CJ McCollum's absolutely monster night- particularly highlighting his defensive effort. From there it's Damian Lillard's night, as spectacular as can be expected, and how as good as it was it was overshadowed. As great as those two were, what happened to almost everyone else?

The big question of the podcast however, Dave asks "who the best backcourt duo is in the NBA today?" While we discuss it, let us know in the comments below who you think the best backcourt tandem is. Have McCollum and Lillard elevated to the top spot? Is is Klay Thompson and Steph Curry? How about the emergence of John Wall and Bradley Beal?

There's that and more on this week's episode of the Blazer's Edge podcast!

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Playoff Preview with Erik Garcia Gundersen

The FANalysts are back with a special playoff preview with Locked on Blazers host Erik Garcia Gundersen. They talk about what it is like covering a team that you are a fan of and what is different between regular season and playoff basketball? And of course, how will the Trail Blazers fare in the first round? Tune in for some great insight from someone who loves the game and has been behind the scenes.

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Who is the Trail Blazers' Sixth Man?

Tara is joined by Ashley Williams and Sean Philipsen to provide fan perspective on the Trail Blazers season. They discuss Meyers Leonard, debate who is the 6th man for the team, and talk about what has surprised them about this season.

They talk about current and former Blazers at the Nike Hoop summit and Ashley provides behind-the-scenes glimpse of what goes on during the week for the high school stars including a Steve Blake sighting!

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What's your best Trail Blazers moment?

EP. 214: What's your best Trail Blazers moment?

On this week's episode of the Blazer's Edge podcast, Dave Deckard and Dan Marang brea-well maybe break isn't the best word choice, discuss Jusuf Nurkić's fractured leg and what that means for Portland in the immediate future. From there they chronicle the Blazer's last 7 games, following up wins against San Antonio Spurs, Miami Heat and Atlanta Hawks with 6 straight wins including a convincing victory over the Houston Rockets and a phenomenal game from Nurkić against the Denver Nuggets.

Dave asks the two big questions of the pod, first of all- did the Nurkić signing save Portland's season? There's plenty to take in there, but someone also sent in a mailbag question (sorry whoever it was, we didn't have your name!) asking what our favorite Trail Blazers moment is.

As usual there's that and a whole lot more on this week's episode of the Blazer's Edge podcast!

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