Damian Lillard and Steph Curry with Jannelle Moore

Writer (Complex, The Shadow League, Carolina Blitz) and Golden State Warrior’s fan Jannelle Moore (@jannelle12) joined us to give out roses and thorns for the season so far, talk about takes from Twitter and preview the upcoming games between Portland and Golden State. The last time the three of us got together, the league shut down. We’re happy to report that this time all that happened was we laughed a lot and talked about Steph Curry and Damian Lillard, CJ McCollum and James Harden, uniforms, the bench area, and how hard it is to get defensive rebounds.  5:00 The last time the three of us were together the league shut down. 7:00 Rose City "Roses and Thorns": Opening Night - Yay! Basketball is back! 12:45 Christmas Day - What are they wearing?  15:30 Derrick Jones Jr. and Gary Trent Jr get all the roses! 20:00 What is wrong with the Warriors season?  23:00 Comparing Damian Lillard and Steph Curry. They are very different in so many ways but they share a few key traits, including leadership abilities. 33:45 On not trading CJ McCollum. 34:30 Okay, we will talk about what would happen if they traded CJ.  But why? 41:15 More roses for early season players throughout the league in general. Ja Morant, Trey Young, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander. 45:00 Thorns for injuries and illness, esp not knowing the long term effects of COVID-19. 47:00 The bench area and arenas in the COVID-19 era are boring.  51:00 Sharing takes from: @mikerice6, @DHawes22, @JanisReynolds @LongStoryLonger, @Dasage , @LillardForMayor, @Hecubus01 including competition in the west, playing good defense the whole game, moving in a positive direction, lighting a fire with Harden rumors, rotations, Derrick Jones Jr is the cutest (Gary Trent Jr is the most effervescent), and Harden to Portland.  1:14:00 Quick preview of upcoming Golden State games including: 1:16:00 Defensive rebounds are hard 1:18:00 How will the Blazers do against a rookie center?  Thank you for listening to the WHAT podcast!  Join the Women’s Hoops And Talks Facebook group to talk about Trail Blazers with others who identify as women who love basketball. Music used in the episode: “Happy Alley” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License. @wehaveatake @tcbbiggs @CassidyGemmet @jannelle12 @bluewirehustle Subscribe:  https://apple.co/2Vn9Hf9 https://spoti.fi/3lARIww Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices