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
Trail Blazers v Thunder Game 2 Recap
April 18, 2019 04:29 - 47 minutes - 39.3 MBDustin and I talk about game two of the Blazers v Thunder series, our superstars playing really well, which role players stepped up and made our predictions for game 3.
Trail Blazers v Thunder Game One Recap
April 15, 2019 06:55 - 45 minutes - 37.7 MBDustin and I talk about game one of the Blazers v Thunder series, all of the Trail Blazers stepping up, adjustments for game two and predicted game two of the playoff series.
Trail Blazers Playoff Preview
April 12, 2019 22:32 - 1 hour - 51.5 MBDustin and I talk about the last week of Blazers basketball, player comps for Gary Trent Jr, Anfernee Simons, and Skal Labissiere, who are the x-factors in the series for the Blazers and we predicted game one. Go Blazers!
Home Court Still In Play Down The Home Stretch
April 01, 2019 22:24 - 1 hour - 53.6 MBDustin and I talk about the week that was for the Trail Blazers, how the role players are doing, what can we expect from C.J. McCollum when he comes back, and predicted the games for this slate of games. Today's show is brought to you by Vinyl Me, Please. To join their record club go to joinvmp.com/Holy Backboard
Ep145: Nurkic’s Injury Leaves Blazers At A Crossroad
March 27, 2019 19:35 - 36 minutes - 31.8 MBDustin and I talk about the Jusuf Nurkić injury, how we felt when we saw it, what will the Blazers Center rotation look like and how will Coach Stotts motivate the team to out hustle opposing teams. Nurk T-Shirt Quilt info https://www.gofundme.com/a-blazers-quilt-for-nurk PO Box to send in XL Blazers shirts: PO box 6782, Aloha, OR, 97007
A Different, Deadly Dame Emerges In McCollum’s Absence
March 26, 2019 00:23 - 1 hour - 61.3 MBDustin and I talked about the week that was for Rip City, attacking opposing teams weaknesses, the chances we will see the same team next year and predicted the week of this slate of games. Today's show is brought to you by Vinyl Me, Please. To join their record club go to joinvmp.com/Holy Backboard
Next Man Up For Rip City
March 18, 2019 22:13 - 59 minutes - 51 MBDustin and I talk about the CJ McCollum injury, the week that was for the Trail Blazers, who would be the perfect frontcourt pairing for Jusuf Nurkic and we predict the games for this slate of games. Today's show is brought to you by Vinyl Me, Please. To join their record club go to joinvmp.com/Holy Backboard
Ep142: Will Portland Slump Or Streak Down The Stretch?
March 12, 2019 00:14 - 1 hour - 63.1 MBDustin and I talk about the week that was for the Portland Trail Blazers, what our expectations are for the team, CJ McCollum, do we play down to opponents and we predict the games of the week. Today's show is brought to you by Vinyl Me, Please. To join their record club go to joinvmp.com/Holy Backboard
Rip City Road Warriors
March 04, 2019 23:20 - 1 hour - 62.5 MBDustin and I talk about the games from the past week, which team would be the best matchup for the main players on the team, playoff rotations, and we previewed the games from this weeks slate. Today's show is brought to you by Vinyl Me, Please. To join their record club go to joinvmp.com/Holy Backboard
Ep140: Feasting On The East
February 25, 2019 21:20 - 1 hour - 59.4 MBDustin and I talk about the games from the last week, Kanter's impact on this team so far and we predicted the games for this weeks slate of games. Today's show is brought to you by Vinyl Me, Please. To join their record club go to joinvmp.com/Holy Backboard
Ep139: Kanter Bolsters Blazers’ Bench
February 21, 2019 00:15 - 39 minutes - 33 MBDustin and I talked about the game vs Golden State last week, us signing Enes Kanter, the Blazers roster and we predicted the games from this slate of games.
Ep 138: Rip City’s Road Struggles Continue
February 13, 2019 02:40 - 58 minutes - 51.6 MBThis episode we are joined by Ryne Buchanan (@ryne_buchanan). We talk about the games from the last week, the Blazers rotation, the trade deadline, Allstar Weekend and previewed this week's upcoming game.
Ep137: Trail Blazers Trade Deadline- Part 3
February 06, 2019 22:34 - 1 hour - 52.3 MBDustin and I talk about the Rodney Hood trade, C.J McCollum's great week, the trades and rumors for the NBA, and predicted the wins for this weeks slate of games. Today's show is brought to you by Vinyl Me, Please. To join their record club go to joinvmp.com/Holy Backboard.
