We Have A Take: A Portland Trail Blazers Fan Podcast

Time to announce the most prestigious basketball awards of  the year, the 2024 WHAT Awards! Plus: draft lottery reactions, draft night predictions, and no more fiddling around! 5:00 Current Basketball Watching situation 8:05 There is too much fiddling around 10:45 Draft lottery 14:00 GMs should be the ones who sit there at the lottery. Stop sending players! 22:45 The NBA Draft two-day event. We’re skeptical. 25:45 WHAT Award announcements 28:30 Social Media Play of the Year (SMPOTY) 31:00 Most improved ‘fits (MIF) 33:00 Josh Hart Memorial Blazers Legend Award  36:00 Bench Celebrator Man of the Year (BCMOTY) 38:00 Most Valuable Blazer 48:00 You don’t have to keep telling us that Bron is the oldest player in the league

Don’t forget to vote for the WHAT Awards! We’ll keep it open through May 15 2:30 Most of the biggest names are out of the playoffs and the younger superstars are taking over 5:30 Obligatory Josh Hart update 16:00 Timberwolves giving hope to struggling, rebuilding, terrible teams. 20:00 Moses Brown 43:00 Robert Williams III 1:05:00 Tara’s Mid-episode take: It doesn’t matter where a nickname comes from.  1:18:00 Don’t forget to vote for the WHAT Awards! 1:19:00 Rose’s take - televise pre-season WNBA games! Sources Robert Williams's high school coach explains what type of player the Celtics are getting - Boston.com  Family and friends were the focus on draft night for Robert Williams | Sports | ktbs.com  Sources: Boston Celtics rookie Robert Williams has artery condition in his legs - masslive.com Why Robert Williams got the 'Time Lord' nickname when he joined the Celtics Where did Robert Williams's nickname come from? | Boston.com Robert Williams III Media Availability | 2023 Training Camp, Day 2 | Portland Trail Blazers    Join us on Discord! It's a place where we can share our love for the Blazers, talk about games, and get to know other Blazer fans. Kind of like Twitter but it's not. There are different channels with different topics and you can join in where you want, and ignore the stuff you don't want to see. Give it a try! You can also still find us on Twitter: @wehaveatake, @tcbbiggs @roselharding The cutest intro/outro music by Eric Peterson (@shoozumoops)

Its that time of the year again! We're wrapping up the Blazers 2023-24 Season with our annual WHAT Awards. Today Rose and Tara announce the nominees --> vote now! https://forms.gle/73PnzzJctJYJgrke9 1:23 When is the proper time for takes? 2:00 Anfernee should ask for a trade 5:00 Players should have consequences for dangerous plays 15:00 We hate what is happening to Damian Lillard 20:00 Clipped Trailer 23:00 Josh Hart! can play all 48 26:00 There have never been so many bald spots in the NBA and that's ok! 31:30 WHAT Award Nominations 32:00 Social Media Play of the year 3:00 Most Improved Fits 55:00 Josh Hart Memorial Blazers Legend Award 1:02:00 Bench Celebrator Man of the Year 1:05:00 Most Valuable Blazer

Bruce Poinsette (https://twitter.com/brucepoinsette) joined us to reflect on the Portland Trail Blazer's 2023-24 season. 3:45 Something to remember 13:00 Something to forget 30:00 Things that exceeded Expectations 43:15 Things that fell short 1:04:00 Start, bench, trade the roster Join us on Discord! It's a place where we can share our love for the Blazers, talk about games, and get to know other Blazer fans. Kind of like Twitter but it's not. There are different channels with different topics and you can join in where you want, and ignore the stuff you don't want to see. Give it a try! You can also still find us on Twitter: @wehaveatake, @tcbbiggs @roselharding The cutest intro/outro music by Eric Peterson (@shoozumoops)

