Bobby Simmons - Lost in Translation

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The forgotten man in all this week’s wheelin’ and dealin’ and draftin’ was and is Bobby Simmons , The league’s Most Improved Player, 2004-05, and arguably the most successful D-Leaguer in the NBA. “He will be a rotation player for us. He made the deal work,” Rod Thorn told WFAN on Thursday in what has passed for comment from the Nets’ front office on Simmons. He has been lost ... [link]

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Monday Bullets
Published 6/30/2008 at ESPN.com - True Hoop - Blog
... interfered with the outcome of games. The government might have decided not to prosecute for a myriad of reasons, including a lack of evidence or conflicting evidence; because the statute of limitations had expired; or because the information Donaghy provided was inaccurate. Prosecutors did not say yesterday whether Donaghy knowingly lied." Charles Barkley doesn't think there's a free agent good enough for Philadelphia to give up its cap space. Don't forget that Bobby Simmons is also a Net now, and, when healthy, he can ...

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