We Had A (Chalk) Talk With Blazers Assistant GMs

This week we are recapping a special event we were invited to! With a few other Trail Blazers fans, we got to meet and talk to Assistant GMs Andrae Patterson and Mike Schmitz. Both were a delight of course! We’re not reporting, we’re just vibin’ about what we heard, how we interpreted it, and what stuck with us. Topics include team building, player improvement, and leadership. We also ate Ranch Pizza in the club level and we might never go back to our regular seats.  Plus! We answer listener questions about leadership, surprise s and the coach1:00 Audra was a courtside kid! 7:00 Deni Avdija is huge9:00 Adding "Oops I Did it Again" to the playlist11:00 “Chalk Talk” event with Andrae Patterson and Mike Schmitz16:20 Overall impressions of the event21:00 Team building thoughts22:00 Players they talked the most about24:30 Value and opportunity31:40 Not expecting big changes in the off season40:00 Young veterans43:00 Leadership (and question from @BasketballJones)45:00 What player has surprised us the most (From @Hecubus72)52:00 Rose spots a ref56:10 Question from @BrandonMullen regarding coaching1:05:00 Phoenix is run like its run by an eight year old1:07:00 Tara’s take: its no fair that Club level are the only ones who get access to Ranch Pizza1:10:00 Rose’s take is a personal health update. Join us on Discord! It's a place where we can share our love for the Blazers, talk about games, and get to know other Blazer fans. Kind of like Twitter but it's not. There are different channels with different topics and you can join in where you want, and ignore the stuff you don't want to see. Give it a try! You can also find us on BlueSky @wehaveatake, @tcbbiggs @roselharding