Jack and Blake had already surpassed Telfair on the depth chart in ‘05-’06, so I don’t know what Danny Ainge was thinking. Actually, before the Ray Allen trade, no one knew what Danny Ainge was thinking. He pretty much almost got fired for giving Brandon Roy away. He has since solved that problem (for the time being).

But Portland is in great shape, as long as everyone pans out the way they are expected to, which remains to be seen.

I think the Bucks have some interesting pieces to work with, and in the hands of a good GM, and with a little luck, you may have something. What I’ve learned from Portland (also not a big market team) is to find players who want to be good team guys. As long as they are there, they will bleed for Milwaukee. Those guys can be found, and, fortunately, there are getting to be more and more of them coming out of college. When Portland started to really rebuild, with Kevin Pritchard as GM, everyone involved knew it was going to be a process that took years, not months. Granted, Oden will speed that process up immensely for us, but 6% for you is higher than the 5.3% we had last year.

I’m still expecting another Portland miracle come lottery day, but the Bucks at #2 with Michael Beasley would be awfully good for you guys too. Best of luck! I’ll be pullin’ for you!