Late-Season Bloomers: Seven Players Who Emerged After the All-Star Break

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THE AFTER PARTY
Published 4/14/2008 by DCScrap at EPIC CARNIVAL | SPORTS NEWS WITH A TWIST
Kids and MMA: Explotation or not? (Intentional Foul) Vince Young: I ain't in no draft! (TMZ) Brandt Snedeker, snake in the grass. (Rumors and Rants) Rare video has surfaced of Michael Jordan. (NESW Sports) Pistons Christmas carol. (Docksquad) Seven players who emerged after the NBA All-Star Break. (Empty the Bench) May 31st can't come soon enough for Gina Carano. (MMARated) Bizarre WWC promo video for Rick Martel. (The Savage Science) Bammeroid recruiting video. (Loser with Socks) Brit ...

Better late than never
Published 4/14/2008 by Matt Watson at Detroit Bad Boys
Empty the Bench recognizes Rodney Stuckey’s fine play of late, including him among their top seven Late-Season Revelations.

Cheap Shots #124
Published 4/15/2008 by Signal to Noise at Signal to Noise
... Assessing how much of a case former Sonics owner Howard Schultz might have against Clay Bennett. [Enjoy the Enjoyment] Dodgers hold “Blogger Night” at Chavez Ravine. [Beantown West] If you are part of an entourage or hired help, you will do some crazy stuff for athletes. If you work for Ron Artest, you make late night cookie runs. [Hardwood Paroxysm] Guys in the Association who stepped up post All-Star Break. [Empty the Bench] Like we needed more reasons to hate Sean Avery. [The World of Isaac] ...

Who is Ramon Sessions?
Published 4/15/2008 by frank <info@brewhoop.com> at Brew Hoop: Front Page Posts
... --the assist numbers representing both a club record and an NBA high this season--Sessions has actually been pulling his poor man's John Stockton routine all month. In nine games in April, Sessions is averaging a double-double (10.0 points, 11.0 assists) in 37 mpg, showing the sort of point guard instincts we haven't seen in Milwaukee since T.J. Ford, while piling up assists faster than Ford the lottery pick ever did. Not bad for a guy who just turned 22 and had to wait until the 56th overall pick to hear his name called. ...

Session-Assisted BLINKS
Published 4/15/2008 at Fan Voice: Recent Topics in The Court Reporters: The NBA.com Blog
... [image] Bucks rookie Ramon Sessions is quickly proving he was a second-round steal. Gary Dineen/NBAE/Getty Images [image] Empty the Bench tabbed seven players who emerged in the second half, and ...

Let the Brain Flow
Published 4/18/2008 by Fadango at SportSayers.com
A couple things to ponder into the weekend. We should probably hope none of these things happen. 3 Reason why Michael Beasley will never reach his potential. Do you live in the most miserable sport city? Too bad if you do. Seven guys who could of probably helped their team out if they showed up for the whole season. You have got to check out Garbage Time All-Stars mix of comics and sports. ...

The internet loves Rodney Stuckey
Published 5/24/2008 by Matt Watson at Detroit Bad Boys
... blinded by a couple of things. I bought into the “small school player can’t compete right away” stereotype. I also had been quite unhappy with Joe Dumars’ recent history in draft picks. […] Good thing Joe D doesn’t listen to me, as Stuckey has been as impressive as all get out for the Pistons. From Brian Spencer at Empty the Bench: For the record, I’ve been a Rodney Stuckey advocate for awhile now. “Grown Man” Stuckey, as ESPN’s Mark Jackson referred to him at one point ...