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Thursday, June 26, 2008
How to wear a hat
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I guess when you're Robin Lopez and you've just been drafted by one of the NBA's best teams, it doesn't really matter how the cap sits on your head.

Still, that's pretty funny.

I'll post my thoughts on the 76ers' pick of Marreese Speights, as well as the fortunes of the local players in this year's draft, if I can actually get some spare time this weekend.

My early reactions are that Speights is a pretty good pick and that you have to be happy for Rider's Jason Thompson, the Lenape native who got picked 12th by Sacramento.

It shows just how good Thompson is that he wasn't among the big mid-major stars this past season - and didn't make the NCAA Tournament at all during his time at Rider - but is a lottery pick in the NBA.

Posted by Jonathan Tannenwald @ 9:22 PM  Permalink | File Under: National | 1 comment
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Posted by shoeshineboy 10:29 AM, 06/27/2008
is rider a Big Mid-Major? on surface they are more of a mid-middle than a mid-major. at some point, not all Majors can be mid-majors. right? are there low-majors? are there mid-middles?
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About Jonathan Tannenwald
I fell in love with the Big 5 at first sight upon moving to Philadelphia in 2002. At various points in my journalistic career, I've covered all six of the region's Division I teams. During that time, I've eaten many soft pretzels from the Palestra's concession stands, which is how this blog got its name.

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