Carlos Arroyo
Carlos Arroyo
Carlos Alberto Arroyo Bermúdez is a Puerto Rican professional basketball player who last played for FC Barcelona Lassa of the Liga ACB. Arroyo had previously played in the National Basketball Association with the Toronto Raptors, Denver Nuggets, Utah Jazz, Detroit Pistons, Orlando Magic, Miami Heat, and Boston Celtics. In the 2008–09 season, he played for Maccabi Tel Aviv in the Israeli Basketball Super League, winning the league's championship, and being named the Final's Most Valuable Player. He has also played...
ProfessionBasketball Player
Date of Birth30 July 1979
CityFajardo, PR
I think just looking back at this game, we all have to sit down and think about the energy level that we brought out the second half of the game. We're the underdog every game now and we just have to bring that energy out with us every game from the beginning.
After the season, he'll go for it. I'll be there, front row.
I have nothing to say to him. I mean, we didn't talk when I was here, so, why talk now?
I never ran into somebody that big. I'll be all right.
It's very hard to make an impact in less minutes. I try to do my best, and I've had games when I come in and I do my distributing job as a point guard, get my assists going. It's just very hard.
To value every play is crucial at the end of the game. The fourth quarter we came through with a lot of energy and stayed focused of what we were trying to do as a team.
Me and him were talking a lot about us coming here and him having an opportunity here. And basically what he was telling me was he wants to get the love for basketball back. That means a lot to players who don't get a chance to play.
To practice, knowing you're not going to play, is hard. He took it, he learned and he grew. Now he's got an opportunity and he's taking advantage of it.
That's our job -- to come in the game, bring energy and change the tempo of the game.
They've already proved so many things, but they always feel like they have to prove something. That's part of what makes them the No. 1 team.
A lot of people have opened their eyes now. The game is getting played more and more all around the world. We get more respect now than we used to.
We're not going to win all 82 games straight. Guys get tired, sometimes we lose our focus. We lose games. But right now we're on top of our game, I believe. We need to continue to do that to succeed. We want to win and be able to go into the break right. You feel better.
I love playing the game and to me, that?s part of being creative. People come out to see a show and be entertained so why not? It?s part of being the point guard and understanding the game and how it?s played.
Hopefully he's still hungry, and he's going to get a chance here. It's up to him to take advantage of it.