Dominic Artis knows what it is like to be down, to be swimming against life's current, to be climbing a hill that seems to have no end.
Artis, even at a young age, knows life can lift you on the wings of joy and success and it can submerge you into the depths of despair and defeat. And he has learned that the true measure of a man is how he handles each situation.
Artis and the Miners have tasted a tad of success now, winning their last two games. They are still trying to dig their way out of a 2-13 beginning, trying to shrug off the unbearable weight of a 12-game losing streak.