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Is Terry Stotts Really Coach of the Year?

The Blazer’s Edge podcast tackles Stotts as COTY, the Blazers win streak, great defenders, the resurrection of Moe Harkless, and more.

By Dan Marang and tcbbiggs Team Mom
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On this week’s episode of the Blazer’s Edge podcast, Tara and Danny take a look back at the week that was for the Portland Trail Blazers, who added 4 more wins to their now 13-game winning streak. The hosts take some listener questions, discuss the re-emergence of Maurice Harkless, imagine Jusuf Nurkic’s life flashing before his eyes when LeBron James dunked on him, debate the merits of Al-Farouq Aminu and Jusuf Nurkic on the All Defensive Team, speculate whether Coach Terry Stotts has a real shot at NBA Coach of the Year, and more!

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  • Intro
  • Revisiting preseason picks
  • Winning the games that Portland should
  • Reviewing the past 4 wins
  • LeBron James dunking on Jusuf Nurkic
  • Zach Collins’ growth over the last few weeks
  • Blazers role players showing up
  • The middle of the floor opening up
  • Maurice Harkless makes an appearance
  • The Blazers offense is running on all cylinders
  • Blazers pick and roll is setting up everyone else
  • Jusuf Nurkic at the beginning of the season vs now
  • Listener question!
  • What moves would Portland have to make if they want to contend in the near future? I really feel that the door is closing for our chance. The time is now, but at the same time, that’s probably not realistic. What are your thoughts?
  • What are Portland’s options for growth
  • Evaluating where Portland sits in the pecking order
  • Damian Lillard has another gear
  • Twitter Questions
  • What’s the over/under for wins on the season
  • Next 4 games- Houston Rockets, Boston Celtics, OKC Thunder and New Orleans Pelicans
  • Is this level of play sustainable
  • Perspective on what 50 wins means for the franchise
  • Ed Davis gets a night off
  • Terry Stotts, take a bow
  • Is Terry Stotts a COY candidate
  • Where has Shabazz Napier gone to
  • Blazers creating fast break opportunities
  • Al-Farouq Aminu and the All-Defense Team
  • Is Nurkic a viable All Defense Team candidate
  • Nurkic’s defensive impact in 2018
  • What’s different this time around without Nurkic Fever
  • Closing Comments

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