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‘Derrick Rose = Russell Westbrook’ Meme Spreads

by Tom Ziller

Last week, I made the argument Derrick Rose was really no better an NBA MVP candidate than Russell Westbrook. Dan Le Batard of the Miami Herald runs with it, and sums up Rose’s presumptive MVP win in one lovely sentence.

↵↵They should just rename the MVP trophy The We Didn’t Expect To See Rose Sitting Atop LeBron In The Standings Award.

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