Ben Wallace
Ben Wallace
Ben Camey Wallaceis an American retired professional basketball player. A native of Alabama, Wallace attended Cuyahoga Community College and Virginia Union University and signed with the Washington Bulletsas an undrafted free agent in 1996. In his NBA career, Wallace played with the Washington Bullets/Wizards, Orlando Magic, Detroit Pistons, Chicago Bulls and Cleveland Cavaliers...
ProfessionBasketball Player
Date of Birth10 September 1974
CityWhite Hall, AL
basket control knew options second shoot third
They were able to penetrate and get to the basket early. But in the fourth, we got stops. We were able to make them go to their second and third options and shoot over us. We knew if we could get the stops, we could take control of the game.
came ready relaxed
They were relaxed and ready to play. We came out a little jumpy.
ball eating energy games happy help sideline sitting team wanting watching
A big ball of energy. I'm happy to see him back out there. I know it was probably eating him up, sitting on the sideline and watching games and wanting to be out there. It's going to help the team a whole lot, especially with the energy boost.
ourselves plays stops
It wasn't really about making plays but making stops. We know we can make plays, we just need to make stops and give ourselves the opportunity.
business came care control game supposed
It is what it is. We had control of the game and then it went out of hand. We didn't take care of business when we supposed to and that's what it came to.
broken game mean playoffs record
This game doesn't mean a whole lot. The playoffs are a whole different game. I know that's a broken record but that's what it is.
aggressive capable defense defensive lost playing
Our defense got lost in the shuffle. When that happens, that's when we get away from playing the way we're capable of playing. We have to be more aggressive on the defensive end.
behind learn life past
No regrets. I never live with regrets. You just put the past behind you and live with it. And I think if you have regrets, you really don't learn lessons. It's a life lesson, you learn from the past. You just keep on moving, so that's what I do.
allow coach flip likes loves passion possession
Flip allows you to go out there and play. You know if you make mistakes, he'll allow you to play through it. Coach Brown, you know, he likes to coach, pretty much every possession if he can. That's his passion ? he loves to coach.
game playoffs regardless time
Every time we play Miami, regardless if it's in the playoffs or a regular-season game or pre-season game, the tension, the excitement, everything is there.
detroit dominate game passion
The thing that he didn't show in Detroit was the passion for the game to want to go out there and want to dominate the game.
doubt eventually group mind takes team time title together
Sometimes, when you have a new coach, a new system, a new group of guys, it takes time to jell together, ... But there's no doubt in my mind that we're eventually going to come together as a team and make that title run.
art basketball lost playoffs recognize regular starting team teams together tough win
Team basketball is a lost art nowadays, but it's always going to win. You can win in the regular season, but if you don't play together as a team it's going to be tough to win in the playoffs teams. And I think now teams are starting to recognize that.
anybody bigger chasing miami nice opportunity streak
Right now, we're chasing something bigger than Miami or anybody else. Right now, we're having a lot of fun. We have a nice streak going. We've got an opportunity to do something special.