BlazerTag
103 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 4 years ago - ★★★★ - 6 ratingsNot your average sports podcast by some not so average characters. Covering all things Portland Trail Blazers, Whitty, Hair, and Green put their own spin on things while bringing you the weekly news and notes of their favorite team from a unique fan perspective.
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Episodes
S2.E12: New Year, New Blazers?
January 04, 2019 01:59 - 47 minutes - 88.9 MBJoin us as we celebrate New Year's Day morning talking about the Blazers performance over December!
S2E11: Brian Freeman, The Tail of Two Benches, and CJ's Worth
December 19, 2018 06:38 - 1 hour - 148 MBFormer professional basketball player and current BlazersEdge writer Brian Freeman takes the place of Brandon on our last episode of the year. After a disappointing week that saw the bench get destroyed in two out of three games, the Blazers find themselves at 16-13. What is the true identity of the Blazers second unit? And is CJ actually a good fit on this team if he can't help raise the play of other players the way Damian does? All these topics and more so don't forget to subscribe, and sh...
S2:E10: Team Mom, Team Spirit, and Team Disappointment
December 13, 2018 05:13 - 1 hour - 213 MBBlazersEdge writer and podcaster Tara Bowen-Biggs comes in the studio this week to regal us with stories of her Vegas trip and come to the defense of an attack on Moe Harkless. Plus we mix in a fun trivia game that went over like a lead balloon before looking back on the weeks games!
S2.E9: Chad Doing, Full House, and the Tum le Down the Standings
December 05, 2018 01:37 - 1 hour - 159 MBChad Doing of 620AM and NBC Sports Northwest joins us in Studio Green! Green fills us in on his Disneyworld adventures before we wonder what the hell is going on with the Trail Blazers. After a hot 10-3 start, they have massively cooled off and the bench production has fallen off a cliff. Is it Moe Harkless, and why isn't Stotts giving Layman any more minutes? Follow us down the rabbit hole as we work through the issues we've noticed over the last week. As always, like, rate, and subscribe an...
S2.E8: Western Conference Dominance, Sad Blazers Road Trip, and We Are Feeling Green
November 28, 2018 10:29 - 1 hour - 113 MBThanksgiving is in the rear-view, Green (@TheRyanGreen) has abandoned us for the Florida beaches and Orlando theme parks, and Blazers have taken a mini slide. Hair (@Brandon_Cannady) and Whitty (@TheWhittyRyan) try and hold down the fort in the" Whitty Abode" after spending an hour fighting with equipment while Whitty is dealing with a cold. Sounds like it's not just the Blazers going through some issues right now. How will we, and they, come out of this? Listen, rate, subscribe, and follow!
S2.E7 The Gold(ner) Rush: Brandon Goldner, Melodrama, Butler's New Home, and Blazers Long Road Trip
November 14, 2018 08:37 - 1 hour - 158 MBBrandon Goldner of The Trailcasters ventured down to Studio Green and joined us for this weeks episode. Starting the night off, we pay respects to the passing of a pop culture legend before Whitty (tries) to brag about how he isn't an idiot for last weeks beer bet. In Dribbles, we can't help but laugh at the drama surrounding Melo and the Houston Rockets, say goodbye to Jimmy Butler as he leaves the Western Conference, and break down if Stotts is attached to Olshey if a new owner were to pick...
S2.E6: Jamie Hudson Part Deux and The End of a Streak
November 07, 2018 01:08 - 1 hour - 128 MBJamie Hudson, sidelines reporter and partner in crime to Dwight Jaynes, of NBC Sports Northwest joined us in the co-hosting chair tonight to discuss the Blazers season so far. We spent the beginning of the episode learning about her new role with the network, including the downsides of back-to-back road games, and what has been the coolest thing about being on the inside circle of an NBA team. Launching into Dribbles, do we think Portland will get a shot at hosting an All-Star game in the nex...
