Holy Backboard
395 episodes - English - Latest episode: 16 days ago - ★★★★★ - 29 ratingsA weekly Portland Trail Blazers centric NBA podcast, hosted by Dustin Hawes and Dillon Sage.
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Episodes
Ep 43: Blazers Bolster Roster In Free Agency, Decision Looms For Crabbe
July 09, 2016 00:43 - 1 hour - 75.9 MBWe covered what the Blazers did in Free Agency, including the signings of Evan Turner and Festus Ezeli, trading for Shabazz Napier, our opinions on keeping Allen Crabbe, what the rest of the NBA did, the NBA Draft's winners and losers, Kevin Durant going to the Warriors and Summer League. This podcast is sponsored by Audible.com- get a FREE audiobook download and a free 30 day trial at www.audibletrial.com/holybackboard
#TBT: Balanced Blazer Attack Tunes Out Jazz In 92 WCF
June 16, 2016 17:19 - 1 hour - 50.4 MBOn this episode Dustin and Sage discuss the upcoming NBA Draft, which players Portland needs to stay away from in Free Agency and trade, and we relive the 1992 WCF game 5 where the Blazers took on the Jazz in an overtime thriller. Link to the game right here https://youtu.be/xsXq5mVOarw This podcast is sponsored by Steiner Sports use the promo code "Backboard" at check out for 20% off your order
Ep 41: Our Offseason Survival Guide
May 23, 2016 23:11 - 47 minutes - 41.8 MBIn this episode we talk about the Trail Blazers offseason, what we're doing to kill time before the season begins, our favorite draft prospects, what free agents we want added to the roster, players we want Portland to stay away from, and our favorite moments of this season! This episode is sponsored by steinersports.com use the promo code "Backboard" and get a 20% off at checkout! Summer Agenda - Portland Trail Blazers (via Bobby Marks): http://sports.yahoo.com/news/summer-agenda--portland-t...
Ep 40: Portland Puts League On Notice
May 13, 2016 00:59 - 1 hour - 50 MBErik Gundersen (@blazerbanter ) joined us to talk Game 5 between the Trail Blazers and Warriors, how competitive the series was, how imperative this offseason is for the Blazers, which free agents Rip City should be looking at acquiring, and where Portland goes from here. This Podcast is sponsored by Evanem, use the promo code Holybackboard for 20% off of all Blazers related gear and support him in the Willamette week's best of Portland for the visual artist category
EP 39: Blazers Pushed To The Brink In Game 4
May 10, 2016 22:45 - 36 minutes - 26.6 MBThis episode Dustin and I talk about the game 4 loss, really how successful this season was for the Blazers, how bright the future is for Portland and how important the offseason is for them. Today's podcast is brought to you by audible.com - get a FREE audiobook download and 30 day free trial at www.audibletrial.com/holybackboard
Ep 38 #LillardTime Leads Portland Past Golden State In Game 3
May 09, 2016 00:42 - 48 minutes - 44.1 MBThis episode Dustin and I talked about the Blazers victory over the Warriors, Damian's dominating performance, Al-Farouq's great series, Blazers limiting the Warriors role players, what our Mothers Day plans are, and how do we get the Win vs the Warriors. This episode of the Holy Backboard Podcast is sponsored by Audible.com, get a FREE audiobook download and 30 day free trial at www.audibletrial.com/holybackboard
Ep 37: Coping Crushing Defeats With Cherry Coke Floats
May 04, 2016 19:32 - 47 minutes - 32 MBThis episode Dustin and I talk about game two of the Blazers vs Warriors series, The Blazers fast start, the defense on Klay Thompson, Damian's 3rd quarter heroics, the 4th quarter which was a bummer, and our keys for game 3. This podcast is sponsored by Evan Em, type in the code holybackboard at check out for 20% off of all Blazers related gear.
Ep 36: Closing Out The Clippers
April 30, 2016 18:45 - 48 minutes - 35.6 MBEvan McCarthy (@evanempdx) joined us to talk about closing out the Clippers, Mason hitting clutch free throws, who was MVP of that series, how the Steph Curry injury will effect the Warriors in the next series, how do the Blazers match the Warriors small ball lineup, predicted the series and Dustin told an embarrassing story about me. This episode is sponsored by Evanem use the code "Holybackboard" at checkout for 20% off for all Blazers related gear.
