Hooped Up

The Blazers, who have been hurt this season by inconsistent play at the position, did more than window shop for a point guard at the Feb. 21 trading deadline. A Western Conference source said the Blazers heavily pursued Toronto point guard Jose Calderon, only to have their offers rebuffed by the Raptors. Pritchard, the general manager, hemmed and hawed last week before saying it’s too early to pass judgment on Steve Blake, Jarrett Jack and Sergio Rodriguez. And McMillan, the coach, paused before diplomatically saying each point guard excels in a different area of the game.

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