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Holy Backboard — 473 episodes

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Opportunities Missed as Offensive Drought Dooms Blazers … Twice

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Scoot Shines in San Antonio

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Victorious in the Valley, Previewing San Antonio

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Previewing the Play-In Versus Phoenix

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The Race for Eighth

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Rip City Races to the Finish Line

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March Madness in Rip City

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The Long & Short of It

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No Man's Land

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Cling Kong, Camara Right the Ship in Rip City

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Happy Scoot Day

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All The Small Things

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Loving Caleb's Contributions

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Sitting Solid at the Halfway Mark

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Back from the (Jrue) Holidays.

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Unlocking Shaedon Sharpe's Potential

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Home for the Holidays

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Defense, Decision-Making lead to Losses in Clutch

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No Time to Panic in Rip City

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Turnovers, Shot Selection Dampen the Start of Portland's Road Trip

21

Good Things Take Time

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Organized Chaos

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Emergency Podcast: Chauncey Billups

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2025 Trail Blazers Season Opener

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2025 Western Conference Preview

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Evaluating the Blazers' Offseason Moves

27

Is now the right time for Dame's return to Rip City?

28

Adios Ayton, Hello Holiday

29

Perplexed in Portland: Blazers add Yang Hansen

30

Emergency Pod! Jrue Trade

31

Future Friday: Rasheer Fleming

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2025 Lottery Mock 3.0

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Complementary Pieces: Koby Brea

34

Future Friday Cedric Coward

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Complementary Pieces: Ryan Kalkbrenner

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Future Friday Kasparas Jakučionis

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Complementary Pieces: Noah Penda

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Complementary Pieces: Will Riley

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Dribble, Pass, Shoot: 2025 NBA Draft Edition

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Complementary Pieces: Labaron Philon

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Future Friday: Derik Queen

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Splashy Summer Trade Targets for Trail Blazers

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Complementary Pieces: Thomas Sorber

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2025 Lottery Mock 2.0

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New Ownership, New Opportunities

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Complementary Pieces: Egor Demin

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Future Friday: Kon Knueppel

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2025 Lottery Mock 1.0

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Blazers Extend Cronin, Now What?

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400!

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Scoot and DC's Continued Development on Display Against Cavs

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March Madness in Rip City

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Future Friday: Dylan Harper

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Pressure Cooked in Portland

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"Allow me to Reintroduce Myself"

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Future Friday: V. J. Edgecombe

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Old Man Talk

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Future Friday: Asa Newell

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Clearing the Runway for Clingan

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Assessing the Blazers at the Break

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Evaluating Portland's Forwards

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Trading Places with Current Trail Blazers

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What is Scoot Henderson's Celiling

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New Year Same Blazers

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Real Talk in Rip City

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A Tale of Two Teams

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Addition by Subtraction in Rip City

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Marketing Moves in Rip City

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Recess Ball in Rip City

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2024-25 Blazers & Western Conference Predictions

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2024 Blazers Draft Recap: A Clingan Conversation

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2024 NBA Mock Draft 5.0

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2024 NBA Draft Big Board

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2024 NBA Mock Draft 4.0

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Complementary Pieces: Bub Carrington

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Future Friday Zaccharie Risacher

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Complementary Pieces Tyler Smith

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2024 Mock Draft 3.0

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Complementary Pieces Melvin Ajinca

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Complementary Pieces Kel'el Ware

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Summer of Scoot

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2024 Mock Draft 2.0

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Complementary Pieces: Yves Missi

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Monday After the Madness Part 2

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Complementary Pieces Jared McCain

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Rip City's Fab Five

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Monday After The Madness Part 1

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Future Friday Dalton Knecht

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Complementary Pieces: Dillon Jones

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Who's In, Who's Out?

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Future Friday: Mock Draft 1.0

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Missing Meaningful Basketball

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Complementary Pieces: Tristan Da Silva

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Ayton Excels But Blazers Can't Break Through

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Future Friday: Cody Williams

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Buying Stock in Jerami Grant Long-Term

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Complementary Pieces: Devin Carter

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Future Friday: Ja'Kobe Walter

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Three's Company in the Blazer Backcourt

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Complementary Pieces: PJ Hall

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Deandre Dominates in Increased Role

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Future Friday: Nikola Topić

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Topsy-Turvy Trail Blazers

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Future Friday Alexandre Sarr

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Portland's Problems in the Paint

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Scootin' into the New Year

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All I Want For Christmas is a New Head Coach

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Ant's Return Shows Promising Results