Ep136: Trail Blazers Trade Deadline- Part 2
January 28, 2019 18:27 - 1 hour - 59.1 MBDustin and I talk about the games from the past week, Blazers trade rumors, and predicted the game for this week of Basketball. Today's show is brought to you by Vinyl Me, Please. To join their record club go to joinvmp.com/Holy Backboard.
Ep135: Trail Blazers Trade Deadline- Part I
January 21, 2019 21:54 - 1 hour - 64 MBDustin and I talk about the trades the Trail Blazers have been rumored to be in, which trades we would like to see, the games from the past week of Blazers basketball and predicted the games from this week.
Ep134: Blazers Feast On The East
January 14, 2019 07:55 - 56 minutes - 48.8 MBKeith (@RipCityKeith) joins us to talk about the last week of Blazers basketball, Jake Layman starting with Maurice Harkless out, a potential trade with the Hawks, our preferred playoff matchup, and we previewed this weeks slate of games.
Ep133: Reflecting On Rip City At The Halfway Mark
January 07, 2019 19:24 - 58 minutes - 51.5 MBWe are back! We talk about protecting our home court, defense, pacing, Nurk dominating, the luck involved in becoming an elite team, and we predicted the next weeks slate of games.
Bonus EP: Throwback the 2012 NBA Draft
December 30, 2018 23:37 - 59 minutes - 60.8 MBIn this Throwback episode of the Holy Backboard, the original members and Shalamar Clark break down the 2012 NBA Draft.
Ep132: Ho Ho Holy Backboard’s Blazers Holiday Special
December 17, 2018 21:27 - 1 hour - 50.8 MBDustin and I talk about the games from the past two weeks, taking a chance on a landing a very talented, introduced a new segment of the show, and predicted the games for this week of Blazers basketball. Today's show is brought to you by Vinyl Me, Please. To join their record club go to joinvmp.com/Holy Backboard.
Ep131: Same Sh*t, Different Year
December 06, 2018 00:20 - 51 minutes - 40 MBDustin and I talk about the last week of Blazers basketball, what's happened to our Trail Blazers, how do we fix it, the positives in this stretch in Blazers basketball and previewed the games from this weeks slate of games. Today's show is brought to you by Vinyl Me, Please. To join their record club go to joinvmp.com/Holy Backboard
Ep130: Is It Time To Panic In Portland?
November 28, 2018 23:51 - 1 hour - 52.5 MBDustin and I recap the games from the past week of Blazers basketball, how are we feeling about the team, is it time to panic and we previewed the games for this weeks slate of games Today's show is brought to you by Vinyl Me, Please. To join their record club go to joinvmp.com/Holy Backboard
Ep129: Thankful For Blazers Basketball
November 22, 2018 00:37 - 56 minutes - 48.6 MBDustin and I talk about the last week of Blazers basketball, finding ways to get Jusuf Nurkić extra playing time, is Dame the best point guard in the NBA, our Thanksgiving day plans and we predicted the games for this week of Blazers basketball. Today's show is brought to you by Vinyl Me, Please. To join their record club go to joinvmp.com/Holy Backboard
Ep128: Are The Trail Blazers For Real?
November 14, 2018 00:14 - 1 hour - 66.2 MBEvan McCarthy (@evanempdx) joins us Dustin and me to talk about the games from the last week of Blazers basketball, Zach Collins, would we have traded for Jimmy Butler, our favorite NBA City Jersey's and predicted the games for this week of Blazers basketball.
Ep127: Collins, Stauskas Providing Pop Off Blazers Bench
November 07, 2018 00:12 - 1 hour - 52.5 MBOn this episode of the Holy Backboard Dustin and I talk about the games from last week, what has impressed us in the last ten games of Blazers basketball, where Damian ranks compared to the top players in the NBA, and we previewed the games from this week of games.
Ep126: Lillard, Bench Spark Rip City’s Hot Start
October 31, 2018 00:41 - 1 hour - 58.3 MBOn this episode, Dustin and I talk about the last week of Trail Blazers basketball, how well Damian Lillard has been playing, how well the bench has played, CJ needing to be more aggressive in getting to the foul line and we predicted the games for this weeks slate of games.
