Of course, these clubs can afford to buy ready-made players, dependable talents who don't need to be developed.
They have good talent, secure ballhandling and a dependable backcourt.
So Mr. Moors reached out to him through that most dependable of talent agency stand-ins: Facebook.
Caine, a dependable pro whose talents are often taken for granted, gives a beautifully vulnerable, Oscar-nominated performance that might also be his best.
A dependable supply of homegrown talent, many of these observers believe, would solve these problems, but such a supply seems to be something American universities are increasingly unable to provide.
With four top universities, including Minas Gerais Federal University, one of Brazil's most dependable sources of IT talent, Belo Horizonte has the feel and energy of a college town, but the size and ceiling of a major urban hub.
It's been said more than once that they are the new Netherlands: a squad of immense talent – cool, technical forwards, dependable defenders and a world-class keeper – yet one which seems strangely fractured.
Wondo doesn't possess the innate spark and outstanding talent of Steph Curry, but he is just as dependable, perpetually producing something when his side needs it most.
He showed artistic talent as a boy, but took up the more dependable trade of machinist as a young man.
Mikael Lustig is a dependable figure and teenager Kieran Tierney has emerged as a terrific talent in spite of the difficult circumstances.
Manish Porwal of Alchemist Talent Solutions said in 2012 that Chopra was a stable and dependable brand endorser, and many brands renewed their contract with her.
