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Ex-Illini teammates sad to see Powell leave Jazz

Associated Press

Friday, January 5, 2007

SALT LAKE CITY -- An Illinois college pal was in tears after Roger Powell Jr. was cut by the Utah Jazz. "He worked harder than a lot of dudes," said Dee Brown, also a Jazz rookie. "He deserved to be here. It's crazy, man. It's a crazy situation. ... That's my brother, man. I care for him a lot." Brown, Powell and another Jazz player, Deron Williams, played together at Illinois. "Nobody on the team expected this," Williams said of the decision to waive Powell. Coach Jerry Sloa ...

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