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By Andy Charles
The NBA has lost one of its finest defensive specialists after Bruce Bowen decided to hang up his sneakers this week after 12 seasons.
Bowen made the little-publicized All-Defense team (imagine the post-game parties for that one!) five times while playing for the San Antonio Spurs, where he will be fondly remembered for his [...]
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A forearm shiver when an opponent tried to cut down the baseline and an elbow to the back while defending in the post…these are the memories that Bruce Bowen has left behind as he retired from the NBA last week. The key defensive stopper on a Spurs team that dominated the turn of the 21st century, [...]
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Via Dime
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Via Inside Hoops
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September 10, 2009
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Via JSOnline
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September 09, 2009
A look around the league and the web that covers it. It's also important to note that the rotation order and starting nods aren't always listed in order of importance. That's for you, dear reader, to figure out.C: The Painted Area. Here's a 'graph to chew on: "Despite the fact that Oscar Robertson not only averaged a triple-double in 1961-62, but also did...
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Zach Lowe of Celtics Hub wrote a thought-provoking piece about the probability of San Antonio retiring Bruce Bowen's number: Most statistics show that Bruce Bowen contributed nothing to an NBA team. And yet, despite an almost complete lack of visible basketball ability in a box score (and beyond) sense, Bruce Bowen is likely going to have his number retired and go down as one...
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