NBA.com's Blazers preview (2003)
http://www.nba.com/preview2003/por.html
MAN ON THE SPOT
Zach Attack
Big Zach Randolph (6-9, 270) averaged less than 17 minutes
per game in 2002-03 as the Blazers experimented with a
variety of rotations, but it was impossible to ignore his
performances when he got significant playing time. Randolph
posted 15.5 ppg and 8.0 rpg in the 11 games he started,
compared to just 7.3 ppg and 3.9 rpg as a reserve. In the
first round of the playoffs, when Portland fell to Dallas
in seven games, Randolph was a bully in the paint, leading
the team with 8.7 rpg and scoring 13.9 ppg on .525 shooting.
Now, with Rasheed Wallace content to play more of a perimeter
game and 34-year-old Dale Davis looking at reduced minutes,
the Blazers are counting on Randolph -- in just his third
season -- to be the go-to post player they once hoped Wallace
would become. "I have to get (Randolph) on the floor because
he is so productive," coach Maurice Cheeks told The Oregonian.
"He is going to be an important player for us."
SEASON OUTLOOK
Once again the Blazers' collection of personalities makes
them one of the NBA's more enigmatic squads. Gone are veteran
influences Scottie Pippen and Arvydas Sabonis, leaving open
the question of who will emerge as a team leader. On the court,
6-5 swingman Bonzi Wells (15.2 ppg) is at times an unguardable
talent, but also inconsistent offensively. Like Randolph, he
stepped up in the postseason, averaging 19.0 ppg to lead the
team.
Wallace, 6-11 with range, has seemingly not capitalized on his
potential. He has shown he can take what he wants around the
basket, and was the high scorer in Portland (18.1 ppg) last
season, but often he launches long-range shots from the wing;
in 2002-03, he ranked second only to guard Derek Anderson in
three-point attempts. How aggressive Wallace is at both ends
of the floor, and how well Wells complements him, will in large
part determine the Blazers' playoff fortunes in 2003-04.
FANTASY STOCK WATCH
Zach Randolph:Increased responsibility after big
performances to close last season.
Derek Anderson:If Blazers go with big lineup,
Anderson will be headed to the bench.
SCOUTING REPORT
"It's going to seem funny not seeing Sabonis rumbling
down the floor, they'll miss him… They'll miss Scottie
too, not that he was a great scorer, but he settled
down all the personalities … They could go small with
Damon Stoudamire at point guard again… They have some
very talented people, the thing is, what about the
chemistry in the locker room… Rasheed Wallace needs
to stay in the low post, he's so hard to guard down
there… Last season he had a tendency to drift outside,
but they need someone down there, especially with Sabonis
gone … Zach Randolph, I don't know if they're going to
play him at power forward or center… They need to keep
him out on the floor and out of foul trouble."
-- NBA assistant coach
PROJECTED ROTATION
PLAYER/2002-03 STATS PPG RPG APG
PG Damon Stoudamire 6.9 2.6 3.5
SG Bonzi Wells 15.2 5.3 3.3
SF Rasheed Wallace 18.1 7.4 2.1
PF Zach Randolph 8.4 4.5 0.5
C Dale Davis 7.4 7.2 1.2
G Derek Anderson 13.9 3.5 4.3
G Jeff McInnis 5.8 1.3 2.3
F-G Ruben Patterson 8.3 3.4 1.3
F Qyntel Woods 2.4 1.0 0.2
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PLAYERS ADD
F Travis Outlaw Draft
C Nedzad Sinanovic Draft
PLAYERS LOST
G Antonio Daniels Free agent
C Chris Dudley Retired
G-F Scottie Pippen Free agent
C Arvydas Sabonis Retired
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