Was catching up on Blazers Edge to get the latest analysis from The Oregonian’s Jason Quick on what’s happening with the team. A couple of interesting notes, for those who come here for the occasional Blazers chit-chat:
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Q: Why isn’t Aldridge playing more?

A: Open your eyes, guys. Look at what’s going on. The team is trying to trade Jamaal Magloire. They cannot trade him when he’s on the bench. Not every Blazer official is in agreement with this, but the general consensus is they want to see what they can get for Jamaal and they feel Lamarcus has time to develop. I can tell you this: if they cannot trade him by the deadline I’d be shocked to see him get playing time because he has not earned it. He’s not playing better than Lamarcus. This team’s not going to win though. They’re not going to make the playoffs. And now all of a sudden they’ve given up on developing their youth, a policy they’ve been following for the last two years? It’s painfully clear they’re trying to shop Magloire.

Q: Is that the same situation with Sergio Rodriguez? He provides so much energy when he comes in. But he can’t get off the bench.

A: This isn’t as clear-cut. The two guys ahead of Sergio are Jack and Roy, two talented guys you’re trying to develop. Jarrett is a winner and a leader in a non-flashy way. I like Sergio too though. I think we’ll start to see Sergio play more. This is all starting to support my theory that Jack could be traded in the off-season. I still think the organization views Roy as the point guard of the future and Sergio as a good backup or interim while Brandon learns. It’s a nice problem to have…too many point guards.
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Of course, this is all speculative, but I don’t see a Jack trade as positive. However, Magloire was a bad contract to take on, and many thought from the start that he was going to be shopped later for expiring contracts. He just needs to play ball in such a way that we can find a willing buyer.

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