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BLAZERS TRAINING CAMP GUIDE
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Location Trail Blazers training facility; Portland, Ore.
Preseason schedule (all times ET)
Oct. 8: Utah, 10 p.m. Oct. 10: L.A. Clippers, 10 p.m. Oct. 11: at Golden State, 10:30 p.m. Oct. 14: Golden State, 10 p.m. Oct. 16: Seattle, 10 p.m. Oct. 18: at Houston, 8:30 p.m. Oct. 22: at Sacramento, 10 p.m.
Team roster | Depth chart | Offseason moves
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Camp question
The question in Portland is always the same: Can they stay out of their own way? Already one of the most troubled teams in the league, the Blazers added bad boy Jeff McInnis and troubled youngster Qyntel Woods. They are also bringing back Arvydas Sabonis, who was last seen being hit in the head with a towel by Rasheed Wallace.
Camp project
The Blazers need to improve their team chemistry. No more outbursts about playing time. No more technical-foul rampages by Wallace. No more insults lobbed at the fans. Simply, no more distractions. This team has enough talent, now it must find a way to bring it all together.
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FANTASY GAMES KEY CAMPER
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Who to watch: The way it stands now, point guard is a crowded position in Portland. But Antonio Daniels, with the size and scoring ability to emerge, has a leg up on Jeff McInnis and Damon Stoudamire. Daniels has always been on the cusp of breaking through, but this Portland team would give him the scoring chances he didn't get as a Spur. — Eric Karabell
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Camp comeback
The big question is Sabonis, and what he has lost -- or gained -- in his one-year hiatus from the league. Did it improve his health? His outlook? Or simply deteriorate his vast skill set? He is important because he is one of the only bodies big enough to guard Shaquille O'Neal.
Camp controversy
Damon Stoudamire already has said he wants to start at point guard or be traded. Given his arrest for marijuana possession, the Blazers would like to grant Stoudamire that wish. But because of his contract, that may not happen, which means the team needs to determine who their point guard is going to be among Stoudamire, McInnis and Antonio Daniels.
Frank Hughes, who covers the NBA for the Tacoma (Wash.) News-Tribune, is a regular contributor to ESPN.com.