Alexander Johnson
Alexander Johnson
Alexander Canterell Johnsonis an American professional basketball player. He plays the power forward position...
fall immature thinking third win
We're just an immature team. We win two and then we always fall down on the third one. We'll be thinking that we're satisfied.
needed thinking win
We went in thinking we needed another win -- and probably another win after that.
duke far game miami plenty season situation slip staff team year
Now we really have to get the Duke game and the Miami game. We've been in this situation plenty of times, so we're used to it. But this year we've got to get it done. We've come too far as a team and as a staff to let this season slip away like this.
block missed misses rolls shooting shot side
When he misses, he always misses on the side or it rolls around and comes off on that side. I'm thinking, 'Ralph's shooting this, so I'm going to get on that block this time.' Usually I go back down the court. And he shot it and missed and it went right on that side.
behind best playing reached stayed worked
Playing behind Kobe, he's not going to get too much playing time. But the most important thing is he reached his goal. He wanted to get there, and he got there. If he would have stayed another year, it probably would have worked anyway. But I still feel it worked out the best for him.
guys letting next ready wants
He's going to make a lot of guys better. He's working hard, and that's just letting me know that he's going to be ready to play next year. He wants to win.
anyway
We have to get it anyway we can get it.
shown
We're better than that, and we've shown it.
freshman hard league seniors shows successful whether
You have seniors that aren't doing anything pretty much in the league and (around) D-I basketball. That just shows you how hard he works. If you put in the work, you're going to be successful whether you're a freshman or a sophomore.
advantage block continues defend good guy hope knew shoot talented time took waited work
He's probably the most talented guy we have on the team. He can run, block shots, defend and he can shoot the ball. I just hope he doesn't get discouraged and continues to work hard. That's the same thing that Al did. He knew he was good but waited his time. And when his time came, he took advantage of it.
care coach giving physical presence
I know I need to be out there giving a very physical presence inside. It hurts, especially being in Coach Ham's system. If you get two fouls, that's it. I don't care who you are.
covering free guy knew middle missing outside ralph second smaller watching
I kind of anticipated Ralph missing the second free throw, I've been watching them go out for a while. I just faked to the middle and went outside on the guy who was covering me. He was a smaller guy, so I knew I could get my way.
smile smiles
I had to do something to get a smile on Coach's face.
anywhere five four pass trying
I'm not trying to do four or five dribbles to get where I want to go. If I can't get anywhere in two dribbles, I pass it out.