What are your expectations for the Blazers in the playoffs?

On this week’s episode of the Blazer’s Edge podcast, Tara Bowen-Biggs and Danny Marang are joined by the illustrious Steve Dewald (aka Dave Deckard in Training or DDIT) to take a look at the Blazer’s season, how it all feels now that it’s coming to a close, expectations and broken hearts, a look at the most likely playoff matchup with the Donovan Mitchell, Rudy Gobert, Joe Ingles and the Utah Jazz, what is fair to expect of Enes Kanter and Rodney Hood, a look at the upcoming Nike Hoop Summit and more!

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• Intro
• Opening Comments
• 2:40 How does this season feel now?
• 4:50 Were expectations met?
• 7:00 Most likely scenario for the Blazers…the Jazz
• 7:40 Damian Lillard wants to rest
• 8:30 Anything to take away from Denver match ups?
• 10:00 Matching up with the Utah Jazz
• 10:40 “We have a Hulk”
• 11:40 Redemption stories in the Jazz series; Rodney Hood & Enes Kanter
• 15:20 When the playoffs start will we see the same things the Blazers have done all year?
• 18:00 New series, same question - will the Blazers role players show up?
• 22:20 What do you think Kanter’s assignment will be?
• 26:40 How will Portland deal with the pick & roll?
• 31:20 Trying to find the positive in the match up
• 32:30 We’ve seen what playoff defenses can do to Lillard
• 36:00 What would you consider success for the team at this point?
• 40:00 Is it fair to ask Lillard to deliver in the playoffs this year?
• 43:00 Lillard gets hit with a “flopping warning” vs Nuggets
• 44:15 Relationships between players and referees
• 49:00 First look at the new crop of future stars at Nike Hoop Summit
• Closing Comments
• Outro