In this season preview edition of the Rip City Report podcast, Joe Freeman of The Oregonian/OregonLive.com and Casey Holdahl of TrailBlazers.com consider how the Blazers stack up in the Western Conference, the different confidence and mindset surrounding the team heading into the regular season, predictions of how the West will shake out, whether Damian Lillard be in the MVP conversationand answer listener questions about Noah Vonleh’s role, Evan Turner’s playing time, what Blazers would succeed in other sports, the Meyers Leonard’ Voodoo Donut, reasons for being optimistic about the team and much more.