I liked Ryan Gomes.
Maybe it’s because I’m from Rhode Island and I watched a lot of him playing at Providence College, where he was a star. Maybe it’s because I saw him take those versatile skills to the Boston Celtics and become a solid NBA player. Whatever it was, Ryan Gomes was my guy.
He was the type of guy I wanted on my team. I knew he’d never be a star, but I thought he’d be that quiet glue guy that would do the little things and hit the big baskets when someone forgot about him.