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          Rookie Watch: Cousins getting closer

          • David Thorpe, ESPN Staff WriterDec 22, 2010, 03:00 AM ET
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            • Started coaching career in 1987
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          Last week we broke down the short list of Rookie of the Year candidates. But in reality, with John Wall still nursing an injury and having already missed 11 games, Blake Griffin is running away with the award right now.