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Wooden Award candidates … with a twist

By Andy Katz

Friday, August 14, 2009

Editor's note: Andy Katz will be taking a much-deserved vacation next week. The Daily Word will return on Aug. 24. Kansas is the consensus No. 1 team in the country. No individual player, though, can claim such favorite status. The race for the national player of the year honor is as wide open as it has been this decade. Sure, even though Texas' Kevin Durant entered his freshman season with plenty of hype, he could hardly be considered a favorite for national player of the year. But pic ...

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