sports.espn.go.com - 8/21/2008
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ON THE VERGE: DERRICK ROSE by Ted Bauer, Stephanie Maggiore, and Chris Broussard Last week, we rolled out Episode 1 of On the Verge , a recurring web piece where Chris Broussard speaks to 2008 NBA rookies. Watch Michael Beasley and Chris right here. Here now: the only man who can say he was drafted ahead of Beasley, Mr. Derrick Rose . Some key elements here: dude loves candy, isn't a very good ...
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... how many points Kobe Bryant cost the Lakers by ball-hogging on the night he scored 81. 12, by the way. That's the answer. Passing more, says the Arbitrarian on Hardwood Paroxysm, would have delivered the Lakers 12 extra points in a game they won anyway. The Knicks add John Gabriel and Misho Ostarcevic to the front office, further diluting the credibility of earlier claims that Isiah Thomas will matter moving forward. Trying to cool his love of twizzlers, Derrick Rose is transitioning to cupcakes. Kevin Garnett ...
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I'm at work and have yet to watch this but I figured I'd throw the link out there for others.
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