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The Wizards-Timberwolves trade is what happens when you try to have it both ways
bulletsforever.com - 6/24/2009
The Wizards-Timberwolves trade is what happens when you try to have it both ways
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More photos » by Scott Cunningham - NBAE/Getty Images Our new shooting guard, to pair with our other acquired shooting guard and our four other shooting guards. Browse more photos » ...
Washington and Minnesota pull off a nice one
sports.yahoo.com - 6/24/2009
Washington and Minnesota pull off a nice one
— sports.yahoo.com — Through the years, I've taken in a bit of stick for seemingly finding no joy, light, or... point to whatever transactions passed through the wire. Repeatedly calling deals that others saw as either "win-win" or "win-lose" as ... (more) Washington and Minnesota pull off a nice one

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Snap Reaction to the Mike Miller/Randy Foye Trade
truthaboutit.net - 6/24/2009
Snap Reaction to the Mike Miller/Randy Foye Trade
— truthaboutit.net — With Washington sending Darius Songaila, Etan Thomas, Oleksiy Pecherov and the 5th overall pick to Minnesota in... exchange for Mike Miller and Randy Foye being reported by Chad Ford of ESPN , and both Wizards beat reporters, Mike Jones of the ... (more) Snap Reaction to the Mike Miller/Randy Foye Trade

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Wizards to deal #5 to the Timberwolves
dcprosportsreport.com - 6/24/2009
Wizards to deal #5 to the Timberwolves
— dcprosportsreport.com — The Wizards are going to trade the 5th overall pick in the draft, forward/center Oleksiy Pecherov ,... forward Darius Songaila and center Etan Thomas to the Minnesota Timberwolves for combo guard Randy Foye and Mike Miller , a 6'8" outside shooter who can swing between shooting guard and small ... (more) Wizards to deal #5 to the Timberwolves

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Truth About It - Washington Wizards Blog:  Mike Miller’s Monkey and Web Reactions

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Mike Miller’s Monkey and Web Reactions
Truth About It - Washington Wizards Blog — ... [Bullets Forever - Mike Prada] ...

The Fundamentals
BallerBlogger.com — ... Mike Prada of Bullets Forever:  “If winning a championship truly was the goal, the only way to do that with the Wizards’ type of payroll was to shove the luxury tax aside and trade for a major upgrade no matter the long-term cost.  Trading for Mike Miller and Randy Foye doesn’t do that.  Both players are helpful, but they improve the team’s depth, not its top-flight talent.  They don’t do all that much to fix many of the Wizards’ biggest weaknesses (namely, defense), and by cashing some of his chips (the fifth pick, ...

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