We Have A Take: A Portland Trail Blazers Fan Podcast
131 episodes - English - Latest episode: 5 days ago - ★★★★★ - 19 ratingsTwo women who love the Portland Trail Blazers talk about the games, players, teams, mascots, fans, uniforms, and history that make Rip City great. With Tara Bowen-Biggs and Rose Harding. Serious fans, fun takes.
We have a take and so can you.
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WHAT Will We Remember About the 2020-2021 Regular Season?
May 27, 2021 12:00 - 50 minutes - 11.5 MB00:30 Icebreaker: Which NBA Player do you think you are most like? 04:50 PORvsDEN: the story so far. 10:00 Damian Lillard shot chart for that game was ridiculous. 14:00 WHAT are we going to remember about the 2020-2021 regular season? 14:40 CJ McCollum hot start 16:05 Awkward, empty arenas and teams in the wrong color jerseys. 17:45 Fans becoming armchair epidemiologists 19:20 Finally let Ant dunk, Damian Lillard called “game”, Paul George apologizes. All Star weekend turned out okay. (20:30...
We Have A Talk About the Post Season with Kendyl Bennett
May 20, 2021 03:11 - 1 hour - 14.8 MB1:00 Shout out to Taelor Jae @taelorrrjae for the inspiration for an icebreaker: Favorite sports memories. Kenny Wheaton’s gonna score, and watching Allen Crabbe getting a career high. 5:10 When Dame goes off vs when a bench or role player goes off 7:10 From six weeks ago to now. What happened? 10:00 Coaching rumors 18:00 Having everyone healthy again 19:35 Recapping how some of the individual players have been down the stretch starting with Norman Powell. 22:00 Size matters though, on defen...
We Rank This Season's Most Important Blazers with Marlow Ferguson
May 13, 2021 11:00 - 56 minutes - 12.9 MB1:15 If you could be great at one basketball play, what is it? 3:45 Getting to know Marlow Ferguson and how he got started with basketball and writing about basketball. 5:30 2011 The summer of Blazers Fan Fiction 7:15 Rip City Recap Ball movement, where did that come from? 8:30 Energy from fans 13:15 Playoff feel of recent games 14:30 Ranking the 5 most important Trail Blazers this season. 15:30 Number 5: Carmelo Anthony, Norman Powell, Carmelo Anthony 19:00 Number 4: Jusuf Nurkic, Jusuf N...
We Have A Talk with Taelor Jae . . . Mostly!
May 06, 2021 02:46 - 1 hour - 18.4 MB1:30 Ice breaker: If you were in a horror movie situation, which two NBA or WNBA players would you want with you? How did Hassan Whiteside get in here? 8:00 Getting to know Taelor Jae from Sports Talk . . . Mostly! Podcast 12:00 Growing up in a family of referees 19:00 About Sports Talk . . . Mostly! 24:00 Catching up on the Trail Blazers recent play 31:00 Why isn’t Derrick Jones Jr playing? 35:20 Conspiracy and speculation about LeBron James 39:00 What do we want to see the rest of the sea...
We Have A LaMarcus Aldridge Tribute with Jo Wulffenstein
April 21, 2021 14:42 - 1 hour - 18 MB1:05 If you could have any two NBA players team up to form an interior design duo to makeover your space who would you pick and why? 7:20 Jo’s reaction to hearing that LaMarcus Aldridge was retiring. So can you start us off with your LaMarcus story? 9:45 Jo’s LaMarcus Aldridge story. StayLA, an email, and a personal invitation. “I cannot let LaMarcus think this is what Rip City thinks of him.” 22:00 A collection of Jo’s favorite LaMarcus moments. 26:00 Do you remember where you were when yo...
We Made A Playlist for Damian Lillard
April 14, 2021 03:06 - 49 minutes - 11.4 MBFind the playlist on Spotify and YouTube. 2:25 Icebreaker Where is your favorite place to turn up the volume and listen to music? 4:45 The Best Tina Turner 7:30 It’s a Long Way To the Top if You Want to Rock and Roll AC/DC 9:00 Ready or Not, The Fugees 10:30 Smooth Operator, Sade 12:00 Hold On (part II), Martha Wash 13:00 How concerned are we about the fact that the Blazers can’t beat teams that are better than them? 16:45 Whatta Man Salt-n-Peppa and En Vogue 19:30 Dionysis, BTS 21:15 24 K...
We Have A Chester Connection
April 09, 2021 02:17 - 51 minutes - 11.7 MB1:30 March Madness 3:30 Icebreaker: Where in Portland would you bring a new Trail Blazer? 7:00 Thorns and Roses: Why can’t the Blazers play good defense? At least they are winning the games that they should and they are not really falling for any trap games. 12:00 Really though, how are they so bad on defense? 16:30 Robert Covington is so good! 18:00 If Derrick Jones Jr keeps it up this may become a pro-dunking podcast again. 21:00 Getting to know Norman Powell 28:00 Getting to know Rondae ...
