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Deng gets NBA All-Star reserve nod

Found February 09, 2012 on Chicago Tribune:
PLAYERS: Tom Thibodeau,  Luol Deng
TEAMS: Chicago Bulls

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Bulls forward joins Rose on Eastern team after coaches made him reserve pickTom Thibodeau was right: He did not need to lobby his fellow coaches to get Luol Deng on the All-Star team. They see what he sees. "These coaches," Thibodeau said, "they know, they look, they study."
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