In which we switch up the order of the show and everything goes all to H-E-L-L 2:15 Starting with takes this time. Tara: Blazers are going to have a terrible record again  next season.  15:00 Rose: Player comps suck.  25:00 Ashton Hagans 58:50 Dalano Banton 1:25:00 Canadian players coming into the league Letter from home: A father's message to Kentucky's Ashton Hagans - The Athletic Ashton Hagans Blog: Decommitment from Georgia, falling in the Final Four, rumor control and more Ashton Hagans, Timberwolves Reportedly Agree to 2-Way Contract After NBA Draft The hometown kid making big noise for the Toronto Raptors 'I Want to Be the Blueprint': The Raptors' Dalano Banton Is Making Rexdale Dream Big | Complex  ‘Rexdale is him.’ Raptors rookie Dalano Banton inspiring the neighbourhood he grew up in Podcast: Hustle Play Dalano Banton: "Wow, I'm really on the Raptors!"  Inside In Your City, a Brand Started By Dalano Banton and His Friends | Complex Join us on ⁠Discord⁠! It's a place where we can share our love for the Blazers, talk about games, and get to know other Blazer fans. Kind of like Twitter but it's not. There are different channels with different topics and you can join in where you want, and ignore the stuff you don't want to see. Give it a try! You can also still find us on Twitter: @wehaveatake, @tcbbiggs @roselharding The cutest intro/outro music by Eric Peterson (⁠@shoozumoops⁠)

The Portland Trail Blazers are officially out of the playoff race but there are plenty of former Blazers heading to the playoffs! We've got a rundown of all the Blazer Cuties and Blazer Legends we'll be following in the post season. 1:00 Five rookie starters “dominated” by Aaron Gordon. Fun game against Denver showcasing the young guys on the team! 11:30 This year seems like it's going to end better than the last two even if they don’t win more games. 14:15 Which former Blazers are going to be in the playoffs? 15:20 Blazer Cuties, Blazer Sweeties and Blazer Legends. Do we have solid definitions? 21:00 Eastern Conference likely playoff teams with Blazer Cuties, Blazers Legends or former Blazers on them Boston: Jrue Holiday? Milwaukee: Damian Lillard, Pat Connaughton Cleveland: no Blazers Orlando: Joe Ingles New York Knicks: Josh Hart Indiana: no Blazers Miami: Patty Mills Philadelphia: Nicolas Batum, Robert Covington Chicago: no Blazers Atlanta: Wesley Matthews 46:10 Western Conference likely playoff teams: OKC: No Blazers DEN: No Blazers MINN: Nikel Alexander Walker, (traded by the Pelicans in the CJ Trade, flipped the next day to the Jazz, for Joe ingles and the later that day, to minnesota) Clippers: Norman Powell, Mason Plumlee NOP: CJ McCollum, Larry Nance Jr., Cody Zeller Dallas: Derrick Jones Jr., Seth Curry, Greg Brown III Phoenix: Jusuf Nurkic, Drew Eubanks, Nassir Little SAC: No Blazers LAL; Cam Reddish, Skylar Mays (tw), Harry Giles (tw) GSW: GPII (Potential to slide in) Houston: Jeenathan Williams 1:20 Takes Join us on Discord! It's a place where we can share our love for the Blazers, talk about games, and get to know other Blazer fans. Kind of like Twitter but it's not. There are different channels with different topics and you can join in where you want, and ignore the stuff you don't want to see. Give it a try! You can also still find us on Twitter: @wehaveatake, @tcbbiggs @roselharding The cutest intro/outro music by Eric Peterson (@shoozumoops)

