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...
along chance friend good high james lines meet talked whenever wishing
We talked about old times, about high school. James is a good friend of mine. Whenever we get a chance to meet and talk we do. So, it was along the lines of that and just wishing each other good luck.
chance cherish everybody guys last left looking lose minutes ncaa ready realize
I want all our guys to realize that if we get a chance to play in the NCAA tournament, that's our last chance. If we lose then, there's no more looking back and saying, 'OK, we can get it back.' You can't get it back. If we have 40 minutes left (in) our season, we have to cherish that. Everybody has to be ready to play. We have to just think we can't get that back. So we have to play with that urgency.
chance close depending happen hopefully ourselves position strong ten
You never know what's going to happen in the Big Ten. We have to close out as strong as we can. There's still a possibility for us to get a Big Ten championship, depending on how things go. We just have to do everything we can to put ourselves in position to hopefully have a chance to win.
chance drawing figure game inside shaping team year
I'm always shaping my game into what the team needs. This year we really need me going inside and drawing fouls. I figure I'll always have a chance to do that.
chance close strong ten win
We have to close out as strong as we can. It's still a possibility, there's still a chance for us to win a Big Ten championship.
chance close depending hard last ourselves position possible strong sure ten
We have to close out as strong as we can. It's a chance for us to get a Big Ten championship, depending on how things go. We have to make sure we close out hard and do everything possible as much as we can to put ourselves in position in these last games.
believe believing matter
I know what Kam can do. I know the abilities he has. I believe in him. It's just a matter of him believing in himself.
game guys physical principles team
I know after the game our guys were limping. They were a physical team and their principles are still the same. They still get a lot of second- and third-chance opportunities. We can't let that happen.
performance shooting worst
That has to be the worst shooting performance that I've ever seen.
coming emotional game great
It was his day. He even said he kind of got emotional. You could tell he got emotional coming out of the game, and even before the game started. It's great to see that.
mentally ourselves past prepare week
Once the week started, we were past it. That's what we had to prepare ourselves mentally for.
create defending ncaa straight teams tend
The NCAA is more one-on-one. Teams are defending me straight up in a man-to-man. That's where I tend to create more.
great honor individual named teammates thanks wonderful
It's great to be named All-Big Ten, it's a wonderful honor. It's all thanks to my team, because if it wasn't for my teammates I wouldn't get any accolades. It's not an individual award, it's a team award.
closing great guys heck plays rebound saw step
They did a great job; everyone saw it. Just closing out the game, for them to step up and rebound and make big plays defensively, that's what we need. If we're going to be a great team, you need that, and those two guys did a heck of a job.