S2.E5 Spraguing the Pod
October 31, 2018 01:15 - 1 hour - 136 MBMuch like his weekly bets, Brandon Sprague of 1080 The Fan missed joining us on this week's episode. Alas, we survived, just like the Portland Trail Blazers barely did, with a 2-2 record over the week. We give away our Shot of the Week to a player who DEFINITELY called glass (plus an extra one to Nurk cause he hit a 3), reflect on the current pace of play in the league and how it is affecting the Blazers defense, and dive in to a Whitty vs Hair game for the ages!
S2.E4 Spitgate, Blazers Lakers/Spurs Rewind, Beer Bets Flow, and NBA Power Rankings
October 23, 2018 23:51 - 57 minutes - 107 MBOn this episode of BlazerTag, Whitty, Green, and Hair finally clear some of the off-season beer bets off of the board thanks to the first week of NBA games concluding. Then we dive into to Dribbles, where Green brings up Spitgate...or what he calls "the greatest gift the NBA has given me in years!" After that, its a quick banter about the small home stand the Blazers opened the week with against the Lakers and Spurs before we bail to go and watch the Wizards game.
S2.E3: Paul Allen Tribute, Trail Blazers vs Lakers Preview, Seed The League, and Whitty's Dumb Beer Bet
October 17, 2018 07:07 - 1 hour - 138 MBToday was a sad day in the world and Pacific Northwest sports landscape as news came down right before recording that Microsoft co-founder and owner of the Trail Blazers, Seahawks, and Sounders passed away from his battle with non-hodgkins lymphoma at the age of 65. The Blazers open their season at home against the Lakers on Thursday night in the nationally televised debut of LeBron James in a Lakers jersey. We also Seed the League and guess where each team in the conferences. As always, we r...
S2.E2 - Preseason games, speculations, injuries and we are joined by Eric Griffith of BlazersEdge!
October 10, 2018 01:00 - 1 hour - 127 MBEric Griffith of BlazersEdge joins Brandon, Whitty, and Green all the way from Mexico as we work our way towards the official start of the NBA season only a week away. We got Nurk taking, and making, 3's, Damian Lillard and CJ McCollum joining him in looking to be in peak midseason form, and some new injury wrinkles to Harkless and Turner that have some major beer bet implications for a Whitty and Green. Don't forget to subscribe to BlazerTag wherever you get your podcasts from!
S2.E1: Blazers Preseason Opener, Fan Fest, Beer bets and Blazers Outsider Dan Marang joins us for it all!
October 02, 2018 22:10 - 1 hour - 156 MBBlazers Outsider Dan Marang joins the Blazertag gang for a recap of the preseason opener, fan fest (41:30), and a whole pile of beer bets (1:05:00). Season two premiers with new tunes and gratuitous drinking.
Episode 41: Trade Rumors, Media day and Beer bets...
September 27, 2018 03:23 - 1 hour - 177 MBKetchup! The Blazers have made numerous headlines lately, being serious "trade talkers" with the Timberwolves about Jimmy Butler, CJ getting engaged, and of course MEDIA DAY!
BlazerTag Podcast Episode 40: Preseason Primer - Part 2
September 12, 2018 03:28 - 45 minutes - 84.6 MBAs the season creeps ever closer as we wax philosophical about the new, fad diets, and a retired jersey for a legend. On the show we Austin Kaphammer from Peeps in Plaid Podcast. Go Blazers!
BlazerTag Podcast Episode 39: Preseason Primer - Part 1
August 28, 2018 23:55 - 1 hour - 161 MBWe are joined by Christian of the newly minted Peeps in Plaid podcast as we slowly dip our toe into the water of the upcoming season. This, of course, means the return of our infamous Preseason Roster Rankings which is always guaranteed to go off the rails sooner rather than later!
BlazerTag Podcast Episode 38: We are the Champs!
July 25, 2018 04:14 - 46 minutes - 86 MBSummer league champs! And...well, that's it. Does anybody want a drink?
BlazerTag Podcast Episode 37: Postseason - Summer League
July 17, 2018 23:50 - 37 minutes - 69.3 MBOn this episode we discuss more trade rumors, and talk a lot about summer league! Even though it's just summer league, the Blazers are crushing it and give us fans a lot to look forward to in the regular season!
