March 5, 2018
On this week's episode of the Blazer's Edge podcast, Tara Bowen-Biggs and Danny Marang take a look at the past week- with Portland's impressive wins over both the Minnesota Timberwolves & Oklahoma City Thunder, Damian Lillard's continued dominance and rise to superstardom, Evan Turner with a big time cameo, Zach Collins' breakout performance, the Blazers being a defensive team top to bottom, Jusuf Nurkic finding his groove, and discuss if this is the best the Blazers have been since the departure of LaMarcus Aldridge- that and more on this week's Blazer's Edge podcast! IntroReviewing the past week, Minnesota Timberwolves & Oklahoma City ThunderThe OthersDamian Lillard and MVP talkLillard vs Minnesota- best performance of the seasonEvan Turner shows up big timeZach Collins- the play enderPutting Collins in a position to excelCollins’ defense vs Oklahoma City ThunderTempering expectationsRussell Westbrook and the inevitable meltdownMaking up for boneheaded playsCoach Stotts tinkering with rotationsMixing and matching with the big menBlazers sticking to the defensive game planPat Connaughton with energy playsMaurice Harkless’ impact- how does POR reactBlazers offense settling inJusuf Nurkic increasing his efficiencyNurkic giving 13 & 9 in 24 minutes a night over the last 8 gamesThe Blazers have become a true defensive teamLillard is no longer a negative on the defensive endAre the Blazers playing the best they have in the post LMA eraAdjusting expectations while still looking forward to the future Who's most likely to make the next step Internal development, how much is leftClosing commentsOutro Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
