The Blazers Balcony
Episodes
Rip City Report, Episode 177
01 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's edition, The Oregonian/OregonLive’s Joe Freeman and the Trail Blazers’ Casey Holdahl discuss where the Blazers stand after fiv...
Rip City Report, Episode 176
19 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In the 2019-20 season preview edition of the Rip City Report, Joe Freeman and Casey Holdahl look at where the Trail Blazers stand heading into the reg...
Rip City Report, Episode 175
10 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In the latest edition of the Rip City Report, Joe Freeman and Casey Holdahl discuss Portland’s preseason opener, the debuts of Mario Hezonja and Ken...
Rip City Report, Episode 174
04 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
On the latest edition of the Rip City Report, Casey Holdahl and Joe Freeman discuss the first few days of training camp and what they've been hea...
Rip City Report, Episode 173
25 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In the first 2019-20 edition of the Rip City Report, Joe Freeman and Casey Holdahl give their initial thoughts on the season a few days away from the ...
Rip City Report, Episode 172
11 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In the latest edition of the Rip City Report, recorded live in Las Vegas, Joe Freeman and Casey Holdahl discuss the Portland Trail Blazers’ busy off...
Rip City Report, Episode 171
21 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In the post 2019 NBA Draft edition of the Rip City Report, Joe Freeman and Casey Holdahl look discuss the Trail Blazers selecting UNC forward Nassir L...
Rip City Report, Episode 170
22 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In the 2018-19 season ending edition of the Rip City Report podcast, Joe Freeman and Casey Holdahl look back at the best and most enjoyable Trail Blaz...
Rip City Report, Episode 169
10 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In the latest edition of the Rip City Report podcast, The Oregonian's Joe Freeman and the Trail Blazers’ Casey Holdahl discuss Portland's ...
Rip City Report, Episode 168
30 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In the first 2019 Western Conference Semifinals edition of the Rip City Report podcast, Joe Freeman and Casey Holdahl discuss the Blazers’ Game 1 lo...
Rip City Report, Episode 167
24 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In another 2019 Playoff edition of the Rip City Report podcast, The Oregonian's Joe Freeman and the Trail Blazers’ Casey Holdahl discuss Damian...
Rip City Report, Episode 167
20 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In the latest 2019 Playoffs edition of the Rip City Report, Joe Freeman and Casey Holdahl discuss the taunting and trash-talking of Game 3, how that w...
Rip City Report, Episode 166
18 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In the third 2019 Playoffs edition of the Rip City Report podcast, Joe Freeman and Casey Holdahl discuss Portland's Game 2 victory versus the Thu...
Rip City Report, Episode 165
15 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In the second 2019 Playoffs edition of the Rip City Report podcast, Joe Freeman and Casey Holdahl discuss the Trail Blazers' victory versus the T...
Rip City Report, Episode 164
11 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In the first 2019 Playoffs edition of the Rip City Report podcast, Joe Freeman and Casey Holdahl look the Blazers vs. Thunder in the three-six matchup...
Rip City Report, Episode 163
26 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In the latest edition of the Rip City Report, Joe Freeman and Casey Holdahl discuss Jusuf Nurkic’s season-ending injury, what it means for Nurkic mo...
Rip City Report, Episode 162
19 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In the latest edition of the Rip City Report podcast, Joe Freeman and Casey Holdahl discuss CJ McCollum’s left knee strain, when he might return and...
Rip City Report, Episode 161
14 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In the latest edition of the Rip City Report podcast, Joe Freeman and Casey Holdahl take a look at where the Trail Blazers stand with 15 games left, t...
Rip City Report, Episode 160
26 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In the latest edition of the Rip City Report podcast, recorded on the road in Boston, The Oregonian's Joe Freeman and the Trail Blazers’ Casey ...
Rip City Report, Episode 159
20 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In the latest of the Rip City Report podcast, recorded on the road in Brooklyn, The Oregonian's Joe Freeman and the Trail Blazers’ Casey Holdah...
Rip City Report, Episode 158
07 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In the latest edition of the Rip City Report, recorded live at Tough Luck Bar in NE Portland, Joe Freeman and Casey Holdahl discuss the NBA trade dead...
