Mustafa Shakur
Mustafa Shakur
Mustafadeen Abdush "Mustafa" Shakuris an American professional basketball player currently plays for MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg of the Basketball Bundesliga. He played college basketball for the University of Arizona and has previously played professionally in Europe, Lebanon, the NBA D-League and the NBA...
enthusiasm help matter needed played points somebody team whatever win
It was a team win because, no matter how many points somebody scored, we played like a team. There was enthusiasm and everything. Whatever was needed to help the team win (was there).
tried wrong
We tried to take away what we did wrong and what we did good.
tried
We tried to get after them and we got them to make some turnovers,
despite playing tough within
We just need to play harder. We need to keep playing and play tough within the conference. We need to keep playing like we did in the conference, despite (Saturday's) loss.
care few job kindness maybe taking teammates
I started off with a few turnovers and that kind of trickled down to everybody. I could have done a better job of taking care of the ball. Maybe my teammates would have been more relaxed.
brand control game matter slow
We have to play our brand of basketball, no matter what they are going to do. They will slow it down, but we have to take control of the game so they can play our way.
We survived. It's just day to day now.
difference learn mental might mind minutes open talent time
You have to have an open mind and try to learn the game. You might think you're there talent wise, but you have to learn the mental things that will make the difference between 15 minutes and more time on the court.
left minutes nobody wants
We all want to play for 40 minutes but can't get it done. Nobody wants to go out there and not play the right way. We don't like losing. But we have to go back and play like we left off.
good home rhythm
We had to come back home on a good note. It was so important to get back in a rhythm again.
aggressive assumed best hopefully last offensive opportunity option people position pros role three trying
We had three pros in the last two years and I had a role to play, ... It was frustrating to be in the position I was in because I've always been a scorer. I was just trying to do what's best for the team. A lot of people didn't see that; they just assumed I couldn't score. This year, I'm going to have the opportunity to be more of an option offensively. I'll be more aggressive on the offensive end and hopefully I'll be able to show what I can do.
adversity came energy everybody frame played takes together
We really came together and played as a team. Everybody had energy from one on down to 13. Sometimes it takes adversity for you to get in the right frame of mind.
anybody forever guys hold hours joking key laughing points speak three
Two or three hours later, guys were laughing and joking like nothing happened. I just wanted to get some key points across, say what I felt, and if anybody had anything else to say, speak now or forever hold your peace.
anybody beat easy three tough
It's tough to beat anybody three times in a season. It's not going to be an easy game.