Jack Ready To Take Point In Portland 12th September, 2006 - 4:33 am The Oregonian - After one of the busiest offseasons in franchise history -- which included seven trades and four draft picks -- the Blazers have all but spotlighted Jarrett Jack as the focal point of their newest push toward respectability. Gone is former starting point guard Steve Blake, who was traded to Milwaukee. And gone is the franchise's former sweetheart, Sebastian Telfair, whose flashy play and marketable personality were traded to Boston. Jack will enter training camp as the biggest point guard and the best defender, and with a reputation of being both steady and heady after a rookie season in which he said his left ankle never was 100 percent. Still, Jack said he doesn't want to get too far ahead of himself and think the position has been handed to him. "Obviously, this is a big opportunity for me to come in and log a bunch of minutes, but I'm not going in (to training camp) saying I'm the starting point guard, or this and that," Jack said. "I'm going to go into camp just like everybody else, trying to earn every minute I get. If I'm able to get the starting spot, then fine. But I want to go in there and earn the respect of my teammates and coaches." Other options for Portland at point guard include newly acquired Dan Dickau, who is rehabilitating a major injury to an Achilles' tendon, and Sergio Rodriguez, a raw but talented rookie from Spain. http://tinyurl.com/q6mc5 http://tinyurl.com/olkas --

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