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Sep 30, 2009 / 11:34 am
By Gerald Narciso
Everybody loves to root for the underdog. I’ve watched enough summer leagues and D-League reality shows to appreciate the hustle professional basketball players who are not in the NBA have. A lot of times, these players turn down big money overseas to take their chances in an NBA training camp to reach their dream. Here are five dreamers whose gamble could pay off. Read More »
Tags: Andre Owens, Ben Hanglogten, Brandon Roy, Courtney Sims, Jamal Crawford, Mikael Gelebale, Nate Robinson, Rod Benson, Spencer Nelson, Will Conroy
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Aug 28, 2009 / 10:33 am
By Gerald Narciso
Jerry Sloan is underappreciated. Unless you are in Utah, where he has juice like the Osmond’s, Sloan is absolutely taken for granted. After 21 years of roaming the sidelines for the Jazz, Jerry not only has the longest head coaching tenure in the NBA, but in all of professional sports. Eighteen of those 21 seasons have been playoff appearances, highlighted with two straight Finals appearances in ’97 and ’98, where they lost to MJ’s Bulls – arguable the greatest team in NBA history. Yeah Sloan doesn’t have a chip, but there is no doubt he is one of the top 10 coaches in the history of the League. Read More »
Tags: Ben Hanglogten, Charles Barkley, Howard Eisley, Jerry Sloan, John Crotty, John Stockton, Karl Malone, kobe bryant, michael jordan, Mo Williams, Raja Bell, Shandon Anderson, Utah Jazz
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