Al Thornton
Al Thornton
Willie Alford Thorntonis an American professional basketball player who last played for the NLEX Road Warriors of the Philippine Basketball Association. He had formerly played for the Los Angeles Clippers, Washington Wizards and the Golden State Warriors. Collegiately, he played for Florida State University...
ProfessionBasketball Player
Date of Birth7 December 1983
focus knew offense scholars-and-scholarship tough
We just never got our offense going. We knew it was going to be tough and we didn't focus like we should have.
beat chances home increase meant team
It would have meant a lot to us, to beat the No.. 2 team on their home court, that would increase our chances of getting to The Dance. That's where we want to get.
win
I still feel like we have to get that win at Miami.
effect game importance
We know the importance of this game and the effect it will have on us getting into the tournament.
athletic duke problems team teams
We have a very athletic team and I feel like athletic teams give Duke problems.
felt knee warming
My knee felt great. I did a lot of warming up. Once it got loose, it felt great.
games good home ncaa ourselves position team tournament
I feel the team as a whole realizes how important this is, getting these home games and try to put ourselves in a good position so we can get an NCAA Tournament bid.
against miami seal win
I feel like we have to go down to Miami and seal the deal. We have to get this win against Miami.
consider
I feel like to not even consider it would be stupid. But I feel like I'll be back.
game last
I feel like this is where we've struggled. It's the last regular-season game and it's up to us to come back and refocus.
challenge coaches instead learning mad mistakes raise taking trying understand voice win
I feel like we're able to take coaching. You know the coaches are going to raise their voice and they're going to try to challenge you. Now we're taking it in and learning from our mistakes instead of getting mad at the coaches. We understand now that's their job. They're just trying to make us better. We understand they have to win and we have to win. It's just a learning process.
ball guys score
I feel like it's the chemistry. We have a lot of guys who can score the ball and we play to each other's strengths. That's when we're at our best.
I can't really get in the stance. I can't explode. I can't be me.
arguing coaches difference holding last matter opposed players scores together
It's not just the coaches who are holding the players accountable. The players, we're holding each other accountable, too. That's a big difference as opposed to last year. We'd be arguing and there would be a lot of negativity. Who was getting the shots? Who was getting the minutes? Now, we're just together and it doesn't really matter who scores the points.