We Have A Talk About Media Coverage with Bruce Poinsette

We talked to Bruce Poinsette (@brucepoinsette), a writer, community organizer and Trail Blazer fan about all sorts of things like  getting tall fast playing on the same high school team with a very big star what we think about Twitter discussions Then we dive into our thoughts about the current state of basketball media. Listen to find out who we trust or at least enjoy! (You can also Watch us on Youtube!) 2:00 Ice Breaker: Who are you rooting for in the finals and how do you feel about it?  Get to know Bruce - How did you become a basketball/blazers fan?  Media - how are we feeling right now about Blazers and basketball coverage? Who do you trust for their NBA/Blazers news? 17:00 Getting to know Bruce, basketball watching and playing experience, how he became a Blazer fan. Being a young fan of Shaq, High School super teams 37:50 How is media coverage working for us as Blazers Fans? 47:30  Can we just enjoy the ride? Help improve things with liberal use of the mute button! 54:00 Who do we trust for coverage? Sean Highkin 59:00 Chris Haynes 1:00:01 Players themselves and player access and a discussion about press conferences 1:05 Dan Lebatard & friends  1:11:00 Who is paying for the media we consume?  1:13:00 Basketball Illuminati 1:16:00 We like media members who still like basketball! 1:20:30 Takes:  Tara thinks Blazers will use the 3rd pick because they are going to be able to build using other paths.  Bruce: Blazers will take a big swing Rose: Jody Allen will spend a lot of money this off season. Green light to Cronin to spend! Find Bruce on his Youtube Channel or support on Patreon.  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 still find us on Twitter: @wehaveatake, @tcbbiggs @roselharding The cutest intro/outro music by Eric Peterson (@shoozumoops)