Elton Brand

Elton Brand
Elton Tyron Brandis an American professional basketball player who last played for the Philadelphia 76ers of the National Basketball Association. After playing college basketball for Duke, he was selected with the first overall pick in the 1999 NBA draft by the Chicago Bulls, and later played for the 76ers, the Los Angeles Clippers, Dallas Mavericks and Atlanta Hawks...
ProfessionBasketball Player
Date of Birth11 March 1979
CityCortlandt Manor, NY
ahead behind catch golden hovering state stay teams
Golden State is hovering right about .500 and they're behind us in the Pacific, so it's very instrumental. We're in there, so we have to stay ahead of the teams that are behind us and catch some of the upper-echelon teams.
plays solid spots spread
He's a solid acquisition for us. He plays many spots on the floor, he can spread the court, and that's something we didn't have.
answer left scoring trying
He was unstoppable. We were just trying to get him the ball. He was scoring at will down there, left hand, right hand. They had no answer for him tonight.
addition afraid anytime great hits love shot
He hits big shot after big shot. He is fearless. He is a great addition and I love having him. Anytime we need a big shot, he is not afraid to take them. He hits most of them.
learn
We can learn from it. We're going to have to play harder. We have to sharpen up.
deal focus reaction
My reaction is indifferent. It's something they have to deal with. We just have to focus on our team.
matt playing straight third top town usc
Matt is on top of this town. He has USC playing for their third straight championship and they have everyone in this town really excited.
fresh helped
It helped them that they had a lot of fresh bodies.
against break defense help hurt knocked open pulled screens shot terrible time tried
His long-range shot really hurt us. His 3-bombs were devastating. Every time we scored and tried to make a run, he pulled up on the break and knocked one down. And that put it out of reach. But the defense was terrible against Miller. We didn't help out enough on the screens and he was getting open looks. It was disappointing, because we know he's a shooter.
guy
Can you play with a guy like that? Heck, yeah.
city learning longer statement
It's no longer a city thing. It's a playoff-seeding thing. No more statement games. No more learning from losses.
eliminate guess might ourselves teams
That might have been for the past, for teams that weren't winning. I guess Chauncey and I might have to eliminate ourselves from that poll.
clear lie playoffs rather
I just wanted to get out of Dodge, clear my mind, not think about the disappointment anymore, lie on the beach. I'd rather be in the playoffs any time.
best good job nba
The NBA is the best job in the world, ... and you have to look good in business.