Rafer Alston
Rafer Alston
Rafer Jamel Alstonis an American retired professional basketball player. He played for six NBA teams throughout his career...
ProfessionBasketball Player
Date of Birth24 July 1976
CityNew York City, NY
games playoff regardless
We had injuries, yes, but there were a lot of games we still should have won. Regardless of anything and everything that happened, we should have been a playoff team.
good shots
We had good shots down the stretch. We just didn't make them.
effect instead start uphill
You just got to start with a win. That way the snowball effect can start going uphill instead of downhill.
bulk call came count full guys minutes nature playing season whatever whenever
You can call it disappointing or frustrating, whatever you call it, but no one understands the nature of not having your guys, especially the guys you count on to play the bulk of the minutes and take the bulk of the shots. Whenever one came back, the other went out. We never had a full season playing with the nucleus we envisioned.
care compete division handed title trying win
To know that you're getting your behinds handed to you in your own division, that's problematic when you're trying to compete for a title. On this team, you think in title terms. If you want to win a title, you have to take care of your division as well.
climb hill playoff rest win
Yeah, we're still in the playoff hunt, but it's still a big hill to climb to make it. We probably have to win out the rest of the season.
fit good
good fit for this team. I don't know if I'm a good fit for this league.
dominating good shots
We were able to get good shots. When you have two dominating All-Stars out there (Yao and McGrady), those shots will fall.
envision hit night
You always envision a night like that, where you come out and hit on all cylinders.
bit clock game left played three time tough ways won
That was a tough one to lose. That's a game that should have been won in regulation. We were up three with a little bit of time on the clock and we had so many ways we could have played that. We're left pondering what could have been.
arenas game last loud rocking
That's the way it is in some arenas. Some are as loud as can be. They're rocking and rolling. You have your Arco Arena, then you have your Atlanta. That's the way some arenas are. As players, we have to go out and play the game and do the things we need to do. That should be the last thing on our minds, if we have 18,000 or 8,000.
bad balls games great guys loose reason secure shooting team veteran win
You can still win games shooting a bad percentage. You've got to do the little things, and for some reason we're not doing them. I don't know why. We've got some great veteran guys on this team and we know better, but we have to find a way to get to loose balls and secure the rebounds.
aggressive defend pace run team
You want to play up-tempo. You always want to come out aggressive and set a pace for your team to play. We were making them have to defend and we were making them run up and down the court.
free last rebound shoots throws
(The last foul) was game-changing. He shoots it short, we get the rebound and the pressure's on them. They get two free throws and we have to score.