August 14, 2003 Blazers general manager John Nash joined us on Thursday, August 14 to talk about the state of the Blazers. Will Damon be back? What about Rasheed? Has Ruben Patterson requested a trade? Listen to Nash's takes below: 1 - What's the latest on Arvydas Sabonis? Nash's take: "(Thursday), we terminated the contract of Arvydas Sabonis..." 2 - What are your main goals right now? Will the team's image be improved? Nash's take: "1) to improve the image of the team, 2) was to continue to win games...and finally, we were going to make an effort to get our payroll under control." 3 - Is any player on the roster untouchable? Nash's take: "No, I don't think you'd ever say that...I think Zach Randolph is one of our young guys that we would be very, very reluctant to part with..." 4 - Can the Blazers be competitive in the Western Conference with the current roster? Nash's take: "Because (Zach Randolph and Qyntel Woods) will get more of an opportunity, we should be able to continue to compete." 5 - Have you talked to any of the players since you took over as general manager? Nash's take: "I have met and talked with most of the players, some of them have been here in person. Derek Anderson came in about a week ago, Ruben Patterson was in here earlier this week...They're getting ready, and I think vacation's over." 6 - What is your relationship with Rasheed Wallace like? Nash's take: "I'd say it's professional." 7 - Have you spoken with Rasheed? Nash's take: "I have not spoken to Rasheed. We've missed each other a couple of times." 8 - What's your view on Wallace refusing a child's request for an autograph? Nash's take: "Obviously, you like for your players to give autographs...I didn't see the incident that was reported in the paper. I don't know exactly what happened." 9 - Do you feel pressure to trade Rasheed? Nash's take: "My job is not necessarily to satisfy the community that doesn't like Rasheed, my job is to do the best I can for the Portland Trail Blazers." 10 - Without commenting directly on trade rumors, does a player like Pau Gasol represent equal value for Rasheed Wallace? Nash's take: "Yeah, because of (Gasol's) potential. He is a marvelous player." 11 - Is the rumored Nets/Blazers trade dead? Nash's take: "We continue to talk to any and every team that has interest in talking to us in the league. I'm hopeful that we have a couple of irons in the fire that might materialize." 12 - Can you put a timeframe on when you might make a deal? Nash's take: "I would have expected by now to accomplish something. I'm a little disappointed that we haven't been able to." 13 - Can Zach and Ruben co-exist? Nash's take: "I recognize they have a history, but they may have no choice." --

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