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The Washington Post has a nice article up on the mutual admiration society populated by Greivis Vasquez and Gary Williams. Vasquez of course recently withdrew from the NBA draft, and hours after that, the Baltimore Sun posted the report that Maryland, perhaps not coincidentally, has quit recruiting Lance Stephenson. Gary ...
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