moving some lumber

ok, i know alot of you aren't going to like this, but i think it needs to be said. the blazers have to to something with the center position now. and the means appear to be available to move someone. even though i like joel and respect magloire, if i was gm, i would try to move both. here's why..

by himself, magloire might not fetch a ton of talent, but combined with any number of our guys, guys who i really like, but guys whose worth i can't really see increasing much from here on out.

guys like martell, dixon, outlaw. combine one of these guys with magloire and a 'future' first rounder, and you are an instant player in any three way deal around the league.

and something's up with joel. when he can't beat out magloire and a rookie for more pt... we may not know what it is, but this is not the same player of the last couple of years. IF we could move joel and/or magloire and end up with a young quality big and maybe a solid veteran at the 3, we would have all we need.

the way that i see it, the future core of this team is jack, roy, udoka, lamarcus, sergio, and zach randolph, depending on which side of that fence you stand on... (ship him)

(and who knows, maybe joel freeland, aka english breakfast, will be the fourth star from the already bounteous 06 draft in three years' time)

if we could translate any combination of webster, outlaw, dixon, magloire, przybilla, into a budding superstar, even without discussing a zach trade above and beyond that, why wouldn't you do it?

i just think we need to clear some deadwood, shape our ideal team for the future and get a lot more athletic and dynamic...