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
anywhere shoot time
Every time down, you know they're going to them. When they get it going, they can pretty much shoot from anywhere on the court.
basketball great guy hard jolly leave loves matter playing regret time unlike
Regret? ... I just regret getting into situations. Because it's unlike me. I'm a guy who just loves to leave it on the floor, have a jolly old time playing basketball ... that's the great thing that everyone understands about me I'm going to play hard no matter what.
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.
prepare prepared sports
We just weren't prepared to go into the battle, and I think that's one thing about, not just sports, but life. You have to prepare yourself and we just weren't prepared.
great hitting inability knock outside passes pinpoint shots
(We're) not hitting outside shots ? again. ( Yao Ming ) is making great, pinpoint passes to us. We had great spacing. It's the inability to consistently knock down outside shots.
driving guys knew taking
We always knew he could shoot. Now he's driving to the basket, taking guys off the dribble.
needed stops
We got stops when we needed them. It wasn't always pretty, but we'll take it for sure.
games guys help job learn win
We will have to learn to play without him. But we've got guys who can get the job done. We've got a lot of firepower that can help us win games without Tracy.
energy intensity less shoot
We have to find a way to shoot better at home. We have to have more intensity and more energy and less mistakes.
found points
We should have found Yao more. Yao should have had 50 points tonight. He should have had 50.
buts
We should be 3-0, there are no ifs, ands or buts about it.
lose losing rather thinking tonight
Tonight was one night I was thinking about that rather than just thinking about the play. Losing (six) in a row, you just want to come down and get a win. Really, mentally, I was thinking if we lose this one, that's a killer.
half injuries record season shows
The record is still going to look lousy. But it shows without all the injuries what the record could be, what the first half of the season could have been.
appreciate foul guys pad shoot trying win
I didn't appreciate that. You've got the win in hand. You see we're not trying to foul you anymore. I didn't think he was going to shoot the ball. I know they were going for a triple-double. You guys won. Take it on home. Don't pad your stats and try to show us up.