We have a talk about Rayan Rupert and Kris Murray who took two very different paths to the NBA. Plus a Dominupdate on the Blazers big man who is BALLIN’ right now! 2:00 DominAyton Deandre Ayton 7:22 The team is low on shooters and who is the leader? 11:00 Looking more comfortable in his new situation 14:00 Reference to latest Blazer Focused podcast with a locker room interview with Ayton 16:30 Shout out to Keith from TrailCasters for the nickname The Iceman for Ayton 18:00 Learn more about Rayan Rupert: Father’s basketball career, looking for another Nic Batum 29:30 A guess as to why he wears 72 including a small French civics tidbit. 37:20 Jewelry choices.  40:00 Learn more about Kris Murray, not Keegan Murray, another kid from a basketball family, underrated, took year between high school and college for their growth, path to the draft, time with the Remix, namesake Chris Street, Murray’s two dogs, Indie and Rosie.  1:14:00 What is going on with everyone’s hair?  1:17:00 Takes: Basketball Community needs to standardize the box score format, the NBA has a new sweetheart and you’re going to love who Rose thinks it is! Join us on Discord! It's a place where we can share our love for the Blazers, talk about games, and get to know other Blazer fans. Kind of like Twitter but it's not. There are different channels with different topics and you can join in where you want, and ignore the stuff you don't want to see. Give it a try! You can also still find us on Twitter: @wehaveatake, @tcbbiggs @roselharding The cutest intro/outro music by Eric Peterson (@shoozumoops)

We are over dunks (okay well Tara is) because they overshadow the art of understated and elegant layups. We are ready to roll with the Chill and Elegant Portland Trail Blazers! This week we also touch on recent wins, what we love about Delano Banton, get a report about family night at the game with Rose’s family and learn about Duop Reath.  1:50 It's raining wins in Rip City! 6:45 How can we recognize players for their rebounding? 7:30 Tara is officially out on dunks 9:30 Family game night vs Houston 19:00 NBA Coffee The game-day caffeine routine keeps the Portland Trail Blazers, the NBA's most well-traveled team, running - ESPN  23:50 Banton Believers 33:30 Duop Reath 43:15 Being found at a South Sudanese Basketball Tournament in Australia 48:00 College years 57:00 Sidebar about South Sudanese Basketball National team (Reath plays for Australia) 1:05:00 Professional Career 1:11:00 Comparing Reath’s journey to the more “typical” route into the NBA 1:21:00 Takes: let the 3s fly, Domoinayton, defensive rules should be straightforward enough to explain to a 7 year old.  Duop Reath Resources: Against all odds, 27 year old rookie Duop Reath made the NBA The Incredible Journey of Duop Reath Illawarra Hawks' Duop Reath's incredible journey from South Sudan to NBL's biggest stage - ESPN   Mirrabooka's Duop Reath making his mark in US college system with Louisiana State University 'A better opportunity': LSU's Duop Reath emerges from war-torn South Sudan ... and Australia, to carve a niche in America Portland-bound: Here's how Duop Reath cracked the NBA    The Refugee Who Could Be Rookie of the Month Join us on Discord! It's a place where we can share our love for the Blazers, talk about games, and get to know other Blazer fans. Kind of like Twitter but it's not. There are different channels with different topics and you can join in where you want, and ignore the stuff you don't want to see. Give it a try! You can also still find us on Twitter: @wehaveatake, @tcbbiggs @roselharding The cutest intro/outro music by Eric Peterson (@shoozumoops)

"Blazers Rule, Lakers Drool!" We go way back to the beginning to learn about Brenna Greene's journey, from Blazers Kids Camp attendee, to nun in Sound of Music, to Montana, Reno and Spokane where she was the station's first female sports director. Many fun stories a long the way. Plus we check in with her on possible WHAT Award nominees! 1:20 Icebreakers - entertaining things that happened during a game that are not basketball related. DeMarcus Cousins gets unejected, blimp crash, t-shirt tosses. 11:30 Rip City United Season Ticket Holder event. 13:35 Blazers camps for kids used to have the best giveaways. 15:30 Getting to know Brenna 18:30 Blazers Rule, Lakers "Drul" 21:30 Basketball and how she became a broadcaster 28:55 Becoming the first female sports news director at KREM in Spokane 32:00 Strong Gonzaga connection with Blazers media 33:45 Highlights of some of the things she’s covered over the years 39:30 Covering the Damian Lillard game 47:00 Covering the Blazers this year 53:00 Covering teams that you have been a fan of 55:35 WHAT awards check in 1:21:00 Takes: hold onto your physical media because it disappears from the internet, tall point guards are fun, the sun makes people drive out of their minds. Join us on Discord! It's a place where we can share our love for the Blazers, talk about games, and get to know other Blazer fans. Kind of like Twitter but it's not. There are different channels with different topics and you can join in where you want, and ignore the stuff you don't want to see. Give it a try! You can also still find us on Twitter: @wehaveatake, @tcbbiggs @roselharding The cutest intro/outro music by Eric Peterson (@shoozumoops)

