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The party is just beginning

By Melissa Isaacson
ESPNChicago.com

Tuesday, October 27, 2009

Joakim Noah was talking about teammate Derrick Rose's return from an ankle injury, but he caught the irony immediately. "I think conditioning is going to take a little time," Noah said. "He's a little bit winded but that's kind of normal. I can tell you a lot about that actually … " Noah has no problem laughing at himself and, in this case, his well-earned rep for not exactly being a physical specimen. A little distance and perspective will do that to a person, especially one who star ...

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