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grew to learn how Mark was last year, so it didn't really bother me
this year. But last year [when Blount used to sulk in the locker room],
it was more like, 'What's wrong with him? What's going through his
head?' This year it was like, 'OK, that's just Mark.'--Al JeffersonPoor, Al.First
he gets teamed with one of the worst teammates in NBA history, Mark
Blount. Then he endures a series of ankle problems with the Celtics.
Just when he looks like he turned the corner on those problems, he's
dealt to the Wolves, where, for a second time he starts coming into his
own. Then he blows out his knee, and now this.Poor Al.A guy just shouldn't have to suffer through Mark Blount more than once.
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