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Fading Fast: Five NBA Players Whose Game Fell Off a Cliff in 2007-08
Fading Fast: Five NBA Players Whose Game Fell Off a Cliff in 2007-08
It's never easy watching players regress, and this season some rather big names experienced significant downticks in production. Two of them were Chicago Bulls when the season began (one has since been traded), two were key performers in the Greatest Circus on Earth, and one is a well-paid benchwarmer (thanks Kevin McHale).
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LINKBAWL: 4/15/08
Le Basketbawl — ... Paroxysm covering Deshawn Stevenson now that Ron Artest is done for the year. Sports Sayers not surprised that Michael Beasley is coming to the NBA? Sports Tsar just "O RLY'd" Carmelo. Haha. Odenized letting us all see the Cavs cheap win. Thank you. What the hell? Yes! The 30 foot Asian dunk! On Deck Circle and their take on the MVP race. Empty the Bench reminding who was freakin' horrible this year. Yes you Kirk Hinrich. ...

Abraham Linkin - 4/15/08
SportsTsar.com — Bostonians speak out regarding Jacoby Ellsbury’s arm sleeve (The Sports Hernia) Rich Harden: A Canadian tragedy (I’m Writing Sports) The Sabermetric dating game (SportsPickle) Absolutely brilliant: The Wire meets the NBA (The On Deck Circle) Better luck next year (Empty the Bench) Introducing: the Washington Crapitals? (AwfulAnnouncing) Jordin Tootoo is the new Edgar Allan Poe (Melt Your Face Off)

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