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Rip City Report, Episode 52 Jan 06, 2016

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In the latest edition of the Rip City Report podcast, The Oregonian's Joe Freeman and the Trail Blazers’ Casey Holdahl touch on a host of topics, including: •The CJ McCollum roster snafu. •Damian Lillard’s cold-shooting return. •The surprising connection between Lillard and Brandon Roy. •Plus, Casey and Joe answer a host of listener questions about Chris Kaman’s Christmas wish-list, balancing player relationships with reporting, a breakdown of their favorite and least-favorite NBA stadiums and a discussion about the player they’d least like to cover.

Rip City Report, Episode 51 Dec 29, 2015

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In the latest edition of the Rip City Report podcast, The Oregonian's Joe Freeman and the Trail Blazers’ Casey Holdahl touch on a host of topics, including: •Damian Lillard’s injury. •The strong play of Allen Crabbe and CJ McCollum. •Is Meyers Leonard’s slump over? •The Blazers’ playoff chances. •Plus, Casey and Joe answer a ton of listener questions about Tim Frazier, Damian Lillard’s new shoe, tanking in the NBA, The D League and Blazers who would make good partners in “The Amazing Race.”

Rip City Report, Episode 50 Dec 17, 2015

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In the latest edition of the Rip City Report podcast, The Oregonian's Joe Freeman and the Trail Blazers’ Casey Holdahl touch on a host of topics, including: •Meyers Leonard’s slump. •Moe Harkless’ return to Orlando. •The direction of the franchise and the symmetry between the front office and coaching staff. •The Blazers are in the middle of a tough trip. •Plus, Casey and Joe answer a ton of listener questions about “Star Wars,” Allen Crabbe, former Blazers players, crazy work-related stories and much more.

Rip City Report, Episode 49 Dec 10, 2015

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In the latest edition of the Rip City Report podcast, The Oregonian's Joe Freeman and the Trail Blazers’ Casey Holdahl touch on a host of topics, including: •The Blazers’ current road trip •The return of Robin Lopez (and Arron Afflalo). •Terry Stotts’ relationship with his players. •Plus, Casey and Joe answer a ton of listener questions about Pat Cannaughton, Keanu Reeves movies, potential trade deadline targets and much, much more.

Rip City Report, Episode 48 Dec 02, 2015

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In the latest edition of the Rip City Report podcast, The Oregonian's Joe Freeman and the Trail Blazers’ Casey Holdahl touch on a host of topics, including: •A look at Al-Farouq Aminu’s struggles. •The Blazers fourth-quarter woes (again). •Is Gerald Henderson turning the corner? •Should Meyers Leonard go back into the starting lineup? •Plus, Casey and Joe answer a host of listener questions about CJ McCollum, the Oregon coast, potential trade targets, three-point celebrations and much more.

Rip City Report, Episode 47 Nov 26, 2015

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In the latest edition of the Rip City Report podcast, The Oregonian's Joe Freeman and the Trail Blazers’ Casey Holdahl touch on a host of topics, including: •Mason Plumlee’s strong play. Is he a long-term piece? •Damian Lillard’s improvement and growth as a facilitator. •The Blazers’ fourth quarter improvement. •Thanksgiving. •Plus, Casey and Joe answer a host of listener questions about Meyers Leonard, Moe Harkless, Mike Rice, the Blazers’ end-of-game lineups, “Star Wars” and much more.

Rip City Report, Episode 46 Nov 19, 2015

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In the latest edition of the Rip City Report podcast, The Oregonian's Joe Freeman and the Trail Blazers’ Casey Holdahl touch on a host of topics, including: •A look at the Blazers’ seven-game losing skid and what’s wrong. •Are things really as bad as they seem? •The Blazers remain upbeat and together despite losing streak. •The fourth quarter issues. •Plus, Casey and Joe answer a host of listener questions about coach Terry Stotts, the Blazers’ handling of injury reports, Al-Farouq Aminu, which players will be part of the “core” moving forward and much more.

Rip City Report, Episode 45 Nov 12, 2015

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In the latest edition of the Rip City Report podcast, The Oregonian's Joe Freeman and the Trail Blazers’ Casey Holdahl touch on a host of topics, including: •The Blazers’ up-and-down early-season play. •Meyers Leonard’s shoulder injury. •LaMarcus Aldridge’s return to Rip City, the boos and how he might be remembered in Portland years from now. •Gerald Henderson’s return and potential impact. •Plus, Casey and Joe answer a host of listener questions about Cliff Alexander, Chris Kaman, the Blazers’ eating habits, training in the NBA and more.

Rip City Report, Episode 44 Nov 04, 2015

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The Oregonian's Joe Freeman and ForwardCenter.net's Casey Holdahl recap this week in Trail Blazers news, discussing: •The Blazers dynamic backcourt: How good can Damian Lillard and CJ McCollum be? •The surprising impact of Al-Farouq Aminu. •McCollum’s pointed comments to reporters after Wednesday’s win over Utah. •Moe Harkless’ play. •Plus, Casey and Joe answer a host of listener questions about coach Terry Stotts, Gerald Henderson’s potential impact, should McCollum be a sixth man, Blazers mustaches and much more.

Rip City Report, Episode 43 Oct 29, 2015

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The Oregonian's Joe Freeman and Trailblazers.com's Casey Holdahl bring you this week's Rip City Report from Phoenix to recap Portland's season-opening win over New Orleans, CJ McCollum's career night and an insane 48 hours in Oregon sports.

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