06-30-2007, 07:09 AM
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NBA
Conley enjoys last laugh at draft
Former Ohio State star confident he'll silence critics at NBA level, too
Saturday, June 30, 2007 3:25 AM
By Bob Baptist
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH
Mike Conley
NEW YORK -- As the second half of the McDonald's All-American Game expired little more than a year ago, Mike Conley Jr. watched from his seat on the bench, powerless to try to help his trailing team rally.
"They forgot about him," said his father, Mike Conley Sr. "The coach said, 'I'm sorry, Mike, I just forgot about you,' and put him in with like a minute to go."
Conley Sr. did not forget that moment Thursday night. Nor did he forget to remind his son of it as they sat together in Madison Square Garden, waiting for NBA commissioner David Stern to call Junior's name during the first round of the league draft.
"Mike, just think about the McDonald's game, when they forgot about you in the second half and didn't play you," Conley Sr. said he told his son, "and where you are today compared to all the other players who were in it. That's a testament to the hard work and dedication he placed on himself from that point forward."
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