The Blazers Balcony, Episode 104

On this edition of The Blazers Balcony podcast, Brooke Olzendam and Casey Holdahl discuss...

• The Trail Blazers getting their first home victory in over a month Saturday night versus the Raptors in overtime

• Deandre Ayton returning to the lineup and picking back up right where he left off

• Scoot Henderson returning to the floor on Saturday after sitting out since the All-Star break with an adductor injury

• Dalano Banton continuing to impress in Portland, especially with regard to his three-point shooting

• Toumani Camara and Matisse Thybulle being more aggressive on offense

• Brooke goes to her first Rip City Remix game

(First off, apologies for Casey's mic, which sounds like an old rusty tin can for reasons we can not yet discern) 

On this edition, Brooke Olzendam and Casey Holdahl discuss...

• The Trail Blazers losing eight-straight and being winless in the month of February with one game left to play

• And update on the "Brooke Hearts Your Heart" campaign, which comes to a close at the end of the month

• The recent play of Deandre Ayton and Kris Murray

• Being duped by a few days of nice weather 

On this edition of The Blazers Balcony, Brooke Olzendam and Casey Hodahl discuss...

• The 2024 NBA All-Star Weekend in Indianapolis

• Shaedon Sharpe showing up at All-Star Weekend despite not competing in any events

• Scoot Henderson's performance  in the Rising Stars Challenge and  the  rest of his weekend in Indianapolis

• Thoughts on the year hand-wringing about the NBA All-Star Game

•  Duop Reath  having his two-way contract converted to a full NBA contract

• Chauncey Billups being named as a finalist for the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame 

On the latest edition of The Blazers Balcony podcast, Brooke Olzendam and Casey Holdahl discuss...

• The Trail Blazers losing four-straight heading into two games versus the Timberwolves this week

• Jerami Grant working hard both on the court and the runway

• Another wave of injuries taking out a significant portion of Portland's rotation 

• Trading for Dalano Banton and signing Ashton Hagans to a 10-day

• Memorable All-Star Weekends

• Thoughts on the Super Bowl, Travis Kelce vs. Andy Reed, Brooke knows Usher AND Ludacris and respect for leftovers

On this edition of The Blazers Balcony podcast, Brooke Olzendam and Casey Holdahl discuss...

• Entering the easiest part of the Trail Blazers’ schedule, at least in terms of home games

• The Blazers playing decent basketball in losses to the Nuggets in Denver on Friday and Sunday

• The recent play of Deandre Ayton and Scoot Henderson and the reasons why both might be playing better as of late

• Predicting the February Rookie of the Month award

• General thoughts on how to go about dealing with the NBA trade deadline

• An update on the “Brooke Hearts Your Heart” campaign (go to blazers.com/heart for more information) 

• Year-round holiday trees, exercise at altitude, bad dude art, Terry Porter’s estate sale, whether you should be able to sell your own organs, whether passing along interesting stats is a jinx, taking credit for Scoot’s improved free throw shooting

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)