Rip City Report

On the latest edition of The Blazers Balcony podcast, Brooke Olzendam and Casey Holdahl discuss• Ever-shifting injury desinations• The Trail Blazers returning from a 4-game road trip with a 1-3 record• Sunday night's loss to the Bulls and Monday's game versus the 76ers • The recent play of Deandre Ayton• The return of Damian Lillard to Moda Center for Wednesday's game versus the Milwaukee Bucks

On this edition of the Blazers Balcony, recorded from the team hotel in Los Angeles, Brooke Olzendam and Casey Holdahl  discuss...• The Trail Blazers being back on the road again after a brief, icy stop off in Portland• The stupidity of the "analysis" of Portland's recent ice storm• Being waylaid in Los Angeles due to ice in Oklahoma City• Brooke breaking her foot and getting by thanks to the kindness of her son's soccer team• The recent play of Malcolm Brogdon• Jabari Walker joining the starting lineup and how he compliments other players in the starting lineup• Getting through players returning to the lineup and the trade deadline• The Blazers having a little bit of everything at the forward positions• Not getting tickets for fans of opposing teams, buying posters as gifts and stolen packages

On the latest edition of The Blazers Balcony, recorded from the team hotel in New York City,  Brooke Olzendam and Casey Holdahl discuss...• Portland's 134-127 overtime victory versus the Nets in Brooklyn on Sunday• Anfernee Simons' bounce back performance and how he's dealing with more attention from opposing defenses• Malcolm  Brogdon coming up big in overtime• The trip thus far and the remaining three games• Listener questions about Scoot's three-point shooting and vibes in the locker room after losses 

On the latest edition of The Blazers Balcony podcast, recorded from the team hotel in Dallas, Brooke Olzendam and Casey Holdahl discuss...• Spending New Year's In Phoenix• The Trail Blazers' starting a seven-game, two-week road trip• The Trail Blazers getting healthier even though half the team is listed as questionable• The center rotation of Moses Brown, Duop Reath and Ibou Badji• The recent play of Scoot Henderson• Crashing weddings, packing for long trips, pant length, gas station barbecue, Uncrustables  vs. homemade PB&J, terrible mochas and new years affirmations. 

On this edition of The Blazers Balcony, Brooke Olzendam and Casey Holdahl discuss...• The Trail Blazers being winless so far in the month of December• The process of integrating everybody back into the lineup now that the team is mostly healthy• The losses last weekend to the Mavericks and Warriors• The incorrect out-of-bounds call that cost the Trail Blazers in Sunday's loss to the Warriors • The recent play of Shaedon Sharpe and Scoot Henderson• The Mayo Minute: Symphony Movie mashups vs. Halloween Aesthetic at Christmas• McDonald's breakfast, the new McNuggets and holiday popcorn (it's called Miss Hannah's Gourmet Popcorn)

On the latest episode of The Blazers Balcony, recorded from the team hotel in Los Angeles, Brooke Olzendam and Casey Holdahl discuss...• The Trail Blazers playing just three road games throughout the month of December• Continuing to feel good about losses• Chauncey Billups' coaching meeting Joe Cronin's team-building • The return of Anfernee Simons and the recent play of Shaedon Sharpe• Looking forward to the returns of Jerami Grant, Malcolm Brogdon and Deandre Ayton• Katherine McPhee and her husband, Christmas in Beverly Hills, requests for Bill Kennedy and Brooke declining Airdrop

On this edition of The Blazers Balcony (the actual basketball talk starts around the 12-minutes mark), Brooke Olzendam and Casey Holdahl discuss...• The benefits of players returning from injury• Sunday's loss to the Bucks and the bounceback win the next night versus the Pacers• Being confused by the NBA's current approach to replay reviews• Brooke sets the scene in Milwaukee and Indianapolis • The recent play of Jerami Grant, Malcolm Brogdon and Matisse Thybulle • The games recently added to the schedule -- at Golden State on December 6 and versus the Mavericks on December 8• Moe Harkless joining the Rip City Remix• Avoiding scary movies, tall stools and Tik Tok Kindness vs. Killing Pets In Movies

