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The Best NBA Summer League Player of ALL TIME!!
Published 7/21/2008 by Mac G (noreply@blogger.com) at Mac Gs World
... and when did they start retiring jerseys for games that consist of mostly D League retreads? The only analogy I could produce about Robinson's "recognition" is it's like a college hooper repeating as the NIT MVP. I discovered more Robinson jersey pictures which illustrates the hilarity and hopefully, I can locate the video. NBA.com does not appear to pimping this accomplishment yet on its homepage. HT: Blazers Edge/Bright Side of the Sun/Fanhouse

The Roundup: Sean Avery, Wrestling Belts, Musial
Published 7/21/2008 by TheBigLead at The Big Lead
... two. (Sport Fiends) The man who makes wrestling belts. Cool read. (Arizona Daily Star) Imig mentioned, but it bears repeating: Stan Musial, good people. (Posnanski) Reggie Wayne didn’t feel like answering questions about Manning or Harrison. (Indy Star) The Keyon Dooling-to-the-Nets sign-and-trade isn’t quite a done deal. (Orlando Sentinel) Nate Robinson’s summer league jersey has been retired. (Blazer’s Edge) The pitcher who gets it done with both arms. ( ...

Shanoff's Wake-Up Call: Shark, Taylor, NL East
Published 7/21/2008 at The Sporting Blog
... The Last Word: Nate Robinson had his summer-league jersey retired. That alone sort of invalidates the entire thing, doesn't it? Imagine an NFL team retiring a player's jersey for continued excellence in the preseason. ...

ZONER’S MONDAY MORSELS
Published 7/21/2008 by The Zoner at Zoner Sports
... were recruited by Ron Turner. Walter is headed to ISU to play for the Redbirds. Mendenhall did not cite specific reasons for the brothers’ disappointment. “It’s just how things were run overall,” he said. “I’m not mad. There’s no hard feelings. That’s just how it was.” J.A. Adande has a great story about Dee Brown and Deron Williams. Here’s a first for me: a player getting his jersey retired. His summer league jersey. Some good news for Cubs fans: Chris ...

Nate Robinson's Jersey Retired?
Published 7/21/2008 by Jeff Briggs at RealClearSports - Blog
Blazers Edge has an interesting photo of Nate Robinson's summer league jersey hanging on the wall, because it has been retired. Robinson has had some impressive summer league performances, but retiring a summer league jersey is like putting a elementary school diploma on the wall in your office. ...

Blog Patrol
Published 7/21/2008 at FanIQ Blog
... I'm not even making this up. There's a product for cyclists called DZNUTS. [Deuce of Davenport] Anyone who would pay $9,000 for this is an idiot. [Red Sox Monster] T.O. is not a jerk for once. [With Leather] Uh oh, more Stokke pictures have popped up. [SPORTSbyBROOKS] Luol Deng could be done as a Bull real soon. [Chicago Bull] Nate Robinson's summer league jersey was retired. Seriously. [Blazer's Edge]