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Breaking The Ceiling: Summer League with Elton Brown
Breaking The Ceiling: Summer League with Elton Brown
Elton Brown looks terrifying on the floor.  In person?  He's like a teddy bear.  A big friendly teddy bear that you're kind of concerned will eat you. A physical bruiser known for his ability to bang down low and battle with bigs for offensive rebounds, Brown is a physical warrior on the court.  Surprisingly, his attitude is a lot more laid back in person.  Though ...
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Summer league notes, via the 'sphere
Ball Don't Lie — ... Ridiculous Upside: "Elton Brown looks terrifying on the floor. In person? He's like a teddy bear. A big friendly teddy bear that you're kind of concerned will eat you. A physical bruiser known for his ability to bang down low and battle with bigs for offensive rebounds, Brown is a physical warrior on the court. Surprisingly, his attitude is a lot more laid back in person. Though people around him say he can be acerbic when provoked, he genuinely comes off as an easy going guy. The confidence is stunning for an undrafted player out of Virginia, who's spent ...

Tuesday Bullets
ESPN.com - TrueHoop — ... Elton Brown is a good story. He's from Allen Iverson's corner of Virginia, and as a too-short and too-wide big man he has never quite been able to make it to the NBA, despite good numbers and results in the D-League and Israel. Now he's a little slimmer and was a bull around the basket in summer league, where he averaged a double-double. I have heard from all kinds of people that Brown is now about to get his shot in the NBA. ...

Tuesday Bullets
College Basketball by Collegehoops.net — ... Elton Brown is a good story. He's from Allen Iverson's corner of Virginia, and as a too-short and too-wide big man he has never quite been able to make it to the NBA, despite good numbers and results in the D-League and Israel. Now he's a little slimmer and was a bull around the basket in summer league, where he averaged a double-double. I have heard from all kinds of people that Brown is now about to get his shot in the NBA. ...

Elton Brown Interview
The Nugg Doctor - A Denver Nuggets Blog — ... recently had the chance to talk with Nuggets' Summer League player Elton Brown. Now, we all know about the newly acquired Philadelphia 76er Elton Brand, but how much do you know about an, "an undrafted player out of Virginia, who's spent time in the D-League, Greece, and Israel, and is now competing again for an NBA roster spot." ...

Some Catch Up Links Featuring Elton Brown and Ron Artest
Pickaxe And Roll — ... you all could enjoy it too.  Well, I am about a week late throwing out the links to the very insightful series.  Brown may never be a Denver Nugget, but if he is not at least invited to camp it will be a crime.   You owe it to yourself to check out Matt’s three part post called Breaking the Ceiling featuring Elton Brown.    Part one...   ...

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