Rip City Report, Episode 157
01 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this edition of the Rip City Report podcast, The Oregonian's Joe Freeman and the Trail Blazers’ Casey Holdahl discuss the Trail Blazers’ s...
Rip City Report, Episode 156
23 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
On the latest edition of the Rip City Report, recorded from Phoenix, Joe Freeman and Casey Holdahl discuss the the Trail Blazers’ struggles against ...
Rip City Report, Episode 155
17 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In the latest edition of the Rip City Report podcast, Joe Freeman and Casey Holdahl discuss Jusuf Nurkic's first triple-double and his recent pla...
Rip City Report, Episode 154
10 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In the latest edition of the Rip City Report podcast, Joe Freeman and Casey Holdahl discuss he Blazers’ recent hot streak, whether the team and this...
Rip City Report, Episode 153
02 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
On the first 2019 edition of the Rip City Report podcast, Joe Freeman and Casey Holdahl discuss Jusuf Nurkić’s strong play as of late and whether w...
Rip City Report, Episode 152
20 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In the last 2018 edition of the Rip City Report podcast, Joe Freeman and Casey Holdahl discusses whether the Trail Blazers are “hot” again and if ...
Rip City Report, Episode 151
07 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In the latest edition of the Rip City Report podcast, Joe Freeman and Casey Holdahl debate which team is the "real" Trail Blazers, how worri...
Rip City Report, Episode 150
29 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In the 150th edition of the Rip City Report podcast, Joe Freeman and Casey Holdahl give their thoughts on what has gone wrong with the Blazers’ defe...
Rip City Report, Episode 149
19 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
On the latest edition of the Rip City Report, recorded on the road in New York City, Joe Freeman and Casey Holdahl discuss how the Trail Blazers have ...
Rip City Report, Episode 148
05 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
On the latest edition of the Rip City Report, Joe Freeman and Casey Holdahl consider the good and bad from the first 10 games of the season, Portland&...
Rip City Report, Episode 147
26 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In the latest edition of the Rip City Report, recorded on the road in Miami, Joe Freeman and Casey Holdahl discuss the NBA’s increased pace of play ...
Rip City Report, Episode 146
17 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In this edition of the Rip City Report podcast, The Oregonian's Joe Freeman and the Trail Blazers’ Casey Holdahl discuss Thursday's regula...
Rip City Report, Episode 145
11 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In the 2018-19 Season Preview edition of the Rip City Report podcast, Joe Freeman and Casey Holdahl give their thoughts on how the Blazers stack up in...
Rip City Report, Episode 144
03 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In the latest edition of the Rip City Report podcast, Joe Freeman and Casey Holdahl take another look at the player rotation and what the bench unit m...
Rip City Report, Episode 143
27 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In the first 2018 training camp edition of the Rip City Report podcast, Joe Freeman and Casey Holdahl discuss the first three days of training camp, t...
Rip City Report, Episode 142
20 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
n this edition of the Rip City Report podcast, The Oregonian's Joe Freeman and the Trail Blazers’ Casey Holdahl give their thoughts on the upco...
Rip City Report, Episode 141
19 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In the latest edition of the Rip City Report podcast, The Oregonian's Joe Freeman and the Trail Blazers’ Casey Holdahl take a look at the good ...
Rip City Report, Episode 140
22 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In this edition of the Rip City Report podcast, The Oregonian's Joe Freeman and the Trail Blazers’ Casey Holdahl analyze the Blazers’ 2018 dr...
Rip City Report, Episode 139
20 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In the latest edition of the Rip City Report, Joe Freeman and Casey Holdahl preview the upcoming NBA Draft, discuss the relative lack of interest in t...
Rip City Report, Episode 138
05 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
On the last edition of the Rip City Report podcast, Joe Freeman and Casey Holdahl discuss their thoughts on the NBA playoffs, predraft workouts, wheth...
Rip City Report, Episode 137
23 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In this season wrap-up edition of the Rip City Report podcast, The Oregonian's Joe Freeman and the Trail Blazers’ Casey Holdahl discuss the swe...
Rip City Report, Episode 136
20 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In the latest Playoff Edition of the Rip City Report, The Oregonian's Joe Freeman and the Trail Blazers’ Casey Holdahl banter about a host of t...
