Talking Blazers on SBR

Sunday's local edition of Sports Business Radio was guest filled and extremely interesting. Channing Frye, Mike Golub, and Paul Swangard joined us. We wanted to discuss the season past with Channing and Mike as well as what is to be expected next season for the Blazers. Paul broke down the Eugene '08 Campaign and updated us on the fact that the University of Oregon wants Men's Baseball to be self-sufficient. Only football and men's basketball is that way at the moment.

Channing talked to us about his blog which can be found here. The Blazers big man has always been active in the community and says his off season will include plenty of charitable acts. Channing is an intelligent guy and really wants to help out his community. You can hear his interview here.

Blazers C.O.O. Mike Golub joined us in the second hour and chatted with us about the Blazers marketing last season and what to expect next season. With the Blazers in the draft lottery again this year, Mike said it didn't feel like it. I know Brian and I both agreed about that. Its like leaving the party early and knowing you have something else better to do. Mike told us that the Blazers will draft in one of the four following positions. 13th, 3rd, 2nd, or 1st. It is possible that Portland could get the number one pick, but its a .6% chance. Its more likely that the Blazers end up with the 13th pick, but like last year, there is always a chance. The Draft Lottery will take place May 20th. Mike said the organization is planning a statewide "barnstorming" campaign that will take place this summer. They are looking to tie together Blazer fans from all corners of the state. Speaking of fans of the state, there is still an issue with the Comcast Sports Net deal to get the games onto the satellite. Mike says they are still working on the deal and that people have some incentive to get it worked out. You can hear the complete interview with Brian and Mike here.

We all are looking forward to the draft lottery and seeing where the Blazers end up. It will be an interesting off season to say the least.