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Barack Obama or John McCain: NBA Rookies Decide
Barack Obama or John McCain: NBA Rookies Decide
Rose is voting for the CHI We stopped through the Jordan L. Mott school in the Bronx (167th St. between College and Morris Aves.) this morning, where busloads of NBA rookies - Derrick Rose, Kevin Love, O.J. Mayo and others from the '08 draft alongside '07 draftees Greg Oden and Luis Scola - led elementary school [...]
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The 10-man rotation, starring Rashad McCants' date
Ball Don't Lie — ... Time All-Stars. Sketching a replacement/reinforcement mascot for Golden State's besieged Thunder. SF: New Jersey Nets. Brook Lopez, Ryan Anderson and CDR want you to secure your Nets seats. SG: Indy Cornrows. Danny Granger: loves Batman, hates bats. PG: The Painted Area. An excellent collection of stories on two of the greatest centers to ever play. 6th: Dime. "NBA Rookies 4 Obama!" 7th: Another48Minutes. From Anthony ...

Friday Night Open Run
World Hoops Blog — :: Dime Mag: Barack Obama or John McCain: NBA Rookies Decide - You mean young black guys are going to vote for a young black guy? Shocking stuff (Says a Ron Paul Libertarian voting for Barak.) Joe Alexander on his choice; Yeah, man. Barack. He’s the man. Actually I was convinced by Nas’ new album, I don’t know if you heard it, but his last song is about Barack. It’s pretty good. :: ...

Wolves Updates 09/06
TWolves Blog - Minnesota Timberwolves News and Articles — ... Posted by SG Saturday, 06 September 2008 From Andrew Katz/Dime Magazine: We stopped through the Jordan L. Mott school in the Bronx (167th St. between College and Morris Aves.) this morning, where busloads of NBA rookies - Derrick Rose, Kevin Love, O.J. Mayo and others from the 08 draft alongside 07 draftees Greg Oden and Luis Scola - led elementary school kids through teamwork building exercises as part of the Rookie Transition Program... After they finished playing with the kids, we thought it was time to take on some adult matters. Now that the Democratic National ...

Seatowning 9-7, Felix-Bedard-Morrow..Very Nice
SeaTown Sports — ... +American League MVP? [FanGraphs] +NBA rookies like Barack Obama overwhelmingly [Dime]  Fantasy/Shoes +Fantasy Football: Sleepers [Fake Teams] +Fantasy Football: Check out your future prize ...

Monday Fashion Links
Canis Hoopus — ... RotoEvil has a fantasy preview of the Wolves up. The big concern expressed here is the effect of better teammates on Al's production. Fair from a fantasy perspective, but If Al dipped by a couple points or rebounds, I'll take the tradeoff as long as Miller, Foye and Love are playing well. Round-by-round roundup: Jefferson: Late 3rd - 4th Miller: 5th - 6th Foye: 8th - 9th Love: 9th - 10th Gomes: 11th - 12th Dime has a story on some rookies being asked for their opinions on the Presidential election. ...

Friday Notes: Skiles' challenges, Alexander votes Jefferson and Obama, FSN schedule
Brew Hoop — ... Sessions/Michael Redd backcourt doesn’t quite measure up to Kidd/Carter. Is Jefferson good enough to vault the Bucks into the playoffs on his own? Not really. Dime poses the question: Which new NBA offseason acquisition will have the biggest impact? Joe Alexander tells Dime it's Richard Jefferson, in between raving about Ramon Sessions. Dime also reports that Alexander, apparently inspired by Nas, is voting for Obama in '08. Dime is attempting to determine the best backcourt of the last 20 ...

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