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Top recruits embracing 'one-and-done'

By Ian R. Rapoport
Special to ESPNRISE.com

Thursday, November 13, 2008

The conversations are inevitable. Gather the nation's top recruits, cram them into gymnasiums in Orlando, Las Vegas and Kansas City, and surround them with recruiters, shoe executives and talent evaluators. You want them to discuss college scholarships and the Big Dance. They want to discuss NBA contracts, The League, and how fast it will happen. "We talk about it all the time," said DeMarcus Cousins (the No. 4-ranked prospect on the ESPNU 100), a 6-foot-9 center from Mobile, Ala., who com ...

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