BobbieL wrote:My thing with both Nevel and Gambo - and maybe I should give her more credit but its the same philosophy as Gambo - how do they have the "street cred" yet with Jones, Bower and Bukstein. It takes a long time for a reporter to develop the trust and confidence that Will McDonough had, Shefter has today, Gammons and Rosenthal have and for the NBA, Woj and Shams. I just don't see Jones as the type to be sharing stuff with people who would share it with Ashley Nevel or John Gambadorro.
She gets the info. It started with going straight to the players. She has a great personality and isnt bad to look at either, she started by doing interviews with players, and they just kind of open up to her. She then parlays that into a "Working relationship". If you watch her earlier interviews, theres just something about her that causes these guys to open up. They get almost flirtatious and by the end they are completely smitten with her (I cant blame them). Also, as a woman i feel she can reach an almost untapped source in the FO and thats the women that work there. Women talk to women, and boy do they like to talk! One of our best past Inside info posters got their info from their mother who worked as a secretary in the FO for the GM! She knew it all because she saw it all.
My point is Ashley is the real deal. In her short time covering the Suns, i believe her sources 150 times more than any Gambo source, and he has been in the game for yeeeeeeaaaaaarrrrrrssss!
