In case you did not stay up to check out the Cavs-Jazz finish, let me fill you in. Rookie Sundiata Gaines, a formr NBA Developmental League as well as Italian League player, hit a game-winning 3 at the buzzer. Years of watching minor league basketball players showed me how many incredible players there are in the United States. Gaines, who finished with 9 points in 9 minutes on 3-3 shooting, represents the hundreds of minor league ballers I saw play. Many of them deserved an NBA shot that they never got. Marshall Phillips in particular will always stand out for me when I think of everything that is right with sports. He always took time to talk to the fans,my father and I among them, after games. He also had an outstanding all-around game complimented by non-stop hustle. NBA teams could really benefit by taping more hungery, talented players from the minor leagues when they need a spark. As any baseball fan can tell you, a call-up can really ignite a fire under a team. Way to represent the hungry underdog Sundiata.
TBG
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