sports.aol.com — 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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New Jersey Nets : from the outside looking in
A Stern Warning —
... Carter no one over 30). They're low on salary (except for Vince and the two "contracts" listed above) so they're well prepared for their shot at LeBron in Summer 2010. And they're deep with talent and promise at quite a few positions. I like their PGs -- Harris and Williams are two very nice prospects on the rise. Vince can handle the scoring in the interim until they hopefully get their hands on LBJ. CDR is a very nice pickup where they got him in the draft... he slipped a lot due to refusing to workout for a lot of teams like Detroit but has a solid college pedigree and ...
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... According to FanHouse, Roberts skipped his workout in Detroit and when he did perform for other teams, the results weren’t necessarily stellar: ...
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Blowing off workouts, not a good idea
www.mlive.com 6/29/2008 — CDR refuses to workout for the hometown Pistons and other teams ... probably why he slid into the second round.
CDR refuses to workout for the hometown Pistons and other teams ... probably why he slid into the second round.
Chris Douglas-Roberts likely had no interest in playing for the Pistons
blog.mlive.com 6/29/2008 — AP file photoFormer Memphis forward Chris Douglas-Roberts was passed up by the Piston's in the NBA draft and eventually went to New Jersey at #40. Plenty of fans are still a little confused about the Pistons' draft-day strategy, especially regarding...
AP file photoFormer Memphis forward Chris Douglas-Roberts was passed up by the Piston's in the NBA draft and eventually went to New Jersey at #40. Plenty of fans are still a little confused about the Pistons' draft-day strategy, especially regarding...
Pistons' best move: Wait for LeBron, others in 2010 | Freep.com | Detroit Free Press
www.freep.com 6/29/2008 — Free agency has become a wondrous scam, satisfying only those that feed most off its frenzy -- the agents and the fans. The agents seeking a quick buck for their favorite clients and the fans seeking a quick fix for their favorite teams. The players ...
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Wizards Insider 6/26/2008
Haven't been able to substantiate this morning's rumor that the Wiz (18) and Rockets (25) want to swap picks but from the chatting I've done, it's clear that Ernie Grunfeld is open to moving down into the later part of the first round if he can find a ...
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NY Post: Sports 7/1/2008
Owner Bruce Ratner spoke at the Nets' introductory press conference yesterday for draft picks Bruce Lopez, the 7-foot-0 Stanford center, Ryan Anderson, the 6-10 Cal power forward, and Chris Douglas-Roberts, the 6-6½ Memphis wing. This is...
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