Blazers Look To Stay Afloat With McCollum and Nurkic Out

On this week’s episode of the Blazer’s Edge podcast, host Danny Marang takes a look at what the Portland Trail Blazers could and should do with Jusuf Nurkic out for 8+ weeks, the re-emergence of Rodney Hood, the value of Robert Covington and Derrick Jones Jr, Enes Kanter’s ability to fill in as a starter, how to get more our Gary Trent Jr and optimize Carmelo Anthony, as well as adjustments with the late breaking news about CJ McCollum being out for 4+ weeks when further tests revealed more extensive damage. Be sure to like, rate, review and subscribe across platforms!

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Intro

Opening comments

Rodney Hood starts & looks...great? 2:00

What does Hood’s play mean — if anything? 4:00

CJ McCollum status update 7:00

Will Portland add another body? 8:30

Can the Blazers stay afloat while Nurkic is out? 10:00

Enes Kanter is fine as the fill in guy 12:00

How has Robert Covington looked so far? 14:00

Derrick Jones Jr/Covington leading to good things on both ends 16:00

What changes are actually showing up in the adjustments? 18:00

Balancing Carmelo Anthony’s role & possessions 20:00

The inconsistency of Gary Trent Jr.’s place on the team 22:00

How can Portland get more out of the bench? 24:00

Establishing the pecking order 27:00

Listener Questions!

Mathew

@MathewPurcell

Will Little see the court Monday? Who starts at the 2 Monday and beyond with cj out? When will our D finally click?

Loving the steals and finger tips on balls but our 3pt d seems to be let them shoot their average and deal with it on the offensive end.

Slater Smith

@slaterjsmith

Will Giles off the bench fit better with Melo off the bench? (Vs. the Kanter pairing)

Dion and the Belmont Goats

@Culcordia

How much time you think Giles is going to get while Nurk is out? Is it time to develop his talent, or do we play it safe?

Closing comments

Outro