There doesn't seem to be a ton of geographical sense to your posts sometimes.

Obviously the Blazers weren't winning a chip with Aldridge and this cast, I mean at what point did that even seem like a possibility? That doesn't ipso facto mean they are better off without him. Here is the question at the heart of this: Will Lillard be a better centerpiece in his prime than Aldridge? The other question is will Lillard reach that prime while Aldridge is still in his?