Episodit
-
On this edition of The Blazers Balcony, presented by Spirit Mountain Casino, Brooke Olzendam and Casey Holdahl discuss...
• Sunday's embarrassing loss to the Grizzlies and Chauncey Billups' comments
• Playing with the kind of effort that honors fans for showing up and Robert Williams' rehabilitation
• The return of Shaedon Sharpe and Robert Williams III
• The back-to-back versus the Timberwolves and the Sunday matinee versus the Hawks before heading out on another road trip
• Brooke's favorite slot machines
• Pamela The Cupcake Queen https://www.instagram.com/cupcake0queen/
• You're Doing Amazing Sweetie: Basketball PR staffs who still try -
On this edition of The Blazers Balcony, recorded from the team hotel in Sacramento Sunday night, Brooke Olzendam and Casey Holdahl discuss...
• The first three games of the season
• Portland bouncing back from a close loss versus New Orleans on Friday with a comfortable victory versus New Orleans on Sunday
• Our guy Klaus Becker ending the Toyota Halfcourt Shot drought
• The Trail Blazers doing the things they've been talking about doing
• Brooke's bow, mom walking through stunts, consecutive games rule change suggestions, Vibram shoes, pounding beers on the big screen and hotel corgis -
Puuttuva jakso?
-
On this edition of The Blazers Balcony, Brooke Olzendam and Casey Holdahl discuss...
• The Trail Blazers' 2024-25 season starting on Wednesday versus the Warriors at Moda Center (tipoff scheduled for 7 p.m. on KATU 2.2, BlazerVision and Rip City Radio 620 AM)
• Starting off with five games in seven nights
• A difficult first month of the season
• Brooke doing play by play in Friday's preseason finale versus the Jazz
• The new starting lineup of Simons, Camara, Avdija, Grant and Ayton
• Predicting which players will end up in the Top 3 on the team in points, rebounds and blocks -
On this edition of The Blazers Balcony, Brooke Olzendam and Casey Holdahl discuss...
• What they saw from the Trail Blazers during the first two games of their four-game preseason schedule
• Glad fall is here so I can really start dressin'
• The differences between Seattle and San Francisco
• When is a debut an actual debut?
• Not calling Brooke "Brookey" anymore
• Confirmation that Shaedon loves the media
• What they'd like to see out of the Trail Blazers in their remaining preseason games
• Being stingy on inexpensive foodstuffs
• You're doing AMAZING Sweetie: Roadside florists and Oriental Mart -
On this edition of The Blazers Balcony, Brooke Olzendam and Casey Holdahl discuss...
• The first week of training camp
• Trail Blazers trying to play faster
• WNBA Finals
• Shaedon Sharpe and Rob Williams III injured
• Does Shaedon actually not want to be interviewed?
• Fan Fest and Deni Avdija MVP
• Heading up to Seattle for the start of preseason
• Drinks, eggs, pop vs. soda, Washington has an Enchanted Forest? -
On this edition of The Blazers Balcony podcast, Brooke Olzendam and Casey Holdahl discuss...
• Portland's 2024 Media Day and their takeaways from the event
• Appreciating the return of "Say What?!?" after Brooke had her jaw wired shut
• Thoughts on the first three days of training camp
• Headband sizes and what it says about the wearer
• The competition for minutes at point guard, forward and center
• Fan Fest, presented by Daimler Truck North America, this Saturday
• Will Donovan Clingan have to dance/sing alone at Fan Fest?
• In-home bowling alleys and Pop-A-Shot
• You're Doing Great Sweetie: KATU and the guy who lets you know your dog rolled in poop -
On this edition of the Blazers Balcony podcast, Brooke Olzendam and Casey Holdahl discuss...
• Returning from the Rip City Rally
• Expecting an interesting season a week away from training camp
• Brooke MCing the WNBA to Portland announcement and thoughts on Portland getting a new franchise
• Adrian Wojnarowski retiring to make way for Donovan Clingan
• Career panels, General Mills, WNBA outfits and asking for discounts -
On this edition of The Blazers Balcony podcast, Brooke Olzendam and Casey Holdahl discuss...
• Training camp starting in a few weeks
• Brooke seeing a bunch of former Trail Blazers at a wedding last week
• Why some former teammates stay in contact while others don't
• Brooke sees a Cybertruck
• Some of the more interesting home games they're looking forward to this season (tickets on sale now!)
• The Rip City Remix schedule
• The Rip City Rally, which starts next week in Coos Bay and features stops in Florence, Toledo, Corvallis and Woodburn
• Mystery announcements not yet announced -
On this edition of The Blazers Balcony, Brooke Olzendam and Casey Holdahl discuss...
• The reason for the recent Blazers Balcony hiatus
• Brooke sustains a serious offseason injury
• Initial thoughts on the Trail Blazers' 2024-25 regular season schedule
• Picks for best/worst month and best/worst trip
• The places Brooke and Casey look forward to visiting on the road
• The Trail Blazers exiting their contract with ROOT Sports -
On this edition of The Blazers Balcony podcast, Brooke Olzendam and Casey Holdahl discuss...
• The Trail Blazers selecting Donovan Clingan with the seventh overall pick
• What the 20 year-old UCONN center brings to the team
• Portland putting their money where their mouth is with regard to improving on the defensive end
• Not being concerned about having too many centers
• Deandre Ayton as a teammate
• Does Donovan Clingan have a nickname?
