On a new edition of the Rip City Report podcast, recorded on location in Philadelphia, Joe Freeman and Casey Holdahl discuss if anyone knows why the Trail Blazers have the Blazers been so disappointing this season, the team's inability to string together quality play for an extended period, the organization honoring the 40th anniversary of the 1977 championship team next week and finish by answering listener questions about whether the Blazers still have a chance at the playoffs, the need (or not) for a veteran leader, the team’s waning optimism, the best Portland beers to help forget the blowout losses and covering a winner team vs. covering a loser.