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JOIN US ON DISCORD! LOVE, HUGS, & HATEMAIL... Holiday Cooks (3:46) Do you miss the 3pt shot? Could Stotts have gotten this play from this roster? How far off is Scoot from being a "good" defender? Have we seen Scoot be Scoot yet? Hobby Lobbyists (6:25) Is Grant being showcased to be shopped? Simons trade fires have cooled Brogdon's role as Mentor Reasons to keep Jerami Beer Leopards (9:22) Year 3, or Year 1 for Chauncey? What does a Billups OFFENSE look like? Building an Identity from Defense Canada (12:54) Chris wants to Bill O'Reilly this sh** Will Jabari become a starter? Is Pippen the best comp for Toumani Thybulle's flexibility Steph Curry (14:51) Scoot: There's nothing wrong with a comp to Mike Conley Slowing down Sharpe while still letting him cook Is Ayton underwhelming or underappreciated? Puma Shoes (19:13) PaintPDX: Brogdon vs Grant & guard rotations Michael: Moe Harkless on the Remix MacDeuce: Jabari getting 30pts vs Jerami getting 30mins Dave: How to find joy in a rebuilding year Draymond Green (23:21) Suspended indefinitely Ramona's article & mental health Will narrative changes affect his legacy? OUTTRO (31:47) JOIN US ON DISCORD! OUR NETWORK CLOSED DOWN & INSTEAD OF LOOKING FOR ANOTHER, WE'RE SEEKING LOCAL SPONSORS! IF YOU HAVE A BUSINESS THAT WE COULD PROMOTE, PLEASE EMAIL US: [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

JOIN US ON DISCORD! INTRO (2:16) Breaking down the new structure (for now) Mega-records without mega-pods Send us topics for LH&HM! THE DEFENSE (5:17) Do you miss the 3pt shot? Could Stotts have gotten this play from this roster? How far off is Scoot from being a "good" defender? Have we seen Scoot be Scoot yet? THE VETERANS  (15:18) Is Grant being showcased to be shopped? Simons trade fires have cooled Brogdon's role as Mentor Reasons to keep Jerami THE COACHING (23:08) Year 3, or Year 1 for Chauncey? What does a Billups OFFENSE look like? Building an Identity from Defense THE ROLE PLAYERS (30:27) Chris wants to Bill O'Reilly this sh** Will Jabari become a starter? Is Pippen the best comp for Toumani Thybulle's flexibility THE YOUNG CORE (41:40) Scoot: There's nothing wrong with a comp to Mike Conley Slowing down Sharpe while still letting him cook Is Ayton underwhelming or underappreciated? THE LISTENER QUESTIONS (56:55) PaintPDX: Brogdon vs Grant & guard rotations Michael: Moe Harkless on the Remix MacDeuce: Jabari getting 30pts vs Jerami getting 30mins Dave: How to find joy in a rebuilding year OUTTRO (1:18:47) JOIN US ON DISCORD! OUR NETWORK CLOSED DOWN & INSTEAD OF LOOKING FOR ANOTHER, WE'RE SEEKING LOCAL SPONSORS! IF YOU HAVE A BUSINESS THAT WE COULD PROMOTE, PLEASE EMAIL US: [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

JOIN US ON DISCORD! INTRO (2:00) Hard to shake the Sniffles! PaintPDX: What are your favorite holiday traditions Tim's Turkey Tips Chris shows up late (AS USUAL) Pumpkin Pie LOVE, HUGS & HATEMAIL (12:15) Chad Doing helps the kids Burk Fever Mac & Cheese THE IN-SEASON TOURNAMENT (17:15) Brand Recognition Chris' Series of Unfortunate Events Fixing/Improving the IST ADAM SILVER CALLS OUT ESPN (29:49) National vs Local Coverage: What's better for the average fan? Comparing NBA to NFL coverage Comparing Player-Broadcasters to Roy Kent DRAYMOND GREEN, WE HAVE A PROBLEM (41:20) Is 5 games enough? Breaking down the incident How violent was it REALLY Does this make Dray a better teammate? Draymond's Mt Rushmore of Stupidity OUTTRO (59:58) We'll be back SOON, for real this time JOIN US ON DISCORD! OUR NETWORK CLOSED DOWN & INSTEAD OF LOOKING FOR ANOTHER, WE'RE SEEKING LOCAL SPONSORS! IF YOU HAVE A BUSINESS THAT WE COULD PROMOTE, PLEASE EMAIL US: [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

