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
best game road won
This was a game we had to win. They were struggling. We were struggling. We hadn't won on the road yet, and this was our best chance.
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 work
But I decided it was just going to make me work harder. I feel I've got something to prove.
atlanta guys happened nba next points tone tried
I just tried not to let what happened in Atlanta snowball, I tried to come out really hard, set the tone early, and the guys got the win. I can't get satisfied, I have to keep going. Thing about the NBA is I can have 24 points now, but what am I going to do the next game?
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.
national similar trying win
I'm trying to do something similar to what Carmelo did, ... Trying to win a national title.
allow game hard hit win
They hit 17 3-pointers. It's hard to win a game when you allow that.
great players practices
They've got great players on the team, all the way down the line, ... Practices are going to be tough.
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.
trust
If I can't trust myself to score, I can't trust anybody.
caught feels fire found guys zone
I caught fire and the guys just found me in the right place. The zone feels good, it feels really good. It feels like you can't be stopped.
best capable player quality team
This is a great, quality win. Our best player didn't play the way he is capable of playing. ... It was just a great, team win.