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"Derrick Rose | Guard." Derrick Rose. NBC Sports, 30 Oct. 2012. Web. 04 Nov. 2012. <http://www.rotoworld.com/player/nba/1476/derrick-rose>.

The credible source I have chosen to deepen my understanding of project two is Rotoworld.com. The reason Rotoworld is a credible source is because it is powered by NBC Sports. NBC Sports is a “cable sports channel in the United States operated as a division of NBC Sports” (Sports). This means that all of the information that is provided on this website is nothing but straightforward facts. Along with a powerful source driven behind the website, Rotoworld was named one of the 50 best websites of 2010 by Time.com (which is a website that keeps everyone updated on the most recent news.) Ryan Knaus, Steve Alexander, and Aaron Bruski, are just a few authors that write feature articles on this website. They even get the opportunity to interview the actual players, so this way the authors can get direct insight on a player’s game and other information. These authors have at least seven years of experience in their field (Sports).Therefore, they have adequate understanding in their field. Rotoworld covers fantasy basketball, football, baseball, golf, and hockey. Instead of NBC Sports covering just the gist of sports, Rotoworld is the ‘narrowed’ version of sports, and makes it an easier access for locals to get their sports news.

The source will be helpful with project two because it has already acknowledge me of interesting facts I had not known about Derrick Rose before visiting the website. Rototworld gives insight about a player’s statistics, which team should play which player in the upcoming games, player’s most recent injuries, draft guides, and much more. If I want to know Derrick Rose’s performance in the 2009-2010 season, Rotoworld provides me with bountiful statistics regarding how many steals, assists, rebounds, and points were totaled in his entire NBA career. If there is anything significant that...