Brad Buckman
Brad Buckman
Bradley Bond Buckmanis an American retired professional basketball player...
bite everybody illinois maybe sneak thinks
We know everybody thinks Illinois will come out of it. Maybe that's a way to sneak up and bite somebody, and we can show the world what we can do.
correct gets guys hard helps leave practice stew teach
P.J. used to get on guys pretty hard in practice for making a mistake, and he'd kind of leave them there to stew about it. Now, he gets on them but also helps teach them how to correct the mistake.
goal guys national played season team tired win
Look, it's a long season and we had a young team and guys get tired at times. But we've played well lately. Our guys aren't settling. Our goal is to win the national championship.
felt free glad good help hit job rebound team throw
It felt good to help the team out. I have to do what I have to do, and if my shot's not falling, I have to be able to rebound and defend. I think I did a good job of that. I was glad I hit that free throw at the end.
bother earned shared worked
It doesn't bother us if we shared it or not. We earned it and worked our tails off to get it.
ball figure quit score tried trying
I think we all quit trying to score and just tried to figure out a way to get the ball to Daniel, he was so hot. He was in another world.
finish full game glad nice played
I was just glad to be back on the court. I haven't played a full game in a while, so it was nice to finish one off.
mad smile smiles
I was kind of mad about how I was playing. That put a smile on my face.
felt gotten great performance
My performance would have felt a lot better if we had gotten a 'W'. It's never great when you don't win.
basketball college environment people toughest
That's the toughest environment I've ever been in for college basketball. To see that many people in that environment so quiet, it was priceless.
ball glad obviously shot
I was obviously glad to be out on the court. Because I shot the ball way too much.
challenge guy head james mess thomas took tough
James Thomas was a tough dude, but P.J. took on that challenge head on. James was one guy you didn't mess with, but P.J. took him on.
afford thinking
We're not even thinking about Duke. We can't afford to.
bring guys night players seen time younger
I think it's very important this time of year. KP and I are the most experienced players on this team. We've seen everything. We have to bring it every night and show the younger guys what it takes.