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
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.
attack main patient
We just have to be patient and attack the gaps. The main thing is to get what we want.
attack good hard knee red
Part of it was the knee and part of it (was) they did a good job. They had their zone, which was very hard for me to attack and get in the red zone.
move played
I never played with a brace on, and it was very irritating. I couldn't move with it on.
known league monkey team
It's very important for us. We're known as a team around the league that doesn't play well on the road. We have to get that monkey off our backs.
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.
game lost played
At times, we've played a 38-minute game and lost by one or two. We have to go out and play a 40-minute game.
credit tech virginia
You've just got to give Virginia Tech credit. They were more energized or something.
best biggest definitely game seasons
This is definitely the biggest game because I feel like this is one of the best seasons we've had.
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.