Holy Backboard
403 episodes - English - Latest episode: 23 days ago - ★★★★★ - 29 ratingsA weekly Portland Trail Blazers centric NBA podcast, hosted by Dustin Hawes and Dillon Sage.
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Episodes
Future Friday: Draft Risers
May 27, 2022 23:05 - 1 hour - 43.5 MBDustin and I talk about four draft risers Jalen Williams from Santa Clara, Blake Wesley from Notre Dame, Jake LaRavia from Wake Forest, and Bryce McGowens from Nebraska. Follow the show @HolyBackboard, @dasage, and @DHawes22.
Future Friday: Second Round Steals
May 20, 2022 22:46 - 1 hour - 43.5 MBDustin and I do our first edition of a new segment called Second Round Steals. For this episode, we talk about Dalen Terry and Christian Koloko from Arizona, Ryan Rollins from Toledo, and Hyunjung Lee From Davidson.
Holy Backboard 2022 Mock Draft Lottery 3.0
May 18, 2022 03:03 - 50 minutes - 37.3 MBWith the draft lottery just happening, we decide to do our third mock draft of the draft cycle using where these teams will be drafting officially.
Future Friday: Ousmane Dieng
May 09, 2022 20:59 - 31 minutes - 18.7 MBIn this episode, we do our deep dive on the fastest riser in the draft class, Ousmane Dieng. We talk about his playmaking, his basketball IQ, his versatility, and his need to get more strength to unlock his ceiling as an NBA Basketball player.
Holy Backboard 2022 Mock Draft Lottery 2.0
April 30, 2022 01:05 - 1 hour - 51.2 MBWe go through the second mock draft of the draft cycle in this episode. Follow the show @HolyBackboard, @dasage, and @DHawes22.
Future Fridays: Ohio State
April 22, 2022 03:23 - 48 minutes - 29.4 MBDustin and I talk about the Ohio State First-round prospects! We start off with the Freshman Malaki Branham and his pull-up shooting and his ability to get to the basket and draw fouls at a good rate. Then E.J. Liddell and his potential as a pick and pop threat and being an elite help-side defender that has switchability. Follow the show @HolyBackboard, @dasage, and @DHawes22.
Cloudy with a Chance of Ping Pong Balls
April 18, 2022 17:29 - 49 minutes - 36.9 MBDustin and I talk about the Blazers losing one lottery pick for this draft, how difficult team building will be for the Blazers, what is the next step after the draft and who will be making all these important decisions. Follow the show @HolyBackboard, @dasage, and @DHawes22
2021-22 Portland Trail Blazers Season Finale
April 12, 2022 05:20 - 54 minutes - 39.6 MBDustin and I recap the last week of basketball, what players have a chance at being on the roster next year, Jerami Grant's potential addition, Anfernee Simons, Josh Hart, and Jusuf Nurkic. Follow the show @HolyBackboard, @dasage, and @DHawes22
Future Friday: G League Ignite
April 08, 2022 21:34 - 57 minutes - 41.7 MBWe discussed the draft-eligible players on this G League Ignite team in this episode. We highlighted Dyson Daniels the most, his two-way playmaking, his potential upside, and his fit. We also talked about Jaden Hardy, MarJon Beauchamp, and Michael Foster Jr. Follow the show @HolyBackboard, @dasage, and @DHawes22.
Heading for the Home Stretch
April 04, 2022 18:45 - 1 hour - 73 MBDustin and I talk about the games from the last two weeks of Blazers basketball, CJ McCollum's return to Portland in a New Orleans uniform, the success of the tank, what college prospects are we most comfortable investing in, and predicted the games for the last week of Blazers basketball.
Future Friday: Shaedon Sharpe
April 01, 2022 03:36 - 37 minutes - 27.7 MBWe talk about the man of mystery this draft cycle Shaedon Sharpe! We break his game down using very limited game tapes and scouting reports. Thank you for listening and stay safe!
Holy Backboard 2022 Mock Draft Lottery 1.0
March 26, 2022 03:05 - 1 hour - 42.7 MBDustin and I did our first mock draft of the draft cycle, set up a draft sim using Tankathon and went through the top 14 picks using fit as a factor.
Experiencing The Big Dance In Rip City
March 22, 2022 17:39 - 1 hour - 53.1 MBDustin and I talked about the week for the Trail Blazers, why the young guys aren't getting enough development minutes, players taking advantage of the situation, those who are not, and we talked about what it was like to watch the NCAA Tournament in Portland Oregon. Follow the show @HolyBackboard, @dasage, and @DHawes22.
