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...
close clutch confidence couple games handled knock last lately minutes playing shots situations totally
That's why I have a lot of confidence still. It's not like we're just playing totally bad. We have to be able to close out games when it's getting tough, when it's getting down to the last couple of minutes and being able to knock shots down. Clutch situations lately we haven't handled very well.
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 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.
everybody frame last mind mirror realize second taking
This is our last opportunity. We have to realize that. Everybody has to look in the mirror and realize we have to put it together. We don't get a second chance. We have to do it now. That's my mind frame I'm taking into the game.
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.
defense great playing rattled staying
They were playing great defense and it kind of rattled us. We weren't staying focused. We weren't staying relaxed.
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.