Alando Tucker
Alando Tucker
Alando Forest Tuckeris an American professional basketball player, currently playing for Maccabi Kiryat Gat of the Israeli Premier League. Tucker played five seasons at the University of Wisconsin–Madison and wore the number 42...
definitely game guys motivation motivational step
We've got to get stronger. A lot of guys have got to get quicker. This is definitely a motivation game to show guys we have to step our game up another level, another notch.
competing earlier fighting happened knew past stay tough
With some of the things that happened in the past and earlier in the season, I knew we were going to go through a tough stretch. We have to stay strong. ... we can't give up. We have to keep fighting (and) keep competing every night.
crucial game good milwaukee resemble start
Those are crucial minutes. We wanted to get a good start because we didn't want this game to resemble the Milwaukee game.
When a team's making a run, you've got to be able to respond.
faces home lose realize
You look at their faces after a loss, it's tough. You lose one at home in the Big Ten, it's always tough. You have to realize that this is still early.
confident course environment felt good season stuck
I was confident in what we had done over the course of the season that we were going to get in. I felt good about it. It's just that you're anxiously awaiting to see where you're going, what environment you're going to get stuck in.
few guys hard hard-work motivation past pays work worked younger
I think it's motivation to show these younger guys that hard work pays off, to show that what we've been doing in these past few years has worked. And if it's worked in the past, it can work in the present.
coming emotional involved
He said he doesn't get involved in all the hoopla and everything before, but you can see that he got emotional coming out of the game.
confidence excuses losing losses showing start talked
We talked after the game, but that's enough talking. We just have to go out there and get it done now. We can't say anything else about it. Everybody's been making excuses about the losses that we have (after) losing Greg and Marcus, but with my teammates, I have a lot of confidence in them. I think they have confidence in themselves, too. We just have to start showing it now.
figured knew offense running stay stick
Stay poised. We knew they were going to get up. We just figured if we stick together, keep running our offense and don't get rattled, we could still come out with a win.
alter dunk figured step
He didn't look like he was going to dunk it, so I figured I could just step in and try to alter his shot.
feels lifting weights
It feels good. Jeez, it's like lifting some weights up off your back.
guy happiness happy knock shot ten top
I still have to knock down some shots, period. I shot 2-for-18. I can't be happy with that. If we're going to be top of the Big Ten (Conference), that can't happen. Especially from a guy like me with a lot of experience.
cap finish knock momentum run seems swinging
(When) you're making your run (and) momentum is swinging your way, you just have to finish it off. It seems like we didn't cap it off because we couldn't knock down any shots.