BlazerTag Podcast Episode 36: Postseason - The West Episodes
July 09, 2018 05:07 - 49 minutes - 91.3 MBLeBron to the Lakers, George gets PAID and Dame seems pissed! All this in just the first week of the free agency! Oh, and summer league just started.
BlazerTag Podcast Episode 35: Postseason Speculations...
July 02, 2018 07:18 - 51 minutes - 96.5 MBOn this episode, we go deep into speculation as the official start of the trade madness starts... With so much uncertainty as to what direction the Blazers will go as a team, we try to speculate as much as possible what we think should and would happen.
BlazerTag Podcast Episode 34: Postseason: We're Alive!!
June 07, 2018 04:59 - 1 hour - 113 MBAfter a long month and some change were back at it! We talk about what's been going on in the NBA, we find out what costs more... and look forward to 2018/2019 Blazers!!! Be sure to listen and share your thoughts and predictions, as well as like and subscribe on Facebook, iTunes, and Google Play!
BlazerTag Podcast Episode 33: Season Finale
April 24, 2018 04:25 - 1 hour - 127 MBThat was quicker than we expected... After a four-game sweep handed down by the Pelicans, the Blazers took their quiet exit Sunday Morning. How do we feel, what were the hot takes, and what's the path moving forward?
Episode 32: PLAYOFF EDITION - Jameson Knob Shoulder
April 21, 2018 02:19 - 36 minutes - 68.3 MBWell, here we are folks. Down 0-3, staring at either a historic comeback or a historic collapse with our pride on the line. Ride the rollercoaster with us and see how we think this season ends...
Episode 31: PLAYOFF EDITION - Just Breathe
April 19, 2018 04:00 - 28 minutes - 53 MBTake a step back from the ledge my friends. We don't have to cut ties with this offseason. We are saying there's a chance. Also, we have beer!
BlazerTag Podcast Episode 29: 3 Guys, a Girl and a Playoff Team
April 11, 2018 05:37 - 1 hour - 151 MBAfter a horrid 0-4 week that saw the Blazers take a slide in the power rankings, we decided to class up the joint. Enter Jamie Hudson from NBC Sports Northwest.! The four of us take a look back at the disappointing week while remaining optimistic about our playoff lives.
BlazerTag Podcast Episode 28: The final frontier
April 04, 2018 02:28 - 1 hour - 138 MBWe break down the final slate of games for the regular season and look ahead to possible playoff opponents. Also, we announce next week's special co-host!
Podcast 27 Episode: 27 - We're still 3rd...
March 27, 2018 04:59 - 53 minutes - 99.9 MBAfter a 1-3 week against the top teams in the league, the Blazers are still solidly in possession of the 3rd seed. Who provides the best first-round matchup with our boys and how many wins do we see them finishing with?
BlazerTag Podcast Episode: 26 - Lucky Number 13...
March 20, 2018 03:47 - 57 minutes - 106 MBWe are high on the Blazers, but where is the love from national media? We have a persecution complex and so should you! Also, this week, we bet a lot of alcohol and speculate about the rough road ahead for the Trail Blazers.
BlazerTag Podcast Episode: 25 - We're Streaking!
March 14, 2018 03:09 - 51 minutes - 47.6 MBThis week, on BlazerTag, we try to make sense of this incredible winning streak the Blazers are on and their standing of 3rd in the conference! We recap this week's crazy action, with wins over the Lakers, Kings, and Warriors (AGAIN!), as well as drink to what we believe is our Shot of the Week. Also, we go over our March Madness brackets and bet on them the only way we know how....with beer! Be sure to listen and share your thoughts and predictions.
BlazerTag Podcast Episode 24: Blazer Beers
March 06, 2018 03:57 - 55 minutes - 104 MBBLAZER ARE ON A 6 GAME WIN STREAK!!!!!! we are 5th in the Power Rankings and it's been a hellofa game. Also, we sample blazer beers!
BlazerTag Podcast Episode 23: Games will be played
February 27, 2018 05:31 - 1 hour - 125 MBOn this episode, we discuss this past weeks excitement!!! Dame has super hot hands while setting records, Blazers blow up in the Power Rankings, and we play a game on the show... What will it be? Who will win??? find out!