We Have A Talk with Dishes and Dimes
April 02, 2021 12:44 - 50 minutes - 46.7 MBWe had a beautiful talk with two of the Dishes and Dimes co-hosts, Kelsea and Sandie, about our beautiful fake sons Norman Powell, Gary Trent Jr and Rodney Hood. 1:00 Icebreaker: what is your ideal selfie location? 3:50 Getting to know Sandie and Kelsea and Dishes and Dimes 8:30 The new everlasting bond between Raptors and Blazers fans. 18:25 Norman Powell, Buck Hunter 29:20 Apollo and Odin 34:00 Gary Trent Jr and Rodney Hood memories 42:00 Understanding why the trade happened. Learn mor...
We Have A Talk with BlazersBySagar
March 24, 2021 13:01 - 1 hour - 14 MBThis week @BlazersbySagar joined the WHAT podcast to talk Blazers needs at the trade deadline and to preview the last 8 weeks of the season. If they can get through Spring Break in Florida there is a beautiful path for Damian Lillard to earn an MVP. Ice Breaker: 1:00 What NBA player would you like to cast in a DC or Marvel movie/series, what would their role be? 4:15 Shawn Bradley appreciation minute 6:00 Get to know Sagar Where did your interest and passion for basketball come from? Favori...
Player by Player Review of the Season So Far
March 18, 2021 13:16 - 59 minutes - 54.8 MB2:15 Ice Breaker, Star Trek Bridge Crew #RipCity Edition: If you had to pick NBA players to be the captain and first officer of the starship you were traveling on, who would you pick and why? Reviewing how the first half of the season went for each player, what we’re watching for in the second half. 8:45 Carmelo Anthony coming off the bench, continuing to be fun to watch 12:45 Keljin Blevins, family. 14:45 Zach Collins is trying some new things fashion wise and continues to be a good bench ...
We Have A Bake Off! with Ashtyn Butuso of Flagrant Magazine
March 10, 2021 14:00 - 1 hour - 14.4 MB1:00 Icebreaker: Start, Cut, Trade - cookies, cakes and pies 5:00 All Star Saturday Night Roses and Thorns: Skills Challenge, uniforms, Dunk Contest, Dame winner, players not able to play. 11:00 Dunk Contest: Cassidy didn’t punch a wall and Anfernee didn’t hit his face on the rim. Winning all around. (Thanks to Cathy and Jennifer for their takes!) 17:30 Hot off the presses Issue #2 of Flagrant Magazine What has the last year been like watching Flagrant Magazine take off? 25:00 The Great Bas...
We Expand Our Horizons and Learn about Top Shot and Online Betting
March 04, 2021 03:12 - 59 minutes - 13.6 MB1:00 Icebreaker: Favorite coaching moment? Tara: Maurice Cheeks assist with the National Anthem, Sage: Saints go for an onside kick in 2009 Superbowl. Cassidy: any time Terry Stotts wears a plaid suit. 4:45 Tara’s apology to Steven Adams 6:00 Roses and Thorns from Blazers vs Hornets. Roses: Covington’s great game, Anthony/Little combo, Lillard giving Simons advice on the sideline (while inbounding the ball). Thorns: Playing the starters too long, not having a backup center backup, players li...
This is an Anti-Dunking Podcast
February 25, 2021 05:03 - 59 minutes - 13.6 MB1:30 If you could pick one NBA player to be stuck in a wilderness survival situation with who would you pick and why? How about if you were going on a Bigfoot hunt? 10:15 Rip City Recap: Covington and Derrick Jones Jr are finding their way, finding their place on the team. 13:30 Blazers need more rebounders. 15:05 Kanter is being asked to do too much. 19:05 What was the difference between the 6 games they won and the 3 games they lost? 22:10 It was so hard watching Robin Lopez eat Portland...
We Have A Talk with Dillon Sage of Holy Backboard: Adapt and Succeed
February 17, 2021 04:26 - 56 minutes - 13.1 MBWarning there is an F-Bomb at the very end of the episode! 1:30 Blazers players and coaches show that they can adapt and succeed 3:00 Gary Trent Jr 8:00 Anfernee Simons 9:30 Why do people say Anfernee Simons isn’t a point guard? 15:45 Why does Kanter fit so well in Portland? 20:15 Derrick Jones Jr., is he in the right role? 23:00 Having options is incredible 23:30 Robert “Small Ball 5” Covington 26:00 Rebounding: is it a problem that the Blazers are not as good at rebounding this season? 30:...
