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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We want to send Carl out on top.
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They had four or five guys they were sending in throughout the game and I wasn't really thinking much about scoring against them. My main emphasis was rebounding.
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They've got some big boys that are very good. They were sending two or three guys at me, which was getting frustrating, so I knew I had to get offensive rebounds. The few times I was open for a split second, my teammates did a great job of getting me the ball.
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We just really stressed getting the ball inside in the second half. We were all making plays. That was the main difference in us winning the game.
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We got so many guys from New York, and they know what it means to play there. It's just a great place to play.
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We're going to try to have as good a game as last time. We take pride in our defense here. It's going to be a battle, but I'm looking forward to it.
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Every game, you have to bring it or you're going to lose.
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We easily could have lost that game to Notre Dame. The way the young guys played, it just shows they're not going to give up. We don't want to lose. If we do, it'll add fuel to the fire.
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We've got our church clothes ready for Sunday morning. You can write that down.
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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.
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We joke with him about his age a lot, but it's no joke that he's our No. 1 leader on and off the court with his experience and wisdom. I don't believe we'd be in the position we are without him.
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We drew up a play and Connecticut did a good job of denying me in the post. It's a tribute to great Connecticut defense.
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Without any pressing issues, there won't be a lot of change. Most people are pretty happy with who is running the board now.
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Guys are putting too much stress on the offensive end and not enough stress on the defensive end. I think that showed in the last game. We also have to cut down on turnovers. The biggest part of the meeting was cutting down on the little things. People don't understand that one possession, one breakdown can lead to you winning or losing the game. We've confronted those issues and hopefully we'll learn from them.