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Defining Roles in December

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Guard's Return Brings Stability to Blazers

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Reinforcements Needed in Rip City

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Struggling to Find Offensive Spark

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Injury Bug Bites Blazers

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Shaedon Shines, Deandre Dominates the Boards

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New Crew in Rip City Requires Patience

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2023-24 Western Conference Predictions

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A Quick Holiday Lands Portland More Picks, Reloads the East

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Rip City Reset, Deals Dame to Milwaukee

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Summer Q&A with Rip Village

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First Impressions From Our Summer Blazers

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Rip City Rebuild

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2023 Draft Recap

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Future Friday: Full 2023 Mock Draft

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Future Friday: Big Board 2.0

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Future Friday: Scoot Henderson

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Predictions & Prospects

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Draft Day Trade Scenarios

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Future Friday: Thompson Twins

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Future Friday: Brandon Miller

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Holy Backboard's Big Boards

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Draft Lottery Reactions and Mock Draft 2.0

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Future Friday: Duke Draft Prospects

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Future Friday Kris Murray

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Holy Backboard MailBag

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Future Friday: Jordan Hawkins

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Future Friday: Mock Draft 1.0

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Rip City Reality Check

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Future Fridays: Taylor Hendricks

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Future Fridays: Anthony Black

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ShaedHIM Sharpe

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Future Friday: Jalen Hood-Schifino

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Future Friday Jett Howard

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Where's The Love in Rip City

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Future Fridays: Cam Whitmore

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Mixed Signals Sent in Rip City

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Future Fridays: Jarace Walker

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All Star Break: State of the Trail Blazers

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2023 Trade Deadline Recap

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2023 Trade Deadline Preview

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R.I.P to the Mayor of Rip City

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Mittens Making a Difference

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Dry January

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This is How the Blazers Roll

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A Holiday Helping

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Keep the Tanks Full

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The Anferno

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Road Trip Reality Check

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More Shaedon, Less Problems

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Something's Brewing in Rip City

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Surprising Blazers Stun Suns

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Shaedon Sharpe's Time to Shine

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Get Used To Usage

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Rip City Rookie Looking Sharpe

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2022-23 Season Predictions

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Early Season Thoughts With Blazer W.H.A.T.' s Tara Biggs

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Summer League Champions

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Free Agency Frenzy

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Draft Recap

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Future Friday: Final Mock

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Future Friday: Draft Boards

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Future Friday: The Final Stretch

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Future Friday: Draft Risers

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Future Friday: Second Round Steals

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Holy Backboard 2022 Mock Draft Lottery 3.0

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Future Friday: Ousmane Dieng

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Holy Backboard 2022 Mock Draft Lottery 2.0

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Future Fridays: Ohio State

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Cloudy with a Chance of Ping Pong Balls

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2021-22 Portland Trail Blazers Season Finale

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Future Friday: G League Ignite

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Heading for the Home Stretch

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Future Friday: Shaedon Sharpe

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Holy Backboard 2022 Mock Draft Lottery 1.0

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Experiencing The Big Dance In Rip City

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Future Friday: Kendall Brown and Jeremy Sochan

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2022 March Madness

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Future Friday: Ochai Agbaji

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Open Auditions in Rip City

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Future Friday: Keegan Murray

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Youth Movement On Full Display

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Future Friday AJ Griffin

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Future Fridays: Jalen Duren

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Future Friday: Walker Kessler and Tari Eason

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Settling The Dust After The Deadline

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Future Friday: Bennedict Mathurin

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Blazers Move McCollum To The Big Easy

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Trail Blazers Trade Deadline Special

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Blazers Duck Tax, Add Prospect In Deal With Clippers

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Future Fridays: Johnny Davis

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Blazers Back To Reality After Losing Little

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Future Fridays: Jaden Ivey

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Trade Stocks Rising In Rip City

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#Future Friday: Chet Holmgren

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Will Returning Blazers Result in Changing Roles

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Future Friday: Paolo Banchero Early Season

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Ant's Emergence Adds Intrigue As Deadline Looms

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#FutureFriday: Jabari Smith Early Season

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Is it too Late for the Trail Blazers

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Happy Holidays from Holy Backboard

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Injuries, Short-Term Outlook Threaten Trail Blazers Season

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Problems Persist In Portland

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Olshey Ousted in Portland, Rip City Rejoices

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Why the Trail Blazers are Struggling Away from Rip City

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Little's Emergence Energizes Trail Blazers

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Rip City's Road Woes Continue

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Allegations Against Olshey Raise Questions About Portland's Leadership

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Cable Contracts Make it Hard to ROOT for the Blazers

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Three Trail Blazers Earn 75th Anniversary Honors

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Blazers 2021-2022 Season Preview

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Blazers Bolster Defense With Addition of Nance Jr

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Blazers Offseason Recap

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*Record Scratch* You’re Probably Wondering How We Got Here

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Uncertainty Reigns Over Rip City

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It’s Time for Portland to Pick a Path

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Game 6: Win or Go Home

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Powell's Offensive Punch Powers Portland

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Game 4- Time for Ripcity to Make Our Stand

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Game 3- Who is Gonna Take the Weight?

