Rodney Carney
Rodney Carney
Rodney Dion Carneyis an American professional basketball player for the Indios de Mayagüez of the Baloncesto Superior Nacional. He played college basketball for the University of Memphis and was selected in the 2006 NBA draft by the Chicago Bulls and shortly afterwards traded to the Philadelphia 76ers...
ProfessionBasketball Player
Date of Birth5 April 1984
CityIndianapolis, IN
joy people remembered rest win
If we can win this, we'll be remembered forever. We can give people joy they'll have for the rest of their lives.
four might miss says teams wearing wears
If we can sub four in and not miss a beat, that says something about our team. Once they are wearing down, they might have one or two new people. We can sub four more and keep the same intensity. That really wears teams down.
hurtful played reflecting
I was reflecting on my whole career, reflecting on how we played so bad. It's hurtful not to be going home. I'll go home, but not the way I wanted to.
came feeling great hard heart looked looking took worked
No one really looked at me. I took it to heart. I worked hard in the gym. I came to Memphis, and I progressed. It's a great feeling looking back and saying, 'You all didn't want me. But now I'm in Memphis, and we're doing good.
couple happy love
We've never been like this. The guys, we're all happy with each other, and we love being around each other, to come to practice. I couldn't say that about us a couple of years ago.
chemistry forward looking love playing
We love each other. We're looking forward to playing with each other. The chemistry is great, and it's better than it's ever been.
became chemistry season
We've concentrated on getting better as a team, getting the chemistry better. As the season progressed, we became a better team.
both came great scholars-and-scholarship throughout
Both of us, you know, we came from a long way throughout the season. Now we're both great teams.
ball control kindness slow steal strip
It's kind of hectic. You really have to slow down and look for your teammates. You can't be out of control out there. If you are out of control, they are going to strip the ball from you, steal it and take charges.
cal hard intensity score sideline slack stay wants
It's very hard. You see the score and you want to slack up. But you can't because Cal is on the sideline getting after you. He wants the intensity up at all times. I can see why, but it's pretty hard to stay focused.
No, because we always had something going on.
playing
They were playing off him. They didn't know he can shoot.
physical prevails talent talented
Talent prevails in those situations. We're more physical and we're more talented and that's when we can use it to our advantage.
capable scratched surface
We're so talented, so deep, we may not have even scratched the surface of how much we can get done, what we're capable of.