We Like the Blazers

Ep. 117 - What do we make of the Blazers' to-be owner Tom Dundon? We talk about him, his management approach, if there's any real risk of the Blazers leaving Portland, the need for the Moda Center to be updated, what new ownership means in the short term, and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ep. 116 - Conor and Brandon are BACK to begin recapping a jam-packed summer for our Portland Trail Blazers, started with talking about the consequences and implications of buying out Deandre Ayton, trading Anfernee Simons, and drafting Yan Hansen! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

DAMIAN LILLARD IS A PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZER. AGAIN. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ep. 114 - Lamar Hurd of the Portland Trail Blazers TV broadcast joins the pod to talk about his approach to broadcasting, the full story being his vociferous defense of (and empathy for) The Grinch, how maintaining humility and using his platform to lift up others centers his work, taking in feedback (even if it's critical) from Blazers fans, and more! Then Conor and Brandon discuss the Blazers' recent stretch, their fading play-in hopes, and praise for Deni Avdija and the return of Matisse Thybulle. Find us at WeLikeTheBlazers.com and ALL podcast and streaming apps. We Like the Blazers is a proud member of the Rogue Media Network and the Blazer’s Edge Family of podcasts, which includes Trail Daddy with Dave Deckard and Rip City Roundtable with Cory Dickman. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ep. 113 - Washington Post reporter and Blazer's Edge legend Ben Golliver joins the pod to talk about his approach to reporting on the Blazers, working a national beat and balancing discretion with reporting the story, and his stark view where he sees the Blazers as a franchise, plus a TON more! Find us at WeLikeTheBlazers.com and ALL podcast and streaming apps. We Like the Blazers is a proud member of the Rogue Media Network and the Blazer’s Edge Family of podcasts, which includes Trail Daddy with Dave Deckard and Rip City Roundtable with Cory Dickman. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ep. 112 - Oregon's US Senator Ron Wyden is back, and he talked with us about Bill Walton: his life, his politics, and what people might be surprised by. Wyden also talked about his book, It Takes Chutzpah, before Brandon and Conor talk about the Blazers at the All-Star Break (both as a team AND the players in the Rising Stars game, Donovan Clingan's dominance, whether the Blazers are stuck in a failed rebuild, and MORE! Find us at WeLikeTheBlazers.com and ALL podcast and streaming apps. We Like the Blazers is a proud member of the Rogue Media Network and the Blazer’s Edge Family of podcasts, which includes Trail Daddy with Dave Deckard and Rip City Roundtable with Cory Dickman. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ep. 111 - The Blazers are winners of six in a row and 10 of their last 11! How are they doing it? We talk about their transformed defense, plus the value of Toumani Camara, and the curious decision by Joe Cronin to do nothing at the trade deadline when 26 other teams made moves. Find us at WeLikeTheBlazers.com and ALL podcast and streaming apps. We Like the Blazers is a proud member of the Rogue Media Network and the Blazer’s Edge Family of podcasts, which includes Trail Daddy with Dave Deckard and Rip City Roundtable with Cory Dickman. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ep. 110 - The Blazers have won more games than they've lost lately... is this a disaster?? Conor and Brandon talk about it, plus the lack of a certain je ne sais quoi in Dame's latest return to Portland, some light free agency banter, and MORE! Find us at WeLikeTheBlazers.com, now on BlueSky at @WeLikeTheBlazers.com, and ALL podcast and streaming apps. We Like the Blazers is a proud member of the Rogue Media Network and the Blazer’s Edge Family of podcasts, which includes Trail Daddy with Dave Deckard and Rip City Roundtable with Cory Dickman. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ep. 109 - Scoot Henderson has been balling out... but it's not all about stats! Conor and Brandon talk about that, plus the Blazers having a two-game win streak, DeAndre Ayton's big game and why consistency can be so tough, a bold idea for balancing 82 games with player rest... and more! Find us at WeLikeTheBlazers.com, now on BlueSky at @WeLikeTheBlazers.com, and ALL podcast and streaming apps. We Like the Blazers is a proud member of the Rogue Media Network and the Blazer’s Edge Family of podcasts, which includes Trail Daddy with Dave Deckard and Rip City Roundtable with Cory Dickman. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ep. 108 - This episode's magic word(s) is "role clarity." Could Jerami Grant's absence actually be HELPING the Blazers? Conor and Brandon talk about that, whether Anfernee Simons might be traded specifically to the Orlando Magic, Kris Murray's improved play, and MORE! Find us at WeLikeTheBlazers.com, now on BlueSky at @WeLikeTheBlazers.com, and ALL podcast and streaming apps. We Like the Blazers is a proud member of the Rogue Media Network and the Blazer’s Edge Family of podcasts, which includes Trail Daddy with Dave Deckard and Rip City Roundtable with Cory Dickman. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ep. 107 - HAPPY NEW YEAR! The Blazers were 2-0 under Nate Bjorkgren... can we take anything from it? Plus Greg Oden returns to Portland, Deni Avdija is playing like the Blazers' best player, whether Scoot Henderson showed anything in a recent stretch of good games, and MORE! Find us at WeLikeTheBlazers.com, now on BlueSky at @WeLikeTheBlazers.com, and ALL podcast and streaming apps. We Like the Blazers is a proud member of the Rogue Media Network and the Blazer’s Edge Family of podcasts, which includes Trail Daddy with Dave Deckard and Rip City Roundtable with Cory Dickman. