Rip City Report

On the latest edition of the Rip City Report podcast, Joe Freeman and Casey Holdahl discuss the Trail Blazers' win over the Golden State Warriors, Damian Lillard’s next-level play, the upcoming NBA All-Star game, play a round of "Walton or Oden," and finish by answering listener questions about the NBA’s secret wine society, Paul Allen’s Moda Center apartment, the year’s “Best Picture,” Damian Lillard/Brandon Roy comparisons, Bill Walton’s broadcast, Moe Harkless’ play, Aminu’s value and much more.

In the latest edition of the Rip City Report podcast, Joe Freeman and Casey Holdahl discuss the impending trade deadline and whether the Blazers will make a deal, Portland going 0-3 on their recent road trip, Damian Lillard moving up the Blazers’ all-time scoring list, play a round of Walton or Oden and finish by answering listener questions the deadline, Ed Davis, what would happen if the Blazers played in the Eastern Conference, best food options on the road, the team’s biggest gamer and much more.

On the latest edition of the Rip City Report podcast, Joe Freeman and Casey Holdahl discuss Damian LIllard being named a 2018 Western Conference All-Star, the meeting between Paul Allen and Lillard, the Slam Dunk contest, play a round of 'Walton or Oden' and finish by answering listener questions about potluck dinners, the Century Link shooting contest, Moe Harkless' demeanor, the upcoming trade deadline and more.

On the latest edition of the Rip City Report podcast, Joe Freeman and Casey Holdahl discuss the never ending ups and downs of the 2017-18 season, Jusuf Nurkic’s brief benching versus the Suns, whether Damian Lillard an All-Star, play a round of "Walton or Oden" and finish up by answering listener questions the trade deadline, Moe Harkless’ struggles, Zach Collins’ strong play and whether he is a good match alongside Nurkic, our gameday routines, our best and worst early-life jobs and much more.

On the latest edition of the Rip City Report Podcast, Joe Freeman and Casey Holdahl discuss Portland's play on their recent three-game road trip, the Blazers needing Jusuf Nurkic to be a “beast,” consistently inconsistent performances, a recent improvement in ball movement, how Damian Llillard did in the first All-Star voting returns and finish by answering listener questions about New Year’s resolutions, Zach Collins, players speaking out on cannabis, the Blazers’ new uniforms, the Blazers’ willingness to make a trade, being nerdy, All-Star voting, Portland burrito spots and more.

On the latest edition of the Rip City Report podcast, Joe Freeman of The Oregonian/OregonLive.com and Casey Holdahl of Trailblazers.com discuss whether the Blazers are simply a mediocre team or if they have more to offer, whether Portland has logged a "good win" yet this season, the unknown severity of Damian Lillard’s injury, whether the inconsistent player rotation is a cause or byproduct of the Trail Blazers' issues, play a round of Blazers Jeopardy for the first time followed up by another round of "Walton or Oden" before finishing with listener questions about fourth quarter woes, playing on Christmas Day, the longest home losing streak in franchise history, the inconsistent offense, a surprising aspect of our jobs, whether or not Lillard is still vegan and much more.

In the latest edition of the Rip City Report, Joe Freeman and Casey Holdahl discuss whether it is time to be really worried about the Blazers’ struggles, especially with the schedule is about to get much more difficult, Portland's moribund offense, whether the lineup/rotations changes are having a negative impact, play a round of "Walton and Oden," and answer listener questions about the Blazers’ next win, whether it’s time to push the panic button, thumb war, favorite Christmas movies, the best time to visit Portland during the season, Evan Turner’s three-point shooting, Willie Taggart and more.

In the latest episode of the Rip City Report podcast, Joe Freeman and Casey Holdahl discuss the Blazers’ recently-completed five-game road trip, Pat Connaughton’s emergence and whether he is the long-term answer at small forward, the latest on Al-Farouq Aminu, Moe Harkless’ struggles, play a round of Walton and Oden and finish by answering listener questions about trades, sandwiches, the Blazers’ ceiling, Caleb Swanigan’s development, card trips on the Blazers’ plane and Marc Gasol.

On the latest edition of the Rip City Report podcast, Joe Freeman and Casey Holdahl discuss the Trail Blazers’ win over the Grizzlies, the revolving door at starting power forward, the sudden surge of strong play from Shabazz Napier, Portland's still inconsistent play, Meyers Leonard having a couple good games and finish by answering listener questions about Jusuf Nurkic, the NBA’s worst haircut, favorite and least favorite Thanksgiving foods, Damian Lillard’s ankle injury, dream jobs and more.

On the latest edition of the Rip City Report podcast, Joe Freeman and Casey Holdahl discuss Portland's woes in close games, the decision to have CJ McCollum take the game-deciding shot vs. Memphis, Allen Crabbe’s return to the Moda Center, play a round of "Walton or Oden," and answer listener questions about Jusuf Nurkic, NBA League Pass, Greg Monroe, if it is too early to press the panic button, flagrant fouls, tattoos and more.

