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Moment of Truth

12.16.09

Decade’s Best: Starting Five Moment of Truth, NBA, Suns News | (0)
by Adam Fleischer The starting unit in the NBA can be a funny thing. It’s not unusual that one of a team’s best players is not a part, instead beginning each game on the sideline. It could be that this player provides a needed spark off the bench, or is more comfortable in that role, or maybe plays the same position as the team’s best player. In no other major professional sport are those who don’t start the game so crucial to a team’s success. The NBA even gives out an award every year for the most outstanding player who starts each ...
09.28.09

Dudley Do-Right Moment of Truth, NBA, Suns News, T in the Key | (0)
by Adam Fleischer and Tzvi Twersky There are two basic ways that players make it to the League: They’re either gifted athletes or they’re good-enough athletes that put in constant work. Jared Dudley fits into the latter category. No one will argue otherwise, and the 6-7, 225-lb, hops-challenged baller will admit as much. And that’s why he’s made it this far. Utilizing a unique blend of self-made skills and an honest, approachable personality, Jared Dudley is in the process of becoming a major factor in the Phoenix Suns lineup. Not bad for a husky high schooler who went nearly unrecruited out ...