rooks and sophs announced

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  1. audienorris

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    Rookie Team Roster
    Player (Team) Position Height Weight School/Country
    Michael Beasley (Heat) F 6-9 245 Kansas State
    Rudy Fernandez (Trail Blazers) G-F 6-6 185 Spain
    Marc Gasol (Grizzlies) C 7-1 265 Spain
    Eric Gordon (Clippers) G 6-3 222 Indiana
    Brook Lopez (Nets) C 7-0 260 Stanford
    O.J. Mayo (Grizzlies) G 6-4 210 USC
    Greg Oden (Trail Blazers) C 7-0 285 Ohio State
    Derrick Rose (Bulls) G 6-3 190 Memphis
    Russell Westbrook (Thunder) G 6-3 187 UCLA


    Sophomore Team roster
    Player (Team) Position Height Weight School/Country
    Aaron Brooks (Rockets) G 6-0 161 Oregon
    Wilson Chandler (Knicks) F 6-8 220 DePaul
    Kevin Durant (Thunder) G-F 6-9 215 Texas
    Jeff Green (Thunder) F 6-9 235 Georgetown
    Al Horford (Hawks) F-C 6-10 245 Florida
    Luis Scola (Rockets) F-C 6-9 245 Argentina
    Al Thornton (Clippers) F 6-8 220 Florida State
    Rodney Stuckey (Pistons) G 6-5 205 Eastern Washington
    Thaddeus Young (Sixers) F 6-8 220 Georgia Tech
     
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    That should be a pretty damn good game.
     
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  3. THE HCP

    THE HCP NorthEastPortland'sFinest

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    Looks like the Rooks are going to kill! How many years has it been since that happened, 7?
     
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    Rudy and Greg. hell yeah!
     
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    I like the rookies chances for the first time in a while. At least they should be able to keep it close.

    No Kevin Love?
     
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    Love Aaron Brooks getting on the sophomore team. He gets into the paint at will.
     
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    No Kevin Love is a surprise... I bet Stan's pissed.
     
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    3 centers on the Rookie team, basically no true center on the sophomore team. It will be interesting to see how that affects what is usually a fast break drill of a game.
     
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    Nikolokolus There's always next year

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    Two Blazers in the game for the second straight year. I wonder if that's ever happened for another team?

    EDIT:

    Duh! I think I just answered my own question.

    The Sonics/Thunder have had more (of course they are recycling more players than we are)

    Durant and Jeff Green last year

    and Now Durant, Green and Westbrook
     
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    To add to that, two players for the second straight year who aren't repeat players (e.g. Roy in '07 as a rookie and as a sophomore in '08.
     
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    You'd think teams like the Clips or Hawks who have had a steady flow of good young talent come through would have had that happen before.
     
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    Stan Love is probably hanging "fire stern" stickers all over NBA arenas. Don't assume the rooks will win, I have a feeling the sophomores will win, led by my boy Brooks with 45 points!
     
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    -Pop
     
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    who's gonna stop durant? beasley?
     
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    I don't know if anyone's gonna stop anybody. This will be Sergio-like defense.
     
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    By the way, has anyone seen a link for official confirmation of this? It seems legit, but I can't find it anywhere - NBA.com, ESPN.com, Yahoo.com.

    ???

    -Pop
     
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    considering he's got a shot to win rookie of the year it's a crime.
     
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    Problem with these all star games is they are guard dominated.
     
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    The Sophs don't seem to have a legitimate center to deal with Oden, which means he might have a field day.
     
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    He doesn't even start and only plays 23 mpg for a lottery team. That he didn't make it isn't a shock to me.

    Ed O.
     
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