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
behind game took
That game's completely behind us. What we took from that game is that we're not invincible.
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.
No, because we always had something going on.
court drive dunk helps hole open people style
I like the open court and I like to drive to the hole and dunk on people. This style of play really helps me do that.
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.
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.
final home hurtful
It's real hurtful right now. I'm going back home anyway, but not in the Final Four, not in the way I wanted to go.
playing
They were playing off him. They didn't know he can shoot.
calm came great knew
Early, they came out with great intensity, and they really put us in the hole. I knew things would calm down, and we would come back like we always do.
ball good guards height men played shot though
Even though their height wasn't 6-9, 6-7, they played hard. Their guards shot the ball well and they got the big men the ball. They're a good all-around team.
came extra games great prepared seen watch
Every game, you've got to focus. We watch games and see the intensity. We've seen upsets. Having the extra day to watch, that prepared us better for what we had to go through. We prepared and came away with a great win.
best coming deep defense easy great knocking might playing point scratched talented
At this point in the year, I'm really in a groove. I'm coming out playing great defense and knocking down easy shots. We're so talented and so deep that we don't know if that's the best we can play. We might have just scratched the surface.
pressure score
There's so much pressure on them to score that they should be co-players of the year.
continue fun hope last transition year
The transition from last year has been a real fun time. We hope we can continue this season.