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Miami Heat – Greg Oden Made the Right, Easier Choice
While choosing the Miami Heat being the right or wrong choice can only be decided upon in a few years, there’s no doubt Greg Oden went with the team & option that’s the most comfortable for him, which is expected of someone who hasn’t played an NBA game in almost four years.
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Wayne Rooney Making Manchester United Quite Nervous
After a decade of mostly very successful seasons and football, Wayne Rooney is once again somewhat, more than an ever, an unsettled figure at Manchester United, caring too much about what fans think of him and how he is presented by the club through the media.
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Cristiano Ronaldo – Real Madrid Can’t Limit Him To Do Just One Thing
The changing of managers at Real Madrid brings with it a different tactical approach, and with it somewhat of a change for Cristiano Ronaldo, but as Carlo Ancelotti knows and will follow, there isn’t going to be one specific role he’ll fill. Limiting one of the two best players in the world doesn’t seem like a good idea anyway.
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FC Barcelona – Lionel Messi & Neymar Still Waiting For Their Partner
For the first time since his arrival, Neymar got to play in a match with Lionel Messi, as the two spent 16 minutes on the pitch together. The question regarding the identity of the third forward that will play next to them, Pedro Rodriguez or Alexis Sanchez, has yet to be sorted.
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LIverpool FC – Steven Gerrard Going Anywhere Anytime Soon
Last season was somewhat of a Renessaince for Steven Gerrard. Fit again, scoring again, happy again. Sort of. With Liverpool finishing only 7th, you can’t be too excited about what’s happened. And yet the Liverpool captain sees it as a foundation for a later-career bloom, just when everyone thought that his persistent groin injuries will be ending it on a flat note, prematurely.
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On Jose Mourinho And How He Can’t Let Real Madrid Out Of His System
It was the first time Jose Mourinho left a club as more of a failure than a success. He might be in a place he’s happier at (Chelsea), but it’s going to be a while before Jose Mourinho lets his Real Madrid period out of his system, or stop talking about it.
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Derrick Rose – His First Game in Chicago Bulls Uniform Will be Against the Indiana Pacers
A lot of preseason games are much more than that these days, with rivalries spilling over from beyond the regular season. It seems fitting that Derrick Rose will make his first appearance in complete Chicago Bulls uniform against a team that has positioned themselves as the main challengers to the Miami Heat in the East, the Indiana Pacers.
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NBA Rumors – New York Knicks Interested in Signing Jannero Pargo
As the New York Knicks continue their search for another point guard, the next name to come up on their shortlist is that of Jannero Pargo, who played with three NBA teams last season.
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NBA Rumors – Los Angeles Lakers Interested in Signing Marcus Landry
It’s been four years since Marcus Landry was first drafted, and he’s still fighting to find himself a place in the NBA. The next step? Getting invited to training camp for the Los Angeles Lakers after playing for their Summer League team and doing an impressive job.
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NBA Rumors – Charlotte Bobcats Interested in Signing Seth Curry
Going undrafted, any kind of interest or training camp invite means the world to Seth Curry, whose limitations and injury before the draft didn’t do him any good, and yet he still got an invitation to training camp from the Charlotte Bobcats, who might end up signing the exceptional shooter from Duke.