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Jalen Suggs Blazed a New Path at Gonzaga, and It's Paid Off in Dividends for Both

Please don’t forget about the block, and the fact that the loudest play of an instant classic belonged to Jalen Suggs long before his One Shining Moment dropped from just inside halfcourt. Lucas Oil Arena was already reeling from the play Suggs had made minutes earlier, before overtime, and a lot of everything else.

The thing you have to understand about the way Suggs, Gonzaga’s unflinching freshman guard, approaches his craft, is that he doesn’t leave much open-ended. To be a closer, you must first be willing to close plays. Suggs does not make every single one—though at times, it can feel that way—but he doesn’t give up on blocks, loose balls, or errant passes.