Future Friday: Kendall Brown and Jeremy Sochan
March 18, 2022 20:10 - 48 minutes - 36.6 MBDustin and I discuss the potential lottery picks from the Baylor Bears Kendall Brown and Jeremy Sochan. Both of these prospects are playmaking decision-makers with the potential to be great defenders. Listen to the show for the deep dive of both of these prospects.
2022 March Madness
March 15, 2022 01:02 - 1 hour - 57.4 MBDustin and I talk about the last week of Blazers basketball, our brackets, who would we rather have between the potential shooting guards or Gary Trent Jr, NBA draft talk, and the games from the next week of Blazers basketball. Follow the show: @HolyBackboard, @dasage, and @DHawes22. Join our bracket challenge: https://fantasy.espn.com/tournament-challenge-bracket/2022/en/group?groupID=4481269
Future Friday: Ochai Agbaji
March 11, 2022 22:36 - 43 minutes - 33.2 MBDustin and I discussed Kansas vs. Texas Tech Double Overtime thriller and highlighted Ochai Agbaji. His shooting versatility, defense, future role on NBA teams, and comps as a player.
Open Auditions in Rip City
March 08, 2022 01:28 - 1 hour - 49.8 MBDustin and I talk about the last week of Blazers basketball, players taking advantage of more playing time with a depleted roster, Brandon Williams, NCAA Conference tournaments, and previewing the following slate of games. Follow the show @HolyBackboard, @dasage, and @DHawes22.
Future Friday: Keegan Murray
March 05, 2022 01:23 - 56 minutes - 41.8 MBDustin and I talked about Wisconsin vs. Iowa game and highlighted the dominant power forward, Keegan Murray. We highlight Keegan's shooting, attacking the close-outs, making decisions, and team defending. Follow the show @HolyBackboard, @dasage, and @DHawes22.
Youth Movement On Full Display
March 01, 2022 03:12 - 1 hour - 50.5 MBDustin and I talked about the last week of Blazers basketball, Anfernee's playmaking, Dame and Anfernee Simons future pairing with each other, our current players roles in the future, and talked about games this week. Follow the show @HolyBackboard, @dasage, and @DHawes22.
Future Friday AJ Griffin
February 25, 2022 07:28 - 47 minutes - 35.8 MBDustin and I talk about AJ Griffin, my favorite player in this draft class. We talk about his strengths as a player, like his shooting ability, IQ, versatility, efficiency, and ability to fit with just about anyone to make a positive impact on the floor. what he needs to work on, his player comps and his fit with the Blazers. Follow the show @HolyBackboard, @dasage, and @DHawes22.
Future Fridays: Jalen Duren
February 21, 2022 08:00 - 39 minutes - 28.6 MBDustin and I talk about the number one ranked center in this draft Jalen Duren. His excellent tools defensively, plus wingspan and vertical jump, give him potentially the highest ceiling in the class. Listen for our first semi disagreement on a prospect. Thank you for listening, and stay safe! Follow the show @HolyBackboard, @dasage, and @DHawes22.
Future Friday: Walker Kessler and Tari Eason
February 18, 2022 05:27 - 42 minutes - 32.9 MBDustin and I talk about the Auburn LSU game, highlighting Auburn's Walker Kessler and LSU's Tari Eason. Kessler's patience, feet, potential as a pick and roll defender, help side shot blocker, and post defender. Tari's high-level defensive potential, energy, and aggression
Settling The Dust After The Deadline
February 15, 2022 00:10 - 1 hour - 50.3 MBDustin and I talked about the week that was. The new player fits with the current team, rumored deals at the deadline that did not involve the Blazers, the trade deadline for the rest of the NBA, and previewed the games for this week of Blazers basketball. Follow the show @HolyBackboard, @dasage, and @DHawes22.
Future Friday: Bennedict Mathurin
February 11, 2022 05:40 - 28 minutes - 21.3 MBDustin and I talked about the Arizona vs. Illinois game for this episode. We highlighted Bennedict Mathurin's skillset, pull-up shooting abilities, cutting, his future role in the NBA, his fit with the current Portland Trail Blazers, and his comps. Follow the show @HolyBackboard, @dasage, and @DHawes22.
Blazers Move McCollum To The Big Easy
February 09, 2022 02:30 - 40 minutes - 28.5 MBDustin and I talk about the CJ McCollum trade, the players the Blazers get from New Orleans, our favorite CJ moments, and the optimal draft for the Blazers. Follow the show: @DHawes22 @HolyBackboard and @dasage
Trail Blazers Trade Deadline Special
February 07, 2022 23:18 - 1 hour - 60.5 MBDustin and I talked about the week that was for the Trail Blazers, our top 4 players in the upcoming draft, how will the offense and defense play now after the Blazers trade, will the Blazers make another trade, and answered fan questions. Thank you for listening! Follow the show @HolyBackboard, @dasage, and @DHawes22.
