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Article: New uniform, same old Earl Watson.(The Orange County Register)
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- December 10, 2001
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LOS ANGELES _ It doesn't matter that he's just a rookie, just a raw kid again, patiently waiting his turn while trying to learn his craft, slowly working his way through the process much as he did at UCLA.
He is still the same Earl Watson.
Still hustling, still smiling, still skidding on his chest for any loose basketball in the vicinity. Still ready to dive headfirst into a crowd of spectators for an errant pass.
Welcome home, Earl. It's so nice to have you back where you belong.
"It's great being in L.A. again," said the Seattle SuperSonics' first-year guard, who will be playing at Staples Center against the Lakers tonight and the ...