<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">After a stumbling, bumbling preseason, the 6-11 Magloire has settled into a more productive role off the bench, averaging 5.7 points and 5.5 rebounds in 19 minutes per game. His minutes have increased since early December ? in his last 15 games, he has played 20 minutes or more 12 times. That has not been enough for Magloire, an All-Star with New Orleans in 2003-04. ?It?s frustrating for me, because I worked so hard in the offseason, in the weight room and on my body,? Magloire says. ?To have to settle for the playing time I get, it?s difficult.? Unlike Przybilla, Magloire has consulted with McMillan and management about his minutes. ?I?ve talked with everybody about the opportunity to play more,? he says. If his playing time doesn?t increase, Magloire would like to be dealt before the Feb. 22 trade deadline. ?I like Portland,? he says. ?If it works out here, if I can play more than I?m playing, fine. If it?s somewhere else, that?s fine as well. I?m going to stay professional, keep working hard, and something will give soon.? Magloire, 28, is more potent offensively than Przybilla and has been slightly more effective on the boards (one rebound every 3.5 minutes to Przybilla?s 4.2). Przybilla is much better as a defender and shot-blocker.</div> Source
