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For those who think that the LA Clippers made out like bandits by getting Chris Paul …

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Carl Landry re-signs with New Orleans

With the NBA intent on maintaining as much financial flexibility as possible before selling the Hornets, Landry was offered a bigger number on a one-year basis and took it.

Landry’s agent, Mark Bartelstein, told The Associated Press that Landry agreed to only a one-year deal because of the Hornets’ “uncertain ownership situation.”

Landry was eager to keep playing for Hornets coach Monty Williams after a successful stint last season …

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you might need to re-evaluate that perspective …

STARTERS: Jack-J + Gordon-E + Ariza-T + Landry-C + Okafor-E

KEY SUBS: Belinelli-M + Pondexter-Q + Aminu-AF + Smith-J + Kaman-C

RESERVES: White-T + Andersen-C

EXTRAS/OUTS: ? + Summers-D + ?

if the Hornets keep adding high value players like Carl Landry to their roster, and THE OTHER NBA franchise in Los Angeles does not.

Surveying the NBA landscape, via the net, any given day, can be like wading through a haystack in search of a needle.

That said … 

some of what struck these eyes as noteworthy, from around the association, yesterday were these two simple pearls, from Monty Williams [Assistant Coach] and Ben ‘the blogger’, respectively, at the Trailblazers’ first day of training camp:

A Few Thoughts from Practice

I)

“… on my way out I said, ‘They look good.’

Monty replied, ‘They ARE good.’

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II) 

The main takeaway from today for me was the challenge that Nate faces.  It’s one thing to diagram a depth chart on paper, it’s another to see all those big, multi-talented, athletic, versatile bodies all on the floor at once, going at it full-speed.  Lots of choices. Baskin Robbins status.

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It’s the dawn of a new day in Portland, and … if Greg Oden can just manage to stay healthy … whoever might sleep on this crew, this season, is going to be in store for a Rude Awakening.

This team is deep, skilled, long and very athletic … with a solid head coach.

NOTE: To think that some Raptors’ fans actually believe that Toronto [41-41] is somehow ahead of Portland [41-41], right now … i.e. Are we better than the Blazers right now? … is head-scratching stuff.