Welcome back! This week, host Rob Hetherington (@rob_heth on Twitter) interviews Devin Zanskas (@versacekemosabe on Twitter), of No Trade Clause and ever so recently former host of Knuck if U Buck on Hoop Heads Podcast Network. Rob and Devin take an in depth look comparing the progress of Portland and Milwaukee as NBA teams as we approach around 25% of Regular Season completion. Rob picks Devin's brain on what he feels the ceiling is for your Trail Blazers with a rested up Damian Lillard coming back this week! The guys each predict what The Blazers can accomplish in any given 10 game span as their retooled roster-primarily Gary Payton II-has their offseason acquisitions are starting to be gearing up into full speed. Can Portland put together more 7-3 or 8-2 10 Game W-L stretches? Tune in to find out what they each think... as well as a light NBA 2K discussion... and more! Be sure to check out Devin's work on notradeclause.com and on Hoop Heads Podcast Network. As always, please subscribe to "Blazing the Path" wherever you get your podcasts and share wherever you'd like!  

Rob (@rob_heth on Twitter) proudly presents to you The Josh Hart Appreciation Episode. Not only does he delve into the world that is all there is to love about Josh Hart's nonstop hustle on the court, but also briefly recaps each Blazers game since 11/2 and attempts to navigate you through each turn their season has taken in the past 2 weeks... mostly great turns in the right direction! Tune in and see if you agree, or think his opinion is ludicrous. And feel free to shoot a direct message to @Blazingthepath on Twitter and IG! Let us know what you like or would like to hear more of during the show!

Rob Hetherington is solo on this episode, with more fun and intelligent basketball podcast minds being featured on the show in the weeks to come. Tune in next week for a pregame interview with Mack Perry (@DevaronPerry on Twitter), who is among other accolades: a featured SBNation writer and host of the It's Cavalier Podcast

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Rob Hetherington (Twitter @rob_heth) reviews 2 weeks of Trail Blazers ball games and takes a look at what has gone right so far for Portland thus far while also addressing new injuries arising. Then, Rob gives his Five Takeaways from the matchups Portland had and what they mean for the team going into some tough games.