We got better offers from other teams, even the L*kers. We sent him home to Houston as a favor and got jack squat in return. Literally, Otis Thorpe was the best piece in that trade and he was a shell of his former self. And it doesn't matter where he's from. When you get inducted by the NBA and you have played 11.5 years in Portland where you were at your peak and then 3.5 relatively over-the-hill years in Houston and wear the jersey of the latter, it's a slap in the face to us. It would be like Jordan identifying as a Wizard rather than a Bull.
Exactly, its our fault for getting jack in return. My home town means a lot to me. You play the game to win a championship, bottom line.
