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Writer roundtable: Who are the best players 23 and under? - NBA
Writer roundtable: Who are the best players 23 and under? - NBA
We asked our writers a simple question: Which 23-or-under player would you want as the foundation of your team? Why 23? Ask MJ -- that was the age at which Michael Jordan scored 63 versus the Celtics in the playoffs and made the leap from star to Air. Ask LBJ -- the new No. 23 recently celebrated birthday No. 23. Or Dwight Howard and Chris Paul , who turn 23 later this year. It's no surprise ...
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Ball Movements 4.1.08: April Fools Jokes Jumped The Shark. Get Over It. Edition
Hardwood Paroxysm — ... Well, You Might Be The MVP, But I Am Freakin' Superman (Via the Corndogg): Another one of those odd games tonight. Orlando is definitely the 3 in the East. The Hornets are fighting like Mike Vick's pitbulls to get the 1 in the West. Paul could really use another superstar performance against the guy who ESPN thinks is better than him to push his MVP campaign even further. But, I bet he would take the win, even if he put up a ...

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Blazers Blog — ... The scribblers at ESPN.com have banged their heads together to put up a list of the best NBA players 23 and under . And a few Blazers make the list (despite the fact Oden is yet to play an NBA game). Mike Kahn of FoxSports.com ...

Henry Abbott, Oficially On the Sixers Bandwagon
Depressed Fan — ESPN has taken a poll off all of its Hoops writers on the best players under 23 years of age in the league. You can see their results here. No surprises in the top ten, really, but if you take a look at the individual ballots from ...

Daily Links 4/2
CelticsBlog — Herald Sloppy C s sidestep Bulls Animated discussion Powe fights hard for PT Globe Celtics keep firing Bull's-eyes on their backs CelticsBlog IC on Larry Legend LOY's Place Celtics sweep Bulls, Bull shoots back Comments from the other side - Bulls NBA.com Changes abound in MVP race Coach rankings Celtics knock off Bulls, stay 6 ahead of Detroit ESPN Best players 23 and under Celtics 24/7 Sweep-a-Bull Red's Army Atlanta in, New Jersey out Kane County Chronicle Bulls ...

Fiddlin' and Diddlin' - Daily Links 4/2
LOY's PLACE a celtics green blog — ... fights hard for PT Globe Celtics keep firing Bull's-eyes on their backs CelticsBlog IC on Larry Legend LOY's Place Celtics sweep Bulls, Bull shoots back Comments from the other side - Bulls NBA.com Changes abound in MVP race Coach rankings Celtics knock off Bulls, stay 6 ahead of Detroit ESPN Best players 23 and under Celtics 24/7 Sweep-a-Bull ...

Reading is Great! Wednesday’s NBA Links
Empty the Bench — ... - Barack Obama would rather be Dr. J than Mr. President. Los Angeles Times - The art of guarding, or at least trying to guard, Kobe Bryant. Stop Mike Lupica - There’s something fishy about Andrew Bogut. Forum Blue and Gold - Lakers fans know a thing or two about building a champion. DC Sports Bog - Indie rockers think Caron Butler is tops! ESPN - A discussion of the best in the NBA, 23-years-old and under (sounds familiar).

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