We Have A Take: A Portland Trail Blazers Fan Podcast W.H.A.T. Podcast

Its that time of the year again! We're wrapping up the Blazers 2023-24 Season with our annual WHAT Awards. Today Rose and Tara announce the nominees --> vote now! https://forms.gle/73PnzzJctJYJgrke9

1:23 When is the proper time for takes?

2:00 Anfernee should ask for a trade

5:00 Players should have consequences for dangerous plays

15:00 We hate what is happening to Damian Lillard

20:00 Clipped Trailer

23:00 Josh Hart! can play all 48

26:00 There have never been so many bald spots in the NBA and that's ok!

31:30 WHAT Award Nominations

32:00 Social Media Play of the year

3:00 Most Improved Fits

55:00 Josh Hart Memorial Blazers Legend Award

1:02:00 Bench Celebrator Man of the Year

1:05:00 Most Valuable Blazer

Bruce Poinsette (https://twitter.com/brucepoinsette) joined us to reflect on the Portland Trail Blazer's 2023-24 season.

3:45 Something to remember

13:00 Something to forget

30:00 Things that exceeded Expectations

43:15 Things that fell short

1:04:00 Start, bench, trade the roster


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The cutest intro/outro music by Eric Peterson (@shoozumoops)

In which we switch up the order of the show and everything goes all to H-E-L-L

2:15 Starting with takes this time. Tara: Blazers are going to have a terrible record again 

next season. 

15:00 Rose: Player comps suck. 

25:00 Ashton Hagans

58:50 Dalano Banton

1:25:00 Canadian players coming into the league




Letter from home: A father's message to Kentucky's Ashton Hagans - The Athletic

Ashton Hagans Blog: Decommitment from Georgia, falling in the Final Four, rumor control and more

Ashton Hagans, Timberwolves Reportedly Agree to 2-Way Contract After NBA Draft



The hometown kid making big noise for the Toronto Raptors

'I Want to Be the Blueprint': The Raptors' Dalano Banton Is Making Rexdale Dream Big | Complex 

‘Rexdale is him.’ Raptors rookie Dalano Banton inspiring the neighbourhood he grew up in

Podcast: Hustle Play Dalano Banton: "Wow, I'm really on the Raptors!" 

Inside In Your City, a Brand Started By Dalano Banton and His Friends | Complex



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The cutest intro/outro music by Eric Peterson (⁠@shoozumoops⁠)

The Portland Trail Blazers are officially out of the playoff race but there are plenty of former Blazers heading to the playoffs! We've got a rundown of all the Blazer Cuties and Blazer Legends we'll be following in the post season.


1:00 Five rookie starters “dominated” by Aaron Gordon. Fun game against Denver showcasing the young guys on the team!
11:30 This year seems like it's going to end better than the last two even if they don’t win more games.
14:15 Which former Blazers are going to be in the playoffs?
15:20 Blazer Cuties, Blazer Sweeties and Blazer Legends. Do we have solid definitions?
21:00 Eastern Conference likely playoff teams with Blazer Cuties, Blazers Legends or former Blazers on them

Boston: Jrue Holiday?
Milwaukee: Damian Lillard, Pat Connaughton
Cleveland: no Blazers
Orlando: Joe Ingles
New York Knicks: Josh Hart
Indiana: no Blazers
Miami: Patty Mills
Philadelphia: Nicolas Batum, Robert Covington
Chicago: no Blazers
Atlanta: Wesley Matthews

46:10 Western Conference likely playoff teams:
OKC: No Blazers
DEN: No Blazers
MINN: Nikel Alexander Walker, (traded by the Pelicans in the CJ Trade, flipped the next day to the Jazz, for Joe ingles and the later that day, to minnesota)
Clippers: Norman Powell, Mason Plumlee
NOP: CJ McCollum, Larry Nance Jr., Cody Zeller
Dallas: Derrick Jones Jr., Seth Curry, Greg Brown III
Phoenix: Jusuf Nurkic, Drew Eubanks, Nassir Little
SAC: No Blazers
LAL; Cam Reddish, Skylar Mays (tw), Harry Giles (tw)
GSW: GPII
(Potential to slide in) Houston: Jeenathan Williams
1:20 Takes
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The cutest intro/outro music by Eric Peterson (@shoozumoops)

We have a talk about Rayan Rupert and Kris Murray who took two very different paths to the NBA. Plus a Dominupdate on the Blazers big man who is BALLIN’ right now!