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Game 1 Portland vs Denver

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2021 Portland Trail Blazers Playoff Preview

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Dame, CJ Have Portland Peaking at the Right Time

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Jockeying for Playoff Position

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Jekyll and Hyde Blazers Strike.. Again

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Big Decisons Ahead for the Blazers

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Time's Ticking on the Trail Blazers

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The Root of Rip City's problem

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Tests Against the West’s Best Upcoming for Rip City

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Rip City Returns to Winning Ways

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Portland Picks up Norman Powell at the Deadline

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Dame-V-P, Portland's Star is Talk of the Town

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Anthony Adds Another Accomplishment

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Lillard's Star Shines Bright on the Biggest Stage

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Quit Playing Games With our Hearts

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Lillard Snubbed as All-Star Starter, Continues to Carry Portland

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Blazers Taking Care of Business

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Team Effort Propels Portland on the Road

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Maintain for Dame

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Big Daddy Dame Dominates as Rip City gets Ready to Hit the Road

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Blazers Dealt a Blow, Losing McCollum and Nurkic to Injury

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McCollum Makes Moves on the Floor and in the Record Books

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Rip City Looks To Find Rhythm During Lengthy Homestand

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Blazers Bouce Back To Beat LA

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2020-2021 Trail Blazers Season Preview

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Home Tripping with Blazer Broadcasting’s John Lukrofka

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Reminiscing About Early 90’s Rip City

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Melo Returns to Rip City

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Blazers Bring Back Kanter, Add Depth in Free agency

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Rip City and Robert Covington A Match Made In Heaven

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A Trip Down Memorabilia Lane With Blazers Collector, Steve Davies

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2020 Trail Blazers Draft Preview

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Trail Blazers At A Crossroads Heading Into Next Season

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Remembering Uncle Cliffy

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Blazers' Backs Against The Wall After Game 3 Defeat

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Rip City Looks To Rebound After Game 2 Defeat

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Team Effort Powers Portland Past L.A. In Game 1

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Blazers Big 3 Delivers In Play-In Victory

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Lillard Refuses to Let Blazers Lose

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Lillard's Star Shines Bright In The Sunshine State

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Lillard Leads Rip city To Hot (Re)Start In the Bubble

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The Bosnian Beast Is Unleashed

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Ep 200 Blazers in the Bubble

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Ep199 Quarintine Edition Episode 4

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Quarantine Edition Part 3

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Quarantine Edition Part 2

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Quarantine Edition Part 1

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Time For the Trail Blazers to Make a Stand

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Time Is Ticking On Portlands Playoff Clock

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Time To Go All In For Dame

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Portland's Playoff Push

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Dame Does It Again

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Lillard Adds To His Legend

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Trent Jr’s Development Provides Silver Lining For Portland

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Blazers Deal Bazemore, Tolliver To Kings for Ariza

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Uncertainties Surround Blazers At Halfway Mark

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New Year, Same Trouble for the Blazers

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Blazers Lose Labissière And Ground In The West

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Dreaming of A White(side) Christmas

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Home for the Holidays

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Blazers Lose Hood for Season and Ground in Western Conference

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Rip City Rights The Ship Behind Melo and Whiteside

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Ep 180 Long-Term Mentality

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Rip City hits the Road

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Melo Out, Anthony’s Addition Is Worth The Risk

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Lillard, Simons Provide Silver Linings Worth Watching

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Hood’s Emergence Provides Glimpse Of What Blazers Can Be

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Backcourt Brilliance Powers Portland To Early Road Success

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Blazers Basketball Is Back

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Ep 173 Season Preview

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Ep 172: Running With The Bulls In ‘92

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Western Conference Predictions, Summer Edition

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Ep 170: Blazers Go Big With Whiteside Addition

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Day One 2019 Free Agency Roundup

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Pre Free Agency

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Blazers Bolster Roster With Addition Of Bazemore

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Portland Is In A Nassir Little State Of Mind

