Super Sophs: Second-Year Players Making Their Mark On Nba

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Jerry Sloan isn't the only NBA coach who has a hard time dealing with the inevitable rookie mistakes made by first-year players.

"I tell kids when they come into the team similar to a pledge, or something like that, that rookies are lower (in the pecking order) and they have to understand that," veteran Lakers coach Phil Jackson told the L.A. Times recently. "That's the lowest point in the world."

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Super Sophs: Second-Year Players Making Their Mark On Nba

The Lakers, like the Jazz, have a couple of rookies on their roster who are seeing precious little, if any, playing time. But the good thing about NBA rookies for coaches like Sloan and Jackson is that they don't stay rookies forever.

Two weeks ago we looked at the top 10 rookies making an ...

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