BlazerTag Podcast Episode: 22 - All-Star Break!
February 20, 2018 06:18 - 57 minutes - 107 MBToday we cover all the All-Star Drama and excitement. We also realize how wrong we all were at the beginning of the season. We take this as an opportunity to re-rank our roster and compare it to the pilot episode.
BlazerTag Podcast Episode 21: We have a problem...
February 13, 2018 06:46 - 55 minutes - 103 MBDue to the stacking wins of Ryan Green, Whitty and Brandon payout a ton of beer bets. This week we talk about our OT win, Trade deadlines and Dame say's hold my beer???
BlazerTag Podcast Episode 20 : Podcast killed the Video Star
February 06, 2018 05:22 - 46 minutes - 86.4 MBIn this episode we decided to officially kill the video portion of the podcast, it makes more sense for us to focus on the audio portion of our content. We dive into the notable news of the week such as Stotts being named COTM, CJ hitting a record and brewing excitement for our event at Rock Bottom this Thursday.
BlazerTag Podcast Episode 19: We hit 1000
January 30, 2018 08:34 - 45 minutes - 83.8 MBWe celebrate hitting 1000 subs, we break down our above .500 win average and we keep the show short for Brandon's travels coming up!
BlazerTag Podcast Episode 18: Brandon's Sick
January 22, 2018 05:46 - 48 minutes - 89.1 MBThis week on BlazerTag, we get more and more excited about the Rock Bottom Brewery night 2/8/2018 (((COME JOIN US))) We also celebrate the 3 game win streak, whitty loses another beer bet and Brandon is sick in the studio... Will the guys kick him out?
BlazerTag Podcast Episode 17 - Josh Dean is in the House!!
January 16, 2018 08:56 - 1 hour - 125 MBOn this Episode we have Josh Dean in studio! Nothing like having a local comedian to break up the Timberwolves disappointment! We break down this week, cover our beer bets, shot of the week and something special with Josh. Be sure to watch and or listen!
BlazerTag Podcast Episode: 16 - We have Ben Golliver
January 09, 2018 07:24 - 1 hour - 158 MBThis episode we had the absolute privilege of speaking to Ben Golliver from Sports Illustrated. We get to pick his brain and his overall perspective of the NBA! We also get to break down last weeks games, cover the results from the beer bet and announce more details about our upcoming night at Rock Bottom Brewery! Please join us 2/8/2018 at Rock Bottom where you can be a part of our live show and enjoy $3 beers! Please be sure to RSVP here! https://www.facebook.com/events/142430209803706/
BlazerTag Podcast Episode 15: What the Plug???
January 03, 2018 06:29 - 53 minutes - 99.1 MBOn this episode, we take an opportunity to discuss our new year's resolutions as well as speculate on what each of the Blazers New years resolutions is/should be. We also settle up on past and current beer bets! Lastly, we review last weeks games and preview the upcoming week.
BlazerTag Podcast Episode 14: Brandon is missing
December 27, 2017 07:50 - 1 hour - 128 MBThis week Brandon had family stuff going on, so we invited our friend Aaron in the studio to join us. We discuss this weeks games, where is Dame and Swanigan and of course go over beer bets. Lastly, stay tuned for more info on our Rock Bottom event!!!
BlazerTag Podcast 13: Free Throw Guy and a kick ass road trip!
December 19, 2017 06:17 - 1 hour - 132 MBOn this episode (The luckiest of all episodes), we have the free throw guy in the house with us. We celebrate the amazing road trip results thus far (except the T-Wolves game), we break down the upcoming games and announce the beer bet winner. We get a chance to introduce a new segment where we ask the free throw guy some questions while we distract him with some movie quotes! This will be a show you don’t want to miss!!!
BlazerTag Podcast Episode: 12
December 12, 2017 07:19 - 20 minutes - 18.6 MBOn this episode, we keep it short after the Warriors live stream game. We do some general recap and over the week, close out the beer bet and look forward to a hopeful road trip!