It's the All Star break and we have a grab bag of topics to cover including Duop Reath’s new NBA contract, Scoot’s new Cheetos shoes, Adam Silver reassessing the G League Ignite and more! Plus, a history lesson about the NBA Dunk Contest that you probably have never heard about! Shout out to Darnell Hillman! :45 All Star Weekend - how do they choose the players for the Celebrity game?  6:17 Bad rules and bad commentary for the Steph Curry vs Sabrina Ionescu three point shootout 13:57 Shaedon Sharpe and Scoot Henderson attend All Star Weekend together.  15:08 Why isn’t Wemby an all star? 23:30 Duop Reath gets his NBA contract!  30:30 Props to the Minnesota Timberwolves for breaking through (finally!) 34:15 Jerami is coming for Most Improved Fit awards by adding his special t-shirt collection into the mix.  37:00 Scoot Henderson’s new Cheeto shoes with Puma (plus a dramatic reading of a partial press release. Puma please sponsor the podcast.) 43:00 Shout out Ashtan Hagans for his G League All Star appearance! 45:00 Adam Silver reassessing the G League Ignite  55:00 The first NBA Dunk Contest in 1977 NOT 1984 as the NBA would like you to think!  NBA dunk contest started in 1976-77, when Pacers Darnell Hillman won. Learn more about Darnell Hillman, Dr Dunk. 1:08:00 Is it possible that the Rose Quarter has a dunking curse?  1:13:00 Takes: No games in the week leading up to All Star Weekend, and an update on Larsa Pippen and Marcus Jordan’s relationship.  Join us on Discord! It's a place where we can share our love for the Blazers, talk about games, and get to know other Blazer fans. Kind of like Twitter but it's not. There are different channels with different topics and you can join in where you want, and ignore the stuff you don't want to see. Give it a try! You can also still find us on Twitter: @wehaveatake, @tcbbiggs @roselhardingThe cutest intro/outro music by Eric Peterson (@shoozumoops)

What Happens After Trade Deadline? Our friend @catrenzer joined us this week to talk about what's next for the Blazers now that the trade deadline has passed. Cat is a Remix season ticket holder and she has lots of great observations and thoughts about how rookies and young guys are being developed in the G League. Listen to her takes on Kris Murray, Ryan Rupert, Ashton Haggins and more! :50 Cat talk w/ @catrenzer 3:45 Icebreaker: Rooting interest in the Super Bowl 7:30 Post trade deadline wrap up 10:30 In depth on Jerami Grant, NBA veteran 15:00 Playing vets and playing rookies and not playing vets and not playing rookies. 20:00 What Cat has learned from watching Remix games that applies to the Blazers 31:30 Reminder to watch Destination NBA 33:00 Setting up younger players for success 35:45 Watching Detroit (Rose does this by choice) 39:00 Wondering about the G League Ignite - does that pathway work?  46:00 Rewiring our brains about what to expect from 19 year-olds like Scoot Henderson. 52:00 Why hasn’t Duop Reath been converted yet? Lets go Joe! 1:03:10 Where are we in this rebuild? 1:18:00 Let's give Malcolm Brogdon and Jerami Grant some acknowledgement for being happy to be here. 1:20:00  Takes: Miami is now the best Real Housewives franchise, Booooo companies who don’t have people responding to customer service requests, more afternoon games for families! Join us on Discord! It's a place where we can share our love for the Blazers, talk about games, and get to know other Blazer fans. Kind of like Twitter but it's not. There are different channels with different topics and you can join in where you want, and ignore the stuff you don't want to see. Give it a try! You can also still find us on Twitter: @wehaveatake, @tcbbiggs @roselharding The cutest intro/outro music by Eric Peterson (@shoozumoops)

