Send us a text On this edition of The Brief Case, hosted by Casey Holdahl, topics include... • Where the Trail Blazers stand after 22 games • Portland losing eight of their last 10 games • The Trail Blazers' defensive efficiency in the last 10 games • Portland being down to 10 players due to injuries to Josh Hart and Nassir Little, amongst others • A conversation with Damian Lillard about his rehab and when he might return • Portland's schedule easing up after a furious two weeks, mostly on the ...
Dec 02, 2022•14 min•Season 1Ep. 10
Send us a text On this edition of The Brief Case, Casey Holdahl recaps Portland's loss to the Clippers on Tuesday, Anfernee Simons' thoughts on what went wrong, Portland's defensive rating taking a dive in the last week, an update on how the Trail Blazers are faring versus the spread, a lengthly rundown of all the injury issues currently facing the team and whether they might be able to take advantage of a lighter schedule in December....
Nov 30, 2022•12 min•Season 1Ep. 9
Send us a text On this edition of the Brief Case, Casey Holdahl discusses Portland going 1-2 on their three-game homestand, losing to the Utah Jazz Saturday night, Damian Lillard re-aggravating his right calf, what he said about the injury and how long he might be sidelined, starting a four-game road trip off in Milwaukee, Portland failing to cover in their last three games and how they rank in offensive and defensive rating after a difficult week of games....
Nov 21, 2022•12 min•Season 1Ep. 8
Send us a text On this edition of The Brief Case podcast, Casey Holdahl discusses the Trail Blazers being in first place in the West a month into the 2022-23 NBA season, where the team ranks in some of the important statistical categories, dropping their last two games versus the spread, the loss to the Brooklyn Nets Thursday night at Moda Center, the team reportedly signing Ibou Badji to a two-way contract, how much time the team has spent away from Portland during the month of November, an inj...
Nov 18, 2022•9 min•Season 1Ep. 7
Send us a text On this edition of The Brief Case, Casey Holdahl discusses the Trail Blazers going 4-2 on their now-completed six-game road trip, where the team sits in the standings and their rankings in the important statistical categories, their record versus the spread and why you might consider thanking Anfernee Simons, Greg Brown being assigned to the G-League, the PDX Carpet "City" edition jerseys, Damian Lillard's thoughts on his teammates hitting game-winning buzzer-beaters, the upcoming...
Nov 15, 2022•15 min•Season 1Ep. 6
Send us a text On this edition, recorded at the team hotel in Phoenix, Casey Holdahl looks at where the Trail Blazers rank in some of the important statistical categories, the loss to the Memphis Grizzlies, the NBA's two-minute report stating there were two missed calls and one incorrect call that all went against Portland and whether there is value in the NBA releasing such information, the current state of the Trail Blazers' injuries and a brief preview of the six-game trip....
Nov 04, 2022•10 min•Season 1Ep. 5
Send us a text On this edition of The Brief Casey, Casey Holdahl discusses where the Trail Blazers are at in the standings and their rank in a few important statistical categories after six games, Damian Lillard's right ankle strain and when he might return to the court, Shaedon Sharpe's first start versus the Rockets and what his teammates thought of the performance, the upcoming game versus the Grizzlies on Wednesday and finishes up an interview with Josh Hart, who recently entered the NBA's c...
Oct 31, 2022•20 min•Season 1Ep. 4
Send us a text On this edition of The Brief Case podcast, Trailblazers.com's Casey Holdahl discusses where the Trail Blazers stand after four games both in the standings and in some of the important offensive and defensive statistics, Portland's success so far versus the spread, Damian Lillard's right calf strain and hear his comments about the injury and what it means about the team as a whole, Gary Payton II's injury and the forthcoming update on his status before considering Friday's game ver...
Oct 27, 2022•17 min•Season 1Ep. 3
Send us a text On the second edition of The Brief Case, Casey Holdahl looks back at Portland's season-opening victory versus the Kings and whether they covered the spread, Justise Winslow discusses the creation of their small ball lineup, Damian Lillard gives his thoughts on the win, the Blazers sign a second two-way player and a look at the home opener versus the Suns on Friday and upcoming contests versus the Lakers and Nuggets....
Oct 21, 2022•16 min•Season 1Ep. 2
Send us a text On the inaugural edition of The Brief Case, a semi-weekly podcast focusing on all things Portland Trail Blazers, team beat reporter and Insider, Casey Holdahl, discusses the start of the 2022-23 season, Nassir Little's contract extension, including Little's own thoughts on the matter, the Trail Blazers season opener versus the Kings in Sacramento, Portland's history in season openers and some of the season-long wagers such as win/loss record, Damian Lillard's chances of winning MV...
Oct 18, 2022•16 min•Season 1Ep. 1
Send us a text Trail Blazers beat reporter and insider Casey Holdahl previews The Brief Case, a new, semi-weekly podcast covering all things Trail Blazers.
Oct 16, 2022•1 min
