Ronnie Brewer
Ronnie Brewer
Ronnie Breweris an American professional basketball player for the Santa Cruz Warriors of the NBA Development League. The Utah Jazz selected him with the 14th pick of the 2006 NBA draft. Brewer played collegiately at the University of Arkansas, where his father Ron Brewer was a star in the late 1970s. Brewer is known for having an unorthodox shooting technique, the result of a childhood water slide injury...
ProfessionBasketball Player
Date of Birth20 March 1985
dump finish guys hope knew playing rack sort zone
We knew they were playing sort of a man-switch zone and take it to the rack or dump it off to the big guys and hope they can finish it.
control game guard guys knew oriented pace shut team tough
We knew they were a guard oriented team. That's what made their team go. We knew if we could make their guys take tough shots, we could control the pace of the game and kind of shut them down on defense.
commit trying
We were just trying to take it to them and make them commit fouls.
team
You've just got to play through that. That's basketball. I think we're a big enough team to play through that.
road thinking
Definitely, we thought we were going to win. We had made some plays, made some steals. It's not like we go on the road thinking we're going to lose.
games hang heads
I thought we had this one. We can't hang our heads too long because we've got a lot of games left.
deal saw
I saw they had a different coach. But it wasn't that big of a deal to us.
business care entire focused mentality opponent relaxing trying win
Going into this tournament, we have the mentality that we're trying to win the whole entire thing. We take it personal. We need to play well. We're not relaxing at all. We're focused on our first opponent and we're just trying to take care of business and get that first win.
diehard fans
Our fans are diehard fans. They're going to come out in numbers.
feeling tried
He was feeling it. So we all just tried to get him the ball.
blocking blocks defense great helps plays role space steven takes team timing
Steven plays a big role for us inside. His defense is great and he takes up a lot of space when he blocks out so that it helps everyone on our team rebound. And he's got great timing for blocking shots.
defense relaxed
I think our defense slipped a little bit. We got a little too relaxed with the ball.
captains court leaders ncaa step team trying
Being able to read each other and trying to find each other on the court makes our team better. We're trying to step up as leaders and captains of the team. It's really important for us to make the NCAA Tournament.
fall open
I had an open look at the basket, but unfortunately it didn't fall for us.