乔今天下午是Jay Allen的嘉宾主持。播客是9月21日，第3小时，第一部分。以下是一些亮点。在奥登……一个fter going through last year's playoffs with so many guys down and injured...that's a time of year when we really need all of our bodies...people want Greg to be ready at the start of the season...looking long term, we need everyone healthy, clicking together, come March, April into May. If we can get Greg to play 60-65 games this year and continue the development curve he was on before he got injured last year, I think we'll have a chance to have some success in the playoffs, this season." On Rudy "We signed Wes Matthews...Rudy brings us a dimension of shooting that every team needs, you get into the playoffs you gotta have guys to spread the floor, he's a very important part of our success. We need him in the right mindset, we see him as an integral part of what we've done the last couple of years, and we hope he wants to be a part of that going forward. He's come to the realization that the season is about to start, and guys like that, they want to play. I think he's beginning to feel a sense that "I need to get back in the right mindset, I'm going to be in Portland, I need to come and give it my best" and I think that's where he's at, right now." The rookies "I see progress from each guy. Luke has been a different player than we saw in Vegas, he's been much more assertive, more aggressive, you can see his confidence growing every day, I think he's going to be a guy who can fill a Travis Outlaw-like role for us, he's gonna score the ball in a lot of different ways. I think he has a chance to contribute for us as a rookie." "Elliot Williams does some spectacular things athletically. Teaching him to play point or off the ball is going to be crucial for his development...从长远来看，他和我们名单上的任何球员一样有很大的优势.．.因为他的渴望，他的好胜心。他是一个伟大的有球防守者，一个非常有侵略性的进攻后卫。我对他的未来感到非常兴奋。”“艾蒙今年秋天在这里一直很稳定。他开始了解他的其他队友了，现在……对于一个新秀来说，进入季后赛并为球队做出贡献是很困难的，所以这些球员的工作都很艰巨。这三个人我都很喜欢。”对新赛季的开始感到兴奋吗?“很多人都忽视了我们……这是我们球员的动力……people are talking about other teams but they don't mention us. That's the role that we like, it shows that people aren't respecting this team, and I think our guys will play with a chip on their shoulders this year because of it."
让我们来看看底线:如果开拓者用奥登来交换安东尼会怎么样?这将是一个大胆的方向改变，最终对开拓者来说是值得的——他们将用受伤的中锋交换联盟顶级球员之一(安东尼与科比·布莱恩特、勒布朗·詹姆斯、德怀特·霍华德、德怀恩·韦德和凯文·杜兰特一起跻身精英集团)。让我们假设掘金能够说服开拓者提供奥登、尼古拉斯·巴图姆、鲁迪·费尔南德斯和安德烈·米勒(这是他最后一个全保障年)，以及一个首轮选秀权和300万美元现金。掘金可以向他们的球迷兜售奥登压倒性的优势，以及巴图姆作为一个双向小前锋的前景。奥登的健康状况让所有人担忧，但想象一下如果他保持健康。然后掘金就有机会利用这位7英尺高的球员，他的天赋使他在2007年排在杜兰特之前成为状元。交易奥登对开拓者来说是有意义的，以换取安东尼，布兰登·罗伊和拉马库斯·阿尔德里奇——都是26岁或更年轻的球员。安东尼愿意长期效力开拓者吗?也许他不喜欢搬到一个更小的市场，但他的观点可能会随着未来几周或几个月的发展而改变。
“化学测试:谁是定时炸弹?”这是一个多选题，有几个“A、B和C”类型的选项。去年，安德烈·米勒和纳特·麦克米兰在人生低谷时大吵了一架。这两家球队和解了，现在似乎有了更好的基础，但自从米勒在2009年以自由球员的身份签约以来，一直有关于他的交易传闻。而这仅仅是个开始!特拉维斯·奥特劳和史蒂夫·布莱克，这两位开拓者的老球员在去年被交易，在今年的选秀大会之前，他们还被交易了马泰尔·韦伯斯特。而且，哦，是的，鲁迪·费尔南德斯陷入了一种混乱、恶心的局面，他要求交易，甚至在拒绝被交易到新奥尔良之后，他还在谈论下赛季的缺席。这一切都发生在拉马库斯·阿尔德里奇与俱乐部的长期问题之前，人们的注意力一直集中在格雷格·奥登身上．也就是说，麦克米兰在保持球队团结方面做得非常出色，并在去年带领球队进入季后赛。如果今年他能让他们在一起，这将是另一个值得获奖的表演。”嗯?拉马库斯在俱乐部的长期问题?注意力“集中”在格雷格·奥登身上?“尤其是拉马库斯·阿尔德里奇，他的期望值很低，但在过去的几年里，他并没有得到认可。”只是可怕的…充满了错别字和笼统的陈述....一个ctually maybe you shouldn't click on this.
1976年8月，开拓者从来没有赢过一个赛季。他们从未参加过季后赛。他们从来没有真正抱有希望的理由。卢卡斯从美国律师协会来到这里，邀请新队友比尔·沃尔顿和赫姆·吉列姆在杰克餐厅共进晚餐。他们吃鱼，谈论生活。沃尔顿后来给自己的儿子取名卢卡斯，这段友谊的种子就是在那次晚宴上培养起来的。他们吃完饭，走到外面，进入温暖的夏夜。在告别之前，沃顿记得“莫说:‘哦，顺便说一句:我们会赢得总冠军。我们会赢的这一年。”
