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Sophomores expected to make an impact

By Dick Vitale
ESPN.com

Tuesday, September 30, 2008

Over the last few seasons, we have seen diaper dandies dominate college basketball. They have been brilliant. Think about guys like Kevin Durant, Michael Beasley, Greg Oden, Derrick Rose, O.J. Mayo and Kevin Love, to name a few. These freshmen stepped onto the college campus and made an immediate impact. They were difference-makers, players that were able to carry programs on their backs. I want to lay on you five freshmen from last year, who were not in the class of Rose, Beasley or Mayo, b ...

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