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Portland Trail Blazers coping without Al-Farouq Aminu: My Friend Chuck Podcast

The Oregonian/OregonLive's Mike Richman and his friend Chuck (Charles Tuggle) bring you the latest episode of the My Friend Chuck, a Trail Blazers-centric podcast.

In this episode, Mike and Chuck discuss the Blazers' potentially improving defense and a few other topics, including:

• The Blazers' blowout loss to the L.A. Clippers

• Moe Harkless' recent stretch of solid play

• How the Blazers are filling the void without injured Al-Farouq Aminu

• Portland searching for a consistent third option on offense

• Where Jake Layman fits in the rotation

• The Blazers' rebounding issues

• Chuck introduces relatively useful soccer analogies

• The myth of linear progress

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