James Augustine
James Augustine
James Augustineis an American professional basketball player for CSKA Moscow of the VTB United League...
bad gives home lost motivation players team
Some of the players on our team have never lost at home. Dee (Brown) and I have only lost once, and that was a pretty bad feeling. It gives us motivation to win.
home senior special
That'd be the best. To do it at home on Senior Night, to do it with Dee. It would be a special night.
active against carrying energy hit pressure takes time
Being more active takes a lot of the pressure off Dee. He's been carrying us lately. I wanted to come out with energy and hit the boards. I didn't play well the first time against them.
bench calm nervous sitting
I never get nervous for games. I don't know why, but I couldn't calm down. I was even sitting on the bench with two fouls being nervous.
gets gonna hits screens starts swagger
Once he starts hitting, you just set screens for him and he does the rest. When he hits a big shot, he gets that swagger and you just know it's gonna happen.
against crowd gets hit michigan played
Against Michigan State, we just played lackadaisical. Here, it's a different setting. You hit one shot, and the crowd gets into it.
good happens home rest
It's not a very good feeling. If it happens one more time, we're going home for the rest of the year.
confidence friday game
If you play Friday and lose, then you play one game in two weeks. (Winning) is a confidence booster.
coming good job knowing limited
If you look down our bench, they're doing what we expected. Sometimes they have limited minutes, but they do a good job of coming through when we need it. They've done a good job of knowing their roles.
couple expanding hard stuff tries
He's expanding his game. He's been working hard in practice. He tries stuff he's not been able to do in a couple years.
played seniors supposed
He played great. He made the big play. He did what seniors are supposed to do.
brian jump jumping size tremendous vertical
He's the same size as Roger, and he's a little quicker. He's amazing. He has a tremendous vertical jump. He can jump out of the gym. He's up there with Brian in jumping ability.
answer care glad happy michigan questions state
I'm glad it's over. I wanted to go into Michigan State not having to answer questions about it. I'll be happy about it when I leave, but for now we have more important things to take care of.
outside post total work
I'm not going to be a total post player. I'm not big enough. I have to work on my outside game.