On this edition of The Blazers Balcony, Brooke Olzendam and Casey Holdahl discuss...• The Trail Blazers' loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder on Sunday• Whether a team can feel like they're accomplishing something in a blowout loss• Waiting on the returns of Malcolm Brogdon and Scoot Henderson • The first few home games for the Rip City Remix• The Blazers facing the Suns in Phoenix on Tuesday in their last In-Season Tournament Group game• Packing for one-game trips, Chet Holmgren's facial hair, dropping off Trail Blazers gear at Goodwill and Cranberry Sauce vs. Pumpkin Pie

On the latest edition of The Blazers Balcony, recorded in Salt Lake City, Brooke Olzendam and Casey Holdahl discuss...• The Trail Blazers losing three-straight but feeling good about the results• The current state of Portland's injuries and how it's taking some of the excitement out of the season • Skylar Mays getting a promotion, Duop  Reath making his debut and Jamaree Bouyea getting a two-way contract• The post-game locker room in Los Angeles• A big week in In-Season Tournament Group A play• The Mayo Minute: Cracking Eggs On Tik Tok vs. Anti-GPS Rideshare Drivers• Other topics include: messed up inflight orders, spotting celebrities, doing a poor job of packing

On this edition of The Blazers Balcony, Brooke Olzendam and Casey Holdahl discuss...• The Trail Blazers going 3-1 last week• Chauncey Billups and tough love when it comes to young guards• Fawning over Malcolm Brogdon• Thoughts on the In-Season Tournament and whether it's working as the league had hoped• The new In-Season Tournament court and plaid-forward City edition jerseys• The upcoming road trip with stops in Sacramento,  Los Angeles and Utah• The Mayo Minute: Thanking the security staff vs. protecting Halloween

On this edition of The Blazers Balcony, recorded from the Trail Blazers' team hotel just outside of Detroit, Brooke Olzendam and Casey Holdahl discuss...• The Trail Blazers getting their first win of the season versus the Raptors in Toronto• Scoot Henderson's comments after Monday's win and how he's handling his first days as an NBA player• Jabari Walker and Toumani Camara making an impact in their second and first seasons, respectively • Malcolm Brogdon's influence on and off the courtOther topics include free hotel snacks, which member of Wu-Tang Clan in the tallest  and another revelation from Brooke's celebrity-filled study abroad.

In this, the centennial edition of The Blazers Balcony podcast, Brooke Olzendam and Casey Holdahl discuss...• Their thoughts on the Trail Blazers' 2023-24 season a few days before it begins versus the Clippers in Los Angeles• What would make for a successful season• The addition of Ish Wainwright and Portland's roster (which wasn't finalized until after recording)• Las Vegas setting Portland's over/under at 28.5 wins• Guesses on how many starting lineups Portland might use this season• The return of the "Mayo Minute"• Some brief thoughts on the first 99 episodes 

On  this edition of The Blazers Balcony, Brooke Olzendam and Casey Holdahl discuss...• Why this is episode 99.5 and not episode 100• Brooke handling hosting duties for  Monday's  preseason finale versus the Suns, which is being broadcast  over the air on KPTV Plus• Takeaways from Portland's first three preseason games• The team focusing on specific  areas they want to improve rather than wins and losses in preseason play• The changes in the preseason schedule  changing the way teams approach preseason • Impressions of the players Portland has acquired via trade in the  last few weeks• A call to action regarding the upcoming 100th episode

On the latest 2023 Training Camp edition of The Blazers Balcony, Brooke Olzendam and Casey Holdahl discuss...• First impressions from training camp in Santa Barbara• How training camp feels different from last year's and why that might be the case• How Scoot Henderson and the rest of the rookies looked in their first training camp• Getting to know Malcolm Brogdon, Deandre Ayton and Robert Williams III on the off the court at training camp• Another great Fan's Fest• Portland's exhibition game versus the New Zealand Breakers and Phoenix Suns and why there's plenty of reason to pay attention to preseason this year