• Portland trading away their rest of their picks for future picks and players we can't talk about yet
• Portland's 2024 Las Vegas Summer League schedule
• Trail Blazers who might be playing in international competition this summer -
On this edition of The Blazers Balcony podcast, Brooke Olzendam and Casey Holdahl discuss...
• The Trail Blazers holding more pre-draft workouts a little more than a week before the yearly event
• Differing opinions about approaches to draft selection processes
• The Trail Blazers needing talent more than positional balance
• The 2024 NBA Finals (which might be over before you listen to this podcast)
• Finding Brooke's house sans GPS, the new offshoot on Tualatin/Sherwood Road, theme parties, Washington Square pretzel dogs and Mike Tyson vs. Jake Paul -
On this edition of The Blazers Balcony, Brooke Olzendam and Casey Holdahl discuss Trail Blazers legend and Hall of Famer Bill Walton after his passing at the age of 71 on Monday.
-
On this edition of The Blazers Balcony podcast, Brooke Olzendam and Casey Holdahl discuss...
• The Trail Blazers coming away from the Draft Lottery with the seventh and 14th picks
• How the level of talent in this year's draft might open up possibilities for the Trail Blazers
• The importance of not only knowing what players you like, but what players other teams like
• Best Player Available meets Position of Need
• Whether the Blazers are likely to add four rookies -- they also own the 34th and 40th picks -- to a team that is already rather young
• The wide-open nature of the second round of the 2024 NBA Playoffs
• What makes good lemonade, cynical facial recognition, calling the cops on your neighbors and fear of exploding Fresca -
On this edition of The Blazers Balcony, Brooke Olzendam and Casey Holdahl discuss...
• The differences between where Brooke lives (SW Portland) and where Casey lives (N Portland)
• The Trail Blazers finishing their 2023-24 season with a 21-61 record
• Matisse Thybulle's segment in Sacramento
• The 2023-24 Trail Blazers' locker room vibe
• The WNBA Draft
• The best and worst parts of Portland's 2023-24 seasons -
On the latest edition of The Blazers Balcony podcast, Brooke Olzendam and Casey Holdahl discuss...
• Finally returning to Portland after over two weeks on the road
• Wrapping up a seven-game road trip that saw the Blazers go 2-5
• The recent play of Dalano Banton, Scoot Henderson and Deandre Ayton
• What you can expect during Fan Appreciation Week at games versus the Pelicans, Warriors and Rockets
• You're doing amazing Sweetie: Moda Center fans and Dream Haters -
On this edition of The Blazers Balcony, Brooke Olzendam and Casey Holdahl discuss...
• Whether Brooke actually "co-hosts" the podcast
• Spending time in Miami and the one negative of traveling to warm weather cities
• The Blazers losing to the Hawks and Heat
• Monday's loss to the Magic
• Scoot Henderson, Deandre Ayton and the Trail Blazers' final play in the loss in Orlando
• Standing up in the final moments of close games
• Brooke doesn't want to hear your dreams or watch your cartoons
• Toumani Camara's rookie season
• A brief "Scandoval" update
• You're Doing AMAZING sweetie: the Women's NCAA Tournament and Robert Williams' t-shirt collection -
On this edition of The Blazers Balcony podcast, recorded live from practice in Atlanta, Brooke Olzendam and Casey Holdahl discuss...
• The tricks your mind plays on you during road trips
• Brooke's Toumani Camara sweatshirt and the varying approaches to wearing clothing items multiple times before washing
• Mother Necessity and it's daughter Invention
• Simple, elegant solutions to everyday problems
• The All Rookie starting five getting another... start in Monday's loss to the Rockets
• Avoiding room service and other hotel scams
• Road trip homecomings for Scoot Henderson (Atlanta) and Toumani Camara (Miami)
• Shark Tank is stealing my ideas!
• The persistence of road trip memories -
On this edition of The Blazers Balcony podcast, Brooke Olzendam and Casey Holdahl discuss...
• The Trail Blazers playing well enough but still losing in recent road games in New Orleans and Chicago
• Brooke and Theo's weekend in the Windy City
• Damian Lillard showing up in Chicago, but NOT with Olivia Rodrigo
• Adam Sandler's net worth and longing for the days of "Billy Madison" and "Happy Gilmore"
• Brooke meeting Eddie Vedder
• Duop Reath mismatches and crossovers
• Three rookies in the starting lineup
• "You're Doing Amazing Sweetie" with Toumani and Duop -
On this edition of The Blazers Balcony podcast, Brooke Olzendam and Casey Holdahl discuss...
• The Trail Blazers getting their first home victory in over a month Saturday night versus the Raptors in overtime
• Deandre Ayton returning to the lineup and picking back up right where he left off
• Scoot Henderson returning to the floor on Saturday after sitting out since the All-Star break with an adductor injury
• Dalano Banton continuing to impress in Portland, especially with regard to his three-point shooting
• Toumani Camara and Matisse Thybulle being more aggressive on offense
• Brooke goes to her first Rip City Remix game -
(First off, apologies for Casey's mic, which sounds like an old rusty tin can for reasons we can not yet discern)
On this edition, Brooke Olzendam and Casey Holdahl discuss...
• The Trail Blazers losing eight-straight and being winless in the month of February with one game left to play
• And update on the "Brooke Hearts Your Heart" campaign, which comes to a close at the end of the month
• The recent play of Deandre Ayton and Kris Murray
• Being duped by a few days of nice weather - Näytä enemmän