Kelly Aucoin returns to the podcast to talk about what he's been up to, Damian Lillard's return and what is the plan for the future? 1:00 NYC Catch-up 6:50 Icebreaker: What would you purchase at Terry Porter's estate sale? 13:10 What shaped Kelly's fandom? 20:10 Sterling Affair: watch for it! 24:15 Doc Rivers is relevant again! 27:50 Robin Lopez enters the race for Blazers Legend for the assist getting the ball down 30:00 Damian Lillard's return to the Moda Center 32:00 History of (one of) the beefs with Doc 36:00 Crowd was great, hope Dame got the message 41:00 How about the current Blazers 53:20 Toumani Camara talk and Duop Reath countdown to contract 1:00:00 We might not see the vision but we can see the plan 11:08:00 Takes Join us on Discord! It's a place where we can share our love for the Blazers, talk about games, and get to know other Blazer fans. Kind of like Twitter but it's not. There are different channels with different topics and you can join in where you want, and ignore the stuff you don't want to see. Give it a try! You can also still find us on Twitter: @wehaveatake, @tcbbiggs @roselharding The cutest intro/outro music by Eric Peterson (@shoozumoops)

We made up the WHAT Awards to have something to cheer for when maybe the wins are not piling up. Its time to check in and see who are the front runners! Plus we check in before the return of Damian Lillard, talk about how players on this team seem to have more defined roles, and of course, local public works and infrastructure (because we have to have our icy takes as well!)  :30 Catch-up - ice storms, public works and local infrastructure 7:30 Basketball is supposed to be fun! 15:00 Do people know what their roles are? 22:00 Anfrenee Simons on JJ Reddick’s podcast talking about his development when he came into the league   WHAT Awards mid season check-in 26:00 Bench Celebrator 32:50 Most improved Fits (don’t forget to vote for Jerami Grant for League Fits All Stars 43:40 Social Media Play of the Season 59:00 Blazer’s Legend (Here is that clip from Sheed we talked about. NSFW You probably don’t want to listen if you’re a huge fan of Walton. ) 1:07:00 Most Valuable Blazer 1:23:00 Takes Join us on Discord! It's a place where we can share our love for the Blazers, talk about games, and get to know other Blazer fans. Kind of like Twitter but it's not. There are different channels with different topics and you can join in where you want, and ignore the stuff you don't want to see. Give it a try! You can also still find us on Twitter: @wehaveatake, @tcbbiggs @roselharding The cutest intro/outro music by Eric Peterson (@shoozumoops)

