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sports.aol.com - 6/29/2008

Maybe Chris Douglas-Roberts Shouldn't Have Blown Off Those Workout Invitations

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There was an interesting piece from A. Sherrod Blakely yesterday which discussed one of the possible reasons that Chris Douglas-Roberts fell all the way out of the first round to become the 40th overall pick in the NBA Draft. Basically, Blakely thinks that the fact that CDR was in the business of turning down workout requests from teams (like the Pistons) who were drafting in the area that ...

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