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If You're Hardcore: Players primed for increased opportunities

By Adam Madison
Special to ESPN.com

Thursday, February 26, 2009

The passing of the trade deadline signals the dog days of the season. At this point in the season, the haves and the have-nots are pretty much cut-and-dried, and the have-nots -- the teams with no shot at the playoffs -- begin to tweak with rotations and find reasons to sit vets down in order to give developmental players a look. That means players who have been ignored by coaching staffs and fantasy owners alike may get an opportunity in the coming weeks at their 15 minutes of fame this seaso ...

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