The Claw.

The title of the post really is nothing relevant to the content.

Jason Quick on KFXX

Outlaw's summer league averages

Telfair's summer league averages

Webster's summer league averages

Here are some of the players that media and other fans suggested we should have taken with the 3rd pick (before we traded for the..)6th pick..

Chris Paul

Channing Frye

Gerald Green

Antoine Wright

And of course, we hired Nate McMillan.

Seattle fans were a little displeased, to say the least.

Seattle fans react

A great thread of Sonic fans suggesting they burn Nate's jersey in the above link.

Another Nate article

From Bob Lochner, who does The Light Side for The Oregonian.

Steve Jones, staying or leaving?

An article by the Tribune on Blazers Broadcaster Steve "The Snapper" Jones.

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I am pleased by the Nate McMillan hiring. At first, I was so-so. He has developed some nice players in Seattle with Ridnour and Rashard Lewis. I believe he can do the same for our youngsters, along with instilling defense in them. I feel many of our youngsters are receptive to positive reinforcement, as long as it is constant.

Not like Cheeks, who is one moment your buddy, but then is humiliating you in the video room.

I am really impressed by Martell's maturity, as demonstrated in Jason Quick's article today.

He is wise beyond his years, which has become a refreshing change lately with Sebastian and Martell being drafted, instead of the Qyntel's of the world.

Tomorrow is game three for Portland in the Vegas summer league, where they will playing the Dallas Mavericks at 5pm.

Marquis Daniels will be in that game, although I do not believe Devin Harris (who has been disappointing thus far, for a top five pick in his second year.) will be because he was fouled hard by Gerald Green yesterday and couldn't even shoot his free throws.

Marquis is a good defender who could put the clamps down on Martell or Travis. Let us all hope they can figure him out and score on him.