Anytime I've played in front of my family or friends I've always played well. I wish we could get there a couple of days earlier, but we can't. I think it's going to be a fun thing. |
At the beginning of the year, he barely could make his free throws. He was beating himself up. He's just got tougher and tougher. |
Everybody has to play well, but for us to go far, I definitely think I have to do well. I have to play the way I did some of the last few games. |
Hassan is a great teammate, a great person. He's somebody who's always (behind you) and is there for you no matter what. |
Having that emotion, that fire ... that's what he brings every game, night in and night out. |
He does a lot for us. There were still things we didn't do that we should have done. |
He plays hard and he knows a lot of little things he can get away with on the court ... to make himself effective. |
I don't get angry, I just laugh at it, ... The numbers are right there and show everything clearly. I guess people are sometimes afraid to go with the clear-cut guy and decide to go with the hype instead. Don't get me wrong, J.J. is a great shooter and a great player. You'd be stupid to think he's not a great player considering what he does for Duke. But Salim can create his shot against anyone, somebody 6-foot-4, 6-7, fast, long, tall. It doesn't matter. I don't see how anybody can say a college player is a better shooter than Salim. |
I don't know the guy's name. An-goo-nay? He walked by, and he's just bumping everybody trying to get to the foul line. So I'm like, 'Whoa.' You're not going to go out there and just bump everybody.' So I pushed him. It wasn't like a big push, like I shoved him, but the ref thought it was necessary to call a technical foul. |
I don't know yet. It's day-to-day. I'm just working out and working hard. |
I just told myself we're not going to lose. I just concentrated and did the things I always do as I walk up to the line. I didn't feel nervous at all. |
I knew after that the game was over. I knew we had the momentum, the game was over. |
I needed about 100, but some people didn't make the list. For anyone who didn't make the list, I'm sorry. I hope you got to see the game anyway. |
I started off with a few turnovers and that kind of trickled down to everybody. I could have done a better job of taking care of the ball. Maybe my teammates would have been more relaxed. |
I talk to him about every week. |