The Blazers Balcony
The Blazers Balcony with Casey Holdahl and Brooke Olzendam. All things Portland Trail Blazers and more.
Episodes
On the latest edition (which is the 143nd edition, not the 142nd) of The Blazers Balcony, Trail Blazers sideline reporter Brooke Olzendam and beat reporter Casey Holdahl discuss...
• Takeaways from the 2025 Fan Fest, presented by Toyota, held last Saturday at Moda Center
• What they're seeing at training camp matching what was seen at Fan Fest
• Bill Kennedy and other NBA referees at training camp practices
• Thoughts from trainin...
On this edition of The Blazers Balcony, presented by Spirit Mountain Casino, Brooke Olzendam and Casey Holdahl discuss...
• Returning to the podcast game
• Takeaways from the Trail Blazers' 2025 Media Day
• The Damian Lillard Reunion Rally and the enthusiasm around the team heading into the upcoming season
• The first day of practice at the Trail Blazers' facility in Tualatin
• Defense, defense, defense
• Jrue Holiday, Yang Han...
On the latest edition of The Blazers Balcony, presented by Spirit Mountain Casino, Brooke Olzendam and Casey Holdahl discuss...
• Playing well on the now-completed five-game road trip, even if it didn't always result in wins
• Starting off a five-game homestand with a "closer than the final score indicated" loss to the Miami Heat
• The injuries of Robert Williams, Deandre Ayton and Matisse ...
On this edition of The Blazers Balcony, presented by Spirit Mountain Casino, Brooke Olzendam and Casey Holdahl discuss...
• The Trail Blazers starting 2025 with an eight-point loss to the Lakers in Los Angeles
• Bouncing back with a three-point victory versus Damian Lillard and the Bucks in Milwaukee
• Hitting the midway point of a five-game trip with a three-point loss to the Pistons in Detroit
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On this edition of The Blazers Balcony, Brooke Olzendam and Casey Holdahl discuss...
• The Trail Blazers going 2-1 in the last week of 2024
• The recent play of Shaedon Sharpe and Deni Avdija
• The changing landscape of college football
• The return of the Guerschon Yabusele's of the world
• Brooke sees a fight
• Nicknames are not creative enough anymore
• Frustrat...
On this edition of The Blazers Balcony, presented by Spirit Mountain Casino, Brooke Olzendam and Casey Holdahl discuss...
• Ending a losing streak at home with a win versus the Nuggets
• The road losing streak continuing with a loss to the Spurs in San Antonio on Saturday
• The Trail Blazers holding practice in Dallas Sunday afternoon before Monday's game versus the Mavericks
• "Season&...
On this edition of The Blazers Balcony, presented by Spirit Mountain Casino, Brooke Olzendam and Casey Holdahl discuss...
• A historic lull in the Portland Trail Blazers' schedule
• Getting back in the gym, getting healthy and getting away from the team
• Enthusiasm for the NBA Cup
• Scoot returns, Toumani avoids the worst, Donovan is close and Rob is nearing the end of the concussion proto...
On this edition of The Blazers Balcony, presented by Spirit Mountain Casino, Brooke Olzendam and Casey Holdahl discuss...
• The Trail Blazers facing the Clippers Tuesday night in Los Angeles in the last NBA Cup game of 2024
• What needs to happen for the Trail Blazers to get the "wildcard" spot out of the West to make the quarterfinals of the NBA Cup
• The Trail Blazers returning from a road tri...
On this edition of The Blazers Balcony, presented by Spirit Mountain Casino, Brooke Olzendam and Casey Holdahl discuss...
• The Trail Blazers rattling off three-straight wins after looking left for dead a little over a week ago
• Shaedon Sharpe scoring 30+ in consecutive games and his popularity amongst various fanbases
• Donovan Clingan's historic performance in the victory versus the Timberwolves
On this edition of The Blazers Balcony, presented by Spirit Mountain Casino, Brooke Olzendam and Casey Holdahl discuss...
