Deron Williams
Deron Williams
Deron Michael Williamsis an American professional basketball player for the Dallas Mavericks of the National Basketball Association. He played college basketball for the University of Illinois before being drafted third overall in the 2005 NBA draft by the Utah Jazz. The three-time NBA All-Star has also played for Beşiktaş of the Turkish Basketball League, and was a gold medal winner on the United States national team at the 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionBasketball Player
Date of Birth26 June 1984
CityParkersburg, WV
CountryUnited States of America
It's tough. It was a must-win for us, and we go out and don't really perform well. It's tough, frustrating ? especially knowing we can't make the playoffs right now.
It's kind of sad. I wish we could have played like that in the first half, but that's the way the game goes sometimes. San Antonio kind of did anything they wanted in the first half.
It's frustrating, knowing that we are right there. It's just frustrating. But we're still not out of it.
It's fun to come back, see these guys, see your teammates, your coaches, and just be back in Champaign.
That's something we struggled with at the beginning of the season. We turn up our defense, and we execute. That's the reason we were losing games early on. We weren't doing things that got us to that point.
There were really a lot of things we didn't do well. We didn't rebound well, they out hustled us. They wanted the game more than us.
This doesn't feel like a regular win. This was special, because of their streak. This was a statement-maker.
All I can say is we stunk. We were never in the game. It seemed like our heads weren't in the game, and we really had no chance.