Holy Backboard

Dustin and I talk about the games this weekend, how much would the Blazers be willing to pay Shabazz this offseason, trading for a wing, what playoff matchup would we prefer, previewed the games for this week and what players gave us the most joy to root for.    

The Holy Backboard reaches 100 episodes this week we talk about, how this podcast came to be, our favorite moments of the past 100 episodes, Noah Vonleh's decreased role, who will be the fall guy for the Blazers, and we predict the games for this week. 

Dustin and I talk about the Nike Jerseys, who's most to blame for the Blazers situation now, is CJ pressing, would you trade Jusuf Nurkić, previewed games for this week of basketball, I tried to name as many Atlanta Hawks as I could and what are we going to do for our 100th episode.     Today's show is brought to you by Grammarly, download Grammarly now for free at: www.getgrammarly.com/holybackboard

Dustin and I talk about the City Series Trail Blazers jerseys, , we address the week that was for Rip City, Do we trust Evan Turner with the ball in his hands, will they add talent for the playoff push, and we previewed the games for this week of Blazers basketball.    Today's show is brought to you by Grammarly, Download Grammarly now for free at: www.getgrammarly.com/holybackboard

Dustin and I talk about the last week of Blazers basketball, Coach Stotts' stubbornness, will the Blazers use the TPE, not worry about C.J, do we have to sign Nurkić, and we predicted the upcoming road trip.   Today's show is brought to you by Grammarly, Download Grammarly now for free at: www.getgrammarly.com/holybackboard  

Evan McCarthy (@evanempdx) joins us to talk about, what going on with C.J McCollum's shooting slump, Stotts coaching status, will the Blazers make a trade at the deadline, and we preview the games for the next week. Today's show is brought to you by Evanem, use the promo code "HBPOD" at checkout to get his new Blazer prints for just $20!!!  

Dustin and I talk about the previous weeks road trip, will the 4th quarter vs the Knicks actually be a blessing in disguise, is there any chance that David Fizdale could come to Portland as a consultant, what is happening with Maurice Harkless and we predict the games for this week.   Today's show is brought to you by Team Snap, sign up and get a free 21 day trail at Tryteamsnap.com/holybackboard  

Dustin and I talked about the last week of Blazers basketball, Jusuf Nurkić's level of activity, the three guard lineup,  how we can get more production out of the Small Forward Position and we predicted the next week of Blazers games. Today's show is brought to you by Team Snap, sign up and get a free 21 day trail at Tryteamsnap.com/holybackboard

Tara Biggs (@tcbbiggs) joins us to recap the games from the previous week, what went wrong in Brooklyn, has the team had a chance to bond, Women’s Hops And Talks, who will be the face of the NBA after LeBron, and previewed the games for this week's slate of games. Today's show is brought to you by Team Snap, sign up and get a free 21 day trail at Tryteamsnap.com/holybackboard    

Dustin and I talk about Damian Lillard's two game winners last week, what improvements have we seen in the first 10 games, how to create extra spacing, Nurkić's improved play and we previewed games for this next week of games.

Dustin and I talk about the 2-3 week for the Portland Trail Blazers, does this team have a basketball IQ problem, who has been the third best player for the Blazers, Monty Williams to PDX, would we trade for Jahlil Okafor and previewed the games for this week of Blazers basketball. Today's show is brought to you by Team Snap, sign up and get a free 21 day trail at Tryteamsnap.com/holybackboard  

Matt Hoecker (@Blazer003) joins us to provide immediate reaction of the Blazers home opener, the Portland Trail Blazers vs the New Orleans Pelicans.

Dustin and I talk about the last week of Blazers basketball, Pat Connaughton's improved play, Ed Davis being healthy, Evan Turner producing well, Jusuf Nurkić trying to hard, me coming up to Portland for the home opener and previewed the games for the next slate of games.

Dustin and I talk Trail Blazers pre-season, when will the rookies break into the rotation, do we stagger our guards, where will the Blazers rank defensively, and we previewed the games for this weeks slate of games!!

Evan McCarthy (@evanempdx) joins us on the show to talk about the Western Conference, which teams are trash, which are fighting for the playoffs, the playoff locks and the Warriors, we make our predictions on who will be in the NBA Finals and who will be the starting PF for the Trail Blazers.  

Dustin and I talked about the Archie Goodwin signing, which wings that lost their starting job we'd like the Blazers to trade for, Sports Illustrated NBA player rankings, NBA 2K, answered fan questions, and we talked about Game five of the 2000 semi finals vs the Jazz.

Dustin and I talk about, how many games we are planning to attend, what is Neil Olshey's plan, what will the Blazers have to do in order to improve, Blazers All-Time Team on NBA 2K, which former Blazer would have the most positive impact on the current team, the jersey designs, the Boston Cleveland trade and answered fan questions To help the people affected by Hurricane Harvey: https://www.youcaring.com/victimsofhurricaneharvey-915053

We discuss the Allen Crabbe trade, our thoughts on Zach Collins and Caleb Swanigan, what moves we could potentially do with the Allen Crabbe trade exception, if there be another move that happens because of this trade, who we can use our MLE on and the madness of the NBA Offseason. Today's show is brought to you by Team Snap, sign up and get a free 21 day trail at Tryteamsnap.com/holybackboard

Tara Bowen-Biggs (@tcbbiggs) joins us to talk about the Blazers draft, what to watch for in Summer League, what being a good defender actually entails, Free Agency 2017, and what trades do we expect to make. This podcast is sponsored by Audible.com- get a FREE audiobook download and a free 30 day trial at www.audibletrial.com/holybackboard

We provide our instant reactions to drafting Collins and Swanigan, Jimmy Butler moving to Minnesota, LaMarcus Aldridge drama, and the winners and losers on draft night. No sponsor this week, like, leave a positive review and five star the podcast