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Big Dance, bigger mistakes

By Ric Bucher
ESPN The Magazine

Tuesday, March 17, 2009

With the NCAA tournament upon us, prepare to hear about the NBA draft stock of various players rising and falling with each shocking upset or overwhelming victory. It sounds crazy, right? NBA teams track star players through dozens of high school, AAU and earlier collegiate games. Then teams interview everyone and anyone near and dear to the players while also administering workouts and medical exams. Yet somehow, a few one-and-done contests against what are usually wholly unfamiliar opponents c ...

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