1/20/23 We've been trying to make it work but there is just so much going on, we have not been able to record the past few weeks. So here is a classic episode where we learn about two players who have been playing lights out! In case you missed it the first time around or if you want to listen again, from 11/26/22: WHAT We Learned about Jerami Grant and Jabari Walker 1:00 Icebreaker: what do you think about the new jerseys 7:00 News Sign⁠ Ibou Badji waive Olivier Sarr ⁠(their other 2-way player is John Butler). 9:00 Olivier Sarr we hardly knew you :( 12:00 Shaedon getting more comfortable in interviews. 14:30 What we learned about Jerami Grant 18:15 Drafted by the 76ers during the darkest days of The Process 20:00 Goes to OKC when they are trying to figure out what to do after Kevin Durant leaves 22:30 Grant with the Denver Nuggets 24:00 Activism 27:00 Hour Generation 30:30 A little more about the Grant brothers 34:00 Basketball royalty weddings 37:00 What we learned about Jabari Walker 39:00 A bit about Samaki Walker first. ⁠Samaki Walker draft night suit⁠. 43:00 ⁠Jabari’s mom⁠ worked for the FBI. 47:00 Early basketball years - late bloomer with a very high basketball IQ 49:00 Highschool a⁠t Campbell Hall school⁠ in Los Angeles 50:00 ⁠Broken arm and leg⁠ 54:50 University of Colorado Boulder (⁠announcement video)⁠ 57:45 A few more fun facts . . . 1:05:00 Social Media player of the week. ⁠Justise Enjoys a Sunset⁠ 1:08:00 Takes for the week: Brooke Olzendam is the best. Justise Winslow is right about a lot of things. Join us on ⁠Discord⁠! Its a place where we can share our love for the Blazers, talk about games, and get to know other Blazer fans. Its kind of like Twitter but its not. There are different channels with different topics and you can join in where you want, and ignore the stuff you don't want to see. Give it a try! You can also still find us on Twitter: @wehaveatake, @tcbbiggs @roselharding

We’re getting ready for 2024 by counting down 2023!  3 things to remember 2 things to forget 1 thing to look forward to  1:30 New York trip coming up 5:00 Jabari Walker City Edition Jersey To remember: 9:45 Jusuf Nurkic saga ended well 16:00 March 22, Blazers defeat Jazz 21:45 Josh Hart speaks up for Trail Blazers 29:00 Summer league excitement and In Season Tournament announcements 34:30 Decisive Rebuild 39:15 “Coach, I hear you were practicing lobs” To forget 42:15 Summer was ruined by the Damian Lillard trade drama 45:00 Dame’s goodbye letter 52:53 That GPII was a Blazer 59:15 Pre Season Closed Captions at Moda Looking forward to 1:01:01 Scoot’s development - it's happening! 1:17:00 Rebuilding - the only way out is through 1:23:00 Takes Join us on Discord! It's a place where we can share our love for the Blazers, talk about games, and get to know other Blazer fans. Kind of like Twitter but it's not. There are different channels with different topics and you can join in where you want, and ignore the stuff you don't want to see. Give it a try! You can also still find us on Twitter: @wehaveatake, @tcbbiggs @roselharding The cutest intro/outro music by Eric Peterson (@shoozumoops)

1:00 When your dad becomes a Joel Embiid fan 4:00 We don't think about the Bucks 7:00 In season tournament conspiracies and ideas for the future 14:00 Thoughts on the return of injured players: Deandre Ayton, Malcolm Brogdon, Anfernee Simons and Jerami Grant 27:00 Some early WHAT Award contenders: Bench Celebrator, Blazer Legend 35:30 Get to know Toumani Camara 38:00 Belgian players in the NBA 40:00 High school years and Too Many Buckets nickname origin stories 43:00 College years at University of Georgia and Dayton 53:00 Draft journey 1:10:00 Overall fit and extra bits 1:00 When your dad becomes a Joel Embiid fan 4:00 We don't think about the Bucks 7:00 In season tournament conspiracies and ideas for the future 14:00 Thoughts on the return of injured players: Deandre Ayton, Malcolm Brogdon, Anfernee Simons and Jerami Grant 27:00 Some early WHAT Award contenders: Bench Celebrator, Blazer Legend 35:30 Get to know Toumani Camara 38:00 Belgian players in the NBA 40:00 High school years and Too Many Buckets nickname origin stories 43:00 College years at University of Georgia and Dayton 53:00 Draft journey 1:10:00 Overall fit and extra bits 1:15:00 Takes: Good fruitcake is good and media need to stop saying that Zion is fat. Toumani Camara References The Only Belgian in the NBA — We Are Basket  Archdeacon: Transfer gets second chance to make impression at UD  ARCHDEACON: UD Arena sendoff for Camara is well-deserved  Toumani Camara Selected By The Phoenix Suns In The NBA Draft - University of Dayton Athletics Suns rookie Toumani Camara thrives at NBA Summer League with family’s support Quick Chat: Toumani Camara - University of Georgia Athletics Draft Dreams and Family Bonds: Toumani Camara's NBA Draft Experience David Putterie, (Instagram interview)  Toumani Camara Pre-Draft Interview - NBA Big Board One-On-One Series  Join us on Discord! It's a place where we can share our love for the Blazers, talk about games, and get to know other Blazer fans. Kind of like Twitter but it's not. There are different channels with different topics and you can join in where you want, and ignore the stuff you don't want to see. Give it a try! You can also still find us on Twitter: @wehaveatake, @tcbbiggs @roselharding The cutest intro/outro music by Eric Peterson (@shoozumoops)