Ep125: Opening Week Yields Promising Results
October 24, 2018 23:16 - 1 hour - 48.9 MBDustin Hawes and I recap the games from the first week of Blazers basketball, is the Blazers bench for real, which Blazer on the team wore the best costume, how the Blazers will fair in the next weeks slate of games and much more.
EP124: What Paul Allen Meant To Rip City
October 16, 2018 19:23 - 53 minutes - 43.9 MBDustin and I react to the sad news of the Blazers owner Paul Allen passing away, what he did for this franchise, how will the Blazers react for the season opener, and we predicted the games for this weeks slate of games.
Ep123: All Eyes On Rip City’s Reserves
October 12, 2018 23:00 - 45 minutes - 34.3 MBOn this weeks episode of the Holy Backboard Dustin and Sage talked about the preseason, who's stood out, what needs to get worked on, when will Harkless play, who will be in the finishing five and how hyped we are for the season.
EP122: Holy Backboard 2018-2019 Season Preview
September 16, 2018 23:47 - 1 hour - 59.8 MBThe boys are back! On this episode, we give our thoughts on the roster, what games we are looking forward to the most, we rank the teams out west 1-15 and we answer some fan questions.
Ep121:Free agency wrap with Evanem
July 10, 2018 00:30 - 1 hour - 57.2 MBEvan McCarthy (@evanempdx) joins me to talk about the Jusuf Nurkić resigning, the newest members of the team, will we sign another big man, Damian Lillard staying in Portland, and news from around the league.
HB 120 Post draft Pre FA Pod
June 30, 2018 02:03 - 58 minutes - 39.7 MBDustin and I talk about the Blazers draft of Anfernee Simons and Gary Trent Jr, which teams we think had the best draft class, using the TPE, where LBJ will go and so much more.
Ep119: 2018 NBA Draft Preview
June 20, 2018 20:07 - 40 minutes - 30.2 MBDustin and I talk about the Blazers making a splash at the draft, Blazers bringing in veterans that score well to a camp invite, what prospects we like for pick 24, and will the big three be on the team this upcoming season.
Ep118: Reliving Game 5 Of The 1990 WCF
May 24, 2018 07:00 - 1 hour - 46.1 MBDustin and I talk about the NBA combine, which draft prospects do we like for this team, the NBA playoffs, and we talk about game 5 of the 1990 WCF.
Ep117: Is The Offseason Over, Yet? Ft. Nila Madison
May 04, 2018 20:32 - 58 minutes - 45.6 MBNila Madison (@nilamadison) joins us to talk about the playoffs, what's going to happen with the Coach and General Manager for the team, which current Blazers we should resign, Blazer's guard rotations next year, our favorite moments of the Trail Blazers season and so much more. Today’s show is brought to you by Rosetta Stone at the following link: http://rosettapodcast.com/holybackboard
EP116: It Was All Good Just A Week Ago
April 23, 2018 03:22 - 25 minutes - 23.6 MBDustin and I talk about the Rip Twitty Watch Party, recapped the previous games of the Blazers and Pelicans series, in-game adjustments we wish we've seen and if Coach Stotts get's fired who we would like to replace him.
EP:115 Stotts' Strategy Leaves Rip City Stupefied
April 15, 2018 08:05 - 35 minutes - 35.8 MBEvan McCarthy (@evanempdx) joins us the recap game one of the Blazers Pelicans series, what went wrong for the Blazers, what they can do to improve and made our predictions for game two.