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165 Draft Preview and Davis Trade Reaction

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Ep164: Trade Extravaganza Pod

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Holy Backboard's End of the Season Review

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Blazers v Warriors Game 3 Recap

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Blazers v Warriors Game 1 & 2 Recap

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Game 7 Recap and WCF Preview

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Blazers vs Nuggets Game 6 Recap

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Blazers v Nuggets Game 5 Recap

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Blazers v Nuggets Game 4 Recap

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Blazers v Nuggets Game 3 Recap

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Trail Blazers V Nuggets Game 2 Recap

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Blazers v Nuggets Game 1 Recap

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Blazers v Nuggets Series Preview

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Blazers v Thunder Game 5 Recap

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Trail Blazers v Thunder Game 4 Recap

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EP 150: Blazers v Thunder Recap!

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Trail Blazers v Thunder Game 2 Recap

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Trail Blazers v Thunder Game One Recap

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Trail Blazers Playoff Preview

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Home Court Still In Play Down The Home Stretch

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Ep145: Nurkic’s Injury Leaves Blazers At A Crossroad

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A Different, Deadly Dame Emerges In McCollum’s Absence

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Next Man Up For Rip City

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Ep142: Will Portland Slump Or Streak Down The Stretch?

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Rip City Road Warriors

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Ep140: Feasting On The East

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Ep139: Kanter Bolsters Blazers’ Bench

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Ep 138: Rip City’s Road Struggles Continue

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Ep137: Trail Blazers Trade Deadline- Part 3

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Ep136: Trail Blazers Trade Deadline- Part 2

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Ep135: Trail Blazers Trade Deadline- Part I

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Ep134: Blazers Feast On The East

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Ep133: Reflecting On Rip City At The Halfway Mark

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Bonus EP: Throwback the 2012 NBA Draft

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Ep132: Ho Ho Holy Backboard’s Blazers Holiday Special

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Ep131: Same Sh*t, Different Year

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Ep130: Is It Time To Panic In Portland?

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Ep129: Thankful For Blazers Basketball

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Ep128: Are The Trail Blazers For Real?

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Ep127: Collins, Stauskas Providing Pop Off Blazers Bench

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Ep126: Lillard, Bench Spark Rip City’s Hot Start

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Ep125: Opening Week Yields Promising Results

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EP124: What Paul Allen Meant To Rip City

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Ep123: All Eyes On Rip City’s Reserves

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EP122: Holy Backboard 2018-2019 Season Preview

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Ep121:Free agency wrap with Evanem

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HB 120 Post draft Pre FA Pod

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Ep119: 2018 NBA Draft Preview

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Ep118: Reliving Game 5 Of The 1990 WCF

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Ep117: Is The Offseason Over, Yet? Ft. Nila Madison

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EP116: It Was All Good Just A Week Ago

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EP:115 Stotts' Strategy Leaves Rip City Stupefied

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EP 114: Playoff Preview

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Ep113: Home Court Advantage Or Bust

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Ep112: Dame Saves The Day (Again)

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Ep111: How Could You Be So Harkless

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Ep110: 2 Hot To Stop

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Ep109: Red Hot & Rollin’

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Ep108: Zach Collins & Ed Davis: The New Bash Bros.

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EP107: Why The Best Point Guard Resides In Rip City

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Ep106: HB X LOB Colab

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EP105: To Trade Or Not To Trade

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EP104: Davis Dominates The Paint As Portland Keeps Playoff Pace

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Ep103: Dame Does It All In Leading Blazers To Undefeated Week

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Ep102: State of the Rip City Union with Nila Madison

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Ep101: Shabazz Is The Man

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Ep 100: Blazers & Bullshit

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EP99: Playing The Blazer Blame Game

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EP98: All We Want For Christmas Is A Home Victory

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EP97: Upcoming Road Trip Could Be Make Or Break For Blazers

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EP96: Consistency Continues To Elude Blazers

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Ep95: Road Trip Comes Up Roses For Rip City

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Ep94: Bringing Out The Best In The Bosnian Beast

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Ep93: Riding The Rip City Roller Coaster

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EP92: Blazers Lean On #LillardTime To Start Homestand

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Ep91: Neil Olshey Only Has Himself To Blame

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Ep 90: Late Rally Bails out Blazers for Home Opener

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Ep89: Dustin Stoked For Sage’s Rip City Return

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Ep88: Rip City Takes Show On The Road To Start 2017-18 Season

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Ep87: 2017-18 Western Conference Preview

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Ep86: #TBT Pip's Clutch Three Tunes Out Jazz In 2000 Playoffs

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Ep85: Is it October, yet?

