The Marshall plan in Portland
David Thorpe
April 26, 2012

Going into the 2011-12 season, Portland's front office, coaches, players and fans felt this team could be a dark horse contender for the NBA title. Just a few short weeks later, the coach was fired, ...
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HAMSQUAD757 
They should draft Andre Drummond and Kendall Marshall
330 Days ago
mpenias 
why are the Nets not included in any of the mock drafts? Until they are definitely out of the top-3, at least give the fans something to read about. no respect
11 Days ago
avgjoe1981 
I say Marshall is the right pick at point. i see a bit Steve Nash there. Drummond would be great if still around. i think he can be a more mature version of cousins
22 Days ago
tampabay 503 
we need a center sooooooooo bad, i love prizz but him and kurt both only have a couple more years if that, drummond would be money, perry jones athletic ability would be great too, but we already have two good power forwards in aldrigde, and hickson, so this one is a tuffy, if by a miricle happens and we get the number 1 and the number 4 i think i would $@%! my pants it is seriously unlikly but micircles do happen, and we derserve it i think, we have been cursed for so long its time fate gave us a fighting chance
22 Days ago
AlexMVP_ESPN 
We definitely need a PG here in Portland but I think with Kurt Thomas and Joel Pryzbilla having question marks in their future, I'd feel better with drafting Andre Drummond with the first pick (if he's still around) and Tyler Zeller with the second pick. We need some stability at the center position which we haven't had for a very long time. Drafting two bigs would definitely help both prospects grow together. PG is needed, but not as bad as center. And while we're on the topic of the future, I should mention that Raymond Felton should only be resigned IF Mike D'Antoni becomes the new head coach. Felton was awesome with Amare in NY when Mike was coach and I think he could definitely do the same thing here with LA in a better system. Raymond has said numerous times that he wants to stay, he just has to be in a better style.
22 Days ago
gaucho_alum2002 
David, thanks for taking the time to give Portland some love. It's been an especially depressing season here in the Rose City. I agree Marshall will be a great pro and would be estatic if he ended up a Blazer. I expect his outside shooting to continually improve over time and, while he will never be an elite defeder with his average speed and athletism, believe he can become a good positional defender.
22 Days ago
D555J 
if you are gonna headline this article then make it say "Portland Draft Needs"
22 Days ago
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