<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">There has been much ado among the Blazer faithful about the future of the point guard position and how Jarrett Jack and Sergio Rodriguez fit together. Jack's recent play makes it clear that, well, nothing is clear yet. Point guard has been a big topic the last few years, ever since it became clear Damon Stoudamire was on his way out when his contract expired. The Trail Blazers made a splash in the 2004 draft when they seemed to reach on high school phenom Sebastian Telfair in the lottery. With veteran Nick Van Exel on board, Telfair became the future. Well, until the 2005 draft at least. That's when the Blazers acquired Jarrett Jack in trade. After Stoudamire and Van Exel were turned loose as free agents, the Blazers signed Steve Blake as a third guard. The plan was still that Telfair was the future, Jack could be solid, and Blake was a stopgap. As things turned out, all three of them could play. Last summer the Blazers traded Telfair - the future - on draft day to get Brandon Roy to the Boston Celtics, traded Blake to get Jamaal Magloire, and bought the draft rights to Sergio Rodriguez. The Blazers also acquired Dan Dickau in the Telfair trade. Just like that, plans changed. Jack became the point guard of now, Rodriguez a wait and see, and Dickau the stopgap while everyone waited and saw with Rodriguez. Despite the fact Jack was the player kept, people didn't seem to be sold. When Rodriguez showed amazing talent in preseason and early in the regular season - relegating Dickau to third-string, people began to wonder how long until Rodriguez became the now and Jack the backup. Trouble with that scenario is Jack isn't making it very realistic.</div> Source