We Have A Talk with Brit Robotista
February 11, 2021 14:27 - 58 minutes - 13.4 MB2:00 Post Harden Era in Houston, John Wall, Victor Oladipo, how much of the up and down is due to all of the changes and how much is due to the weird COVID year? 11:30 All Star Game Thoughts 22:00 What makes a good game part 2 32:00 Subtract points for a blowout 38:30 Taking injuries off the rubric so we don’t curse ourselves, replacing with was the game within 5 in the 4th quarter? 45:00 Updated system: based on 5 points being a great game. 1 point for a win, 1 point for a memorable dunk, 1 ...
WHAT Makes a Good Game?
February 03, 2021 14:22 - 56 minutes - 13 MBCassidy shares memories of her mother-in-law Carla and why the Blazers were important to their relationship. Then Tara and Cassidy dig in to try and figure out what makes a good game? Take a spin using their new system! 1:00 A message from Cassidy, in memory of her Mother in Law and the love they shared. 7:00 Sports is more than wins and losses 11:00 Let people enjoy sports they way they want to enjoy sports. 16:00 Does Robert Covington’s mask give him super powers? 17:30 Coming up with a n...
We Get Some National Perspective with Cal Lee
January 28, 2021 03:18 - 59 minutes - 13.6 MBFirst we share some Rip City takes, from Anfernee Simons taking over for CJ McCollum, to Enes Kanter rebounding to Carmelo Anthony mentoring on the court. Thank you to our friends for sending in their takes @O_Beewan, @cannafitqueen2, @2guysbrandon, @FamilyTwine! The Blazers are 16 games into a confusing and injury-plagued season. What do they do next? How does this affect the future of the team? How is Damian Lillard going to win the championship we want so much for him? What does it all me...
We Take a Walk Down Memory Lane with Broadcaster Ann Schatz
January 20, 2021 14:00 - 1 hour - 15.7 MBThis episode starts with a quick round of “roses and thorns” about the Trail Blazers’ week that we’d like to forget. Then we perk way up, because our idol, Portland-based broadcaster Ann Shatz, joined the W.H.A.T. podcast! We heard about the beginning of her career in Omaha, Nebraska and Portland, Oregon. We reminisce about the Portland Fire and talk about her time as the Trail Blazers’ sideline reporter. Cassidy shared some of the ways that Shatz had inspired her and we begged her to come b...
A Very Special Big City Small Town NBA Festival of Christmasball
January 13, 2021 14:00 - 46 minutes - 10.6 MB2:00 Victor Oladipo leaves big city for small town 4:15 Damian Lillard is someone’s Dad that no one can ever measure up to. 6:15 Derrick Jones Jr is the put-together best friend with a happy life. 9:30 Sabonis: Royal prince who is trying to live up to his dad’s expectations while still being true to himself. 14:30 CJ morning show host choosing between being the lead on a big network or staying where he knows he is happy. 17:15 CJ Elleby is a camp counselor who has to put on a big campfire ...
We have a talk with Caitlin Cooper of Indy Cornrows
January 13, 2021 14:00 - 41 minutes - 9.49 MB1:00 Icebreaker what are we thankful for? 3:00 How do we feel about how the NBA is handling the pandemic? 12:15 Blowout games 21:00 New rules for coaches apparel 24:45 Blazers vs Pacers preview 26:15 What is going well? More complex playbook. New coach Coach Bjorkgren (Bee-ork-gren). They look a lot like the Raptors from a few years ago. 30:00 On Victor Oladipo 36:00 Our favorite players as Hallmark movie characters 40:05 End Thank you for listening to the WHAT podcast! Join the Women’s Ho...
Wine drunk on Carmerlot
January 06, 2021 14:00 - 1 hour - 16.9 MBAmber Vickers of Unwrapped Sports Network and Stepback Sisterhood joined us to talk about Carmelo Anthony, the Trail Blazers, the Oklahoma City Thunder and dive into various stories around the NBA. 1:00 Ice Breaker: Ode to Melo: favorite memories of Carmelo Anthony 14:00 Get to know Amber Vickers (@simplyme_av) of Unwrapped Sports Network (@UnwrappedSports) and Stepback Sisterhood (@StepbackSisters) podcast. 17:00 What was it like when the Thunder came to Oklahoma City? 19:00 Why do the OKC...
Damian Lillard and Steph Curry with Jannelle Moore
December 30, 2020 13:55 - 1 hour - 75.4 MBWriter (Complex, The Shadow League, Carolina Blitz) and Golden State Warrior’s fan Jannelle Moore (@jannelle12) joined us to give out roses and thorns for the season so far, talk about takes from Twitter and preview the upcoming games between Portland and Golden State. The last time the three of us got together, the league shut down. We’re happy to report that this time all that happened was we laughed a lot and talked about Steph Curry and Damian Lillard, CJ McCollum and James Harden, unifor...