On the latest edition of the Rip City Report, Joe Freeman of The Oregonian/OregonLive.com and Casey Holdahl of Trailblazers.com discuss Portland’s start and how it’s been less than what they were hoping for, whether a team with so many returning players should be more consistent, Jusuf Nurkic’s big night against the Lakers and whether that’s a sign his struggles are over, Al-Farouq Aminu will missing the next 2-3 weeks an an ankle injury, a quick update on the Nurkic’s three-point bet and finish the show by answering listener questions about Evan Turner’s jumper, weight lifting, grading the season, CJ McCollum’s ball-handling, whether Ed Davis should start, Damian Lillard isolations and more.

On this edition of the Rip City Report podcast, Joe Freeman and Casey Holdahl discuss the outstanding play of the Blazers’ bench through four games, Ed Davis returning to Ed Davis form, whether Evan Turner is starting to silence critics, Jusuf Nurkic struggling on offense early, play a round of "Walton or Oden" and finish by answering listener questions about Halloween, Noah Vonleh’s return, why the Blazers wore black jerseys at home, the Ed Davis-Caleb Swanigan lineup, the x-factors, brunch and more.

In the first 2017-18 road edition of the Rip City Report recorded at the Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Joe Freeman of The Oregonian and Casey Holdahl of trailblazers.com recap Portland’s dominant season-opening win over the Suns, Pat Connaughton’s surprising and impressive play, Portland's much-maligned but steadily improving defense, Moe Harkless was a defensive beast, Portland signing Wade Baldwin to a two-way contract, Shabazz Napier returning from a hamstring injury and finish by answering listener questions about the Blazers’ defense, cats, Meyers Leonard, ice cream and much more.

In this 2017-18 season preview edition of the Rip City Report podcast, The Oregonian's Joe Freeman and the Trail Blazers’ Casey Holdahl discuss the Western Conference and where the Trail Blazers fit in, their playoff predictions, the decision to leave a roster spot open rather than signing a 15th player, whether the Blazers finish in the top 10 in defense, introduce a "new" feature called "Walton or Oden," and answer listener questions about Blazers nicknames, draft-night steals, NBA uniforms, seasonal beers, midlife crisis splurges, CJ McCollum’s suspension and much more.

On the latest edition of the Rip City Report podcast, Joe Freeman of The Oregonian/OregonLive.com and Casey Holdahl of Trailblazers.com discuss the Blazers’ preseason opener versus the Suns, initial impressions of Caleb Swanigan and Zach Collins, Jusuf Nurkic’s swagger, Evan Turner’s evolving role in the Blazers’ offense, play a quick round of “Buy or Sell,” and finish off by answering listener questions about the new All-Star game format, the Blazers’ ceiling this season, Swanigan’s preseason hype, the worst team in the Western Conference, the Blazers’ “star power” and more.

On this Training Camp edition of the Rip City Report, Joe Freeman and Casey Holdahl discuss the highlights from Media Day and the first days of camp, players impressions of rookie Caleb Swanigan, Jusuf Nurkić’s weight loss and “Bad Boy” comments, the benefits of a healthy Ed Davis, whether Terry Stotts will be more flexible this season in terms of making changes and finish by answering listener questions about Meyers Leonard, Blazers’ taste in music, the difficulty of luring free agents to Portland, the potential addition of Robert Pack, sandwiches and much more.

In this pre training camp edition of the Rip City Report podcast, The Oregonian's Joe Freeman and the Trail Blazers’ Casey Holdahl preview Portland’s training camp, which opens next week, discuss expectations for Jusuf Nurkic, how the Blazers will go about replacing Allen Crabbe, the new red uniforms, whether this is Meyers Leonard’s breakthrough year, whether the rookies will contribute, whether any of the training camp invites make the team and finish by answering listener questions about the starting lineup, Nurkic’s physical transformation, our offseason highlights, Noah Vonleh, Al-Farouq Aminu’s position, eggs and much more.

On the latest edition of the Rip City Report podcast, Joe Freeman and Casey Holdahl discuss the Trail Blazers’ recently-released 2017-18 regular season schedule, new changes to the 82-game layout, give their thoughts on how the schedule might impact Portland's performance, reasons for optimism for the and finish by answering listener questions about the rumored Jail Blazer documentary, Carmelo Anthony, the Blazer most likely to be named Most Improved Player, fantasy basketball, the origin of our love of basketball and much more.

On this 109th edition of the Rip City Report podcast, Joe Freeman of The Oregonian/OregonLive.com and Casey Holdahl of Trailblazers.com discuss the trade sending Allen Crabbe to the Brooklyn Nets, whether the Trail Blazers are likely to make another trade this offseason, the preseason schedule the release of the new “Association” and “Icon” jerseys and finish by answering Twitter-submitted questions about uniform sponsors, adding available veteran free agents, who the best boxer on the team is, the regular season schedule and whether they think the Trail Blazers will make the 2018 postseason.

On the latest edition of the Rip City Report, Joe Freeman of The Oregonian/OregonLive.com and Casey Holdahl of Trailblazers.com recap Portland's run to the Las Vegas Summer League finals, the impressive play of Caleb Swanigan and whether he's in line for starter-like minutes come the regular season, Zach Collins' injury-stunted run in Las Vegas, the Carmelo Anthony trade rumor and finish by answering listener questions about the regular season starting lineup, summer league, Jusuf Nurkic’s weight, NBA conferences and divisions, curly fries, the G-League, the ever-expanding NBA season and much more.