NBA Short Story: When Two Rookies Met an All-Star Veteran in a Metro-Detroit Palace
NBA Short Story: When Two Rookies Met an All-Star Veteran in a Metro-Detroit Palace (flag)
www.emptythebench.com — It has to feel at least a little bizarre walking onto an NBA court as a rookie and for the first time playing against an NBA Icon you grew up controlling in video games and watching on TV. Could you imagine actually getting out there in the open court, cameras flashing and drunken face-painters screaming, and really guarding, say, Steve Nash?
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Rookies vs. Nash
Detroit Bad Boys — ... Nice account from Empty the Bench on how Rodney Stuckey and Arron Afflalo fared against Steve Nash in yesterday’s game against the Suns. ...

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Need4Sheed.com — Antonio McDyess likes Andre the Giant and Motorcycles. A look back at Trader Jack. How Stuckey and Afflalo faired against Steve Nash. If you don't know the story behind Juan Dixon, you should. John Hammond to Milwaukee? Vote for Walter Herrmann in the Ball Don't Lie Bedlam Tournament. BTW thanks to your votes the Zoo Crew wont their first round matchup. Team Need4Sheed member GMac made an extensive Highlight Reel of the Pistons Suns game. What if the Pistons ...

The internet loves Rodney Stuckey
Detroit Bad Boys — ... I think I was 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 ...

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