I think if you take the emotions out of it and follow the clues. I challenge anybody to go through the clues and come up with a different team that will deliver the following:
- Eastern Conference team - Quick on 1/29/09
- PG & SF that will make them a championship caliber team - Quick on 1/29/09
- Non-playoff team - Rice early Oct.
- Former all-star - Barrett on 12/29/08
- ages 26-28 - Wheeler on 1/6/09
- 3rd & 4th scoring options that will take the double teams off of Roy and Aldridge - Pritchard on 12/15/08
- Wizards - PG: Gilbert Arenas (27), all-star ’05-’07 and SF: Caron Butler (28), all-star ’07-‘08
- Pacers - PG: TJ Ford (25) and SF: Mike Dunleavy (28)
- Nets - PG: Keyon Dooling (28) and SF: Vince Carter (31), All-Star ’00-‘07
- Raptors - PG: Jose Calderon (27) and SF: Jason Kapono (27)
- Bulls - PG: Kirk Hinrich (28) and SF: Loul Deng (23)
- Hornets - PG: Raymond Felton (24) and SF: Gerald Wallace (26)
- Knicks - PG: Stephon Marbury (31), all-star ’01 & ‘03 and SF: Al Harrington (28)
- There is only 4 former all-stars on the non-playoff teams in the East - Arenas, Butler, Carter & Marbury
- PG & SF combo that will make the Blazers a championship caliber team - Washington, Pacers & Chicago
- If you combine the age range of 26-28 with former all-star and PG & SF - Washington is the team with two former all-stars that would vault the Blazers as a championship caliber team.