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Ep84: Crabbe Is No Longer In Season

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Ep83: What Happens In Vegas...

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Ep 82: 2017 Knee-Jerk Draft Recap

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Ep81: 2017 Draft Preview Part Two

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Ep80: 2017 Draft Preview Part One

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Ep79: #TBT 77 Trail Blazers Make A Clean Sweep Of The Rival Lakers

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Ep78: Important Offseason Looms In Rip City

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Ep77: Pride On The Line For Portland In G4

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Ep76: Reliving Past Home Playoff Memories As Series Shifts To #RipCity For G3

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Ep75: Blazers Battle Valiantly In The Bay, Eye An Upset In G2

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Ep74: 2017 First Round Playoff Preview

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Ep73: Nurk’s Injury Leaves Portland’s Postseason Hopes In Limbo

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Ep72: Rip City Rounds Into Postseason Form

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Ep71: Lillard Lights Up League On Recent Road Trip

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Ep70: Nurkic Fever Revitalizes Rip City

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Ep:69 Nice

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Ep68: Trade Deadline Winners & Losers

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Ep67: Nurkic Makes Rip City Debut As Blazers Head Into All-Star Break

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Ep66: Emergency Podcast - Rip City Acquires The Bosnian Bear

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Ep65: Trade Deadline Buyers & Sellers

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Ep64: Blazer Backcourt Snubbed, McCollum Fires Back At Parsons

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EP63: Now Or Never For Rip City ... Seriously, Get It Together

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Ep62: Jekyll And Hyde Blazers Strike Again

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Ep61: Now Or Never For Portland’s Push Up The Playoff Ladder

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EP 60: Rip City's Resolutions For 2017

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59: Lillard Out With As Losing Streak Continues

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Ep58: Will Being Home For The Holidays Cure #RipCity’s Recent Woes?

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Ep57: #RipCity's Road Woes Continue

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Ep56: ET Phones Home As Portland Preps For Long Road Trip

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Ep 55: What’s Wrong In #RipCity?

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Ep 54: Blazers Bench Breaks Out Against Brooklyn

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Ep 53: Rotations Change As Rip City Prepares To Hit The Road

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EP 52: CJ Catches Fire In Memphis As Portland Looks To Protect Home Court

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Ep 51: Lillard, McCollum Lead Miracle Comeback In The Mile High City

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Ep 50: #LillardTime Fuels Portland's Record-Setting Streak To Start The Season

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Ep 49: D.AM.E. - To Keep Coming Up Clutch

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Ep 48: Portland Propels To Contender Status In 2016-17 Season Preview

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EP 47: Rip City Looks To Reign Supreme Over NW Division Foes

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EP 46 #TBT 77 Blazers Stun Sixers In Philly

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EP 45 #TBT: How The 2000 WCF Should Have Ended

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EP44 #TBT: Beating LA On The Backboard

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Ep 43: Blazers Bolster Roster In Free Agency, Decision Looms For Crabbe

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#TBT: Balanced Blazer Attack Tunes Out Jazz In 92 WCF

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Ep 41: Our Offseason Survival Guide

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Ep 40: Portland Puts League On Notice

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EP 39: Blazers Pushed To The Brink In Game 4

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Ep 38 #LillardTime Leads Portland Past Golden State In Game 3

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Ep 37: Coping Crushing Defeats With Cherry Coke Floats

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Ep 36: Closing Out The Clippers

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Ep 35: Blazer Backcourt Propels Portland To 3-2 Series Lead

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Ep 34: Hail To The Chief

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EP 33: McCollum, Lillard Step Up As Rip City Rebounds in Game 3

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Ep 32: Rip City Returns Home With Their Backs Against The Wall

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2016 Playoffs: Blazers Look To Bounce Back In Game 2

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Episode 30: 2016 Playoff Preview

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Ep 29 Exceeding All Expectations

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Ep 28: Push For The Playoffs

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Episode 27: No Defending The Defense

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Holy Backboard ESPN Bracket Challenge

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EP 26 : Riding The Rip City Roller Coaster

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EP 25 : Jerome Kersey Edition

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Episode 24: Lillard For MVP

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Ep 23: Red Hot - N-Rollin

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Episode 22: Trade Deadline Preview

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Episode 21: Don't Trade A Ferrari For Two Mustangs

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Episode 20: Talking Shop With John Lukrofka

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Episode 19: Home Cooking Continues On The Homestand

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Episode 13

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Future M&N Spot

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Episode 12

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Episode 11

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