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Fri Jan 25, 2008 6:52 am EST

Blazers GM denies rumors: "We're not making any trades"

Don't listen to the trade rumors being floated these days involving the Portland Trail Blazers. They are false.

So says Blazers general manager Kevin Pritchard, who on Tuesday shot down the latest scenarios offered by ESPN's Ric Bucher: Joel Przybilla to the Los Angeles Clippers for Sam Cassell and Jarrett Jack and another player to the Cleveland Cavaliers for Larry Hughes.

"We're not making any trades,'' Pritchard said Tuesday afternoon. "I mean, why? What benefit is there? If I did a trade right now that didn't pan out, I would be crucified. What would be my motivation to trade — we have a good young team that likes each other and is playing well.''

Source: Oregonian

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1. Posted by ip f Fri Jan 25, 2008 6:55 am EST
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you have a good thing going. let them develop and play together
2. Posted by The Pink Mist Fri Jan 25, 2008 7:05 am EST
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Why on earth would a red-hot young team like Portland make silly trades like those? They've exceeded expectations already this year, have some cap space this off-season, and get Oden back next year to boot. I'd just stay put.
3. Posted by jigga Fri Jan 25, 2008 7:24 am EST
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blazers are going to the finals
4. Posted by jigga Fri Jan 25, 2008 7:25 am EST
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blazers are going to the finals
5. Posted by Cloud S Fri Jan 25, 2008 8:13 am EST
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LOL larry hughes!! to put more cap space into their team? lmao gotta love these ESPN "Analysts"
6. Posted by Krano Fri Jan 25, 2008 9:01 am EST
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finals are a stretch this year. top 5 in the west too good - whoever comes out of the west will have to knock off 2 or 3 exceptional teams to get there. but the future could not be brighter for the blazers. oddly enough i think the oden injury will work out very well for his career in the long run and for the team. now instead of being expected to come in and save the team from being terrible, next year he will have to come in and earn his spot on a team thats already very good and still on the rise. there will still be high expectations for oden but some of the monumental pressure will be off. use the cap room on rudy fernandez possibly coming over from spain (if the buyout with joventut works out) or a decent free agent and this team is a force next year.
7. Posted by matrix Fri Jan 25, 2008 9:10 am EST
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8. Posted by Yanks Sux Fri Jan 25, 2008 9:45 am EST
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Why would you want to break -up a team that is playing well.... it's not like it is the Nets or Knicks who need to break-up their teams!
9. Posted by aararm Fri Jan 25, 2008 10:24 am EST
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as a cavs fan, we would owe the blazers our lives if they wanted to take larry hughes off of our hands. the city of cleveland would consider that the trade of the century. getting a good young guard for an overpaid dud with the worst shot selection in the nba would be the best thing danny ferry has done since taking over.
10. Posted by who 2 Fri Jan 25, 2008 10:30 am EST
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please take larry hughes...anybody...please........
11. Posted by rodney p Fri Jan 25, 2008 10:32 am EST
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WHO WOULD TRADE 4 HUGHES. HE HAS A HIGH SALARY AND ALWAYS AND I MEANS ALWAYS INJURED! This team has good chemistry. they are a TEAM( not too many of those in the NBA)
12. Posted by jc Fri Jan 25, 2008 10:36 am EST
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Who makes up these "rumors"? Doug Collins? On a brighter note I have bought a bus and will be driving the streets looking for Robin L and the like to run down with it.
13. Posted by LAKERS 4 LIFE Fri Jan 25, 2008 11:13 am EST
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The blazers are fine...they do not need to mess up with the chemistry!
go lakers!!!
14. Posted by andy z Fri Jan 25, 2008 11:19 am EST
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Good GMs understand Loyalty, and Kevin Pritchard is one of them. He's so right, there young, and have great chemistry. Why break it up?
15. Posted by Jimbo Fri Jan 25, 2008 11:49 am EST
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Who makes up these rumors? The National Inquirer editors... after a couple of fifths of Bourbon.
16. Posted by MARIUS C Fri Jan 25, 2008 11:51 am EST
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Leave the team a lone their are young and playing well together and will only get better and be a playoff team for a lot of years to come.
17. Posted by Jimmy Fri Jan 25, 2008 12:40 pm EST
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Larry Hughes and Eric Snow for Oden
18. Posted by Lenny Fri Jan 25, 2008 1:10 pm EST
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Sam i am is old and on his way out. He has like one big game then sits out like four games. Remember when Larry Hughes was good that one year?
19. Posted by Santosias Fri Jan 25, 2008 1:32 pm EST
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of course they aren't going to make a trade. There was never even any rumors to begin with. The reporters are just trying to find a story. If it ain't broken don't fix it. And right now, the Blazers are far from broken.
20. Posted by Dauwbie Fri Jan 25, 2008 1:48 pm EST
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why would anyone want an old alien (Cassell) to ruin their young players??? Alien er Cassell is all about himself. He should have been swept out with the Star Wars aliens. Jack needs to stay put, all is well in Blazerland.
21. Posted by sportsnut888 Fri Jan 25, 2008 2:20 pm EST
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Jarrett Jack AND another player for Larry Hughes? That would be an insane trade, and Pritchard should be crucified if he made that one.
Sam I am would bring them a veteran, but do they want to mess with the good chemistry they have now (not that Sam would be a bad thing for the chemistry). I agree, stand pat.
22. Posted by Blazer Fri Jan 25, 2008 2:27 pm EST
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Maybe Dana came up with these lame trades between martinis. Pryzbilla and Jack are comming into their own, and Nobody wants Larry Chews. All Portland needs is time and Mr. Oden. The peices are all there now for a die-nasty! Best GM/Coach combo anywhere!! Go Blazers!!!!
23. Posted by d.demp Fri Jan 25, 2008 2:27 pm EST
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why would any team want to break up obvious positive chemistry among their players?
stoopid analysts need something to talk about.
24. Posted by Spazz Fri Jan 25, 2008 2:38 pm EST
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Chemistry can go up in smoke very quickly. Get titles when you can get them. If you can trade to make yourself better NOW, you do it.
25. Posted by Emperor S Fri Jan 25, 2008 2:44 pm EST
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They gotta be crazy to trade ANYBODY from that team. The Portland TrailBlazers are a great team, much like Celtics and Suns, they have a bunch of players who are not at all selfish. And plus, when Oden come back? Wow, they will be hard to stop. They are going to the playoffs this year, don't know if they'll get past the Spurs, Dallas, and Suns or Lakers, but I do believe they'll be ready next year with Oden to take it all the way.