On this edition of The Blazers Balcony, Brooke Olzendam and Casey Holdahl discuss...• The trade sending Damian Lillard to Milwaukee and Jusuf Nurkic, Nassir Little and Keon Johnson to Phoenix in exchange for Deandre Ayton, Toumani Camara, Jrue Holiday, a first round pick and multiple first round pick swaps• The trade sending Holiday to Boston in exchange for Malcolm Brogdon, Robert Williams III and two first round picks• The job that Joe Cronin and his staff did in putting the deals together despite difficult circumstances • Anfernee Simons coming into his own• Initial thoughts on Ayton, Brogdon, Williams III and Camara• The departure of Lillard, Nurkic, Little and Johnson and what each brought to the Trail Blazers both professionally and personally 

On this, the 2023-24 NBA Schedule Release edition of The Blazers Balcony, Brooke Olzendam and Casey Holdahl discuss...• Initial thoughts on Portland's 2023-24 schedule• How this schedule is a little different from previous schedules due to the in-season tournament• The first things they look for when the schedule is released• The best and worst month of the season• The best and worst road trips• Back-to-backs and an welcomed increase in consecutive games against the same team• Brooke's birthday, it getting messy trying to watch Messi in person and takes from the lake house

In the latest edition of The Blazers Balcony, Brooke Olzendam and Casey Holdahl discuss... • The Trail Blazers going 3-1 at the 2023 Las Vegas Summer League• Portland's hopes of repeating as Summer League champs being technically alive (at least as of the time of recording) and what needs to happen in order to advance• Thoughts on what we saw from Scoot Henderson, Shaedon Sharpe, Jabari Walker, Duop Reath in Las Vegas• The official signings of Jerami Grant and Matisse Thybule and why those decisions were made• Joe Cronin's comments in Las Vegas regarding the situation with Damian Lillard • Casey losing in Las Vegas, Brooke's soccer futility, Pickles first pitch and not being a softball person 

On the latest edition of The Blazers Balcony, Brooke Olzendam and Casey Holdahl discuss...• The Trail Blazers' Las Vegas Summer League schedule, which begins Friday at 4 p.m. versus the Rockets• This being the most people have been interested in the Trail Blazers at summer league in the last decade• What they would like to see during summer league and what would make it a successful trip• A quick consideration of free agency now that the NBA's moratorium is over• An even quicker consideration of the situation with Damian Lillard• Fireworks, commuting by boat, suggestions on how to spend time outside of the gym in Las Vegas, Wemby vs. Britney and Celine Dion disrespect

On the latest edition of The Blazers Balcony, Brooke Olzendam and Casey Holdahl discuss...• Portland drafting Scoot Henderson, Kris Murray and Rayan Rupert at the 2023 NBA Draft• Takeaways from the press conference introducing Henderson, Murray and Rupert• Thoughts on the Trail Blazers naming their new G-League team the Rip City Remix• Portland extending the qualifying offer to Matisse Thybylle, making him a restricted free agent, and the other decisions the team will have to make soon• Damian Lillard's sit down with Joe Cronin• The Oregon Zoo, otters and Brooke's attempts to meet Ludacris backstage at Moda Center

On this edition of The Blazers Balcony, Brooke Olzendam and Casey Holdahl discuss...• Thursday's upcoming NBA Draft in which the Trail Blazers own the third, 23rd and 43rd picks• Draft and trade rumors and whether there's any point to following either• The idea of Portland being in a decent position regardless of whether they use or keep the third pick• Predictions on how many, if any, of the three picks will be on Portland's roster by Opening Night • The draft party at Big Al's in Vancouver• A review of Janet Jackson and Ludacris at Moda Center, the mysterious hornets nest that Brooke discovered while recording this podcast and being traumatized by "My Girl"