Thursday, May 29, 2008

Ramon Sessions has the last laugh

Ramon Sessions was the young man most people thought was the longest shot to make it coming out of the WAC after last season, yet...

It is helpful to be in the right situation at the right time, as in Sessions' case, but putting in the necessary work to take advantage of the opportunity -- as he obviously did -- is all credit to him.

Sessions' hard work pays off
Paul Flies
Reno Gazette-Journal
May 29, 2008


Fresh off his first season in the NBA, Ramon Sessions had no problem identifying the biggest difference between college and the big leagues at an NBA Development League appearance at the Eldorado Hotel-Casino on Wednesday.
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"In the NBA, speed is the main difference," Sessions said. "The big men run like guards and the guards run like track stars."

The former Nevada standout declared for the 2007 NBA draft following his junior season. The Milwaukee Bucks selected Sessions with the 56th overall pick. Sessions started the season with the Bucks' D-league affiliate, the Tulsa 66ers, to work on his game.

He was later called up and played so well he said Wednesday he has already been told he will start this next season on the Bucks' roster and not in the D-League...

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