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
adding bench coming defense entire great guys holding lead playing
It's been great having that bench threat. We haven't had that the entire season, so to have all those guys coming off the bench - not only holding a lead but sometimes adding to a lead and playing defense - it's great for the starters.
benefit coming energy game run speed spent tried
We tried to speed up the game and do some things that would benefit us. There was a lot of energy spent coming back from the first-quarter run they had.
brings coming memphis mike miller rebound shoot
Mike Miller brings a lot. He can shoot the ball, rebound well. The intangibles are there for Memphis with him coming off the bench.
coming confident four knew ok second winning
We knew they were white-hot and were winning a lot of ballgames, but we were confident coming in. Even down four at the half, we were still confident. We knew that once we made our adjustments, we'd be OK in the second half.
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.
coming confident game lose playing
We didn't really lose our swagger. We just didn't play well defensively in some games. We feel confident coming into every game and we've been playing well as of late.
coming defense
We were No. 1 in field-goal defense coming in, but I don't know about now.
best good job nba
The NBA is the best job in the world, ... and you have to look good in business.
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.
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.
early great position teammates tone tried
It was a great win. I tried to set a tone early and my teammates put me in a great position to score.
time win
It was pretty, and then it got ugly. It was a long time coming, and it was an important win for the organization.
doubling finding guys hard kept mind positions score sharing
I wanted to set a tone, I really wanted this game. They kept finding me in positions I could score and once they started doubling me really hard on the catch, there were other guys open. I didn't mind sharing the rock.
feels position tough
It's been tough over the years, so to be here in this position feels good, but we have a lot more to accomplish.