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Rip City Report, Episode 122 Dec 20, 2017

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On the latest edition of the Rip City Report podcast, Joe Freeman of The Oregonian/OregonLive.com and Casey Holdahl of Trailblazers.com discuss whether the Blazers are simply a mediocre team or if they have more to offer, whether Portland has logged a "good win" yet this season, the unknown severity of Damian Lillard’s injury, whether the inconsistent player rotation is a cause or byproduct of the Trail Blazers' issues, play a round of Blazers Jeopardy for the first time followed up by another round of "Walton or Oden" before finishing with listener questions about fourth quarter woes, playing on Christmas Day, the longest home losing streak in franchise history, the inconsistent offense, a surprising aspect of our jobs, whether or not Lillard is still vegan and much more.

Rip City Report, Episode 121 Dec 06, 2017

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In the latest edition of the Rip City Report, Joe Freeman and Casey Holdahl discuss whether it is time to be really worried about the Blazers’ struggles, especially with the schedule is about to get much more difficult, Portland's moribund offense, whether the lineup/rotations changes are having a negative impact, play a round of "Walton and Oden," and answer listener questions about the Blazers’ next win, whether it’s time to push the panic button, thumb war, favorite Christmas movies, the best time to visit Portland during the season, Evan Turner’s three-point shooting, Willie Taggart and more.

Rip City Report, Episode 120 Nov 28, 2017

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In the latest episode of the Rip City Report podcast, Joe Freeman and Casey Holdahl discuss the Blazers’ recently-completed five-game road trip, Pat Connaughton’s emergence and whether he is the long-term answer at small forward, the latest on Al-Farouq Aminu, Moe Harkless’ struggles, play a round of Walton and Oden and finish by answering listener questions about trades, sandwiches, the Blazers’ ceiling, Caleb Swanigan’s development, card trips on the Blazers’ plane and Marc Gasol.

Rip City Report, Episode 119 Nov 20, 2017

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On the latest edition of the Rip City Report podcast, Joe Freeman and Casey Holdahl discuss the Trail Blazers’ win over the Grizzlies, the revolving door at starting power forward, the sudden surge of strong play from Shabazz Napier, Portland's still inconsistent play, Meyers Leonard having a couple good games and finish by answering listener questions about Jusuf Nurkic, the NBA’s worst haircut, favorite and least favorite Thanksgiving foods, Damian Lillard’s ankle injury, dream jobs and more.

Rip City Report, Episode 118 Nov 07, 2017

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On the latest edition of the Rip City Report podcast, Joe Freeman and Casey Holdahl discuss Portland's woes in close games, the decision to have CJ McCollum take the game-deciding shot vs. Memphis, Allen Crabbe’s return to the Moda Center, play a round of "Walton or Oden," and answer listener questions about Jusuf Nurkic, NBA League Pass, Greg Monroe, if it is too early to press the panic button, flagrant fouls, tattoos and more.

Rip City Report, Episode 117 Nov 02, 2017

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On the latest edition of the Rip City Report, Joe Freeman of The Oregonian/OregonLive.com and Casey Holdahl of Trailblazers.com discuss Portland’s start and how it’s been less than what they were hoping for, whether a team with so many returning players should be more consistent, Jusuf Nurkic’s big night against the Lakers and whether that’s a sign his struggles are over, Al-Farouq Aminu will missing the next 2-3 weeks an an ankle injury, a quick update on the Nurkic’s three-point bet and finish the show by answering listener questions about Evan Turner’s jumper, weight lifting, grading the season, CJ McCollum’s ball-handling, whether Ed Davis should start, Damian Lillard isolations and more.

Rip City Report, Episode 116 Oct 24, 2017

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On this edition of the Rip City Report podcast, Joe Freeman and Casey Holdahl discuss the outstanding play of the Blazers’ bench through four games, Ed Davis returning to Ed Davis form, whether Evan Turner is starting to silence critics, Jusuf Nurkic struggling on offense early, play a round of "Walton or Oden" and finish by answering listener questions about Halloween, Noah Vonleh’s return, why the Blazers wore black jerseys at home, the Ed Davis-Caleb Swanigan lineup, the x-factors, brunch and more.

Rip City Report, Episode 115 Oct 18, 2017

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In the first 2017-18 road edition of the Rip City Report recorded at the Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Joe Freeman of The Oregonian and Casey Holdahl of trailblazers.com recap Portland’s dominant season-opening win over the Suns, Pat Connaughton’s surprising and impressive play, Portland's much-maligned but steadily improving defense, Moe Harkless was a defensive beast, Portland signing Wade Baldwin to a two-way contract, Shabazz Napier returning from a hamstring injury and finish by answering listener questions about the Blazers’ defense, cats, Meyers Leonard, ice cream and much more.

Rip City Report, Episode 114 Oct 15, 2017

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In this 2017-18 season preview edition of the Rip City Report podcast, The Oregonian's Joe Freeman and the Trail Blazers’ Casey Holdahl discuss the Western Conference and where the Trail Blazers fit in, their playoff predictions, the decision to leave a roster spot open rather than signing a 15th player, whether the Blazers finish in the top 10 in defense, introduce a "new" feature called "Walton or Oden," and answer listener questions about Blazers nicknames, draft-night steals, NBA uniforms, seasonal beers, midlife crisis splurges, CJ McCollum’s suspension and much more.

Rip City Report, Episode 113 Oct 03, 2017

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On the latest edition of the Rip City Report podcast, Joe Freeman of The Oregonian/OregonLive.com and Casey Holdahl of Trailblazers.com discuss the Blazers’ preseason opener versus the Suns, initial impressions of Caleb Swanigan and Zach Collins, Jusuf Nurkic’s swagger, Evan Turner’s evolving role in the Blazers’ offense, play a quick round of “Buy or Sell,” and finish off by answering listener questions about the new All-Star game format, the Blazers’ ceiling this season, Swanigan’s preseason hype, the worst team in the Western Conference, the Blazers’ “star power” and more.

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