2:00 DominAyton Deandre Ayton

7:22 The team is low on shooters and who is the leader?

11:00 Looking more comfortable in his new situation

14:00 Reference to latest Blazer Focused podcast with a locker room interview with Ayton

16:30 Shout out to Keith from TrailCasters for the nickname The Iceman for Ayton

18:00 Learn more about Rayan Rupert: Father’s basketball career, looking for another Nic Batum 29:30 A guess as to why he wears 72 including a small French civics tidbit. 37:20 Jewelry choices. 

40:00 Learn more about Kris Murray, not Keegan Murray, another kid from a basketball family, underrated, took year between high school and college for their growth, path to the draft, time with the Remix, namesake Chris Street, Murray’s two dogs, Indie and Rosie. 

1:14:00 What is going on with everyone’s hair? 

1:17:00 Takes: Basketball Community needs to standardize the box score format, the NBA has a new sweetheart and you’re going to love who Rose thinks it is!

Join us on Discord! It's a place where we can share our love for the Blazers, talk about games, and get to know other Blazer fans. Kind of like Twitter but it's not. There are different channels with different topics and you can join in where you want, and ignore the stuff you don't want to see. Give it a try! You can also still find us on Twitter: @wehaveatake, @tcbbiggs @roselharding

The cutest intro/outro music by Eric Peterson (@shoozumoops)

We are over dunks (okay well Tara is) because they overshadow the art of understated and elegant layups. We are ready to roll with the Chill and Elegant Portland Trail Blazers! This week we also touch on recent wins, what we love about Delano Banton, get a report about family night at the game with Rose’s family and learn about Duop Reath. 

1:50 It's raining wins in Rip City!

6:45 How can we recognize players for their rebounding?

7:30 Tara is officially out on dunks

9:30 Family game night vs Houston

19:00 NBA Coffee The game-day caffeine routine keeps the Portland Trail Blazers, the NBA's most well-traveled team, running - ESPN 

23:50 Banton Believers

33:30 Duop Reath

43:15 Being found at a South Sudanese Basketball Tournament in Australia

48:00 College years

57:00 Sidebar about South Sudanese Basketball National team (Reath plays for Australia)

1:05:00 Professional Career

1:11:00 Comparing Reath’s journey to the more “typical” route into the NBA

1:21:00 Takes: let the 3s fly, Domoinayton, defensive rules should be straightforward enough to explain to a 7 year old. 

Duop Reath Resources:

Against all odds, 27 year old rookie Duop Reath made the NBA

The Incredible Journey of Duop Reath

Illawarra Hawks' Duop Reath's incredible journey from South Sudan to NBL's biggest stage - ESPN  

Mirrabooka's Duop Reath making his mark in US college system with Louisiana State University

'A better opportunity': LSU's Duop Reath emerges from war-torn South Sudan ... and Australia, to carve a niche in America

Portland-bound: Here's how Duop Reath cracked the NBA   

The Refugee Who Could Be Rookie of the Month

Join us on Discord! It's a place where we can share our love for the Blazers, talk about games, and get to know other Blazer fans. Kind of like Twitter but it's not. There are different channels with different topics and you can join in where you want, and ignore the stuff you don't want to see. Give it a try! You can also still find us on Twitter: @wehaveatake, @tcbbiggs @roselharding

The cutest intro/outro music by Eric Peterson (@shoozumoops)