Great article by Wendell Maxey on Prince and Nic

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    http://www.beyondthebeat.net/201011...t-goes-long-way-between-batum-and-prince.html

    Another home-run interview/story by Wendell.
     
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    That's very sweet. Gotta love Batum for seeing Prince as a role model, and Prince for accepting Batum as the next (and potentially better) version of himself.

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    I'm shocked that Prince is only in his 8th year.
     
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    He's not. That's an error by the author. Prince is in his 9th NBA season, and he played 4 years at Kentucky. So, he's old for a 9th year player.

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    Aha. Prince has been around forever. Still, he has a Pooh Richardson 'been around forever' quality about him.
     
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    Awesome. Cool to hear from a guy like Tayshaun pay attention to and be aware of a guy like Nicolas.
     
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    At this stage of his career he'd be nice to have as a backup PF/SF.

    Also as a mentor to Nic and maybe a little of TP's post game can rub off a little.

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    Prince is why Detroit didn't draft Melo.

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    Melo championships? 0
    Prince championships? 1

    I guess it worked out OK
     
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    Should have taken Wade. They would have had 2... ;)
     
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    Shhhhhhhhhhh! :wink:
     
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    It wasn't a choice between them. It was a choice between Anthony and Milicic. While they won a title without Anthony, they'd have been in much better shape for every season after that.
     
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