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...
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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.
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It's always bad when you have to lose guys. Him being my best friend, it's really hard to see him have to hang up his jersey. He has a great career ahead of him.
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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.
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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.
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It was a burden a lot of players put on their shoulders that they had to do certain things. That's just hard. After losing those guys, we knew it would be tough given the numbers that we had playing against other teams that were as experienced or more experienced and had four or five seniors. We knew it was going to be a tough battle and we just wanted to stick it out.
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The shots we took, as horrible as they were, that set it up for them to push it up faster instead of trying to make them work, get some fouls and get to the line or make some shots - and then they can't push it as fast. I think they forced us into some shots and that's their type of game...Early, that's what we did. We just played into their hands.
accepting work
They are accepting it. We know what we have and we just have to work from there.
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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.
builds cherished family great wisconsin
We're a family. Wisconsin builds families. It's not just about stats, it's about the family we build, the friendships we build as a team, and he cherished that from day one. It's great to see him out there contributing. Right now, he has his chance.
finally
We finally put it together. We put everything together.
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(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.
energy extra gets gives
That's what always gets me through the tournament. ... It gives me that extra energy that I need.
feels lifting weights
It feels good. Jeez, it's like lifting some weights up off your back.
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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.