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Rational Perspective on Trade Deadline

So I don't nomally like the columns on NBA.com, but I do like anything Blazer related, so sometimes it's unavoidable.

This article by David Aldridge does a good job of saying NAY to the NAYsayers and giving an alternate perspective as to why certain teams may have chosen to stand pat at the deadline.

The one point I would like to make on this subject, is that no one knows what was ACTUALLY offered/refused. They know a couple of the pieces involved, but without knowledge of specific stipulations and contracts, it's pointless to say that someone missed out on a great oppurtunity. What if it never existed as you imagine it?

It boils down to this. In the NBA, you either trust your GM or you don't. I think KP works REALLY hard to make this team better. I think he has a lot of REALLY smart people help him make decisions. And I also think he is a HUMAN BEING, and therefore capable of being less than perfect.

In the end, I believe exactly what KP said after the deadline. People made offers, those offers weren't good enough, they all wanted our best young prospects (Rudy, Bayless, Travis), and we would rather go to war with this team, than gamble on a veteren swooping in and saving the day.