sports.yahoo.com - 9/2/2008
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Some of these sorts of athlete confessionals, yeah, you have to
wonder if the fans have read anything more than the headline and a pull-quote
before deciding to slam a particular player for perceived selfishness and/or
hubris.
Usually the damning quote in question has an athlete
confirming that he thinks he could be an All-Star, or the best in his league at
his position, or that he ...
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Travis Outlaw, the almost Mississippi State Bulldog
Bulldog Maroon & White —
... HT: “Travis Outlaw wants to start, but he’s not complaining,” Ball Don’t Lie - Yahoo Sports Blog (Sept. 2, 2008) Kelly Dwyer. ...
The Fundamentals
BallerBlogger.com —
... Kelly Dwyer of Yahoo! Sports: “Usually the damning quote in question has an athlete confirming that he thinks he could be an All-Star, or the best in his league at his position, or that he thinks his team can take on all comers in the year that’s about to commence. And there’s nothing wrong with those. Unless the guy is absolutely deluded (”I think I should have been an All-Star last year,” when there were 15 better candidates ahead of him who were snubbed), it’s usually a generic display of the sort of confidence you’d like to see in a ...
Tuesday Morning Burn: ROY, up and coming, Greg Oden and Travis Outlaw
Blazers Blog —
... of the defense. Play that ugly game because you have a weapon most people don't. Kobe plays an ugly game ... you play him too tight he will get to free throw line. If Travis learns to do that, there is no way of guarding him. Guys right now play him for the jump shot and he plays for the jump shot, as opposed to playing the game. Once you learn to play the game, we are going to win - we are going to win more - because there is no way of guarding him.'' Kelly Dwyer of Ball Don't Lie weighs in on Outlaw: Outlaw comes off as optimistic about Portland's chances over the next few ...
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blazersedge.com 9/2/2008 — Since all of the buzz yesterday surrounded Jason Quick's Travis Outlaw article I thought I’d add my two cents today.
First, some generalities:
--We should take a moment to remember what a fine writer Jason ...
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Monday, September 1, 2008
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Travis Outlaw Wants More Shots, Specifically, More Jumpshots
slamonline.com 9/3/2008 — by Marcel Mutoni
Last week, I mentioned how Portland has so much talent and potential on its roster that it might be a problem . While most (myself included) see this as a good problem to have, it might not be long before this changes.
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