JOIN US ON DISCORD! INTRO (3:05) Burktime doesn't stop, except when it does Welcome, Tim! Many recordings died so this one could live A memorable summer for all LOVE, HUGS & HATEMAIL (4:06) Nate Tibbets becoms HC for PHX Mercury Kris Murray has already been to the OR Coast Tom Haberstroh in, Cory Jez out Root Sports SUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCKS. DAME TIME IS OVER (8:54) Recapping the moves Comparison to the Heat's offer What did Dame REALLY want? BMac chimes in to drop his 2 cents OUTTRO (46:00) Part B already recorded, coming soon! JOIN US ON DISCORD! OUR NETWORK CLOSED DOWN & INSTEAD OF LOOKING FOR ANOTHER, WE'RE SEEKING LOCAL SPONSORS! IF YOU HAVE A BUSINESS THAT WE COULD PROMOTE, PLEASE EMAIL US: [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

JOIN US ON DISCORD! INTRO (1:40) Changing locations & learning guitar We almost had a Nonsense Pod... then NEWS had to happen LOVE, HUGS & HATEMAIL (4:06) Not horrible bosses Slamball returns! Post-Covid Hugs Speedtraps THE NBA vs DAMIAN LILLARD (8:54) The memo Goodwin in denial Will Dame suit up or sit? Is this just more fake news? Starting the season What changes now? LISTENER QUESTIONS (23:00) Will Blazers pursue free agents? Expected returns Pursuing proven Players vs Pick & Prospects BURKHARDT'S BLUEPRINT FOR A BLAZERS' REBUILD (29:20) The Darkhorse Trade Comparing to the ideas on Sam's pod OUTTRO (46:00) JOIN US ON DISCORD! OUR NETWORK CLOSED DOWN & INSTEAD OF LOOKING FOR ANOTHER, WE'RE SEEKING LOCAL SPONSORS! IF YOU HAVE A BUSINESS THAT WE COULD PROMOTE, PLEASE EMAIL US: [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

JOIN US ON DISCORD! INTRO (2:29) TC After Dark... it's a drinking pod! Proverbial fires vs actual fire A summer of unexpected... gifts? LOVE, HUGS & HATEMAIL (6:51) Kelsey Plum's 40 piece More on the Rip City Remix Lots of shoutouts EXTRA love... Deal with it, Chris! Hugs/Hatemail, it's all the same THE TRADE REQUEST (18:52) The Timeline The Plan The Draft Pick The JG contract The Declaration CRONIN'S INTERVIEW (22:31) Admitted to failing Dame OLSHEY WOULD NEVER! Defining Joe's track record Did Cronin LIE? Who would you overpay for? Dame's expectations Cap fluidity Do we feel bad for Dame? DAME'S... BETRAYAL? (38:48) Brand: Loyalty Could timing have changed circumstances? Cronin's urgency or lack thereof The Goodwin effect Completing the Batman Analogy The timing of the Trade Request The longer it takes, the more that changes WHAT IF... Dame stays? WHAT IF... Ainge was the GM? SUMMER LEAGUE (1:00:43) Worried about Shaedon's performance? Jabari Walker's improvement More untouchable: Scoot or Shaedon? Projecting Penny's progress More likely to be a Blazer on Day 1 of the season... OUTTRO (1:13:21) JOIN US ON DISCORD! OUR NETWORK CLOSED DOWN & INSTEAD OF LOOKING FOR ANOTHER, WE'RE SEEKING LOCAL SPONSORS! IF YOU HAVE A BUSINESS THAT WE COULD PROMOTE, PLEASE EMAIL US: [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

JOIN US ON DISCORD! INTRO (2:27) No LH&HM today! Shouts to Mac & Pak Shouts to RL hoops friends Catching up with Keith & Chris RECAP (7:06) HC's bein let go left & right Dame's All-NBA selection BLAZERS' G-LEAGUE TEAM! More shouts to Mac & Pak BRoy lands us the 3rd pick Dame, Jerami, & Jabari on IG DID NUGGETS HELP NURK? (18:39) SIZE matters. The key to Nurk's defense Chris quoted Keith... again! The Deandre Dilemma BLAZER FOR LIFE! (30:29) NBA Lyin Season! Death, Taxes, & Dame Trade Rumors Word of the Day(s): V-I-A-B-L-E It's still Dame's team THE PICK & THE PATHS (36:12) The FIRST path... will not be spoken of. The MIDDLE path... How good could the 3rd pick be? Would Blazers trade down? Burkhardt starts spitballing No Olshey Specials The THIRD path... Screw ESPN's talking heads Which targets make us contenders? The Deandre Dilemma, cont. OUTTRO (1:03:24) Thank you to everyone holding it down on Discord! JOIN US ON DISCORD! OUR NETWORK CLOSED DOWN & INSTEAD OF LOOKING FOR ANOTHER, WE'RE SEEKING LOCAL SPONSORS! IF YOU HAVE A BUSINESS THAT WE COULD PROMOTE, PLEASE EMAIL US: [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