EP 114: Playoff Preview
April 12, 2018 09:39 - 48 minutes - 39.2 MBDustin and I talk about the last two regular season games, I break down the New Orleans Pelicans roster, what will the x-factors be in the series, our predictions for this playoff series and made our predictions for the rest of the first round of the playoffs. Today’s show is brought to you by Rosetta Stone at the following link: http://rosettapodcast.com/holybackboard
Ep113: Home Court Advantage Or Bust
April 09, 2018 23:21 - 1 hour - 57.7 MBDustin and I review the games from the past week, why it's important to get Jusuf Nurkić more involved in the offense, is Al-Farouq Aminu shooting too many threes, Wade Baldwin and we predicted the games for this next week Today’s show is brought to you by Rosetta Stone at the following link: http://rosettapodcast.com/holybackboard
Ep112: Dame Saves The Day (Again)
April 03, 2018 01:14 - 1 hour - 64.5 MBDustin and I talk the games from the last week, which Blazer other than Dame do you trust at the line in clutch moments, finding that consistent production off the bench, why staying in the third seed is important, and which matchups would be the best for the Blazers in the playoffs. Today’s show is brought to you by Rosetta Stone at the following link: http://rosettapodcast.com/holybackboard
Ep111: How Could You Be So Harkless
March 26, 2018 23:54 - 1 hour - 57.1 MBDustin and I review the games from the past week, why going small with our rotations could be a bad thing, Nurk's rebounding, are the Cavs the favorite in the East and we predicted the games for this upcoming week for Rip City. Today’s show is brought to you by Rosetta Stone at the following link: http://rosettapodcast.com/holybackboard
Ep110: 2 Hot To Stop
March 20, 2018 02:14 - 1 hour - 61.6 MBDustin and I talk about the 13 game winning streak, what impressed us the most about this streak, Damian's dominance, LBJ to PDX, Dustin's favorite Blazers of all time and we predicted the games for this week of Blazers basketball. Today’s show is brought to you by Rosetta Stone at the following link: http://rosettapodcast.com/holybackboard
Ep109: Red Hot & Rollin’
March 13, 2018 00:27 - 1 hour - 58.1 MBDustin and I talk about the Blazers winning streak, Damian's performance vs the Lakers, Dustin talks about his experience at the Blazers vs Warriors game, the Holy Backboard Bracket Challenge, Dame's spot in the MVP race and predicted the games for this week of Blazers basketball.
Ep108: Zach Collins & Ed Davis: The New Bash Bros.
March 06, 2018 00:31 - 1 hour - 57.8 MBEvan McCarthy (@evanempdx) joins us to talk about the Blazers winning streak, Zach Collins, Jusuf Nurkić, top five dunkers in Blazers history and predicted the games for this week of Blazers basketball
EP107: Why The Best Point Guard Resides In Rip City
February 27, 2018 00:26 - 1 hour - 61.4 MBDustin and I talk about the All-Star Game, broke down games from the past week, Damian the superstar, scoreboard watching the other teams fighting for the playoffs, Jimmy Butler's injury, would we trade CJ for Kawhi Leonard and we previewed the games for this week of Blazers basketball.
Ep106: HB X LOB Colab
February 13, 2018 01:12 - 1 hour - 47.8 MBErik Gundersen form Locked On Blazers joins us for a crossover episode, where we talk about Nurkic, Zach Collins, the trade deadline and so much more.
EP105: To Trade Or Not To Trade
February 06, 2018 02:32 - 1 hour - 65 MBDustin and I talk about the last week of Blazers basketball, C.J's insane night vs Chicago, pros and cons of trading for DeAndre Jordan, trading the TPE, when your team is successful does it make it harder or more easy to make a trade and we previewed the games for this week of Blazers basketball .
EP104: Davis Dominates The Paint As Portland Keeps Playoff Pace
January 30, 2018 01:59 - 1 hour - 59.7 MBDustin and I talk about games from the past week, the Blazers rotation, with the deadline approaching what tough decisions the Blazers will have to make, and we predict the games from this week.
Ep103: Dame Does It All In Leading Blazers To Undefeated Week
January 23, 2018 00:57 - 1 hour - 62.2 MBDustin and I talk about which team is most vulnerable to losing their playoff spot, which players we think would be good trade targets, what is the chance the Blazers make a trade, will Dame be an all-star, recapped the games from the previous week, and previewed the games for this week of Blazers basketball.
Ep102: State of the Rip City Union with Nila Madison
January 16, 2018 22:15 - 1 hour - 64.7 MBNila Madison joins us to talk about her favorite Blazers moments, what it takes to become an NBA championship contender, Thick Nurk vs Skinny Nurk, top five biggest snakes in the NBA, Nike NBA jerseys, predicted the next week of Blazers basketball and so much more. This show is sponsored by the Stupendous, check out his Mixer stream every Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday from 9 pm to Midnight at https://mixer.com/stupendous
Ep101: Shabazz Is The Man
January 09, 2018 21:05 - 1 hour - 56 MBDustin and I talk about the games this weekend, how much would the Blazers be willing to pay Shabazz this offseason, trading for a wing, what playoff matchup would we prefer, previewed the games for this week and what players gave us the most joy to root for.