Robert Vaden
Robert Vaden
Robert Anthony Vadenis an American professional basketball player who last played for the Westchester Knicks of the NBA Development League. Vaden played college basketball with the Indiana Hoosiers and the UAB Blazers for two years each. After four years in college, he was drafted by the Charlotte Bobcats with the 54th pick in the 2009 NBA Draft. After the draft, his draft rights were immediately traded to the Oklahoma City Thunder. However, the Thunder did not sign him to a...
ProfessionBasketball Player
Date of Birth3 March 1985
business care difficult everywhere extra fans great home job road seems tough winning
Our fans do a great job of making this a tough place to play, and it's just so important that you take care of business at home. Winning at home is extra important in the Big Ten, because everywhere we go it seems like it's very difficult to get road wins.
afraid last love marshall player playing tougher win
Marshall is a tougher player than last year. I love playing with him because he's not afraid to try to win the game.
both games trying wins
Those are two big games for us trying to get to the tournament. We need both of those wins to get in.
question win
There's no question you want to win this one more than the others.
defense games great supposed wins
Defense wins games and championships. You can see that. We know that. As long as we play defense the way it's supposed to be played, we have a great chance.
full games good reach win
I feel like this a lot after games. Sometimes we win games and we haven't done everything we need to do. That can be a good thing, as long as we reach our full potential.
beginning extra felt great played team
We felt like we were back as a team like we were at the beginning of the year. We made the extra pass, we got a lot more physical, we played team defense, got some great stops, made some big shots.
looking
Marco was off. I was just looking to shoot.
beginning felt team
It felt like we were the team from back in the beginning of the year.
ball needs nobody player step tough wants willing
I think of myself as a player that needs to come through in tough moments. If nobody wants to have the ball in their hands, then I'll go get it. That's the way I think and play. I am more than willing to step up and make a play.
knocked left vertical
I went up and got it. I don't know how. It was pretty high, like a 40-inch vertical or something like that. But I went and got it and they left me open. I just jumped up and knocked it down.
contain open player plays similar tough
I think he's similar to (Daniel) Horton, from Michigan. He plays like him. I know he's going to take a lot of tough shots. You've got to be there to contest, don't give him any open looks. He's a scorer, and a big-time player in his conference. We have to go out there and try to contain him.
knocked open
I was open. It was like any other shot. I was open and I knocked it down.
best came coach leaving options reason season stay trying weigh worried
My coach is leaving and that wasn't the only reason, but that was a very big reason why I came here. I don't think it would be best for me to stay here. I think it would be best for me to weigh my options and look elsewhere. I try not to think about all of these things right now. We've got a season that we're still playing, we're trying to make the (NCAA) tournament, and that's all I'm worried about.