Rip City Report, Episode 135
16 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In the latest edition of the Rip City Report, Joe Freeman and Casey Holdahl discuss what went wrong in Portland's Game 1 loss to New Orleans, whe...
Rip City Report, Episode 134
13 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In this playoff preview edition of the Rip City Report podcast, The Oregonian's Joe Freeman and the Trail Blazers’ Casey Holdahl breakdown the...
Rip City Report, Episode 133
10 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In this edition of the Rip City Report, Joe Freeman and Casey Holdahl give a quick overview of the insane number of playoff seeding possibilities invo...
Rip City Report, Episode 132
21 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In the latest edition of the Rip City Report podcast, The Oregonian's Joe Freeman and the Trail Blazers’ Casey Holdahl discuss what they learn ...
Rip City Report, Episode 131
14 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In this edition of the Rip City Report, recorded live at Tough Luck in Northeast Portland, Joe Freeman of The Oregonian/OregonLive.com and Casey Holda...
Rip City Report, Episode 130
08 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
On the latest edition of the Rip City Report podcast, Joe Freeman and Casey Holdahl discuss the Trail Blazers’ play during their extended winning st...
Rip City Report, Episode 129
28 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In this edition of the Rip City Report podcast, The Oregonian's Joe Freeman and the Trail Blazers' Casey Holdahl discuss the Trail Blazers&a...
Rip City Report, Episode 128
22 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In the latest edition of the Rip City Report, Joe Freeman and Casey Holdahl discuss Damian Lillard’s All-Star performance, whether the “Lillard is...
Rip City Report, Episode 127
15 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
On the latest edition of the Rip City Report podcast, Joe Freeman and Casey Holdahl discuss the Trail Blazers' win over the Golden State Warriors...
Rip City Report, Episode 126
07 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In the latest edition of the Rip City Report podcast, Joe Freeman and Casey Holdahl discuss the impending trade deadline and whether the Blazers will ...
Rip City Report, Episode 125
24 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
On the latest edition of the Rip City Report podcast, Joe Freeman and Casey Holdahl discuss Damian LIllard being named a 2018 Western Conference All-S...
Rip City Report, Episode 124
17 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
On the latest edition of the Rip City Report podcast, Joe Freeman and Casey Holdahl discuss the never ending ups and downs of the 2017-18 season, Jusu...
Rip City Report, Episode 123
04 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
On the latest edition of the Rip City Report Podcast, Joe Freeman and Casey Holdahl discuss Portland's play on their recent three-game road trip,...
Rip City Report, Episode 122
21 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
On the latest edition of the Rip City Report podcast, Joe Freeman of The Oregonian/OregonLive.com and Casey Holdahl of Trailblazers.com discuss whethe...
Rip City Report, Episode 121
07 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In the latest edition of the Rip City Report, Joe Freeman and Casey Holdahl discuss whether it is time to be really worried about the Blazers’ strug...
Rip City Report, Episode 120
29 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In the latest episode of the Rip City Report podcast, Joe Freeman and Casey Holdahl discuss the Blazers’ recently-completed five-game road trip, Pat...
Rip City Report, Episode 119
21 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
On the latest edition of the Rip City Report podcast, Joe Freeman and Casey Holdahl discuss the Trail Blazers’ win over the Grizzlies, the revolving...
Rip City Report, Episode 118
08 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
On the latest edition of the Rip City Report podcast, Joe Freeman and Casey Holdahl discuss Portland's woes in close games, the decision to have ...
Rip City Report, Episode 117
03 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
On the latest edition of the Rip City Report, Joe Freeman of The Oregonian/OregonLive.com and Casey Holdahl of Trailblazers.com discuss Portland’s s...
Rip City Report, Episode 116
25 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
On this edition of the Rip City Report podcast, Joe Freeman and Casey Holdahl discuss the outstanding play of the Blazers’ bench through four games,...
Rip City Report, Episode 115
19 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In the first 2017-18 road edition of the Rip City Report recorded at the Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Joe Freeman of The Oregonian and Cas...
