The Blazers Balcony

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The Blazers Balcony, Episode 106 Dec 10, 2023

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On the latest episode of The Blazers Balcony, recorded from the team hotel in Los Angeles, Brooke Olzendam and Casey Holdahl discuss...
• The Trail Blazers playing just three road games throughout the month of December
• Continuing to feel good about losses
• Chauncey Billups' coaching meeting Joe Cronin's team-building
• The return of Anfernee Simons and the recent play of Shaedon Sharpe
• Looking forward to the returns of Jerami Grant, Malcolm Brogdon and Deandre Ayton
• Katherine McPhee and her husband, Christmas in Beverly Hills, requests for Bill Kennedy and Brooke declining Airdrop

The Blazers Balcony, Episode 105 Nov 29, 2023

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On this edition of The Blazers Balcony (the actual basketball talk starts around the 12-minutes mark), Brooke Olzendam and Casey Holdahl discuss...
• The benefits of players returning from injury
• Sunday's loss to the Bucks and the bounceback win the next night versus the Pacers
• Being confused by the NBA's current approach to replay reviews
• Brooke sets the scene in Milwaukee and Indianapolis
• The recent play of Jerami Grant, Malcolm Brogdon and Matisse Thybulle
• The games recently added to the schedule -- at Golden State on December 6 and versus the Mavericks on December 8
• Moe Harkless joining the Rip City Remix
• Avoiding scary movies, tall stools and Tik Tok Kindness vs. Killing Pets In Movies

The Blazers Balcony, Episode 104 Nov 20, 2023

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On this edition of The Blazers Balcony, Brooke Olzendam and Casey Holdahl discuss...
• The Trail Blazers' loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder on Sunday
• Whether a team can feel like they're accomplishing something in a blowout loss
• Waiting on the returns of Malcolm Brogdon and Scoot Henderson
• The first few home games for the Rip City Remix
• The Blazers facing the Suns in Phoenix on Tuesday in their last In-Season Tournament Group game
• Packing for one-game trips, Chet Holmgren's facial hair, dropping off Trail Blazers gear at Goodwill and Cranberry Sauce vs. Pumpkin Pie

The Blazers Balcony, Episode 103 Nov 13, 2023

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On the latest edition of The Blazers Balcony, recorded in Salt Lake City, Brooke Olzendam and Casey Holdahl discuss...
• The Trail Blazers losing three-straight but feeling good about the results
• The current state of Portland's injuries and how it's taking some of the excitement out of the season
• Skylar Mays getting a promotion, Duop Reath making his debut and Jamaree Bouyea getting a two-way contract
• The post-game locker room in Los Angeles
• A big week in In-Season Tournament Group A play
• The Mayo Minute: Cracking Eggs On Tik Tok vs. Anti-GPS Rideshare Drivers
• Other topics include: messed up inflight orders, spotting celebrities, doing a poor job of packing

The Blazers Balcony, Episode 102 Nov 06, 2023

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On this edition of The Blazers Balcony, Brooke Olzendam and Casey Holdahl discuss...
• The Trail Blazers going 3-1 last week
• Chauncey Billups and tough love when it comes to young guards
• Fawning over Malcolm Brogdon
• Thoughts on the In-Season Tournament and whether it's working as the league had hoped
• The new In-Season Tournament court and plaid-forward City edition jerseys
• The upcoming road trip with stops in Sacramento, Los Angeles and Utah
• The Mayo Minute: Thanking the security staff vs. protecting Halloween

The Blazers Balcony, Episode 101 Oct 31, 2023

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On this edition of The Blazers Balcony, recorded from the Trail Blazers' team hotel just outside of Detroit, Brooke Olzendam and Casey Holdahl discuss...
• The Trail Blazers getting their first win of the season versus the Raptors in Toronto
• Scoot Henderson's comments after Monday's win and how he's handling his first days as an NBA player
• Jabari Walker and Toumani Camara making an impact in their second and first seasons, respectively
• Malcolm Brogdon's influence on and off the court
Other topics include free hotel snacks, which member of Wu-Tang Clan in the tallest and another revelation from Brooke's celebrity-filled study abroad.

The Blazers Balcony, Episode 100 Oct 23, 2023

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In this, the centennial edition of The Blazers Balcony podcast, Brooke Olzendam and Casey Holdahl discuss...

• Their thoughts on the Trail Blazers' 2023-24 season a few days before it begins versus the Clippers in Los Angeles

• What would make for a successful season

• The addition of Ish Wainwright and Portland's roster (which wasn't finalized until after recording)

• Las Vegas setting Portland's over/under at 28.5 wins

• Guesses on how many starting lineups Portland might use this season

• The return of the "Mayo Minute"

• Some brief thoughts on the first 99 episodes

The Blazers Balcony, Episode 99.5 Oct 15, 2023

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On this edition of The Blazers Balcony, Brooke Olzendam and Casey Holdahl discuss...
• Why this is episode 99.5 and not episode 100
• Brooke handling hosting duties for Monday's preseason finale versus the Suns, which is being broadcast over the air on KPTV Plus
• Takeaways from Portland's first three preseason games
• The team focusing on specific areas they want to improve rather than wins and losses in preseason play
• The changes in the preseason schedule changing the way teams approach preseason
• Impressions of the players Portland has acquired via trade in the last few weeks
• A call to action regarding the upcoming 100th episode

The Blazers Balcony, Episode 99 Oct 09, 2023

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On the latest 2023 Training Camp edition of The Blazers Balcony, Brooke Olzendam and Casey Holdahl discuss...
• First impressions from training camp in Santa Barbara
• How training camp feels different from last year's and why that might be the case
• How Scoot Henderson and the rest of the rookies looked in their first training camp
• Getting to know Malcolm Brogdon, Deandre Ayton and Robert Williams III on the off the court at training camp
• Another great Fan's Fest
• Portland's exhibition game versus the New Zealand Breakers and Phoenix Suns and why there's plenty of reason to pay attention to preseason this year

The Blazers Balcony, Episode 98 Oct 03, 2023

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On this edition of The Blazers Balcony, Brooke Olzendam and Casey Holdahl discuss...
• The trade sending Damian Lillard to Milwaukee and Jusuf Nurkic, Nassir Little and Keon Johnson to Phoenix in exchange for Deandre Ayton, Toumani Camara, Jrue Holiday, a first round pick and multiple first round pick swaps
• The trade sending Holiday to Boston in exchange for Malcolm Brogdon, Robert Williams III and two first round picks
• The job that Joe Cronin and his staff did in putting the deals together despite difficult circumstances
• Anfernee Simons coming into his own
• Initial thoughts on Ayton, Brogdon, Williams III and Camara
• The departure of Lillard, Nurkic, Little and Johnson and what each brought to the Trail Blazers both professionally and personally

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