JOIN US ON DISCORD! INTRO (0:17) It was a takeover, a hostile one Setting the table: 1st, 3rd, or 7th pick Defining "realistic" Building around Dame vs... not IF WE GET THE #1 PICK (6:56) Only giving it up for... Giannis? Anfernee/OG swap NYK pick + Nurk for... How good will Wemby be REALLY What if he's Good, not Great? What option is Jerami on a top 4 seed? #1 + Simons + Nurk for... How good will Simons be REALLY IF WE GET THE #3 PICK (24:60) Value as an asset vs as a building block #3 + Simons for... Who can #3 land on it's own? Mikal: On the move, or no? Being objective about Shaedon Targeting Bam & Brown #3 + Sharpe + Nurk for... OG vs Bridges #3 + Simons for... USING the pick?!? #23 + Simons for... #3 + Nurk for... IF WE GET THE #7 PICK (49:38) #7 + Simons for... Best fits for Simons #7 + Simons + Nurk for... #7 + Nurk for... The price of Draymond "dAmE tRaDeS" (59:11) Knicks the most likely suitor? Handing the keys to Shaedon OUTTRO (1:10:26) More Mac & Pak to come! JOIN US ON DISCORD! OUR NETWORK CLOSED DOWN & INSTEAD OF LOOKING FOR ANOTHER, WE'RE SEEKING LOCAL SPONSORS! IF YOU HAVE A BUSINESS THAT WE COULD PROMOTE, PLEASE EMAIL [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

JOIN US ON DISCORD! INTRO (1:40) GUT THE FISH! The freshest exhaustion U of H Manoa multiverse memories LOVE (4:12) Chris' new job There's no candle left Who's afraid of a 6 hour podcast? TIMBERRRRS! 72 Seasons Aldridge retires Dame's HOME court The Wemby Affect Honorable Mentions HUGS (15:40) Light the Beam! Most similar fanbase to Rip City? Hugging wolves Nassir's surgery Seth's hot lefty HATEMAIL (23:10) Offseason spitballing Calling for receipts Lending ears vs Lip Service TBPN is gone ROOT does it again F***n Warriors, dude. WRAPPING IT UP (33:48) Historic upset Too good to tank? Has Sharpe's value been overinflated? Cronin's targets Fans losing faith Exit Interviews GRADING THE TEAM (46:15) Starters Bench Brains WHAT'S NEXT? (1:33:34) Offseason Dates TC's next steps LISTENER QUESTION (1:35:15) Chainsaw Bear, or Cyber Shark? OUTTRO (1:41:52) JOIN US ON DISCORD! OUR NETWORK CLOSED DOWN & INSTEAD OF LOOKING FOR ANOTHER, WE'RE SEEKING LOCAL SPONSORS! IF YOU HAVE A BUSINESS THAT WE COULD PROMOTE, PLEASE EMAIL [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

JOIN US ON DISCORD! INTRO (1:40) Another Part 2! ATCA! Sharpe's career night(s) (3:43) AND WE WON!? Another one The list keeps going Elite company for a rook The most important game is when he played bad How good is Sharpe among his rookie class? Longterm? How much have we NOT seen yet from him? TC'S AMA! (15:50) Favorite John Wick movie? (17:08) Storytelling in videogames Flamethrowers are not lasers New segment on Draft Prospects? New segment on Draft Prospects! (22:40) Not Keith's forte Everything sounds better in Olde-Timey English Who would we trade Shaedon for? (24:52) When is holding on to Sharpe TOO far? Why it's harder to build around Dame than Giannis What's the big swing this summer? (34:48) "Instant contenders"? Cronin's Plan of Patience How far off are we from competing still Assessing Simons' value (43:50) What does Penny + FRP get us? Worried if our 4th best player is Nas? How much Prime Dame do we have left? Would it still be Dame's team if we land Joel? Favorite Chants (53:27) Why won't Giphy work on mobile? (57:38) U-Pick: 76ers vs Heat (1:00:21) Jimmy vs Harden? Would you trade Sharpe... for Spo? Knox for 3M or Cam for 5M? Setting a line for remaining wins... Chances they're a Blazer next fall... (1:06:14) Watford Sharpe Little Nurkic Simons OUTTRO (1:11:10) Reach out! Email!  DISCORD! JOIN US ON DISCORD! OUR NETWORK CLOSED DOWN & INSTEAD OF LOOKING FOR ANOTHER, WE'RE SEEKING LOCAL SPONSORS! IF YOU HAVE A BUSINESS THAT WE COULD PROMOTE, PLEASE EMAIL [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

