If you've followed Larry Brown's career at all, you would know that he has this fascination with "playing the right way". Part of that fascination requires him to fall in love with role guys that might not be the most talented players around, but know how to do everything Brown asks with no questions asked. Teams are usually fearful of giving Brown personnel control because of his tendency to want to trade a team's star (that he inevitably always clashes with) for someone that is more likely to make an all-floor burn team than an All-Star team. In Philadelphia, some of Brown's favorites were Eric Snow, Raja Bell, and Aaron McKie. So I definitely wasn't surprised when I read that Brown has taken to second year forward Jared Dudley.
According to the Charlotte Observer's Rick Bonnell, Brown has called Dudley the most pleasant surprise in camp. When most hear the name Jared Dudley they usually think: lots of hustle, great rebounder, but offensively challenged. Basically, the perfect Larry Brown foot soldier. Can't you just see the twinkle in LB's eye as he talks about his new pet?
