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
came energy everybody game guys knows mean opportunity ourselves playoffs ready step teams win
We just wanted to give ourselves every opportunity to win games. Guys came out ready to play with a lot of energy but the playoffs is a whole different beast. This game won't mean anything for that. Everybody knows teams step up their game once the playoffs start.
came everybody focused game locker prepare ready reason room season themselves weeks
Everybody in this locker room that went through that Game 7 really started to prepare themselves and get ready for the season probably two weeks after that Game 7. That was the big reason we came back so focused and ready to play.
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I think everybody is making a conscious effort to go out and get it done on the defensive end. We hang our hats on the defensive end, being able to get stops and forcing teams to take tough shots.
definitely everybody glad helped major played role team winning
It definitely helped our team. I think it helped everybody on our team get better. He played a major role in us winning a championship, so we're glad it happened.
continue everybody knows nobody wants
Nobody wants to see us play. Everybody already knows what we do. But it's cool. But they got no choice, (as) long as we continue to win.
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We're talking about it, getting back to what we were doing early in the season, when we were getting stops that would lead to easy baskets. Where everybody was getting buckets in transition and forcing teams to turn the ball over, everybody getting out and running. ... Now, we're just trying to get back to where we were.
everybody minute possibly
It's not a problem. Everybody here is healthy. Everybody here is energized and we want to play every minute we can possibly play. It's not a problem. This is what we do.
everybody hurt ready
Everybody is hurt and disappointed right now. But everybody is going to come back ready to play.
best energy everybody fun game pick playing seemed start
It's contagious. Everybody else seemed to pick that energy up and start pressuring them. I like playing like that. It makes the game fun for me, and I think it's the best way for us to get a win.
ask character everybody guys hat minutes says tip whether
It says a lot about the character of the guys in this room. All we ask of everybody is to give what you have every night. Just show up and give what you got, whether it's 20 minutes or 30 minutes. These guys do that and I tip my hat to them.
ask character everybody says
It says a lot about the character of the guys. All we ask of everybody is to give what you have every night.
everybody good knew last pieces played roles struggling team trying year
They're a struggling team right now, trying to find their identity. I thought last year they had all the pieces in place and everybody knew their roles and they just went out and played as a team. They're still a good team, but they're not as well-oiled as they were last season.
everybody including trying win year
That championship year we had, everybody played. It wasn't trying to win with one or two guys. We used everybody that we had, including our bench. We've got to use everybody. That's the only way you can win in this league.
everybody healthy wish
You wish everybody would get healthy and be where they want to be and do their job.