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T in the Key

12.30.09

Decade’s Most: Influential NBA, Suns News, T in the Key | (0)
by Tzvi Twersky Body draped in six feet of baggy Reebok warm-ups and a tight, white skull cap wrapped around his head, Allen Iverson and his similarly dresses friends sauntered into the old Spectrum to accept his Rookie of the Year award. It was the first week in May of ’97; a tattooed, braided Allen Iverson was on the verge of smashing played-out stereotypes and placing his stamp on the League. From the start of his rookie season, Bubba Chuck helped usher out the old in the NBA and forcefully bring in the new. Molds were broken. Braids became the ...
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 ...