Take That! A 2021 Trail Blazers Opening Night Play List
December 23, 2020 14:00 - 1 hour - 14.1 MBIcebreaker 2:00 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar at a robotics tournament (no this is not a fever dream) and a narrow escape from a Denver elevator. 10:00 Tom Petty, The Waiting 13:00 KD Lang, Luck in My Eyes honoring the return of Nurkic and 15:30 The Kinks, The Kinks - State of Confusion for the preseason in General 16:30 Shout out Mike Richman (@mikegrich) of Locked on Blazers for his defensive discussion on his podcast! 18:00 Denver has the most depressing arena 20:15 Ariana Grande, Break Free feat....
Most demoralizing plays in basketball with Yasmin Duale
December 16, 2020 14:00 - 1 hour - 62.6 MB1:00 Favorite shared memories with our husbands. 6:00 We needed the bubble for our mental health. 8:00 Cardiac screening 10:00 We trust the Blazers to follow the rules and we want it to go well because this could be their best year in a long time. 12:00 Excellent pointing and communicating so far 13:00 Obligatory Harry Giles praise 16:30 Rook has been thrown in the deep end. 17:30 Um, so . . . are the Blazers going to be better at defending the 3 point shot this year? 19:00 Of all the th...
WHAT Podacst: Can Jusuf Nurkic be an All Star? with DeVon Pouncey
December 09, 2020 14:00 - 1 hour - 14.1 MBHighlights 1:00 Icebreaker: Catching a foul ball at an A’s game and a football at Autzen Stadium. 5:30 Damian Lillard game-winning 3 against the Lakers. Devon couldn’t help but cheer on press row. 8:00 DeVon grew up in the Bay Area playing three sports. Basketball drew him, he especially loved his team. Played four years at Diablo College and Pacific University. As soon as he graduated from college he went right into a sports media internship. 11:00 Was inspired to go into media by a teacher...
WHAT Podcast: Reasonable Expectations w/ Dillon Sage
December 02, 2020 13:30 - 1 hour - 14.4 MB1:00 Icebreaker: Favorite shared sports memories 12:00 Really well thought out off-season. 13:00 Realistic expectations for Rodney Hood. Restricted minutes, brought back carefully. Be very cautious and don’t let him overdo it. Need to have patience. 15:40 New personnel rebounding 16:30 Derrick Jones Jr is a really good team defender and communicator. Blazers are good on offense, they don’t need another player who can shoot, an athletic wing provides new options. He’s a good off-ball mover. 1...
WHAT Bonus: New Players Part 2 Robert Covington and Derrick Jones Jr
November 29, 2020 01:00 - 40 minutes - 9.22 MB1:30 What are people going to love about Robert Covington? Great length makes him a good defender. He can make big shots when needed. 3:00 What was his role in the small ball system that Houston was running? 6:30 Strengths on defense 7:30 Average performance during the seeding games but was consistent in the 12 playoff games. 9:00 Can get into foul trouble, mostly because he’s a tough defender and offensive players get a lot more leeway. 12:30 It was sad to see Covington go from Houston bo...
WHAT Bonus: New Players Part 1 Harry Giles with Jill Adge
November 28, 2020 23:48 - 30 minutes - 7.12 MBIt's always a treat to talk to Sacramento Kings fan Jill Adge, co-host of Hoop Ball Kings podcast. She was very happy to tell Blazers’ fans what we are going to love about Harry Giles. From flashes of brilliance on the court to overcoming serious injuries at a very young age to being just a fun person to watch, Blazers fans will learn a lot about Portland’s newest forward/center Harry Giles. 2:00 What are people in Portland going to love about Harry Giles? He wears his heart on his sleeve. H...
WHAT Reboot Episode 2: We're still excited
November 26, 2020 14:00 - 56 minutes - 12.9 MB1:55 Icebreaker: favorite moment from this year’s draft. Payton Prichard getting drafted in the first round, Patrick William’s florist mom, an abundance of graphic ts, athletes at home without a bunch of big cameras in their face. 6:30 Welcome Robert Lord Glovington Covington! On the same timeline as Damian Lillard, this is a win-now move. 9:30 Coach Stotts is excited and it seems like the chemistry is going to be great. Also, snakes and geckos! 10:30 Covington was a four year college player...
WHAT Reboot Episode 1: We're so excited
November 26, 2020 03:09 - 1 hour - 15.1 MBIntro: We are now We Have A Take! 2:00 What is Woj’s coffee drinking plan for the week? 3:15 Live your best life teenagers 3:45 Sports is helping a bit with the mental toil the pandemic is taking. 6:00 Welcome to I’m So Excited 7:00 This year’s draft will be different but it won’t take away the accomplishment of being drafted. 11:00 You are just as drafted if you are in your living room as if you were in the Barclays center. 12:45 Draft firsts that are not first picks. 13:00 First interna...
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