Jameer Nelson
Jameer Nelson
Jameer Nelsonis an American professional basketball player for the Denver Nuggets of the National Basketball Association. He played college basketball for Saint Joseph's University before being drafted 20th overall in the 2004 NBA draft by the Denver Nuggets. He was later traded to the Orlando Magic on draft night and went on to play ten seasons with the franchise, earning his only All-Star nod in 2009. In July 2014, he signed with the Dallas Mavericks, who traded him to the...
ProfessionBasketball Player
Date of Birth9 February 1982
CityChester, PA
Every game, the team gets better. Everybody's getting better, individually and collectively.
We just beat the best teams in the league. If we get the opportunity to face someone in a series, it should be fun to watch.
I think I've shown people that I can play in this league. But now, I have to show them that I can win and take a team deep in the playoffs.
Steve told me to keep shooting and he's the team leader. When he tells you to keep shooting, you keep shooting. I know he's going to keep shooting, so if he tells me to, why not?
It shows you that we have a good team, especially when we're at home. We've got to continue to progress. We've been doing it well as a team and at the end it's going to come. It's going to come, it's going to take time and we've got to stay focused.
We beat the best team in basketball, but we're not thinking about signature wins right now. We'll worry about that when we get to the playoffs. We've just got to keep this going.
Coach (Brian Hill) got on us when we were down 11-1. Then we're up by eight (points) and then the second unit came in and we were up 12, and we just kept feeding off of that. You have to outwork the opposing team regardless of who you're playing.
Our record doesn't reflect the kind of team that we have right now. We're playing really well, we're bonding and we're sharing the ball.
I just see us as a team that's getting better every game. The guys on this team just care about each other so much and we're having a lot of fun now.
I owed my team because I didn't play too well. This was an early Christmas present for those guys.
I consider myself -- and I think my teammates do, too -- somewhat of a tough guy, and this is the first time in my life that I've had to use crutches. I've had ankle injuries, but nothing like this. All I know is there is a lot of pain now.
It was unbelievable. It's scary because he's only going to get better.
People can talk about playoffs, playoffs, but we're just trying to get better. If we don't make the playoffs and just carry it onto next season, this is good.
Every game counts from here on out. And whether we get to the playoffs or not, (the goal is) just to get better.