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
bring contend expect
If we want to contend with the upper-echelon teams, then we have to play well (Wednesday) and expect to win. They're going to be revved up at home, so we got to bring it.
approaches ball coming evident giddy man pass remind slim wants
I don't know if it's because he's slim or what, I thought he'd come in a giddy guy. But he's serious. He wants to play, and wants to play well in this league. It's evident in the way he approaches things ... and man can he pass the ball. Sometimes you've got to remind yourself that he's on the court, because the ball could be coming your way at any time.
saw
I didn't see the game, but I saw the highlights. It's still kind of incomprehensible to me. Eighty-one, whew!
beat playing quality teams win
Granted, they're playing without Shaq, but they beat some quality teams without Shaq. It's a big win for us.
definitely early felt rusty team
I definitely didn't want to let the team down. I was a little rusty early on, but after that I felt good.
behind finish memphis sixth
I'm not going to try to lose. But if we finish behind Memphis with the sixth seed, we're better off.
erased great lead might three
In the past, we might have folded, but we erased that 12-point lead and we're up three at halftime. It's a great, great feeling. It's much different than before.
close practice time
In a close game, I think we're going to try to win. I think we need practice at that. There's no better time than now.
bummed
All of the other years, OK, we weren't winning. But now I would be really bummed about not going.
It's a big deal. Each milestone is a big step.