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Writings on Jefferson

Zaximus

By Zaximus,
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Zaximus

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Seen this on the observer and wasn't sure if it was posted here but thought it deserved its own thread:

 

http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2013/07/04/4147978/whats-been-written-about-al-jefferson.html

 

 

 

There is a lot of great stuff there.  From mentoring to never giving up at the end of the season, etc.  He seems like a really good guy.   Also, it seems that he takes offense to that "black hole" nickname so it's nice that he doesn't just brush it off.

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MadHatter Rookie

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Cool, Zero Fugs given.

 

Thanks for noticing my posts though!

 

#Stalker

Everyone notices your posts....they are the ones that are added to every thread yet add ABSOLUTELY NOTHING to the conversation.

 

Carry on Little Man

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YOLO! Newbie

YOLO!

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Everyone notices your posts....they are the ones that are added to every thread yet add ABSOLUTELY NOTHING to the conversation.

 

Carry on Little Man

So you gonna talk Al Jefferson or you gonna keep talking about that bad mofo YOLO?

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MCC

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Cool another Al Jefferson thread. 

 

 

I don't post much, but have been an avid reader for a long time.

 

I've literally never thought a single one of your posts were productive in any way.

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This ESPN writer is not a fan of the move...

 

"Even though it's not a four-year deal, the price tag of $13.7 million per year is excessively steep (I had him valued at $10 million per year), and one has to wonder if Charlotte jumped the gun with this deal. With word of Golden State preparing to dump salary in order to make an offer for Dwight Howard, the Bobcats would have been better served acting as a facilitator and being able to snag a piece like Harrison Barnes in exchange for taking on the salary of Andrew Bogutor Andris Biedrins. ... If this signing happened next summer, I'd appreciate it more. But the Bobcats have put themselves in the position to improve in a draft year expected to be stocked with high-level talent, and to make matters worse, they overpaid in the process."

 

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