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
I can't really get in the stance. I can't explode. I can't be me.
hard learn tough
To play this hard and this well and still not win, that's tough to take. We'll try to learn from this and get better.
close execute experience learning
It's learning experience. Once you have all those close games, something clicks. You learn from it and you execute down the stretch.
truly
I truly feel like we have done enough to get in the tournament.
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.
ncaa
This just does it. We're in it. We're all excited, because we feel like we're in the NCAA Tournament.
court great kinda love rush seconds
We've got great fans, I didn't know they would rush the court with 1.7 seconds left. That was kinda crazy! But I love our fans.
leader step tried
I just tried to step up and be a leader and come through for my teammates.
ball easy plays
I pretty much did the easy part. They screened for me. They set plays for me. They put me in the right position. All I had to do was put the ball in the goal.
areas coming plan student work
Hopefully, I can do it. I don't plan on going anywhere. I plan on coming back. I just feel like for me to get better I have to become a better student of the game. There are some areas I have to work on in my game.
potential
I'm being more assertive. It's something I can do. I'm just recognizing my potential.
tech virginia whatever
Give Virginia Tech credit. They outplayed us right from the tip. They were more energized for whatever reason.
looking team type
We're looking to go on a run. We feel like we have the type of team that can get on a roll.
attacking instead jump pulled settled soon
We settled for a lot of jump shots. As soon as we got an opening, got a little daylight, we settled for jump shots. We pulled up instead of attacking the paint.