It was only fitting that a team with a pristine past and a team with a promising future squared off on opening night of the 2007-2008 season.
The Blazers' performance in a 106-97 defeat showed that their future may come sooner than expected, while the Spurs reminded everybody exactly why they're the defending NBA champions.
Here's how the action broke down...
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Dave Finocchio about 1 year ago
Here's my road map for the Trailblazers...
- Use this year to develop Roy and Alridge. They should be your fixtures at the 2 and 4 slots for a long time.
- Take your lumps. Win 20-30 games. Get another high lottery pick.
- Package the pick and not you need to not named Roy, Alridge or Oden for a proven point guard.
* It's pretty clear that ACC throwbacks Blake and Jack are NOT the long-term solution at the point. If the Blazers end up with a top 5 pick, they'll be tempted to look at the likes of Derrick Rose, O.J. Mayo or Eric Gordon. But why would Kevin Pritchard throw a rookie point into the mix with a team that's already so young especially when he already has to incorporate a first year 7 foot center.
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Erick Blasco about 1 year ago
That's a pretty solid road map right there. I think it depends on how quickly they expect to compete. Next year, Aldridge and Roy will be in their third years, while Oden will effectively be in his first. Portland can afford to draft a rookie point guard and say that instead of hoping to start their ascent in 08-09, they'll start in 09-10.
Plus, by that time Steve Francis and Darius Miles will mercifully come off the cap allowing the Blazers to go after a good point guard then.
But a good veteran point guard would help ease a lot of the problems the Blazers have.
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