Cedric Simmons
Cedric Simmons
Cedric "Ced" Tremaine Simmonsis an American professional basketball player who last played for Maccabi Tel Aviv of the Israeli Premier League. He was born in the United States, but also holds Bulgarian citizenship, and has played for the senior men's Bulgarian national basketball team. A 6'9" tall power forward-center, Simmons was selected by the New Orleans Hornets, in the first roundof the 2006 NBA Draft...
free held plays until
We had held our own until that happened. We just couldn't make the plays at the end and they made all their free throws.
action driving good low offense post ran
We were driving to the basket, had some good low post action and we ran our offense very well.
best confidence hang practice work
I got some confidence that I can play with the best. I can hang with the best in the country, but I still have some things to learn. I still have to get stronger. But I can go into practice with something to work on.
came feels gives great win
It feels great to win. The first win is always big in the tournament, and this gives us confidence. But it's only one win. We didn't come here just for one win. We came here for the whole thing.
beat heart seen teams year
I thought it was going in actually. I've seen a lot of teams get beat this year on the same situation, same shot. My heart kind of stopped.
block definitely great
That was just a great block by him. It was definitely a big play.
feeling good
Just about everything went our way, and that was a good feeling out there. We made too many turnovers (21), but we made some good things happen, too.
both effort ends execute five hurry lack last minutes seem
We just have to execute in the last five minutes like we have done all game. It's not from a lack of effort on anyone's part, but we just seem to get in a hurry on both ends of the court.
carolina confidence happened learn learned
We've got to learn how to finish. It was kind of the same thing that happened at the Carolina game. But I got some confidence and I learned that I can play with the best.
goes heard heart hope
He showed a lot of heart just to come out and play. After the game, I kind of said I hope everything goes well. I don't think he heard me. I don't know.
confused everybody finish games learn
We were kind of confused on what to do. Everybody wasn't on the same page. We've just got to learn how to finish games better.
both calves elevate shot
My calves were cramping up, both of them. So I couldn't really elevate on my shot like I usually do.
felt
Me, personally, I felt like we had to make a statement.
sit
It was very frustrating. I feel like I could have made a difference, but I had to sit out.