We were joined by our friends Jason (@Hecubus01) and Rachel (@pdx_rachel) to announce which awards we’re going to hand out this year and how we will decide who wins. We’re excited to welcome back some old favorites and announce a few new ones! Along the way we talk about keeping ourselves engaged in a down season, temperature check on the likelihood of a Blazers trade, zombies, toe shoes, Ed Davis, NBA fashion and more! 1:00 Icebreaker: Which Blazer would you want to be with during a Zombie Apocalypse? 5:45 WHAT Awards of the past 11:20 WHAT Awards this season 13:45 Bench Celebrator Man of the Year 24:50 Most Improved Fits 33:40 Social Media Play of the Year 41:10 Blazers Legend Award 55:00 Most Valuable Blazers 1:03:00 Takes: Gerry chose the wrong person, Blazers trade activity will be low, Gerry chose the right person for him, Suns and Portland trade in the off season was a win-win, Remix games are really fun and Bill Kennedy is the only referee who understands that he is part of the show (in the challenge reviews, anyway) Listeners and friends! We need your help! When you see a player or a meme or someone or something worth consideration for one of these awards - please share with us! We’re still on twitter, you can tweet us, reach us through Instagram or email us at hoopsandtalks@gmail.com.  Join us on Discord! It's a place where we can share our love for the Blazers, talk about games, and get to know other Blazer fans. Kind of like Twitter but it's not. There are different channels with different topics and you can join in where you want, and ignore the stuff you don't want to see. Give it a try! You can also still find us on Twitter: @wehaveatake, @tcbbiggs @roselharding The cutest intro/outro music by Eric Peterson (@shoozumoops)

In advance of Giving Tuesday we wanted to learn more about charitable work that the Blazers players are doing. We talked about different foundations that players have started, the causes that players support and how we can support or contribute to their causes. Along the way we also talked about players we wish we had appreciated more while they were here, how we're feeling about the Blazers taking on Damian Lillard and the Milwaukee Bucks for the first time, Scoot coming off the bench and much more! Plus, our takes! On the possibility of a Golden Bachelorette and Fantasy Basketball friendships :30 Players we wish we had appreciated more 6:00 Feelings update 34:30 Blazer charitable works 1:03:00 Former Blazer foundations 1:12:00 Takes! Places you can donate to support Blazers' causes https://helpinghandsforsinglemoms.org/ https://www.brogdonfamilyfoundation.org/ https://www.hourgeneration.com/ https://www.nextplay360.com/ https://www.be-a-light.org/ https://www.nbpafoundation.com/ https://www.nslyf.org/ https://www.patconnaughtonfoundation.org/ https://www.jusufnurkicfoundation.org/ https://ml20.org/donate/ https://briangrant.org/ Join us on Discord! It's a place where we can share our love for the Blazers, talk about games, and get to know other Blazer fans. Kind of like Twitter but it's not. There are different channels with different topics and you can join in where you want, and ignore the stuff you don't want to see. Give it a try! You can also still find us on Twitter: @wehaveatake, @tcbbiggs @roselharding The cutest intro/outro music by Eric Peterson (@shoozumoops)

