Miscellaneous
The world is mourning as Kobe Bryant, his daughter Gianna and 7 other people were killed in a helicopter crash this last Sunday. We reflect on his legacy and our respect for him. Damian Lillard won Western Conference player of the week after averaging 52-7-9. He then followed up that week with his first triple-double of his career. Our friend and longtime Blazer fan, Matt Eldredge joins as we discuss all this and more! What questions do you have? Comment and hit us up on Twitter! Peeps in Plaid | @PeepsInPlaid | https://www.twitter.com/peepsinplaid Christian Gmelin | @ChristianGmelon | https://www.twitter.com/christiangmelon Austin Kaphammer | @AKaphammer | https://www.twitter.com/akaphammer Huge thank you to Ziggy Zay and Macchione for the intro and outro music, check out Ziggy wherever you stream your music and Macchione on Soundcloud! Episode Timeline: :35 – Welcoming our guest Matt Eldredge 1:04 – Remembering Kobe Bryant 9:13 – Some more information about the helicopter crash 11:30 – Honoring players with jersey numbers 13:03 – How hard NBA players have been playing since last Sunday 14:46 – A couple Trail Blazers fan questions for Matt 20:05 – NBA All-Star Reserves were announced, we discuss who made it and who was snubbed 24:00 – Quick complaint about flopping… 26:10 – Comparing the stats of All-Star Rudy Gobert and Trail Blazer Hassan Whiteside 27:30 – Top players in the league in assists this season 29:25 – Ben McLemore is showing up lately, also Ariza doesn’t want him to have the ball 31:15 – We love Nassir Little (AKA Nas, AKA Lil Nas X) 35:05 – How the Blazers have been playing since Ariza joined the team and Christian flips a switch waffle… 38:20 – How Damian Lillard has improved the last couple years 45:10 – Trade deadline is 1 week away! Why the Blazers should trade Whiteside, and the upcoming schedule 51:03 – Austin stops us from rambling… we were trying to talk all night, thanks for listening!