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ep. 106 - Conor and Brandon are unwrapping gifts... given in the form of questions by YOU! We talk about whether the Blazers are developing their young talent, what gift you would give to Blazers players, whether Sharpe could be a first option, the Lore of Ships, and MORE! Find us at WeLikeTheBlazers.com, now on BlueSky at @WeLikeTheBlazers.com, and ALL podcast and streaming apps. We Like the Blazers is a proud member of the Rogue Media Network and the Blazer’s Edge Family of podcasts, which includes Trail Daddy with Dave Deckard and Rip City Roundtable with Cory Dickman. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ep. 105 - Anfernee Simons had a 24-point third quarter against Dallas and has been averaging well above his career averages over the last three games! Is Simons BACK? Does this mean he'll be traded? We talk about that plus the NBA Cup and whether it matters, how there are no Blazers jerseys in the Basketball Hall of Fame, and MORE! Find us at WeLikeTheBlazers.com, now on BlueSky at @WeLikeTheBlazers.com, and ALL podcast and streaming apps. We Like the Blazers is a proud member of the Rogue Media Network and the Blazer’s Edge Family of podcasts, which includes Trail Daddy with Dave Deckard and Rip City Roundtable with Cory Dickman. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ep. 104 - Donovan Clingan hurt his knee twice in Portland's win against Houston, yet was allowed to come back into the game... and now he's out for the foreseeable future! Whose fault is it? Hint: maybe nobody's. We also talk about Rodney Hood's retirement, Deni Avdija passing the eye test, and MORE! Find us at WeLikeTheBlazers.com, now on BlueSky at @WeLikeTheBlazers.com, and ALL podcast and streaming apps. We Like the Blazers is a proud member of the Rogue Media Network and the Blazer’s Edge Family of podcasts, which includes Trail Daddy with Dave Deckard and Rip City Roundtable with Cory Dickman. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ep. 103 - US Senator Ron Wyden joined to talk about his connection to the game of basketball growing up, his love of the Portland Trail Blazers, his encouragement for the Blazers to build a Bill Walton and Maurice Lucas statue, his work to support the Albina Vision Trust as it helps the Lower Albina District near the Moda Center in becoming a thriving neighborhood, the nuclear athleticism of Shaedon Sharpe, and more! We also welcome Blazer's Edge Associate Editor and Reporter Conor Bergin as he joins Brandon Goldner in co-hosting We Like the Blazers! Find us at WeLikeTheBlazers.com, now on BlueSky at @WeLikeTheBlazers.com, and ALL podcast and streaming apps. We Like the Blazers is a proud member of the Rogue Media Network and the Blazer’s Edge Family of podcasts, which includes Trail Daddy with Dave Deckard and Rip City Roundtable with Cory Dickman. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ep. 102 - The Blazers are on a three-game winning streak, and Blazers fans actually have something to root for! With Ryan taking an extended leave because the job that actually pays him demands his attention, Brandon chats with Cory Dickman of the Rip City Roundtable to talk about Shaedon Sharpe's ascendence, the Blazers' logjam of veterans, how Toumani Camara's defense is transforming the team, and more! Find us at WeLikeTheBlazers.com, now on BlueSky at @WeLikeTheBlazers.com, and ALL podcast and streaming apps. We Like the Blazers is a proud member of the Rogue Media Network and the Blazer’s Edge Family of podcasts, which includes Trail Daddy with Dave Deckard and Rip City Roundtable with Cory Dickman. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ep. 101 - The Blazers have started 1-3... should they be starting Donovan Clingan? That and much more on this week's pod! This week, we are also asking to please make a donation to Ryan's cousin Gillian who unexpectedly required a liver transplant, and who is recovering but still needs support! Any amount helps, and thanks in advance. https://gofund.me/548c2545 Find us at WeLikeTheBlazers.com, on “Twitter” at @LikeTheBlazers, and ALL podcast and streaming apps. We Like the Blazers is a proud member of the Rogue Media Network and the Blazer’s Edge Family of podcasts, which includes Trail Daddy with Dave Deckard and Rip City Roundtable with Cory Dickman. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ep. 100 - Episode 100, episode 100 episode 100 episode 100! Episode, 100 episode 100 episode 100 episode 100 episode 100; episode 100? Episode! 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100... 100 100, 100 100 100 100. Find us at WeLikeTheBlazers.com, on “Twitter” at @LikeTheBlazers, and ALL podcast and streaming apps. We Like the Blazers is a proud member of the Rogue Media Network and the Blazer’s Edge Family of podcasts, which includes Trail Daddy with Dave Deckard and Rip City Roundtable with Cory Dickman. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ep. 99 - Summer is over, and the 2024-25 season is (almost) here! We talk about what we heard on Media Day, the Blazers' new TV deal, Robert Williams III getting hurt (again), Zach Lowe and Woj no longer being at ESPN, why the Blazers don't need to worry about maximizing losses, and MORE! Find us at WeLikeTheBlazers.com, on “Twitter” at @LikeTheBlazers, and ALL podcast and streaming apps. We Like the Blazers is a proud member of the Rogue Media Network and the Blazer’s Edge Family of podcasts, which includes Trail Daddy with Dave Deckard and Rip City Roundtable with Cory Dickman. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ep. 98 - I gotta be totally honest... we recorded a podcast on August 9 and for some reason I couldn't log into the podcast distribution platform... I was in a hurry... and I never got back to it 😭 So TUNE IN to what we were talking about back in August!! I'm uploading this just to not break the chain of episodes. Find us at WeLikeTheBlazers.com, on “Twitter” at @LikeTheBlazers, and ALL podcast and streaming apps. We Like the Blazers is a proud member of the Rogue Media Network and the Blazer’s Edge Family of podcasts, which includes Trail Daddy with Dave Deckard and Rip City Roundtable with Cory Dickman. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices