The Brief Case

Casey Holdahl

Greetings to those of you sticking out the last days of the Trail Blazers' 2022-23 season. With it being that time of the year again in which every NBA podcast devotes a segment to what Damian Lillard should do, I figured it was time to hear from the man himself, so I sat down with point guard for the latest edition of The Brief Case, which you can listen and subscribe to below...

Over the course of 15 minutes, Dame discusses his main takeaways from the 2022-23 season, returning from injury while reminding people how great he is, what he was heartened and disappointed by this season, how he views his individual performance, his thoughts on why he should be first-team All-NBA, why watching the playoffs puts him in a bad mood, his comments on JJ Redick's podcast about what constitutes success and the reaction to those comments, his issues with the NBA media landscape and what he hopes the team can get accomplished in the offseason.&nbsp;Dame has never been shy about letting it fly, both on and off the court.

And prior to the interview with Dame, topics on this, the 33rd edition, include...

• The Trail Blazers having just seven players available in their loss to the Kings on Wednesday

• Shaedon Sharpe doing something that only Luka Doncic, Kevin Durant and LeBron James had done before

• The remaining schedules of Trail Blazers, Magic, Pacers and Wizards

• Rooting for the Knicks to make the playoffs and avoid the play-in

• Justise Winslow's comments on undergoing season-ending surgery on his left ankle

• Keon Johnson breaking his finger and the Trail Blazers responding by signing Skylar Mays out of the G-League to a 10-day contract

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Dame Discusses Season, All-NBA And His Hopes For The Future On The Brief Case

Now that we have reached the penultimate week of the Trail Blazers 2022-23 season and with four games to play this week, wanted to squeeze in the 32nd edition of The Brief case, which you can listen and subscribe to below...

Topics on this, the  32nd  edition, include...

• How the rotations have changes with just two weeks to play in the regular season

• Damian Lillard, Jusuf Nurkic, Anfernee Simons and Jerami Grant sitting out with various injuries

• The "race" between the Trail Blazers, Pacers, Wizards and Magic in terms of draft lottery odds

• The Trail Blazers covering in losses, something they rarely did before the last few weeks of the season

• How rookie Shaedon Sharpe has looked starting the last three games and whether it indicates a readiness to start next season

• Increased playing time for Jabari Walker, Nassir Little, Kevin Knox and Keon Johnson

And then the show ends as it often does with a short conversation, this time with Keon Johnson about his second season, things he'd like to improve upon, having the opportunity to play increased minutes and better using his athleticism as point guard.

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Two Weeks To Go And A Conversation With Keon On The Brief Case

Greetings from North Portland. After a brief trip to Salt Lake City and with 10 games to play in the 2022-23 regular season, the time was right to record yet another edition of The Brief Case, which you can listen and subscribe to below...

Topics on this, the 31st edition, include...

• The Trail Blazers ending a six-game losing streak and assuring themselves they would not end the season on the longest losing streak in franchise history by defeating the Jazz in Utah Wednesday night

• The play of Shaedon Sharpe and Trendon Watford, who both started and had arguably the best games of their careers in Wednesday night's win

• How the fourth quarter of Wednesday's game might have signaled how the Trail Blazers might change up their rotations in the last 10 games of the season

• Updates on where the Trail Blazers are in the race for both the play-in tournament and the top pick in the 2023 Draft and Portland's record versus the spread&nbsp;

And this week, the show wraps up with an interview with second-year forward Trendon Watford, who discusses how he views his second season, what he feels like he does well and what he’s still working on, what he would have thought two years ago about where he is now in his career after going undrafted, the difference between playing power forward and center and where his confidence comes from. 

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Shaedon Starts And A Conversation With Trendon On The Brief Case

Greetings podcast listeners! Get your week started off right by listening to the 30th edition of The Brief Case, which you can also subscribe to below...

• Where the Trail Blazers stand with 11 games to play

• An update on offensive rating, defensive rating and net rating

• The ever-increasing likelihood that the Trail Blazers will NOT hit the over on their season win projection

• The Trail Blazers bringing up the rear in the race for the play-in and whether they're still really a part of that race

• Damian Lillard's comments about "playing chess" as the 2022-23 season begins to wind down

• An interview with Jerami Grant about his first season in Portland, both on and off the court, his role, continuing to grow as a player, some of his interests outside of basketball, being the best Super Smash Bros player on the team and what he'd like to see from the Trail Blazers going forward

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Playing Chess And A Conversation With Jerami On The Brief Case

Greetings from New Orleans. Before wrapping this up this nearly two-week trip, wanted to get yet another edition of The Brief Case podcast in the can before heading back to Portland. Please to enjoy...

• The Trail Blazers' 120-119 loss to the 76ers in Philadelphia Friday night

• The three reasons why that loss stings more than most

• An update on the standings with a month left in the season

• The Trail Blazers covering in a loss, something they have rarely done this season, and what they'll need to do in the final 15 games to surpass their season over

• The returns of both Anfernee Simons and Jusuf Nurkic

And then the show wraps up with an interview with Simons about his return to play after suffering a grade 2 ankle sprain before the All-Star break, what he did to better prepare himself this time around, seeing how aggressively defenses attack Dame when he’s not able to play, being one of the veterans on the team at the ripe old age of 23, how he thinks he’s played this season and what the team needs to do in the final month of the season if they want to make the postseason.

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Tough Loss In Philly And A Conversation With Simons On The Brief Case

Greetings from the outskirts of the Motor City. With the Trail Blazers reaching the midway point of a six-game road trip, the time was right to record the 28th edition o The Brief Case podcast, which you can listen and subscribe to below...

On this edition, I, Casey Holdahl, discuss...

• The Trail Blazers being in a four-way tie with the Lakers, Pelicans and Jazz for the last two spots in the play-in tournament&nbsp;

• How the Trail Blazers have fared versus the spread and how many games they'll need to win in the last month to hit the over on their season win total

• Non-updates on the injuries to Anfernee Simons, Jusuf Nurkic and Justise Winslow

• Winning back-to-back games versus the Magic and Pistons despite not playing their best, especially in the fourth quarter

• The recent play of Cam Reddish and how it's one of the few positives of so many players being out due to injury

And then we finish up with Damian Lillard discussing putting up a triple-double in three quarters versus the Pistons and his thoughts on gang rebounding, the increase in physicality he's noticed as teams focus more of their game plan on slowing him down and his prospect of winning the NBA's scoring title this season.

Consider subscribing to the Brief Case on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, IHeartRadio, Amazon Music, TuneIn, Podcast Addict, Podchaser, Pocket Casts, Deezer and PlayerFM. Talk again later this week, probably from Philadelphia.

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Triple-Double Dame Pursues The Scoring Title On The Brief Case

Greetings loyal podcast listeners. Before the team heads out of an 11-day, six-game road trip, wanted to get the 27th edition of The Brief Case out, which you can now listen to below...

• The way the Warriors defended Damian Lillard in Portland's most recent loss

• The lengths other teams will go to in order to slow down Lillard after he recently put up 71 points in a win versus the Rockets

• How the Trail Blazers might overcome more aggressive defenses&nbsp;

• A quick injury update on Anfernee Simons

You can subscribe to the Brief Case on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, IHeartRadio, Amazon Music, TuneIn, Podcast Addict, Podchaser, Pocket Casts, Deezer and PlayerFM. Please consider doing so!

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Dame Draws Attention And An Interview with Matisse On The Brief Case

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...

• 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.

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Stretch Run Starts With A Stumble On The Brief Case

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