Rip City Report

The Portland Trail Blazers play their 42nd game of the season tonight versus the Denver Nuggets at the Moda Center, which means you’ve got just enough time to listen to the Rip City Report Midseason Review featuring Joe Freeman of The Oregonian and the man Brandon Roy once called “the white Rick Ross,” Casey Holdahl of Trailblazers.com.In this week’s episode we look back at the first 41 games of the season, recap the awards from Freeman’s midseason review and discuss some of the best meals from the road.

In this week’s podcast we discuss Portland’s shaky start to 2014, the upcoming road trip through Texas, the “fluid rotation” with Thomas Robinson and Meyers Leonard, the play of CJ McCollum and we finish off by arguing if LaMarcus Aldridge recently stating that he’d like to re-sign in Portland was a part of the plan he implemented this summer. We also answer some of your questions sent in via email (RipCityReport [at] hotmail.com for those wondering). Oh, and Joe talks about Florida State, but don’t let that stop you from listening.

Please to enjoy the first edition of Rip Cit Report, a joint podcast between Joe Freeman of The Oregonian and yours truly. Topic include the recent 4-0 road trip and Portland’s hot start, Wesley Matthews’ ridiculous shooting percentage, accepting and appreciating LaMarcus Aldridge, recommendations on where to find the best breakfast wrap in Portland, the possibly incorrect origins of the term “boat race” and a few reviews of movies watched on the road.

Please enjoy the second episode of the Rip City Report podcast featuring Joe Freeman of The Oregonian and some guy named Casey Holdahl of Trailblazers.com and ForwardCenter.net.In this week’s podcast we discuss the victory versus the Pacers, Portland’s multifaceted offensive attack, team chemistry, the leadership and play of LaMarcus Aldridge and give a few movie reviews, though one of the reviews doesn’t count as I haven’t yet finished the movie.

Consider listening to the third installment of the Rip City Report podcast featuring Joe Freeman of The Oregonian and the person writing these words, Casey Holdahl of Trailblazers.com and Forwardcenter.net.In this week’s podcast we look at Portland’s status as the top team in the Western Conference after a 4-1 week, the efficiency of the offense and how it stacks up against the rest of the NBA, the play of Robin Lopez and why he isn’t going anywhere, Joe’s resistance to Facebook, running out onto the court and a few other topics.

After a week off, the Rip City Report, featuring Joe Freeman of The Oregonian and yours truly of Trailblazers.com, is back for a fourth episode. On this week’s podcast we discuss the most recent returns from All-Star voting and whether LaMarcus Aldridge and Damian Lillard make the cut, Meyers Leonard getting backup minutes over Thomas Robinson and if it even matters, the minutes distribution of Portland’s starting lineup a few local restaurant recommendations and finish it off by Joe and I arguing about when you should turn your phone off at the movie theater.It’s a bit long and I sound rather nasally thanks to some post-Christmas congestion, but I hope you’ll still enjoy listening.

It’s Thursday, which means a new episode of the Rip City Report featuring Joe Freeman of The Oregonian and myself, Casey Holdahl of Trailblazers.com, is available for your listening pleasure. On this week’s podcast we discuss the Trail Blazers ‘ victory against the Thunder and the artificial noise in Oklahoma City, the upcoming slate of home games, rookie CJ McCollum being sent to the D-League and why I don’t drink champagne on New Year’s Eve.And we’ve got an email address for the podcast! If you’ve got question, comments or complaints, send those to RipCityReport@hotmail.com. We’ll read ever last one of them, and reply to most.