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Broken Record: Jazz Frontcourt Remains The Same, So Expect Same Results

 
What was the biggest shocker in recent memory? Certainly, it was Michael Jackson, the crowned leader of pop passing away at the ripe age of 50. Hey, even Billy Mays died. Shocking, I know. For those Jazz fans biting their nails, chewing on bath towels and clawing at their walls in anticipation of Tuesday's events, these followers wanted the exact developments to be squeezed out of the press as soon as possible. Who was going to get suckered into paying Carlos Boozer? Detroit, please, please, please, be Detroit. They just canned their underachieving coach and need a new cornerstone to build around, Jazz fans concluded. Turns out, the ultimate five-buck magician pulled another jackrabbit out of an old, moldy hat. The same guy that said back in December of 2008 that he was going to opt-out so he would "no matter what, get a raise, regardless," waved his fingers, spoke alakazam and voila, once again, the superlative con artist in the National Basketball Association hushed his critics ... (link)

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