• Sunday's embarrassing loss to the Grizzlies and Chauncey Billups' comments
• Playing with the kind of effort that honors fans for showing up and Robert Williams' rehabilitation
• The return of Shaedon Sharpe and Robert Williams III
• The back-to-back versus t...
On this edition of The Blazers Balcony, recorded from the team hotel in Sacramento Sunday night, Brooke Olzendam and Casey Holdahl discuss...
• The first three games of the season
• Portland bouncing back from a close loss versus New Orleans on Friday with a comfortable victory versus New Orleans on Sunday
• Our guy Klaus Becker ending the Toyota Halfcourt Shot drought
• The Trail Blazers doing ...
On this edition of The Blazers Balcony, Brooke Olzendam and Casey Holdahl discuss...
• The Trail Blazers' 2024-25 season starting on Wednesday versus the Warriors at Moda Center (tipoff scheduled for 7 p.m. on KATU 2.2, BlazerVision and Rip City Radio 620 AM)
• Starting off with five games in seven nights
• A difficult first month of the season
• Brooke doing play by play in Friday's pr...
On this edition of The Blazers Balcony, Brooke Olzendam and Casey Holdahl discuss...
• What they saw from the Trail Blazers during the first two games of their four-game preseason schedule
• Glad fall is here so I can really start dressin'
• The differences between Seattle and San Francisco
• When is a debut an actual debut?
• Not calling Brooke "Brookey" anymore
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On this edition of The Blazers Balcony, Brooke Olzendam and Casey Holdahl discuss...
• The first week of training camp
• Trail Blazers trying to play faster
• WNBA Finals
• Shaedon Sharpe and Rob Williams III injured
• Does Shaedon actually not want to be interviewed?
• Fan Fest and Deni Avdija MVP
• Heading up to Seattle for the start of preseason
• Drinks, eg...
On this edition of The Blazers Balcony podcast, Brooke Olzendam and Casey Holdahl discuss...
• Portland's 2024 Media Day and their takeaways from the event
• Appreciating the return of "Say What?!?" after Brooke had her jaw wired shut
• Thoughts on the first three days of training camp
• Headband sizes and what it says about the wearer
• The competition for minutes at poin...
On this edition of the Blazers Balcony podcast, Brooke Olzendam and Casey Holdahl discuss...
• Returning from the Rip City Rally
• Expecting an interesting season a week away from training camp
• Brooke MCing the WNBA to Portland announcement and thoughts on Portland getting a new franchise
• Adrian Wojnarowski retiring to make way for Donovan Clingan
• Career panels, General Mills, WNBA...
On this edition of The Blazers Balcony podcast, Brooke Olzendam and Casey Holdahl discuss...
• Training camp starting in a few weeks
• Brooke seeing a bunch of former Trail Blazers at a wedding last week
• Why some former teammates stay in contact while others don't
• Brooke sees a Cybertruck
• Some of the more interesting home games they're looking forward to this season (tic...
On this edition of The Blazers Balcony, Brooke Olzendam and Casey Holdahl discuss...
• The reason for the recent Blazers Balcony hiatus
• Brooke sustains a serious offseason injury
• Initial thoughts on the Trail Blazers' 2024-25 regular season schedule
• Picks for best/worst month and best/worst trip
• The places Brooke and Casey look forward to visiting on the road
• The ...
On this edition of The Blazers Balcony podcast, Brooke Olzendam and Casey Holdahl discuss...
• The Trail Blazers selecting Donovan Clingan with the seventh overall pick
• What the 20 year-old UCONN center brings to the team
• Portland putting their money where their mouth is with regard to improving on the defensive end
• Not being concerned about having too many centers
• Deandre Ayton ...
On this edition of The Blazers Balcony podcast, Brooke Olzendam and Casey Holdahl discuss...
• The Trail Blazers holding more pre-draft workouts a little more than a week before the yearly event
• Differing opinions about approaches to draft selection processes
• The Trail Blazers needing talent more than positional balance
• The 2024 NBA Finals (which might be over before you listen to this podc...
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