Ben Gordon
Ben Gordon
Benjamin Ashenafi "Ben" Gordon is a British-American professional basketball player who last played for the Orlando Magic of the National Basketball Association. Gordon played college basketball for the University of Connecticut and won a national championship with them in 2004...
ProfessionBasketball Player
Date of Birth4 April 1983
bad definitely game games mistake necessary road tough win
This is definitely a game where we can win and where we'd be making a very bad mistake if we don't come out and do the necessary things to win. This is a tough road trip, and the games you can win, you definitely have to get.
nights quarter rarely
It's not a big concern. We rarely have a quarter like that. It was just one of those nights when we couldn't make a basket.
continue defensive doubt good key last maybe mind scoring team year
It's no doubt in my mind I can be a starter, but that's not my role. It wasn't our scoring that got us there. We didn't have any all-stars. It was our defensive intensity. That's the key to this team being successful. You got to continue to do that and we can be good as last year and maybe better.
game looking
I just wanted to play my game and play hard. I'm just looking to come out and be aggressive.
energy good happen mistake putting realize stuff work
I just realize I'm getting a lot of this stuff because of the work I'm putting in. I know it's not by mistake or accident. It has to do with the kind of energy I put into my game. Good things happen when you put work into things.
doubt knew left time
I knew it was good. Any time I get in those situations, I just tell myself, 'I'm going to make this shot.' When it left my hand, I had no doubt it was going to go in.
time
I'm just going to take as much time as I need to heal.
expect looking people understood
I really didn't know what to expect because it was all new to me. But as I went through it all, I understood what people were looking for.
four good last opposed rhythm seconds shot time tried
I had four seconds this time as opposed to the 2 1/2 I had last time. I just tried to get into my rhythm and get a good shot up.
easy touches
Not as many touches as I wanted. It's pretty easy to play someone who doesn't have the ball.
bit kept lost quick sure trying
It was a combination of a lot of things that we don't even know. We lost a little bit of our swagger, we lost a little bit of our confidence. I'm not sure really what it was. We kept trying to find it and kept trying to find it, but we couldn't find it quick enough.
builds means
It means a lot. It builds a lot of confidence.
behind free miss next throw time weigh
It's frustrating for me to miss that free throw because of the time and the situation. It won't weigh on me. It's behind me now. I've just got to make it the next time.
bunch continue doubt great grind turn
It's frustrating, but what are you going to do? There's no doubt about it in my mind, we can turn it around. We have a great bunch of guys. We just need to continue to grind it out.