The Blazers Balcony

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The Blazers Balcony, Episode 86 May 11, 2023

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On this edition of The Blazers Balcony, Brooke Olzendam and Casey Holdahl discuss...
• Damian Lillard being named third-team All-NBA and the presumptive reasons why he didn't get a spot on the first or second team
• The news that Brandon Roy (not Brooke) would be representing the Trail Blazers at the 2023 NBA Draft Lottery, which is scheduled for May 16 in Chicago
• The Trail Blazers hosting six players in their first 2023 pre-draft workout and how that process might expand now that Portland also has a G-League team
• The second round of the 2023 NBA Playoffs

The Blazers Balcony, Episode 85 Apr 26, 2023

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On the latest edition of The Blazers Balcony, Brooke Olzendam and Casey Holdahl discuss...
• The news that the Trail Blazers have acquired the rights to a G-League expansion franchise that will be up and running for the 2023-24 season
• What benefits the Trail Blazers might realize as an organization by having a G-League affiliate
• Ideas for what to call the team, which currently has no name, branding nor coaching staff
• The excitement of the first round of the 2023 NBA Playoffs
• The one negative of the 2023 NBA Playoffs
• Brooke's regular update on the Vanderpump Rules "Scandoval"

The Blazers Balcony, Episode 84 Apr 11, 2023

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On this edition of The Blazers Balcony, Brooke Olzendam and Casey Holdahl discuss...
• Talking Trail Blazers at the supermarket
• The slow yet also abrupt and discombobulating end to Portland's 2022-23 season
• Shaedon Sharpe's unflappability and the prospect of his final 10 games of the season changing the team's offseason plans
• The honest comments from Damian Lillard, Joe Cronin and Chauncey Billups during exit interviews
• Brooke's weekly "Vanderpump-date" and her case for representing the Trail Blazers at the 2023 NBA Draft Lottery

The Blazers Balcony, Episode 83 Apr 03, 2023

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On this edition of The Blazers Balcony, Brooke Olzendam and Casey Holdahl discuss...
• The current state of the Trail Blazers with a week left in the season
• The unlikely victory versus the Timberwolves Sunday afternoon
• The play of Shaedon Sharpe and whether he's show enough improvement to be a starter in his second season
• Skylar Mays, Shaq Harrison and Jeenathan Williams joining the Trail Blazers from the G-League
• Visiting Austin and Brooke telling her blowout story for the second time
• The weekly Vanderpump update, or "Pumpdate" if you will

The Blazers Balcony, Episode 82 Mar 28, 2023

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On this edition of The Blazers Balcony, Brooke Olzendam and Trail Blazers TV and Casey Holdahl of Trailblazers.com discuss...
• The current state of the Trail Blazers with seven games to play
• Playing time for the rookie and sophomores increasing with Damian Lillard, Anfernee Simons, Jerami Grant and Jusuf Nurkic sitting out
• The recent play of Shaedon Sharpe, Kevin Knox II and Keon Johnson
• Brooke's car not being stolen from the Moda Center parking lot
• Brooke's weekly update on the scandal surrounding the latest season of "Vanderpump Rules"

The Blazers Balcony, Episode 81 Mar 21, 2023

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On this edition of The Blazers Balcony, Brooke Olzendam and Casey Holdahl discuss...
• Anfernee Simons, Jerami Grant and Justise Winslow sitting out due to injury and whether they'll play again this season
• Damian Lillard's comments about wanting to continue playing and how long that might last
• The Trail Blazers getting farther away from the play-in even if they haven't yet been mathematically eliminated
• Not wanting to end the season on the longest losing streak in franchise history
• What they'd like to see in the last 10 games of the season
• The beauty of Salt Lake City, why soft drink producers keep trying to make changes to lemon lime soda and Brooke's latest update on the "Vanderpump Rules" scandal

The Blazers Balcony, Episode 80 Mar 15, 2023

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On this edition of The Blazers Balcony, Brooke Olzendam and Casey Holdahl discuss...
• Portland's status in the playoff race with less than a month to play in the regular season
• The results of the next week of games deciding whether the Trail Blazers will continue trying to make the play-in or consider other options
• The difficulty of celebrating individual performances when the team is otherwise struggling to win games
• The returns of both Anfernee Simons and Jusuf Nurkic
• The new "Legendscast" that will be available for the games versus the Celtics and Clippers this week
• The debut of the new mascot, Dougie Fur
• An update from Brooke on the Vanderpump Rules "Scandoval"

The Blazers Balcony, Episode 79 Mar 09, 2023

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On this edition of The Blazers Balcony, recorded on the road in Philadelphia, Brooke Olzendam and Casey Holdahl discuss...
• The prospect of going .500 on a six-game trip with contests versus the 76ers and Pelicans still on the schedule
• Time getting short with regard to Portland's playoff/play-in hopes
• The return of Jusuf Nurkic, who played in Wednesday's loss in Boston after sitting out for six weeks
• The team finding out what they have in Cam Reddish and Matisse Thybulle
• The disaster that is downtown Orlando
• Brooke's breakdown of the latest Vanderpump controversy

The Blazers Balcony, Episode 78 Feb 27, 2023

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On this edition of The Blazers Balcony, recorded at the team hotel in San Francisco, Brooke Olzendam and Casey Holdahl discuss...
• Damian Lillard setting career and franchise records in points and three-pointers versus the Rockets
• Brooke's post-game interview after Dame's big night
• Dame's bad day leading up to his historic performance
• The travel issues the team encountered trying to get to Sacramento during the recent snow storm
• Portland's upcoming schedule, which includes an 11-day, six-game road trip

The Blazers Balcony, Episode 77 Feb 07, 2023

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On this edition of The Blazers Balcony podcast, Brooke Olzendam and Casey Holdahl discuss...
• The Trail Blazers going 2-1 on a recent three-game trip and dropping the first game of a five-game homestand to the Bucks
• What they are concerned and NOT concerned about with regard to Monday's loss to the Bucks
• Brooke getting her first nosebleed in years
• Thoughts on upcoming trade deadline and the timeline the Trail Blazers seem to be on
• The case for Damian Lillard being named a starter at the 2023 All-Star Game
• Some disappointing All-Star Saturday Night news
• And update on Brooke's yearly "Heart Your Heart" fundraiser benefiting the National Heart Association

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