Ep 35: Blazer Backcourt Propels Portland To 3-2 Series Lead
April 28, 2016 21:46 - 49 minutes - 35.9 MBOn this episode Dustin and I talk about the Blazers victory in game five, Maurice's first half, Cj McCollum's second half, teams that will try and take Portland's assistant Gm, enjoying the playoffs, and how the Blazers will get that game six victory! Enjoy the Podcast!
Ep 34: Hail To The Chief
April 26, 2016 20:07 - 44 minutes - 37 MBGreg Esposito (@Espo) joined us to talk about game four of the Blazers vs Clippers series, Chris Paul's injury, Blake Griffin's injury, what the Blazers need to do win game five in LA, Aminu's hot shooting, Plumlee's play and for the Blazers fans to enjoy these playoff moments. This podcast is sponsored by Audible.com, get a free audiobook download and 30 day free trial at www.audibletrial.com/holybackboard
EP 33: McCollum, Lillard Step Up As Rip City Rebounds in Game 3
April 24, 2016 22:05 - 45 minutes - 33.5 MBDustin and I talk about the Blazers victory in game three, what it was like being at the game, the performance of the blazers backcourt, our backup wings not showing up, the adjustments that the Blazers did to slow down the Clippers, a third scorer and how the Blazers need to play to get the win on Monday. Enjoy the Podcast!
Ep 32: Rip City Returns Home With Their Backs Against The Wall
April 21, 2016 22:39 - 56 minutes - 45.3 MBErik Gundersen (@blazerbanter) joins us to talk game two of the Blazers Clippers series, how inconsistent the Blazers have been at scoring the ball, different lineups, going small, Blazers playing better at home, our X factors for game three and free agency talk Enjoy the Playoffs
2016 Playoffs: Blazers Look To Bounce Back In Game 2
April 19, 2016 04:21 - 50 minutes - 39.2 MBDane Carbaugh (@danecarbaugh) joined us to discuss game one of the Trail Blazers vs Clippers series, what the Blazers did well, what they could improve on, the hard fouls, and we predicted the outcome of the next game. Enjoy the Podcast
Episode 30: 2016 Playoff Preview
April 15, 2016 02:47 - 1 hour - 56.8 MBEvan McCarthy (@evanempdx ) joins us to talk about the Blazers series with the LA Clippers, whats the most important match up in the series, how much pressure is on the Clippers to win, who will be the Blazers third scorer this series, how far will the series go, and we talked about the other playoff series in the NBA. This Podcast is brought to you by Evanem.com use the promo code "holybackboard" at checkout for a 20% discount on DA:ME Time Tees, Dame 5ZERO3 tee and the "PDX Snapback hats" E...
Ep 29 Exceeding All Expectations
April 06, 2016 01:46 - 1 hour - 82.9 MBThis episode we talked about the games of the past week, our end of the year awards, what are the best and worst case scenario for Buddy Hield, Ben Simmons, and Brandon Ingram, what seed we think the Blazers will get, what players do we consider must keep, and previewed the games for the last week of the NBA regular season. Enjoy the Podcast!
Ep 28: Push For The Playoffs
March 30, 2016 05:49 - 1 hour - 79.7 MBEvan Mccarthy (@evanempdx)joined us to talk about his new projects, the games from the past week, the NCAA tourney, talked about the Jail Blazers documentary, previewed the slate of games for the current week, should we rest Damian Lillard this week and what seed do we think the Blazers will get. Enjoy the podcast!!
Episode 27: No Defending The Defense
March 23, 2016 04:44 - 1 hour - 91.3 MBThis week we discussed the first week of the NCAA tournament, how the Sage curse is still going strong, the last week of Blazers basketball, how the game vs Dallas was more important than the media portrayed, Portland's problem with defending opposing teams point guards , what we think the Blazers should do with their RFA players and we predicted the next slate of games for the next week. Enjoy the Podcast!
Holy Backboard ESPN Bracket Challenge
March 16, 2016 04:40 - 39 seconds - 600 KBBe sure to join the Holy Backboard ESPN Bracket Challenge at p://bit.ly/HBbracket16 !