We're back with another player deep dive! This time we have a talk about Malcolm Brogdon. Still waters run deep with this amazing man! We also touch base on the stats we've been tracking this season - how are the Blazers doing and are we tracking the right things? All this plus our takes and more! 2:00 Blazers latest games - not as lovely as the beautiful fluffy snow covered mountains 5:00 G League game observations 9:00 Shaedon reflections 14:00 Reviewing and updating team-specific stats that we are tracking. (And choosing some less demoralizing alternatives) 32:30 We have a talk about Malcolm Brogdon. 1:15:00 Our takes Some of the resource we used for Malcolm Brogdon research The education of Malcolm Brogdon - Sports Illustrated intangible: the story behind Virginia's bigger-than-basketball program  The Woj Pod Malcolm Brogdon  Inside UVA with NBA Star Malcolm Brogdon  Query & Schultz Podcast: Malcolm Brogdon Join us on Discord! It's a place where we can share our love for the Blazers, talk about games, and get to know other Blazer fans. Kind of like Twitter but it's not. There are different channels with different topics and you can join in where you want, and ignore the stuff you don't want to see. Give it a try! You can also still find us on Twitter: @wehaveatake, @tcbbiggs @roselharding The cutest intro/outro music by Eric Peterson (@shoozumoops)

We Have A Talk (and a Playlist) about the G League w/Erik Peterson, host of Kenny’s G League podcast and Kelsea O’Brian, of Raptors 905, a feature writer who has covered the G League for years.  1:00 Icebreaker: The G League has some unique names! Aside from Remix and Raptors 905, what are your favorite G League names? Find a list on the Wikipedia page (its okay if you you want to choose a defunct team)  8:00 We learn that Andre Miller is coach of the  9:00 Learning more about how Erik started a G League podcast (Kenny’s G League) 12:30 Kelsea’s experience covering the G League. Players coming in through the front door vs coming in through the side door.  16:45 Some differences between the NBA and the G League (esp with regards to watching the games) 20:00 Different arena sizes, accessibility of games. 24:25 Live reaction to the Blazers signing Jamaree Bouyea (who reportedly dunks!) 26:15 How the Ignite are a different team from the rest of the G League 27:50 Vets on G League teams. Jodie Meeks example. 32:50 Rip City Remix fans - people to watch out for - Duwop Reath, Antoine Davis, Malachai Smith. (No NBA sons on the Remix yet). Ashton Haggins. 36:00 Helping players by going on Costco runs 39:15 How the G League Season works 44:00 Our first ever G League/Rip City Remix Playlist!  The Climb, Miley Cyrus Never Stop by Future  My Heart Will Go On (in Honor of Kevin Knox) Cheap Thrills by Sia Eastbound and Down (from Smokey and the Bandit), Jerry Reed  Welcome to Atlanta Remix  I Dreamed a Dream Susan Boyle Finesse Bruno Mars featuring Cardi-B  The Magic Store -The Muppet Movie March Madness by Future All the Small Things Blink 182 Smoke Dynamic Duo - Remix Youtube Playlist (Explicit) Spotify Playlist (Explicit) 1:04:00 Takes! Remix is going to win the G League Championship NBA In Season Tournament courts are awesome and should be even crazier BBQ is the worst way to cook a hot dog There should be an in arena activity that is a target shooting challenge with T-shirt guns. Find Kelsea on Instagram at @kelseataughtyou and Raptors 905. Find Erik at @shoozumoops and @KennysGLeague. Join us on Discord! It's a place where we can share our love for the Blazers, talk about games, and get to know other Blazer fans. Kind of like Twitter but it's not. There are different channels with different topics and you can join in where you want, and ignore the stuff you don't want to see. Give it a try! You can also still find us on Twitter: @wehaveatake, @tcbbiggs @roselharding The cutest intro/outro music by Eric Peterson (@shoozumoops)