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Brandon Knight Wanted to Stay at Kentucky


Brandon Knight is not used to losing throughout his time in high school or last season at Kentucky.

He is doing a lot of losing now at Detroit and is going through some growing pains in the NBA.

The Miami Herald spoke to Brandon and how he is dealing with his rookie season, and at the end of the interview, you can tell BK misses the BBN.

[LEFT][COLOR=#1A2732][FONT=arial][I]“Every night you’re going against a good guard or a good team, so I think that’s the biggest thing,” he said. “This is a different league. Just coming prepared to play against good competition every night.”
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The eighth overall pick of the draft, Knight drew concerns about his pre-draft weight. He is listed at 6-3, 189 pounds but says he has gained weight since June.

On Wednesday, he seemed to take exception to questions about his slight physique.[/I][/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#1A2732][FONT=arial][I]“The league is not about what you weigh,” Knight said.
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Surprisingly, he did acknowledge that he would have liked to have remained at Kentucky for his sophomore season had things turned out differently.
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[B]“I wanted to stay but as far as the season that I had as far the successfulness of my team, it was the best option for me,” Knight said.[/B]
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