One of the many things that stunk about Greg Oden being hurt is that we did not get a chance to see what both he and Lamarcus Aldridge could do together. Would they be able to run high-low offensive sets? Would they block shots like crazy? Maybe grab every rebound? Had we been able to see that, I think it might have drastically effected the kinds of topics and conversations we would be having about the Blazers and what pieces may or may not be missing from this team. I love the idea of Oden and LMA on our starting front-line, but I have some other thoughts too that will hopefully stir up some conversation.

I believe several fans on this site would like to see improvement from our point guard position. I know I would. I also think it is pretty safe to say that most of us believe LMA has a bright future in this league. Assuming he stays injury free.......he has all-star potential.

That being said, I want to present you with this question and scenario. Salary cap issues aside, if you had had to choose between having an all-star power forward on the current Blazer roster, or an all-star point guard on the current Blazer's roster, which one would you pick and why?

Would you rather have Lamarcus Aldridge and an average point guard like a Steve Blake in your starting 5, or would you rather have a Derron Williams type with an average power forward like Channing Frye in the starting 5, (with Outlaw coming in off the bench) ?

考虑两种可能:

PG - Blake SG - Roy C - Oden PF - ALL-STAR SF - Webster

或 ..................

PG - ALL-STAR SG - Roy C - Oden PF - Frye SF - Webster

With the first line-up, the potential is there to have the best front-line in the NBA

With the second line-up, the potential is there to have the best backcourt duo in the NBA.

The possibility exists that Brandon Roy may be our point guard of the future. If that is the case, the whole point of this diary is worthless. Because of the success and improvement of Lamarcus, it's practically impossible right now for me to envision KP ever moving LMA. I mean, the guy made everybody who was crying about losing Zach Randolph's 20pts & 10reb (4 of which were from his own misses) shut up.

However, if we aren't making the kind of progress we think we ought to be in 2-3 years with the Oden/Aldridge duo, I would not be surprised if KP were to move LMA and pursue a BIG-Time point guard. Channing Frye is no LMA, but he is adequate enough. He still has quite a bit of upside too. Outlaw has shown he is in the league to stay too.

What are your thoughts? WWKPD? (What Would Kevin Pritchard Do?)