Greetings from North Portland. As we wait for the city to thaw out, there's plenty of time to listen to the 26th edition of The Brief Case podcast, which you can listen and subscribe to below...
Topics on this edition include...
• All-Star Weekend being good for Damian Lillard but not for the NBA
• Some of my not very bright ideas on how the NBA could go about "fixing" (or at least not doing any more damage to) the All-Star Game
• Where the Trail Blazers stand in terms of offensive rating, defensive rating and net rating with 23 games to play
• An update on Portland's record versus the spread this season and how many games they'll need to win during the stretch run to the over on their season win total
• The Trail Blazers' travel issues and the loss to the Kings in Sacramento
• The notion of the Trail Blazers tanking, which is absolutely not happening, if for no other reason than Damian Lillard
You can subscribe to the Brief Case on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, IHeartRadio, Amazon Music, TuneIn, Podcast Addict, Podchaser, Pocket Casts, Deezer and PlayerFM. Consider adding it to your weekend playlist. Also, we tried to record a new edition of The Blazers Balcony on Wednesday, but then the storm hit, which knocked out Brooke's internet roughly 90 seconds into the show. But we will not deterred, so be on the lookout for a new Balcony early next week.