Blazers Duck Tax, Add Prospect In Deal With Clippers
February 05, 2022 02:52 - 37 minutes - 26.4 MBDustin and I react to the Blazers and Clippers trade that happened today. We talked about Keon Johnson as a prospect and a potential Point of Attack defender. Will other trades involving the Blazers happen at the deadline? Follow the show @HolyBackboard, @dasage, and @DHawes22.
Future Fridays: Johnny Davis
February 03, 2022 21:37 - 31 minutes - 23.4 MBDustin and I talked about Wisconsin vs Houston game and highlighted Johhny Davis. We talked about the qualities of Johnny Davis that could help an NBA team immediately, his fit with the Trail Blazers, things he will need to work on and his NBA comps. Follow the show @HolyBackboard, @dasage, and @DHawes22.
Blazers Back To Reality After Losing Little
January 31, 2022 23:13 - 1 hour - 63.3 MBDustin and I talk about the week that was for the Trail Blazers. How to configure rotations so that the four high usage players can have their times running the show, how the loss of Nassir Little affects the team and his role for the future, and predicted the next week slate of games. Follow the show @HolyBackboard, @dasage, and @DHawes22.
Future Fridays: Jaden Ivey
January 28, 2022 08:36 - 52 minutes - 35.9 MBDustin and I discussed Predue vs. UNC game and highlighted this fantastic prospect, Jaden Ivey. The way he utilizes his athleticism, the point of attack defense, his fit with the current core of the Trail Blazers, his player comps, and we discussed our boards thus far in the scouting process. Follow the show @HolyBackboard, @dasage, and @DHawes22.
Trade Stocks Rising In Rip City
January 24, 2022 23:59 - 1 hour - 57.2 MBDustin and I talk about the week that was for the Trail Blazers, How well Jusuf Nurkić has played, what the trade value is for the players on the Blazers, players that would shine if given a chance on our team, and predicted the games for this weeks slate of games.
#Future Friday: Chet Holmgren
January 21, 2022 06:37 - 39 minutes - 28.9 MBDustin and I talk about the very rare and specialized prospect from Gonzaga Chet Holmgren. His defensive potential, his offensive skill set, the red flags to his game, player comps, and how he would fit with the Portland Trail Blazers! Follow the show @HolyBackboard, @dasage, and @DHawes22.
Will Returning Blazers Result in Changing Roles
January 17, 2022 22:40 - 1 hour - 53.7 MBDustin and I talk about the last week of the Blazers. What will Anfernee's stats and role look like with CJ McCollum and Norman Powell returning? What players are on the trading block, and the return we'd like for the current Blazer players answered fan questions and talked about this weeks slate of games,
Future Friday: Paolo Banchero Early Season
January 14, 2022 05:55 - 32 minutes - 23.2 MBDustin and I talked about the Duke Kentucky game on Nov 9 and highlighted the prospect, Paolo Banchero, the creation ability, his mid-range shooting, gravity, what he can improve on, and all the other players that caught our eyes in that game. Watch this game with us: https://youtu.be/eT-kHp5IPnk Follow the show @HolyBackboard, @dasage, and @DHawes22.
Ant’s Emergence Adds Intrigue As Deadline Looms
January 11, 2022 23:26 - 1 hour - 64.2 MBDustin and I talked about the week that was for the Portland Trail Blazers, Ant's incredible scoring week, Jusuf's playmaking, Nas looking more comfortable, potential trades, and predicted the following week's slate of games. Follow the show @HolyBackboard, @dasage, and @DHawes22.
#FutureFriday: Jabari Smith Early Season
January 07, 2022 03:25 - 43 minutes - 31.2 MBThis is our first episode of a new podcast series we will be doing called #FutureFriday, where we watch a full game of a prospect, take notes, and talk about the things we saw. In the first episode, we talked about Auburn vs. UL Monroe and Jabari Smith's dominating game on both sides of the ball. We talked about his movement abilities, defense, shot, and projected fit in the league. The link to the game if you want to check this fantastic prospect out for yourself https://www.youtube.co...
Is it too Late for the Trail Blazers
January 04, 2022 03:57 - 1 hour - 73.5 MBDustin and I talk about the last two weeks of Blazers basketball; when do the Blazers start making trades, answer fan questions, and predict the next week of Blazers basketball. Follow the show @HolyBackboard, @dasage, and @DHawes22.
