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...
games guys madness start thinking walk
It's only just begun. I don't want the guys to start thinking we're going to walk into games and get victories. The madness is just starting.
confidence everybody five guard guys might offense order page run smoothly starting teams thinking three tweak
Everybody has to be on the same page and everybody has to have confidence. Teams are starting to tweak their defenses where they might not guard two or three guys on our team, thinking they don't have the confidence. We need all five guys to have the confidence in order for our offense to run as smoothly as it has in the past.
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.
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.
early guys mistakes practice seems understanding
We're young. Mistakes come early in practice but it seems like the young guys are getting better and better at understanding things.
game plenty stick time
We just weren't finishing. But we wanted to stick with our game plan. There was plenty of time left.
front love natural though win
You can tell he's excited. It's only natural when you come play in front of your family. We'd love to get a win for him. We know how important it can be even though he doesn't show it.
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.
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.
coming energy prove
We wanted to prove something by coming out with a lot of energy.
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.
accomplish offer
So I see a lot that we have to offer and a lot that we can do and accomplish but it has to be for 40 minutes.
feels lifting weights
It feels good. Jeez, it's like lifting some weights up off your back.