We Have A Take: A Portland Trail Blazers Fan Podcast W.H.A.T. Podcast
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Two women who love the Portland Trail Blazers talk about the games, players, teams, mascots, fans, uniforms, and history that make Rip City great. With Tara Bowen-Biggs and Rose Harding. Serious fans, fun takes.
We have a take and so can you.
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2024 WHAT Award Winners
Time to announce the most prestigious basketball awards of the year, the 2024 WHAT Awards! Plus: draft lottery reactions, draft night predictions, and no more fiddling around!
5:00 Current Basketball Watching situation
8:05 There is too much fiddling around
10:45 Draft lottery
14:00 GMs should be the ones who sit there at the lottery. Stop sending players!
22:45 The NBA Draft two-day event. We’re skeptical.
25:45 WHAT Award announcements
28:30 Social Media Play of the Year (SMPOTY)
31:00 Most improved ‘fits (MIF)
33:00 Josh Hart Memorial Blazers Legend Award
36:00 Bench Celebrator Man of the Year (BCMOTY)
38:00 Most Valuable Blazer
48:00 You don’t have to keep telling us that Bron is the oldest player in the league -
WHAT About Robert Williams III and Moses Brown
Don’t forget to vote for the WHAT Awards! We’ll keep it open through May 15
2:30 Most of the biggest names are out of the playoffs and the younger superstars are taking over
5:30 Obligatory Josh Hart update
16:00 Timberwolves giving hope to struggling, rebuilding, terrible teams.
20:00 Moses Brown
43:00 Robert Williams III
1:05:00 Tara’s Mid-episode take: It doesn’t matter where a nickname comes from.
1:18:00 Don’t forget to vote for the WHAT Awards!
1:19:00 Rose’s take - televise pre-season WNBA games!
Sources
Robert Williams's high school coach explains what type of player the Celtics are getting - Boston.com
Family and friends were the focus on draft night for Robert Williams | Sports | ktbs.com
Sources: Boston Celtics rookie Robert Williams has artery condition in his legs - masslive.com
Why Robert Williams got the 'Time Lord' nickname when he joined the Celtics
Where did Robert Williams's nickname come from? | Boston.com
Robert Williams III Media Availability | 2023 Training Camp, Day 2 | Portland Trail Blazers
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2024 WHAT Award Nominees
Its that time of the year again! We're wrapping up the Blazers 2023-24 Season with our annual WHAT Awards. Today Rose and Tara announce the nominees --> vote now! https://forms.gle/73PnzzJctJYJgrke9
1:23 When is the proper time for takes?
2:00 Anfernee should ask for a trade
5:00 Players should have consequences for dangerous plays
15:00 We hate what is happening to Damian Lillard
20:00 Clipped Trailer
23:00 Josh Hart! can play all 48
26:00 There have never been so many bald spots in the NBA and that's ok!
31:30 WHAT Award Nominations
32:00 Social Media Play of the year
3:00 Most Improved Fits
55:00 Josh Hart Memorial Blazers Legend Award
1:02:00 Bench Celebrator Man of the Year
1:05:00 Most Valuable Blazer -
WHAT Are We Going To Remember?
Bruce Poinsette (https://twitter.com/brucepoinsette) joined us to reflect on the Portland Trail Blazer's 2023-24 season.
3:45 Something to remember
13:00 Something to forget
30:00 Things that exceeded Expectations
43:15 Things that fell short
1:04:00 Start, bench, trade the roster
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
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WHAT About Ashton Hagans and Dalano Banton
In which we switch up the order of the show and everything goes all to H-E-L-L
2:15 Starting with takes this time. Tara: Blazers are going to have a terrible record again
next season.
15:00 Rose: Player comps suck.
25:00 Ashton Hagans
58:50 Dalano Banton
1:25:00 Canadian players coming into the league
Letter from home: A father's message to Kentucky's Ashton Hagans - The Athletic
Ashton Hagans Blog: Decommitment from Georgia, falling in the Final Four, rumor control and more
Ashton Hagans, Timberwolves Reportedly Agree to 2-Way Contract After NBA Draft
The hometown kid making big noise for the Toronto Raptors
'I Want to Be the Blueprint': The Raptors' Dalano Banton Is Making Rexdale Dream Big | Complex
‘Rexdale is him.’ Raptors rookie Dalano Banton inspiring the neighbourhood he grew up in
Podcast: Hustle Play Dalano Banton: "Wow, I'm really on the Raptors!"
Inside In Your City, a Brand Started By Dalano Banton and His Friends | Complex
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
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WHAT Playoffs? A guide to Blazer Cuties Headed to the Post Season
The Portland Trail Blazers are officially out of the playoff race but there are plenty of former Blazers heading to the playoffs! We've got a rundown of all the Blazer Cuties and Blazer Legends we'll be following in the post season.
1:00 Five rookie starters “dominated” by Aaron Gordon. Fun game against Denver showcasing the young guys on the team!
11:30 This year seems like it's going to end better than the last two even if they don’t win more games.
14:15 Which former Blazers are going to be in the playoffs?
15:20 Blazer Cuties, Blazer Sweeties and Blazer Legends. Do we have solid definitions?
21:00 Eastern Conference likely playoff teams with Blazer Cuties, Blazers Legends or former Blazers on them
Boston: Jrue Holiday?
Milwaukee: Damian Lillard, Pat Connaughton
Cleveland: no Blazers
Orlando: Joe Ingles
New York Knicks: Josh Hart
Indiana: no Blazers
Miami: Patty Mills
Philadelphia: Nicolas Batum, Robert Covington
Chicago: no Blazers
Atlanta: Wesley Matthews
46:10 Western Conference likely playoff teams:
OKC: No Blazers
DEN: No Blazers
MINN: Nikel Alexander Walker, (traded by the Pelicans in the CJ Trade, flipped the next day to the Jazz, for Joe ingles and the later that day, to minnesota)
Clippers: Norman Powell, Mason Plumlee
NOP: CJ McCollum, Larry Nance Jr., Cody Zeller
Dallas: Derrick Jones Jr., Seth Curry, Greg Brown III
Phoenix: Jusuf Nurkic, Drew Eubanks, Nassir Little
SAC: No Blazers
LAL; Cam Reddish, Skylar Mays (tw), Harry Giles (tw)
GSW: GPII
(Potential to slide in) Houston: Jeenathan Williams
1:20 Takes
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)
Customer Reviews
Best Blazers ladies out there!
This podcast will never fall to make you smile, laugh and think about basketball and life with fun, entertaining individuals and they do with it with heart. Their guests always add a great dimension as well. Tara and Cassidy make a great team and offer a great balance to each other. Have had the great pleasure of meeting Tarab in person and she's the warm, bubbly person you hear on the podcast. Much love!
Knowledge and Fun
Tara and Cassidy are two of my favorite voices in sports. They know what they’re talking about, and bring a fun approach to sports analysis and commentary. Add this to your rotation for excellent basketball content!
Absurdly Awesome Podcast
Love the balance the analysis and lightheartedness on this pod. Few people in the business are as good at humanizing players as Tara.