BlazerTag Podcast Episode: 11
December 06, 2017 01:03 - 1 hour - 123 MBIn this episode, we decide to drink our misery away for this horrible 0-2 week... Honestly, we have a regular amount of beers... Either way, we announce our beer bet winner, game recaps and upcoming game previews for the week. We end the show with a new segment called "BlazerTag Yelp", still up for a change in name and Whitty does something he may regret...
BlazerTag Podcast Episode: 10
November 29, 2017 06:34 - 44 minutes - 83.4 MBIn this episode we talk about the excitement our show has had with past guests, this weeks 4/5 wins on the road, beer bets and if Harkless is worth it... BlazerTag is a show for the fans and by the fans and we intend to keep it that way. We absolutely love RipCity and we want that to show! Give us a like and a subscribe!
BlazerTag Podcast Episode: 9
November 21, 2017 08:57 - 1 hour - 158 MBWe dive into why our podcast is actually worth listening to (Isaac Ropp and Adam Bjaranson) both say so… Also, this weeks games, how we went up in the Power Ranking, Beer bets, shot of the week and so much more! This week was all about Isaac Ropp and him joining us hosted by Rock Bottom Brewery. They were amazing hosts and honestly, we plan to have all our game nights there in the future. If there was ever an episode to listen too it’s this one, also Ropp breaks down his thoughts on the over ...
BlazerTag Podcast Episode: 8
November 14, 2017 07:37 - 50 minutes - 93.2 MBIn this episode, we got none other than the great Adam Bjaranson in the studio! This episode was sadly lost to the Podcast gods as there was an unexpected power outage. Thankfully we were able to re-record some stuff and have a solid show. We discuss the Blazers drop in the power rankings, this week's sad games, and whats happening with the Blazers, Adam's insights, beer bets and so much more.
BlazerTag Podcast Episode: 7
November 07, 2017 05:41 - 58 minutes - 108 MBThis week on BlazerTag we discuss Blazers falling in the Power Rankings, The Split win record this wee, Beer bets, Lillard Buzzer Beaters and Special guests… It has been a roller coaster week of games that has ended very well for our Big 3! We’re excited about our upcoming guests and the perspectives they will bring. Join us as we dive into the week, kick back a few beers and enjoy all that is the Blazers!
BlazerTag Podcast Episode: 6
October 31, 2017 06:05 - 1 hour - 119 MBThis week on BlazerTag we discuss this past weeks games, Power Rankings, Beer bets, shot of the week and Stats, Stats, Stats! So far this season has been a shocker as some of the giants have been crumbling! However, the Blazers are climbing in the power rankings. As we dive into this week and preview next weeks games we can’t help but get excited for what’s to come!
BlazerTag Podcast Episode: 5
October 24, 2017 05:23 - 1 hour - 115 MBThis week on BlazerTag we discuss this past weeks games, NBA drama, injuries and more! As always, we start off the show with the conclusions of our beer bets as well as dive into our shot of the week! So far this season has been a shocker as some of the giants have been crumbling! However, the Blazers are climbing in the power rankings. As we dive into this week and preview next weeks games we can’t help but get excited for what’s to come!
BlazerTag Podcast Episode: 4
October 16, 2017 13:00 - 1 hour - 114 MBIn this episode of BlazerTag we wrap up this pre-season and preview what the start of the regular season looks like! Beer bets, shot of the week and the most epic Dave Deckard interview we could have ever imagined. This will be an episode you don’t want to miss because Dave indulges virtually every question we could think to ask him. If you don’t know David Deckard, visit blazersedge.com and see his work. Since we worked around his schedule, we filmed and recorded this podcast on Friday 10/13...
BlazerTag Podcast Episode: 3
October 10, 2017 23:17 - 1 hour - 129 MBIn this weeks episode of BlazerTag we discuss a number of topics as we draw closer to the start of the regular season! We break down the pre-season games of the Suns, Raptors and Clippers. We break down who we feel should occupy the 15th roster spot and who stood out most this week. BlazerTag is a podcast for the fans, by the fans and it shows. We crown this weeks beer bet winner and honor this week's "shot of the week” by taking a shot! Stick around till the end when we announce who our spec...