Desmond Mason
Desmond Mason
Desmond Tremaine Masonis a retired American professional basketball player. He was designated as a shooting guard and small forward. Mason has also found success as an artist, working in a variety of media. Currently, he is an NBA Analyst and Sports radio co-host for The Franchise, a sports talk station in Oklahoma City...
ProfessionBasketball Player
Date of Birth11 October 1977
breakout fine ready
If they're going to make me a big part of the offense, it's fine with me. I feel like I'm ready for a breakout year.
basketball college crowds nba unlike
These crowds are going to be like college basketball crowds. It's unlike anything else you'll see at an NBA game.
bobby bracket bring forward guard last marion nba phoenix played power
It does put us in the same bracket with the way Phoenix played last year. Phoenix could bring in a big power forward, or it could put Shawn Marion at power forward. It kind of makes us like that, and that makes us dangerous. If you put Bobby at power forward, there's not a power forward in the NBA that can guard Bobby Simmons.
build good great nba opportunity players tracy
This was a great opportunity for us to build some confidence. Obviously, Tracy wasn't out there and he's a big part of their team. But this is the NBA and they still had a lot of good players out there.
adding bobby definitely guys nature playoffs spirit strong year
This year we have a strong bench, a strong nucleus. We have a spirit and competitive nature with Bobby Simmons and Andrew, and adding those guys can only make us better. I think the playoffs is definitely a must in our eyes.
basketball character confidence grown shows
It shows the character of this team. I think we're getting more confidence in ourselves. It shows we have grown as a basketball team.
basketball job knock knocking playing shots transition zone
They went to a zone and we couldn't knock shots down. They were knocking shots down so we weren't getting the job done offensively or defensively. We've been playing better basketball all year. We couldn't even get transition baskets which is something we always do.
certain contest knocked open seemed shooting teams threw
It seemed like everything they threw up went in, they had a lot of open looks, we just didn't contest them well at certain times. There were some that were contested, they knocked them down. When teams are shooting like that, its tough.
afford die floor helping lose rebound running win
It's do or die for us. We've got to win these games. We can't afford to lose one on not getting a rebound or not running up and down the floor or not helping our teammates. I thought we did all those things.
ball coach couple guards heat spots
Coach called my play a couple times and the guards got me the ball in some spots where I could work. I just wanted to put the heat on him.
advantage coming guys last move opportunity ready situation understand
Our guys coming back from last year, they understand what the situation was like. They're ready to move on. This is the opportunity for us to do that, and I think we're going to take advantage of it.
close comfort continue guys hang learn letting putting recently season stretch teams
For us, at times it got too close for comfort down the stretch. The one thing we need to continue to learn how to do is how to put teams away. We had a stretch during the season where we were doing that, consistently putting teams away. But recently we're letting guys hang around. That's something we can't do.
appreciate guys hope learning people start
I hope some of the new guys come back and get in the community, start learning their way around Milwaukee. The people here really appreciate it.
fun seen
You can see by the way he?s playing. He?s having fun out there. That?s something I haven?t seen from him in a long time.