Charlie Villanueva
Charlie Villanueva
Charlie Alexander Villanuevais a Dominican-American professional basketball player who last played for the Dallas Mavericks of the National Basketball Association...
ProfessionBasketball Player
Date of Birth24 August 1984
CityQueens, NY
blocked confident heard knocked line stepped
I heard them, I heard them, ... But I blocked everything out, and I was really confident when I stepped to the line and knocked them down.
decided work
But I decided it was just going to make me work harder. I feel I've got something to prove.
brings difference final hard maker player
He's really important. I think he's going to be the difference maker to see if they can go to the Final Four. When Denham brings it, he's a hard player to stop.
basket bigger chris feels step stepped
When Chris went out, someone had to step up, and I stepped up to the challenge. It feels good. It feels real good. It feels like you can't be stopped. The basket feels bigger than it already is.
giving lost points
We should never have been in that position, giving up 39 points in the first quarter, and right there is where we lost the game,
along group special
If it was up to me, I'd keep the same team, because I feel we've got something special with this group of guys. We all get along really well, the locker-room is unbelievable.
comments drafted dreamed hear negative
It hurt, ... It was my big day, you know. Getting drafted was something I'd dreamed about. To hear all those negative comments was tough.
defensive side speed
Just the speed of the game, and also on the defensive side as well. It's not the same as in college. A lot of things are different, but I'm learning. I'm like a sponge, I'm absorbing everything.
He's done. He shouldn't even be out there.
felt pressure video
I actually felt like I was in a video game, out there, no pressure at all.
felt pressure video
I actually felt like I was in a video game. I was out there (feeling) no pressure at all.
guard nba typical
He was just saying, 'Give me the ball. I'm going to take this rookie. He can't guard me,' ... You know, typical NBA stuff.
blocked determined guys hit knew mike needed saying shot whether
We've been there before and when Mike hit that shot guys were saying ... we knew we needed one more stop. I was just so determined to get that stop, whether it was a rebound, a blocked shot; the block was there and I made a big play.
decided draft nba ready thinking
I was thinking about the draft and once I went through the whole process, I decided I'd be better off going to college, ... I just thought I wasn't ready to live the NBA lifestyle.