Ruben Patterson
Ruben Patterson
Ruben Nathaniel Pattersonis a former American professional basketball player. During his career, he played as a small forward and shooting guard. During his college career at the University of Cincinnati, Patterson earned third-team All-American honors and helped lead the Bearcats to Conference USA titles in both of his seasons there. Drafted by the Los Angeles Lakers in 1998, Patterson began his career with the Greek team AEK Athens BC before joining the Lakers in his rookie season. Later, he played...
ball deny doubling game good guy time took tried type
He's the type of guy who doesn't like to play physical, so I tried to deny him, take the ball out of his hands. He was frustrated. Every time he got the ball we were doubling him. We took him out of his game, so that was a good game plan.
He's the coach, man. I can't say nothing.
fatigue game guard last nice night played since tough
He also had to guard me. I think that since they played a tough game last night (against Phoenix), fatigue may have set in. But hey, we all got to go through that. It's nice to get the win.
against challenge player
He's a (heck) of a player but I just got in him. Like I've said before, if I was a starter, all the All-Stars would have a challenge against me every night.
appreciate defense games helped wins wish
I appreciate it, but I wish I could have helped us get a win. But defense wins games and we didn't play it.
gave protecting technical
I'm just protecting my teammates. I'm just protecting Carmelo. I didn't really say anything. They gave me a technical foul.