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Deconstructing a Confusing Suns/Bobcats Trade
Deconstructing a Confusing Suns/Bobcats Trade
I'm not sure how Gerald Wallace wasn't part of the the gigantic Suns/Bobcats trade that went down last night. We've heard months of rumors about him leaving Charlotte, and supposedly Richardson's contract made him the untrade-able one. And yet here those Cats are, unloading a contract that, ...
BREAKING NEWS!!! Suns/Bobcats 5 player trade
BREAKING NEWS!!! Suns/Bobcats 5 player trade
sports2debate.com — Bobcats might have gotten the best end of this deal. Agree or disagree? Debate it at sports2debate.com... (more) BREAKING NEWS!!! Suns/Bobcats 5 player trade
Boris Diaw + Larry Brown: Must Watch T.V.
Boris Diaw + Larry Brown: Must Watch T.V.
nba.fanhouse.com — by Tom Ziller B. Edwards told y'all Phoenix shook up its core/corps/corpse by swapping out Raja Bell... , Boris Diaw and Sean Singletary for Jason Richardson and Jared Dudley. J-Rich in a Suns jersey will provide all sorts of real basketball fodder ... (more) Boris Diaw + Larry Brown: Must Watch T.V.
 Hollinger: Phoenix Suns deal themselves back into a potent offensive force
Hollinger: Phoenix Suns deal themselves back into a potent offensive force
sports.espn.go.com — GM Steve Kerr has faced a lot of questions during his short stewardship of the Suns, but... the only question to ask after Wednesday's trade with Charlotte is whether he was wearing a ski mask. The deal for Jason Richardson , Jared Dudley and a 2010 ... (more) Hollinger: Phoenix Suns deal themselves back into a ...
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Grant Hill reacts to the Jason Richardson/Raja Bell/Boris Diaw trade
LOL JocksDeconstructing a Confusing Suns/Bobcats Trade [The Sporting Blog]

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freedarko.com — ... . Not quite the same absurdist overtones, but I get my licks in, and I have been constantly churning out material there throughout this long, fun ordeal. Like today, you can find my reaction to that joint-popping Suns/Cats trade. So many memories, so many faces, so many photos and media that we may or may not post up here in the future. Yes, KGB Radio night, I'm talking primarily about you. I've also watched hardly a game these last few weeks, so bear with me as I try and muster up a post to prove that yes, I still belong to you, you belong to me, and in heaven no one will ...

Thursday Links
Sports — Almost through this week, which brings us closer to Week 15 in the NFL, the second round of fantasy playoffs and the first withdrawals from College Football. Here’s what you need to kill the last 2 hours of this day: How about an absolutely horrific sports injury to kick things off? (Deadspin) Hilarious SNL Digital Short from this past weekend. (NBC.com) Someone get this guy a beer! (ESPN) Good take on the robbery, er, I mean trade between the Suns and Bobcats. (The Sporting Blog) If you aren’t reading the ...

The Charlotte Bobcats Are Now Interesting
Ladies... — ... hotties, Boris Diaw and Raja Bell, got traded to the Bobcats for DILF Jason Richardson. (Don’t judge me. He’s J-Rich, for god’s sake.) Unfortunately for the hotness/goodness-ratio theory, this will probably make the Suns a better team; neither Boris nor Raja are fitting in under the new Suns regime, and besides which, Boris hasn’t particularly been any good since 2006 at the latest.But, who cares? They’re pretty. ...

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hardwoodparoxysm.blogspot.com 12/11/2008 — Please, tell me it was all a dream. Tell me I'm having a terrible, terrible nightmare. I WANT TO WAKE UP, DAMMIT. I DON'T WANT TO LIVE IN A WORLD WITH RAJA BELL AND BORIS DIAW AS BOBCATS. GodZiller may have appropriately titled his post " Boris Diaw + ...
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In a move that was inevitable for both teams, the Phoenix Suns and the Charlotte Bobcats have each agreed on a major five-player trade that includes Boris Diaw, Raja Bell, and Sean Singletary (Suns) for guard Jason Richardson and Jared Dudley ...
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