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Just last week, we were told they were who consider themselves moderates, unhappy with their party's far-right direction. Is there a chance half of these alleged centrists might sign a discharge petition and get immigration reform done? Sure there is. | Just last week, we were told they were who consider themselves moderates, unhappy with their party's far-right direction. Is there a chance half of these alleged centrists might sign a discharge petition and get immigration reform done? Sure there is. | ||
The odds aren't great, but don't let all the "D.O.A." talk convince you the reform fight is already over.</html> | The odds aren't great, but don't let all the "D.O.A." talk convince you the reform fight is already over.</html> | ||
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| + | == Wizards’ Otto Porter Jr. happy to stay in second ̶ == | ||
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| + | <html>The wiry, 6-foot-8 Porter provides the Wizards with versatility, given his ability to defend multiple positions, rebound and shoot from the perimeter. Coach Randy Wittman?often poked his head in to see the Big East player of the year and first-team All-American play last season. After seeing Porter work out for the Wizards at Verizon Center two weeks ago, Wittman said he told Porter to tell his agent, David Falk, not to let him talk to anyone else. | ||
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| + | “I was a little scared that he wasn’t going to be there and we’re ecstatic that he was there at three for us,” Wittman said. “He’s a guy, as a coach, you want guys like him. I loved playing with guys like him. He’s a guy that makes you better. He knows how to play. I really believe character is a skill and one that’s developed. Not only is he a good basketball player, he’s a good kid.” | ||
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| + | The Wizards already have small forward Trevor Ariza under contract for next season and are interested in bring back free agent Martell Webster, who started at small forward most of last season. Wittman said he wouldn’t guarantee a starting job for Porter and plans to let the 20-year-old swingman determine his spot in practice – and Porter has no problem with that. | ||
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| + | “I’m just going to work for it,” Porter said. “I don’t want anything given to me. I come from where I have to work for what I have and I’m just going to continue to do that.” | ||
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| + | Porter was deemed by some scouts and rival executives as a safe pick that lacked the upside of some of the other top prospects in the draft, but Georgetown Coach John Thompson III scoffed at those assessments, rattling off similar analyses of former Hoyas Jeff Green, Roy Hibbert and Greg Monroe. | ||
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| + | “He’ll show ‘em,” Thompson said of Porter,[http://www.wholesalefootballtshirts.com/cheap-los-angeles-lakers-24-kobe-bryant-super-star-black-nba-tshirts-p-1112.html Kobe Bryant t shirts], the highest Hoya draft pick since Allen Iverson. “When we were practicing to go to China the summer before his freshman year, after a couple of practices, we realized, ‘This kid is going to be pretty good.’ At that point, could I have said we’ll be standing here two years later? I’m not sure about that. But you’ve seen a steady progress. You’ve seen him come in as somebody who can do a lot of things on the court, to get to where he’s very good at a lot of different things…It’s a big adjustment going from the collegiate level to the NBA. His versatility, his work ethic, his caring, will help expedite that process.” | ||
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| + | Porter’s father, Otto Sr., played a major role in keeping his son away from AAU basketball, encouraging him to focus more on individual skill work and fundamentals instead of getting some exposure by playing in some meaningless games. The younger Porter had to wait to get some attention, something he likely won’t be able to avoid as a high draft pick in the NBA, but Otto Sr. is not worried about his son,[http://www.wholesalefootballtshirts.com/san-antonio-spurs-c-73_84 wholesale San Antonio Spurs T Shirts], known back home as Bubba. | ||
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| + | “He’s well grounded. He understands it; there’s the ups, there’s the downs, but his base is solid. He’ll do fine,[http://wiki.hellcrab.com/index.php/%D0%A3%D1%87%D0%B0%D1%81%D1%82%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%BA:MichaelBanks#Paula_Deen_Dumped_By_Home_Depot_And_Diabetes_Drug_Company_No Paula Deen Dumped By Home Depot And Diabetes Drug Company No],[http://www.wholesalefootballtshirts.com/all-star-c-73_74 NBA All Star T Shirts],” Otto Sr. said. “We’re looking for him to be a great player.” | ||
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| + | Porter described his hometown in southeast Missouri as a “different world,” because “it’s more relaxed, more quiet, more nature, more country” than Washington. But he credits Cookson for nudging him to pay a visit that has paid off handsomely, and also his parents for helping him become the player and the person he is today. | ||
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| + | “They knew that, ‘Hey, this kid has the talent. And he’s going to be very good if he continues to work on it.’ All he needs is a push,” Porter said. “Did they give it to me? Look at where I am now. Of course.”</html> | ||
