ballerblogger.com - 9/2/2009
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Paul Coro of the Arizona Republic: “Amaré Stoudemire’s competitive basketball play was back Tuesday and so was his eyewear. Going against a defender for the first time since a 42-point game on Feb. 18, Stoudemire played four-on-four, half-court games at US Airways Center with teammates ..."
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ballerblogger.com 9/4/2009 — Julian Garcia of the Daily News: “Devin Harris returned from Asia on Tuesday and was still recovering from the time difference this afternoon. But he felt it was important to be there since he is now the leader of the team, a likely candidate to be named captain once the season begins ..."
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ballerblogger.com 8/18/2009 — Scott Howard-Cooper of SI.com: “Love was always an ideal candidate, actually. His game and his makeup are too perfect for international play and for the USA Basketball bosses who want a few role players to mix in with the glamour: good shooter for a big man, great passer, a rebounder to start ..."
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ballerblogger.com 9/9/2009 — Doug Robinson of the Deseret News: “John Stockton, who will be inducted in the Basketball Hall of Fame this week, could be difficult to work with for the media. The Utah Jazz’s point guard hid out in the training room after games and gave only cursory answers to questions ..."
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ballerblogger.com 8/17/2009 — Charles F. Gardner of the Journal Sentinel: "Redd has not played basketball yet or been on the court, and he admitted he’s getting anxious for that moment. ‘I’m just trying to get the leg stronger,’ he said. ‘I feel good. I really haven’t had any breaks. ‘I’m doing a lot of scar-tissue work ...'"
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ballerblogger.com 8/30/2009 — Ray Ratto of the San Francisco Chronicle: “Nine months ago, Stephen Jackson announced that with his new contract extension, he fully intended to be a Warrior for life. Nobody believed that, of course, but the news of his desire for death came a little faster than expected ..."
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ballerblogger.com 9/16/2009 — Mike Jones of the Washington Times: “The leg looked like it belonged to someone who had been in a coma for a year, not a world-class athlete who a year earlier had signed a $111 million contract. Atrophy set in, signals weren’t being sent properly. The muscles in Gilbert Arenas’ left leg ..."
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ballerblogger.com 8/13/2009 — Chris Mannix of SI.com: “While the Rockets may clear as much as $15 million in cap space after next season, Morey says they will be ‘very active’ in the trade market during ‘09–10. Houston has a coveted trading chip in McGrady, whose $22.5 million expiring contract makes him valuable ..."
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ballerblogger.com 8/7/2009 — Chris Mannix of SI.com: "...as an NBA reporter for the last six years and as a locker room attendant with the Boston Celtics the eight years prior to that, I have never heard so much as a whisper of players juicing."
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ballerblogger.com 8/14/2009 — Ken Berger of CBSSports.com: “‘He’s fine,’ said a person who has been in regular contact with Arenas this summer. ‘He’s doing great.’ But some of the players Arenas has been running with at Attack Athletics — formed by Grover, who famously trained Michael Jordan — have been more effusive ..."
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ballerblogger.com 8/21/2009 — Michael O’Brien of the Chicago Sun-Times: “Bulls guard Derrick Rose’s college career at Memphis officially was erased from the record books Thursday. The NCAA Committee on Infractions concluded that a player on the 2007-08 team was ineligible to compete because of an invalidated SAT score ..."