Arron Afflalo
Arron Afflalo
Arron Agustin Afflalois an American professional basketball player for the Sacramento Kings of the National Basketball Association. He played college basketball for UCLA. As a junior, he was named a consensus NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans and was voted the player of the year in the Pac-12 Conference. After electing to forgo his senior year in college, Afflalo was selected in the first round of the 2007 NBA draft by the Detroit Pistons with the 27th overall pick...
ProfessionBasketball Player
Date of Birth15 October 1985
CityLos Angeles, CA
Obviously it was desperation time, down nine with three minutes to go. You've got to bring it all out.
Obviously, it was desperation time, being down nine with three minutes to go. But three minutes is a long time with only a nine-point lead.
When we were down nine, it became a kind of desperation time for us. But three minutes is a long time.
We've lost three games at home this year. To make up for that, we have to win on the road. We know what this trip means.
It wasn't just me. It was a lot of guys. ...I knew once I relaxed, he would hit three or and get a dunk and it would ignite the whole (Memphis) team. That'd be disastrous.
It was kind of frustrating watching him bring his team back into it. He was doing a lot of moving and he had three guys screening for him. He was running free wherever he likes.
We're trying to carry on something that John Wooden started. Winning this is more meaningful that what it appears. At least to us.
We're not playing for just our team, our university. We're trying to carry on something that John Wooden started.
This team is still very good, despite all the injuries, despite all the unfortunate circumstances and obstacles we've had to overcome. I still think we can win. All these injuries are tough, but all you can do is laugh at them, get in rehab and recover.
We knew if we played at that pace, we weren't going to win. We're a pretty dominant defensive team right now.
Being turnover-free and rebounding, those are coach's two main things. And he's definitely a defensive-minded coach.
What was tough for (Belmont) is that we generally don't let up. Our defensive pressure started to take a toll, and we fought for every bucket.
We just played with a lot of energy at the end. Obviously, it was desperation time. We were very fortunate tonight.
We just needed to execute. We were getting good shots. We were just missing them. What changed was on the defensive end.