JOIN US ON DISCORD! INTRO (2:20) Getting your throwbacks correct Keith's playing a lot of Ghostface It's AMA Day on the Trailcasters Discord! L, H, & HM (4:52) Are we evolving? No, no it's the pod that is Keith takes the lead & brings extras LOVE... (6:38) Happy birthday, Ozzy! Rip City Trivia Meeting familiar faces for the first time in person is weird Caitlin Clark is unstoppable HUGS... (13:02) RIP Darcelle Jerome Kersey's disappointment Blazers finally reconnecting with their history? Retiring jerseys vs Ring of Legends HATEMAIL... (18:06) Elon & the Blue Check LAL leads the NBA in FT Differential Pool reporting is dumb Calling out the refs: Fans vs Players GSW LIED!!! Gary's timeline in Portland Blame Bob, or Gary, or both? NOT a Blazers Legend. What's another word for a falsehood? OUTTRO (38:30) Reach out! Email!  DISCORD! JOIN US ON DISCORD! OUR NETWORK CLOSED DOWN & INSTEAD OF LOOKING FOR ANOTHER, WE'RE SEEKING LOCAL SPONSORS! IF YOU HAVE A BUSINESS THAT WE COULD PROMOTE, PLEASE EMAIL [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

JOIN US ON DISCORD! INTRO (1:48) 2-part episodes becoming a thing? WHAT'D WE MISS?(4:06) Buyout market, schmuyout market Failling to tank, or failing to compete? Being thankful for a 2-4 road trip Losing, but by less points HOW TO TANK PROPERLY (7:58) The value of gaining 1 spot Draft picks: trade assets vs future Blazers How do you grade Cronin so far? CJ McCollum catching some strays The best PG in the NBA 1st Team All-NBA... is Dame a lock? JUSTISE WINSLOW UPDATE (17:56) Defining "bone marrow aspirate" Festus to Dwight... that's the range. Winslow's future as a Blazer Looking back at Wes' achilles injury PLAYERS BACK BILLUPS (25:49) The value of having played in the league If Billups was Becky... Sooo how long is this gonna take? "Is Billups Better Than..." What qualifies as a Defensive Coach? FRONT OFFICE Q&A (42:02) Stories of Dame's shooting Deadline targets didn't move Do we have enough ammo? WNBA in PDX The most frustrating Blazer Sharpe's first season OUTTRO (53:00) JOIN US ON DISCORD! Hit us up on Discord, @trailcasters on Twitter & Reddit, or email [email protected] and if you can share opinions on the pod about what you like, dislike, or which directions we should expand in, we'll do our best to make it happen! For more of our music, you can find Odar's beats at https://soundcloud.com/odarbeats And if you have any need of their services, PLEASE support clearlyspeakingoregon.com like they've supported our podcast from the beginning! Enjoy the episode and GO BLAZERS!!! If you or someone you know has a gambling problem, crisis counseling and referral services can be accessed by calling 1-800- GAMBLER (1-800-426-2537) (IL/IN/LA/MI/NJ/TN/PA/WV/WY), 1-800- NEXT STEP (AZ), 1-800-522-4700 (CO/KS/NH), 888-789-7777/visit ccpg.org (CT), 1-800-BETS OFF (IA), 877-8-HOPENY/text HOPENY (467369) (NY), visit OPGR.org (OR), or 1-888-532-3500 (VA). 21+ (18+ NH/WY). Physically present in AZ/CO/CT/IL/IN/IA/KS/LA(select parishes)/MI/NH/NJ/ NY/OR/PA/TN/VA/WV/WY only. Void in ONT. $150 in Free bets: New customers only. Min. $5 deposit. Min $5 pregame moneyline bet. $150 issued as six (6) $25 free bets. Bet must win. Ends 12/31/22. Stepped Up SGP: 1 Token issued per eligible game. Opt in req. Min $1 bet. Max bet limits apply. Min. 3-leg. Each leg min. -300 odds, total bet +100 odds or longer. 10+ leg req. for 100% boost. Ends at start of final game of the 2022-2023 NBA Season. See eligibility & terms at sportsbook.draftkings.com/basketballterms. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices