Bleav in Blazers

The season is over, and the Trail Blazers have gone through exit interviews. What I took away from Scoot Henderson, Shaedon Sharpe, Robert Williams III, Chauncey Billups, and Joe Cronin. Plus, one conspicuous absence at the practice facility.

Breaking down what went wrong against the Pelicans and Warriors, Scoot's conditioning, Blazers Fan Appreciation Night, and Toumani Camara's big award.

Why I'm never covering Paul George again, Chauncey Billups' Hall of Fame case, what I want Scoot Henderson to focus on this summer, and the end of the Trail Blazers' regular season.

Deandre Ayton has been balling of late, how have the Blazers unlocked him? Telling an old 80's Blazers story Previewing Thursday's matchup with the Knicks Follow me on Twitter/X - Peter Sampson (@PeterSampson) / X (twitter.com)

Introducing new host Peter Sampson, Scoot Henderson and Deandre Ayton's return, Dalano Banton's emergence, the importance of drafting 'high-floor' guys, and looking ahead to the Celtics.

In this episode, Torey and Steven reunite to discuss when they think Damian Lillard will get traded, as well as a debate on whether or not Damian Lillard is overvalued.

In this episode, Torey and Steven have a feisty debate on what the Blazers should do with the 3rd overall pick and how they should approach Damian Lillard's future with the team.

In this episode, Torey and Steven discuss Joel Embiid as a Blazers' trade target this off-season as well as early impressions of Cam Reddish and Matisse Thybulle.

Steven and Torey give their reaction to the Blazers' trade deadline.

Timestamps: 0:00 Intro / BetOnline 2:58 Jarred Vanderbilt Rumor 11:13 Kelly Olynyk Included? 14:00 Steven's Asking This Again?! 17:58 Damian Lillard All-Star Reserve 19:02 Are Refs Out to Get Portland?! 21:37 LeBron Crying 23:23 Dame Free-Throw Hunting 26:36 Anfernee Simons 30:44 Eubanks vs. Memphis 31:28 Nurkic OUT 32:01 Trendon Watford (Recorded before WAS Game) 36:23 Nurkic or Plumlee?! 36:55 Steven Says Torey's Too Hard on Eubanks 39:21 Outro

The videocast version of this episode is available here - https://youtu.be/VesjfUigeiI Timestamps: 0:00 Intro / BetOnline 4:00 Parity in the NBA 5:26 Too Many Lakers Fans 7:50 Anfernee Simons 21:54 Jusuf Nurkic 24:30 Torey Rants 30:15 Nurkic vs. Eubanks 34:58 Positivity? About This Team?! 38:38 Rui Hachimura Trade 39:28 Blazers Trade Chances 58:22 Outro

Timestamps: 0:00 Intro 6:05 Brock Purdy vs Shaedon Sharpe? 6:51 Start, Bench, Trade - Josh Hart 18:35 Josh Hart Trade Possibilities? 23:27 Kenrich Williams 25:35 Bench Unit 26:13 OG Anunoby 29:43 Who's to Blame for Late-Game Struggles? 39:49 Are the Blazers a Top 6 Roster in the West? 43:35 Upcoming Schedule 45:24 Luka's PPG vs. Blazers in Next 2 Games 46:18 Chauncey Billups' Postgame Comments 52:53 Outro Video Link - https://youtu.be/L6cWjcAAeHM

Follow Evan Giddings on Twitter: https://twitter.com/egiddings10 You can find the video version for this podcast here: https://youtu.be/assZB8jkiJw Timestamps: 0:00 Intro / BetOnline 6:00 Evan Giddings Interview 26:42 Post Interview 37:06 Outro

The video version of this podcast episode is available here: https://youtu.be/UW3fAS4iTzo Torey's Media: Twitter - @ToreyJonesYT YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/blazersuprise Steven's Media: Twitter - @Steven_Von Timestamps: 0:00 Intro / BetOnline 3:58 Greatest Blazer of All-Time? 14:25 Jusuf Nurkic's Shooting 21:59 "Block-Chasing" 25:00 Nurkic's Positional Defense 28:02 Drew Eubanks 35:14 The Bench's Continued Struggles 40:15 Nassir Little vs. Justise Winslow 49:52 Blazers' Grade for 2022 50:39 Outro

Timestamps: 0:00 Intro 0:56 BetOnline 2:02 Feelings on the Blazers 10:30 Dame/Ant Backcourt 12:41 The Intensity Seems Lower... 15:15 The Bench Struggles 25:28 Josh Hart, Bench Scorer? 30:25 More Worried About Dame or GP2? 36:15 Poll Question 1 43:27 Bojan Bogdanovic, Trade Target? 47:11 Poll Question 2 52:23 Worried About Chauncey? 55:33 Outro?

Torey and Steven discuss how the Portland Trail Blazers expectations have changed after a hot start to the season.

Torey and Steven discuss the Western Conference and whether or not it's "wide-open", how much parity there is in the league, how much having a cohesive team matters compared to amassing stars, and more!

0:00 Intro 2:07 Is the Blazers success sustainable? 6:15 Josh Hart 8:55 Shaedon Sharpe 11:00 Free Throws and Fast Break Points 19:04 Why has the Blazers Offense Been Successful? 21:12 How has the Blazers Outlook Changed? 27:00 What Isn't Steven Buying? A Deep Dive on Defense 34:58 Can the Blazers be a Top 10 Defense? 38:00 Is the Defense Better than the Offense? 39:20 Every Year There's a Team… 41:58 What is the Missing Piece? 47:00 2015 Blazers Comparison 48:59 Are the Starters Playing Too Many Minutes? 52:17 A Look Ahead 53:33 Credit to Joe Cronin 56:19 Jerami Grant's Rebounding 57:15 Predicting Records After Homestand (Again) 59:20 Outro

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In this episode, Torey and Steven discuss what went wrong during the Blazers preseason slate and if they're worried heading into the regular season!