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Rod Benson will play in France
Rod Benson will play in France
Famous US basketball player and blogger Rod Benson will play in the French League as well as in the Euroleague next season. He signed according to reports a deal with the French team SLUC Nancy.
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Boom Got Them French
Ridiculous Upside — ... Benson has been formally announced as a signee in France. No word yet on how this affects his blogging, but I'm betting it will only make it better.Congratulations on the gig, Rod, Ridiculous Upside wishes you all the best across the pond. We hope you come back soon. ...

Rod Benson Doesn't Have to Worry Any More
FanHouse — ... NBA break, and late last season discussed the possibility of "giving up" on the Bigs for now to make his money in Europe. That post last season made it seem Benson was near his breaking point. But this morning's effort didn't really get at that -- Rod seemed more genuinely curious about the quandary than resigned to giving up either the NBA or the blog. It's especially odd considering Benson has reportedly signed with a French club, according to I Love Basket via Ball in Europe. The report from ILB (a French language blog) says SLUC Nancy, a team ...

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Too much Rod Benson: Boom Tho heads to France
Ball Don't Lie — ... It was also a big week because, as you may already know, I decided to skip out on the D-League and on NBA training camp and sign with the defending French Pro-A league champion SLUC Nancy. The team is located in Nancy, France and will play in the Euroleague this season. I figure if I can't play in the best league in the world, I might as well play in the second best league in the world. ...

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Sad news from the Continent tonight, as blogosphere darling and marginal NBA big man Rod Benson is taking the Euros and running to France. This isn't really a case of the exchange rate costing the Association another talent; I have no idea if the Boom Man is actually good enough to play in the Association; he hasn't really gotten the chance. But on some level, you'd like to see him in the ...