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Teaching Taylor Part II: Taylor shines at Madison Square Garden, then goes pro

This is part two of the Oliver Taylor story as told by Sean Saint Jacques. If you missed part one yesterday, you can read it right HERE.

Gurwitz was not a fan of Carlesimo’s philosophy when it came to using Taylor on the floor during his time in South Orange. It never seemed like Taylor got enough shots during games and Gurwitz would speak to Carlesimo about it.

"P.J. why don’t you play a game of horse and see who wins?" Gurwitz said. "He was not the star, but he had to do his work.