Rip City Report, Episode 114
16 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In this 2017-18 season preview edition of the Rip City Report podcast, The Oregonian's Joe Freeman and the Trail Blazers’ Casey Holdahl discuss...
Rip City Report, Episode 113
04 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
On the latest edition of the Rip City Report podcast, Joe Freeman of The Oregonian/OregonLive.com and Casey Holdahl of Trailblazers.com discuss the Bl...
Rip City Report, Episode 112
28 Sep 2017
Contributed by Lukas
On this Training Camp edition of the Rip City Report, Joe Freeman and Casey Holdahl discuss the highlights from Media Day and the first days of camp, ...
Rip City Report, Episode 111
21 Sep 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In this pre training camp edition of the Rip City Report podcast, The Oregonian's Joe Freeman and the Trail Blazers’ Casey Holdahl preview Port...
Rip City Report, Episode 110
17 Aug 2017
Contributed by Lukas
On the latest edition of the Rip City Report podcast, Joe Freeman and Casey Holdahl discuss the Trail Blazers’ recently-released 2017-18 regular sea...
Rip City Report, Episode 109
01 Aug 2017
Contributed by Lukas
On this 109th edition of the Rip City Report podcast, Joe Freeman of The Oregonian/OregonLive.com and Casey Holdahl of Trailblazers.com discuss the tr...
Rip City Report, Episode 108
18 Jul 2017
Contributed by Lukas
On the latest edition of the Rip City Report, Joe Freeman of The Oregonian/OregonLive.com and Casey Holdahl of Trailblazers.com recap Portland's ...
Rip City Report, Episode 107
06 Jul 2017
Contributed by Lukas
On the latest edition of the Rip City Report, Joe Freeman and Casey Holdahl look at an increasingly loaded Western Conference and what that means for ...
Rip City Report, Episode 106
27 Jun 2017
Contributed by Lukas
On this post-draft, pre-free agency edition of the Rip City Report podcast, Joe Freeman of The Oregonian/OregonLive.com and Casey Holdahl of TrailBlaz...
Rip City Report, Episode 105
09 Jun 2017
Contributed by Lukas
On the latest edition of the Rip City Report podcast, Joe Freeman and Casey Holdahl discuss the Trail Blazers’ predraft workouts, whether the prospe...
Rip City Report, Episode 104
27 Apr 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In this end of season edition of the Rip City Report podcast, Joe Freeman of The Oregonian/OregonLive.com and Casey Holdahl of TrailBlazers.com recap ...
Rip City Report, Episode 103
23 Apr 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In the latest edition of the Rip City Report podcast, Joe Freeman of The Oregonian/OregonLive.com and Casey Holdahl of TrailBlazers.com discuss Portla...
Rip City Report, Episode 102
21 Apr 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In the latest Playoff Edition of the Rip City Report podcast, Joe Freeman of The Oregonian/OregonLive.com and Casey Holdahl of TrailBlazers.com discus...
Rip City Report, Episode 101
17 Apr 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In this first round playoff edition of the Rip City Report recorded in San Francisco, Joe Freeman of The Oregonian/OregonLive.com and Casey Holdahl of...
Rip City Report, Episode 100
13 Apr 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In the 100th edition of the Rip City Report podcast, Joe Freeman of The Oregonian/Oregonlive.com and Casey Holdahl of Trailblazers.com give their init...
Rip City Report, Episode 99
06 Apr 2017
Contributed by Lukas
On this edition of the Rip City Report podcast, Joe Freeman of The Oregonian/OregonLive.com and Casey Holdahl of TrailBlazers.com discuss the Trail Bl...
Rip City Report, Episode 98
31 Mar 2017
Contributed by Lukas
On the latest edition of the Rip City Report podcast, Joe Freeman and Casey Holdahl discuss the Blazers’ hot streak and pursuit of a playoff spot, w...
Rip City Report, Episode 97
24 Mar 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In the newest edition of the Rip City Report podcast, Joe Freeman and Casey Holdahl discuss Noah Vonleh’s recent emergence and what it means for the...
Rip City Report, Episode 96
16 Mar 2017
Contributed by Lukas
On this latest road edition of the Rip City Report, Joe Freeman of The Oregonian/OregonLive.com and Casey Holdahl of TrailBlazers.com discuss the back...
