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Article: NBA PLAYOFFS NEW YORK KNICKS Tall order to fill; Knicks' Dudley gets call
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- The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Milwaukee, WI)
- Article date:
- June 19, 1999
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With a Yale pedigree and a former diplomat for a grandfather,
Chris Dudley is no typical NBA player.
The New York Knicks center probably has never heard this question,
posed to Tim Duncan during the NBA Finals: "Do you consider the paint
your own territory, your own domain, an area where you feel you can
do whatever you want?"
For Dudley, the paint has always been the spot on the floor above
which his often futile free throw attempts have soared. He has never
averaged double-digit points in his 13 seasons in the league, held
back by the uncontested 15-foot shot he has struggled mightily to
master.
Now, Dudley's dogged pursuit of competition and a championship
ring has led him to the most ...