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Maybe having a team full of nice guys isn't the best thing in the world.
bobcatsplanet.com - 8/28/2008
Maybe having a team full of nice guys isn't the best thing in the world.
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I've been thinking, Maybe having a team full of nice guys and solid citizens isn't the best way to build a roster. Sure Emeka Okafor, Sean May, Gerald Wallace and Jason Richardson are all nice upstanding guys but sometimes you need someone on your roster that your opponents are scared of. Not simply scared that you might drop 40 on them or turn them into a Sportscenter top 10 highlight, but ...

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  • jwjeff jwjeff
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    Enjoying the comments from this post so far: "A little strangulation never hurt anybody."
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BallerBlogger.com — ... Bobcats Planet:  “I’ve been thinking, Maybe having a team full of nice guys and solid citizens isn’t the best way to build a roster. Sure Emeka Okafor, Sean May, Gerald Wallace and Jason Richardson are all nice upstanding guys but sometimes you need someone on your roster that your opponents are scared of. Not simply scared that you might drop 40 on them or turn them into a Sportscenter top 10 highlight, but scared that you might handle things outside of the “normal” parameters of an NBA game like our good friend Xavier McDaniel did in this ...

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