Happy Holidays from Holy Backboard
December 20, 2021 22:54 - 1 hour - 68.6 MBDustin and I talk about the last week of Blazers basketball, Blazers starters playing huge rotation mins, draft talk, what qualities do you look for in a player that can play in the playoffs, and predicted the next week of Blazers basketball. Follow the show @HolyBackboard, @dasage, and @DHawes22.
Injuries, Short-Term Outlook Threaten Trail Blazers Season
December 14, 2021 01:46 - 1 hour - 64.8 MBDustin and I talked about the week for the Trail Blazers, injuries, rotations, the tall task Joe Cronin has, and the following slate of games for the Blazers. Follow the show @HolyBackboard, @dasage, and @DHawes22.
Problems Persist In Portland
December 07, 2021 03:21 - 1 hour - 59.9 MBOur 260th Episode!!! This week we talk about the last week of Blazers basketball, the potential Ben Simmons trade, trading expiring players for draft capital, and previewed the next week of basketball. Follow the show @HolyBackboard, @dasage, and @DHawes22.
Olshey Ousted in Portland, Rip City Rejoices
December 03, 2021 21:15 - 40 minutes - 28.7 MBGood day to all! Dustin and I talk about the Neil Olshey firing, his best moves, worst moves, the rumored replacements for him. Follow the show @HolyBackboard, @dasage, and @DHawes22.
Why the Trail Blazers are Struggling Away from Rip City
November 30, 2021 19:01 - 1 hour - 65 MBDustin and I talked about Rip City's week, and we did our good, bad, and ugly segment. The narrative about the Blazers being a bad away team negatively affecting them answered fan questions and predicted the games for this week. Follow the show @HolyBackboard, @dasage, and @DHawes22.
Little’s Emergence Energizes Trail Blazers
November 23, 2021 20:33 - 1 hour - 46.2 MBDustin and I talk about the last week of Blazers basketball, what players on the current roster pair well with Damian, Blazers min rotations, and predicted the games for the next week slate of games. Follow the show @HolyBackboard, @dasage, and @DHawes22.
Rip City’s Road Woes Continue
November 16, 2021 03:36 - 1 hour - 69.5 MBDustin and I talked about the games for the last week, the young bucks stepping up, the Neil Olshey drama, the vibes surrounding the team, and predicted the games for this week's slate of games. Follow the show @HolyBackboard, @dasage, and @DHawes22.
Allegations Against Olshey Raise Questions About Portland’s Leadership
November 08, 2021 22:01 - 1 hour - 71.9 MBDustin and I talk about the past week of Blazers basketball, Neil Olshey drama, what qualities are we looking for in a leader, Jusuf Nurkic's mins per game, manufacturing more shots for Norman Powell, answering fan questions, and predicted weeks slate of games. Follow the show @HolyBackboard, @dasage, and @DHawes22.
Cable Contracts Make it Hard to ROOT for the Blazers
November 02, 2021 06:38 - 59 minutes - 33.1 MBDustin and I talk about the last week of Blazers basketball, the difficulties of watching games with the current broadcasting partner of the Portland Trail Blazers, what's going on with the team, is Dame alright, and predicted the games for the next week's slate of games. Follow the show @HolyBackboard, @dasage, and @DHawes22.
Three Trail Blazers Earn 75th Anniversary Honors
October 25, 2021 22:05 - 1 hour - 60.9 MBDustin and I talked about the first week of Blazers basketball. We introduced a new segment called "the good, the bad, and the ugly, answered fan questions, and talked about the games for this week's slate of games. Follow the show @HolyBackboard, @dasage, and @DHawes22
Blazers 2021-2022 Season Preview
October 15, 2021 19:51 - 1 hour - 65.7 MBDustin and I talk about the preseason, what things we have noticed in the games, are what we see in preseason telling for the regular season, where we see the other teams in the West, and we answer fan questions! Follow the show @HolyBackboard, @dasage, and @DHawes22.
Blazers Bolster Defense With Addition of Nance Jr
August 28, 2021 03:08 - 42 minutes - 31.6 MBThe boys are back! Dustin and I talk about the latest trade for Larry Nance, what his fit is, are we trading too many first-round picks, and starting the regular season strong might make or break the Blazers.
Blazers Offseason Recap
August 24, 2021 20:55 - 31 minutes - 30.9 MBOn my first solo show, I talked about the NBA Draft, NBA Free Agency, Summer League, Anfernee Simons, and Nassir Little taking that next step! Follow the show @HolyBackboard, @dasage, and @DHawes22.