Daniel Gibson
Daniel Gibson
Daniel Hiram "Boobie" Gibson Sr. is an American former professional basketball player who played seven seasons in the National Basketball Associationfor the Cleveland Cavaliers. He was selected by the Cavaliers in the second round of the 2006 NBA draft...
ProfessionBasketball Player
Date of Birth27 February 1986
CityHouston, TX
add hard last playing point stuff worked
Now that I'm playing more on the wing, I'm getting to show more stuff than when I was at the point last season. I've worked really hard to add to my game.
dream nba opportunity playing since stay test waters
Playing in the NBA has always been a dream for me since I was a little kid. Right now, I have the opportunity to test the waters to see where I stand. If I'm comfortable with where I feel I'll be drafted, I'll stay in the draft. If not, I'll be back.
emotions feeding playing
We're playing with a lot of emotion. Everybody's feeding off each other right now. We feel like we're rolling.
best focused lose playing today tournament
It's all possible. I would give us an A today on how we responded. We're focused to a T, and we didn't flinch. You don't want to lose now and go into the tournament not playing your best basketball.
playing
After the first half, we got the jitters out of the way. We started playing basketball.
burnt excellence feeling playing striving
Once you come into Texas, you automatically get that feeling that you're striving for excellence. Once you put on that burnt orange, you're playing for your school.
attribute besides game good guys motivated open played playing pushed scoring
I did a lot of other things besides scoring the basketball. I got my guys a lot of open looks. I played good defense. I think I had a good all around game, but I attribute a lot of my game to my teammates. The way they pushed me and motivated me to keep playing hard.
coming team time
This time of year, you want to put it all together. I like the way this team is coming together.
games hold time type year
This time of year you can't hold anything back. These are the type of games you live for.
capable losses motivation team
We used those losses as motivation to go out and perform, show the team we're capable of being.
everybody gave taking
We gave everything we had. You can tell just by the way everybody is taking it right now.
access cover crash gym home hour might night people pillows spend
Twenty-four hour access to a gym was a big thing for me. When other people might go out and party, I like to go to the gym. There's a lot of times I might spend the night over there. You just crash and go home in the morning. I have a cover and pillows and everything.
easier good job middle packing stopping
We weren't getting any movement. They do a good job packing the middle and stopping things inside. Once we got moving, it was a lot easier to get baskets.
drives easier great job middle packing stopping
We weren't getting a lot of movement. A lot of things were stagnated. They did a great job of packing the middle and stopping a lot of the drives inside. Once we got it moving, it was a lot easier for us to get baskets.