Rip City Report, Episode 95
08 Mar 2017
Contributed by Lukas
On the latest edition of the Rip City Report podcast, The Oregonian's Joe Freeman and the Trail Blazers’ Casey Holdahl discuss the growing lege...
Rip City Report, Episode 94
02 Mar 2017
Contributed by Lukas
On this edition of the Rip City Report, Joe Freeman of The Oregonian/OregonLive.com and Casey Holdahl of Trailblazers.com discuss Ed Davis’s season-...
Rip City Report, Episode 93
16 Feb 2017
Contributed by Lukas
On this All-Star break edition of the Rip City Report podcast, The Oregonian's Joe Freeman and the Trail Blazers’ Casey Holdahl discuss the Jus...
Rip City Report, Episode 92
08 Feb 2017
Contributed by Lukas
On this edition of the Rip City Report, Joe Freeman of The Oregonian/OregonLive.com and Casey Holdahl of TrailBlazers.com discuss Evan Turner’s brok...
Rip City Report, Episode 91
01 Feb 2017
Contributed by Lukas
On the latest edition of the Rip City Report, Joe Freeman and Casey Holdahl discuss the Trail Blazers’ new starting lineup, Evan Turner’s improved...
Rip City Report, Episode 90
19 Jan 2017
Contributed by Lukas
On a new edition of the Rip City Report podcast, recorded on location in Philadelphia, Joe Freeman and Casey Holdahl discuss if anyone knows why the T...
Rip City Report, Episode 89
09 Jan 2017
Contributed by Lukas
On the newest edition of the Rip City Report podcast, Joe Freeman and Casey Holdahl discuss whether games against the Lakers, Pistons and Lakers are &...
Rip City Report, Episode 88
22 Dec 2016
Contributed by Lukas
On the newest edition of the Rip City Report podcast, Joe Freeman and Casey Holdahl discuss what the heck is wrong with Portland's defense and wh...
Rip City Report, Episode 87
06 Dec 2016
Contributed by Lukas
On this road trip edition of the Rip City Report podcast, Joe Freeman of The Oregonian/OregonLive.com and Casey Holdahl of TrailBlazers.com discuss th...
Rip City Report, Episode 86
29 Nov 2016
Contributed by Lukas
In the latest edition of the Rip City Report podcast, Joe Freeman of The Oregonian/OregonLive.com and Casey Holdahl of TrailBlazers.com discuss Portla...
Rip City Report, Episode 85
15 Nov 2016
Contributed by Lukas
In the latest edition of the Rip City Report podcast, Joe Freeman of The Oregonian/OregonLive.com and Casey Holdahl of TrailBlazers.com discuss what t...
Rip City Report, Episode 84
08 Nov 2016
Contributed by Lukas
In Election Day edition of the Rip City Report podcast, Joe Freeman of The Oregonian/OregonLive.com and Casey Holdahl of TrailBlazers.com discuss the ...
Rip City Report, Episode 83
31 Oct 2016
Contributed by Lukas
In the latest edition of the Rip City Report podcast, Joe Freeman of The Oregonian/OregonLive.com and Casey Holdahl of TrailBlazers.com discuss Portla...
Rip City Report, Episode 82
24 Oct 2016
Contributed by Lukas
In this season preview edition of the Rip City Report podcast, Joe Freeman of The Oregonian/OregonLive.com and Casey Holdahl of TrailBlazers.com consi...
Rip City Report, Episode 81
14 Oct 2016
Contributed by Lukas
In this edition of the Rip City Report, Joe Freeman of The Oregonian/OregonLive.com and Casey Holdahl of TrailBlazers.com discuss Portland's perf...
Rip City Report, Episode 80
06 Oct 2016
Contributed by Lukas
In this edition of the Rip City Report, Joe Freeman of The Oregonian/OregonLive.com and Casey Holdahl of TrailBlazers.com discuss Portland's firs...
Rip City Report, Episode 79
29 Sep 2016
Contributed by Lukas
In this edition of the Rip City Report, Joe Freeman of The Oregonian/OregonLive.com and Casey Holdahl of TrailBlazers.com discuss Media Day, the start...