Channing Frye
Channing Frye
Channing Thomas Fryeis an American professional basketball player for the Cleveland Cavaliers of the National Basketball Association. The 6'11" power forward-center played college basketball for the University of Arizona. He was drafted eighth overall by the New York Knicks in the 2005 NBA draft, and was the first college senior to be selected in that draft. He has previously played for the Knicks, Portland Trail Blazers, Phoenix Suns, and Orlando Magic...
ProfessionBasketball Player
Date of Birth17 May 1983
CityWhite Plains, NY
focus last mentally prepared remember time
I can't remember the last time I was 0-3. We just want to get a win. We just have to come focus and be mentally prepared for this trip.
matter
We're professionals. No matter what I say, there's really no excuse. We have to go out there and compete.
everybody excited guessing hungry opportunity point prepared wants
His whole point ? and I'm just guessing ? is that he wants everybody to be prepared at all times. If you know you have the opportunity to start, you're going to be a little more excited to play, you're going to be more hungry in practice.
confidence helped helping kept talking
He was just communicating, talking to us, helping us out. That helped us keep the confidence that we were going to win, and then (he) kept us cool.
came hard proud work worked
He just came to work every day and worked hard. I'm proud of him.
game opinion passion
He was very upset. He voiced his opinion and that is just the way it goes. He has passion for the game and he has passion for his players. Things aren't going right and he voiced his opinion.
amazing andre bench coming guys people start team
When we have people coming off the bench like Andre and Hassan, guys who could start for any other team in the country, I think that's kind of amazing to some people,
afford
With Nate and Trevor out there we can afford to gamble. We know we're so athletic.
lost stay
We have to stay positive. I know we lost, but the way we lost is a lot better than the way we had been losing. We are on the up and up.
good team
We're a good team and we're going to be a better team because of him.
came detroit played
Detroit played world championship basketball. They came out and executed and whooped us.
games somebody
I really think it's something that somebody made up. Some games you're going to be in a funk.
along felt great guys leadership team throw type
I really want to throw up right now. It's not that we didn't still have a great season. A team like ours, with the leadership we had, with the type of guys we had, comes along once in a million. We felt that that this was our year.
coach far man spectrum trying
I'm just trying to show what I've been working on, ... Any team, I think, there's a need for a big man that can shoot. Hopefully, as far as doing what Coach wants, I'll be able to show the whole spectrum of what I can do. But right now, today, I've got to show that I can shoot.