EP 26 : Riding The Rip City Roller Coaster
March 16, 2016 02:24 - 1 hour - 71 MBThis episode we talked about the games from the past week, how it was a chalk week, Jason Smith's foul on Damian Lillard, Ed Davis' play, which teams Blazers fans need to root against, how the game vs New Orleans is a must win, previewed the games of the next slate of games and talked about the NCAA tournament and we are hosting a bracket challenge on ESPN winner gets an awesome shirt from @evanempdx http://bit.ly/HBbracket16
EP 25 : Jerome Kersey Edition
March 09, 2016 00:54 - 1 hour - 61.3 MBThis week we talked about the games of the past week, how bad defense the Blazers have played recently, the Blazers lack of a third option on offense, previewed the slate of games this week, will the blazers make a trade for a first round pick this year, and what tier of FA can the Blazers get this year. Enjoy the podcast
Episode 24: Lillard For MVP
March 02, 2016 02:17 - 1 hour - 85 MBLarry (@TBpup22) joins us this episode to talk about the last week of Blazers games, what can improve in Lillard's game, where is Dame in the MVP race and All NBA, What's wrong with OKC, missing piece at power forward and predicted the next week of games. Enjoy the Podcast.
Ep 23: Red Hot - N-Rollin
February 24, 2016 01:31 - 1 hour - 75.9 MBThis week we talked about the games from the past week, Damian Lillard's fantastic stats, Harkless really producing in limited minutes, Trade deadline recap, Brian Roberts, previewed the games for the next week and how doing this podcast has changed our lives Enjoy the podcast!
Episode 22: Trade Deadline Preview
February 17, 2016 02:08 - 1 hour - 81.6 MBEvan McCarthy (@evanempdx) joined us to talk about his creative process, the games of the past week, Allstar weekend, who's getting traded at the deadline, what the Blazers will do during the deadline, Dustin and I argued about a trade and we covered the games from this weeks slate of games. Enjoy the Podcast and check out Evan's art at: http://evanem.com/
Episode 21: Don't Trade A Ferrari For Two Mustangs
February 09, 2016 01:09 - 1 hour - 74.3 MBWe talked about the last week of games for the Blazers, Damian Lillard's allstar snub, favorite ASW moments, KD joining the Warriors, Blake Griffin trades, and predicted the next slate of games. Enjoy the Podcast!
Episode 20: Talking Shop With John Lukrofka
February 03, 2016 01:22 - 1 hour - 83.5 MBJohn Lukrofka (@bigjohnNEP) joined us to talk about what he does for the Blazers Broadcasts, the games of the last week, insight on the practice habits of CJ McCollum and Allen Crabbe, favorite sneakers, hip hop music, and we predicted the slate for the upcoming games -Enjoy the podcast
Episode 19: Home Cooking Continues On The Homestand
January 27, 2016 00:23 - 1 hour - 53.4 MBIn this show we talked about how annoying it was that during the Lakers and Blazers game the media talked only about Kobe, how expensive those tickets were, Blazers rotations, Small ball, how great Portland is during the playoffs and we predicted the slate of games for the next week. Enjoy the podcast!
Episode 18
January 20, 2016 01:12 - 1 hour - 56.2 MBOn this episode Dane Carbaugh(@danecarbaugh) joined us to talk about last week of games, should Damian be an allstar, the perfect timing of Damian's song "Bigger Than Us", Allen Crabbe's improved play, predicted the slate of games this week and which draft prospects Dane likes. Enjoy the Podcast!
Episode 17
January 13, 2016 03:05 - 1 hour - 63.6 MBWe talk about the last week of games, Damian Lillard's 4th quarter vs the thunder, gave out our mid season awards, I got frustrated with coach stotts defensive system, what trades would you make, who's the missing pieces for this team and we predicted the slate of games for the next week. Enjoy the Podcast.
Episode 16
January 06, 2016 22:11 - 1 hour - 83.1 MBWe talked about the past week of games, what's a bigger need for the Blazers a perimeter defender or a inside the basket scorer, our New Years Resolutions, the 76ers family issues, we did some hot takes and predicted the slate of game for the games this week. Enjoy the Podcast!!
