Aaron Gray
Aaron Gray
Aaron Michael Grayis an American former professional basketball player who played eight seasons in the National Basketball Association. A heart condition forced him into early retirement in 2015. He is currently an assistant coach for the Detroit Pistons...
ProfessionBasketball Player
Date of Birth7 December 1984
CityLos Angeles, CA
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It's a great achievement. It's a great compliment to my team. I couldn't have done it without them. The support the coaches and my teammates gave me is probably the biggest reason this happened.
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Obviously, it was a big concern. For the juniors, the people who only have one year left, it's sometimes hard to get a new coach and have a new system.
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He does a great job of getting people to play their best. One of the reasons we are such a good team is that every day in practice is like a game to us. Everything we do is competitive, and everything we do we want to win, no matter what the drill is. He knows you have to coach everyone differently.
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In discussing my options the last couple of weeks with my family and Coach Dixon, I feel that it is in my best interest to declare for the NBA Draft. I will not hire an agent, leaving me the option to return to the University of Pittsburgh for my senior season. The draft process will provide me a great learning experience and will help me become a better player.
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He's really coming into his own. He has such high expectations coming in. He has surpassed everyone's expectations. It's his team. He's making his own coaching decisions, balancing a 9-, 10-man rotation -- which not a lot of guys can do -- and keep everyone happy and focused on winning.
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The coaches just told me to be patient. I get real anxious when I see teams are playing me man-to-man. Early on, I had a lot of bad turnovers. I think that goes to the fact that we hadn't played in eight days.
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We want to send Carl out on top.
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We started off real slow, and the guys did a great job of playing so hard and coming back. Our team was almost, like, determined at one point. We just didn't make the final plays to come down the stretch.
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We're steps ahead of last year. We're playing more like a team. We have confidence in each other.
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We're real confident going into NCAA Tournament. We beat three real good teams coming into (Saturday).
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Other teams are keying in on him, setting whole defensive strategies around him. That's presenting opportunities for other people to step up. It's amazing. It seems like every game, it's someone different.
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I think that last 3-pointer he made was from 15 feet from beyond the arc. He's such a great player. When he's doing something like that, you just have to sit back and marvel at it.
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My offense was bad, and I had to keep taking three or four opportunities to get an easy basket.
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That was a tough game. We played real hard. The shots just weren't falling tonight. It just wasn't our night.