Joey Dorsey after his first NBA practice (video)

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I Like Joey Dorsey
Published 10/1/2008 by Black and Blue Jor (noreply@blogger.com) at The Howeva Files
Rockets rookie Joey Dorsey comes across like a incredibly entertaining guy in every interview he is in. He is refusing to pay for dinners as a rookie, and he may give Brent Barry cornrows. Why are we stuck with analysts like Magic "I say things so obvious that even John Madden would shake his head" Johnson when you have people like this out there? ...

Joey Dorsey Attempts to Win Over the Rockets With Hard Work, Charisma
Published 10/2/2008 at The Sporting Blog
If you plan to make a team as a second-rounder, and have no choice but to carve out a "next Ben Wallace" niche for yourself, it's absolutely essential you give interviews like this. Joey Dorsey, I have always believed that because of your undersized tenacity around ...

No One Puts Joey Dorsey in a Corner
Published 10/2/2008 at Stet Sports Blog
No One Puts Joey Dorsey in a Corner Hat tip to Mighty Chris Mottram’s Sporting Blog for this gem of an interview from Houston Rockets rookie and Charm City native Joey Dorsey. Behold him recount his bullying days from Memphis, his refusals to pander to veteran hazing, and his thoughts on cornrows for Brent Barry. Nice to see he hasn’t lost his sense of humor at all.

Joey Dorsey Is as Gregarious as He Is Huge
Published 10/3/2008 by Matt Watson at FanHouse
Filed under: Rockets, Western, NBA Videos I can't really pinpoint what it is about this video that I found so entertaining -- like Shoals, I'm just surprised at the guy's charisma and ease in front of a camera. Sure, we expect as much from veterans, but it's not something that's necessarily innate (self-link alert!) with incoming rookies. Random segue: after seeing Dorsey first-hand at the summer league in Las Vegas, I just wanted to add that the guy is an absolute house. You can see it a little on TV, but it doesn't do him justice: he not only ...

Houston Rockets Season Preview
Published 28 days ago by Marcel Mutoni (marcelmutoni@gmail.com) at SLAM Online
We continue previewing the Southwest Division with the Houston Rockets. You can read past previews here. by Marcel Mutoni Last chance. It is easily one of the most overused expressions in the English language. We hear it so often–from parents, employers, friends, lovers, and just about anyone with whom we regularly interact in our lives–and yet it has such little ...