Episode 15
December 30, 2015 02:32 - 1 hour - 61.6 MBLarry aka @TBpup22 joined us this episode. We talked about when Damian should return, Meyers Leonard fouling, the guards not putting the bigs into successful situations on the pick and roll, the percentage chance the Blazers make the playoffs, Henderson and Kaman possibly getting traded and we predict the next week of games. -Enjoy the Podcast
Episode 14
December 23, 2015 20:23 - 1 hour - 64.4 MBWe talked about Damian's injury, what type of player would be the best 2nd and 3rd options for the Blazers, would you bet your retirement if the blazers would win a championship in 50 years? Best Christmas movies, and we predicted the slate of games for the upcoming games. Enjoy the Podcast & Happy Holidays
Episode 13
December 17, 2015 00:35 - 1 hour - 89.1 MBWe broke down the games of the past week, Meyers Leonard true position, Vonleh's defense, AC's streak of good shooting games, Gerald Henderson's performance vs New Orleans, we talked about trades involving the Blazers (we didn't like any of them), gave our predictions on the slate of games, and answered some fan questions. Enjoy the Podcast
Future M&N Spot
December 13, 2015 07:26 - 14 seconds - 218 KBOne of my favorite moments from last show was when I had to use the bathroom and Dustin did a flawless Mitchell and Ness read.
Episode 12
December 08, 2015 02:22 - 1 hour - 80.8 MBDustin and I talked about the last week of games, Al-Farouq Aminu's defense on Paul George, Our wings stepping up as a whole, potential trade partners, previewed the next slate of games, I had a difficult time choosing between my loyalties between Portland and New Orleans. Enjoy the Podcast!
Episode 11
December 02, 2015 01:42 - 1 hour - 56 MBDustin and I talked about the games last week, Damian's stomach bug, Noah Vonleh's lack of playing time, plays we thought were dirty, the consistency of our wings, and previewed this slate of games for the coming week. -Enjoy the Podcast
Episode 10
November 23, 2015 23:17 - 49 minutes - 45 MBOn this episode we talked about the last week of basketball for the Portland Trail Blazers, I came up with a great nickname for Damian Lillard, talked about the things we are thankful for, did our predictions for the week, and did some college prospect talk. Enjoy the podcast and Happy Thanksgiving!
Episode 9
November 18, 2015 01:32 - 1 hour - 64 MBThis episode of the Holy Backboard Podcast we had our first guest, @TBpup22. We talk about the past week of Blazers basketball, how to improve the team, which players we think are part of the future and which aren't, and previewed the games for the week. -Enjoy the Podcast
Episode 8
November 10, 2015 23:25 - 1 hour - 62.8 MBDustin and I started talking about the past four games where we had a two and two record, I said something nice about Al-Farouq Aminu, we previewed the next week games and finished up the podcast talking about tanking the pros and cons of it.
Episode 7
November 05, 2015 01:37 - 1 hour - 63.2 MBIn this show we talk about the two and two record, what we liked what we didn't. Then, we talked about Pelicans awful perimeter defense, Steph Curry being historically good, Andre Drummond putting up monster numbers, and we preview the games from next week. Enjoy the Podcast!
Episode 6
October 31, 2015 00:55 - 48 minutes - 44.6 MBWe broke down the Blazers Pelicans game, Sage ate a bunch crow, gave our predictions for the MVP,ROY, 6th Man, Coach of the Year and Most Improved. Predicted the two Suns and the Minnesota game. Enjoy the Podcast!
Episode 5
October 28, 2015 00:54 - 54 minutes - 49.6 MBIn this podcast we broke down the Blazers preseason, who looked good, who didn't and did our Blazers Pelicans preview. Enjoy the podcast
Episode 4
October 10, 2015 02:44 - 30 minutes - 28.1 MBDustin and Sage break down the first two games of preseason. We broke down the games and give our thoughts on every player that played during that two game stretch. Enjoy the Podcast!
Episode 3
October 04, 2015 22:59 - 34 minutes - 31.5 MBThe guys get together and did our "Position Preview" of this years Portland Trail Blazers, talked about the Vegas line of 26.5 wins and Sage simmed the 2015-2016 Trailblazers season on NBA 2k 16 and talked about the results. Enjoy the Podcast. PS. Apologies for the audio quality on the last few minutes. We had a Skype issue.
Episode 2
September 14, 2015 03:44 - 35 minutes - 32.6 MBThe guys break down the Western Conference, covering teams we think will be the best. Which are the worst. Where do the Blazers fall? Listen and find out! Enjoy the Podcast!
Episode 1
September 02, 2015 07:43 - 36 minutes - 33 MBThe boys are back at it! Dustin Hawes and Matt Hoecker are back doing the Holy Backboard Podcast. On this episode they talk about the Trail blazers' off-season and break down the schedule for the upcoming season.