Ryan Gomes
Ryan Gomes
Ryan Anthony Gomesis an American former professional basketball player and current assistant coach for the Long Island Nets of the NBA Development League. He was named an All-American power forward at Providence College before being selected with the 50th overall pick in the 2005 NBA draft by the Boston Celtics...
ProfessionBasketball Player
Date of Birth1 September 1982
CityWaterbury, CT
clutch fighting fights-and-fighting shot situation superstars tough year
That's the most clutch shot this year from us, especially in the situation where we're fighting to get into the playoffs. It was a tough shot. That's what superstars do.
good happy though tough win
That is a good thing. But you still want to win at the end of the day. Even though it didn't happen, we're still happy that we showed we could play in that tough environment.
afford losing loss tough
You can't afford this, especially on your own court. It's a tough loss for us. It hurts, especially with Philadelphia losing today.
east instead kept moving north towards west
Everyone was going to the ball. We were not moving without the ball. We weren't getting anything towards the basket, we kept on moving east to west instead of north to south.
best career college continue decide gather graduate information next pursue
I have always wanted to graduate from college and pursue a career in professional basketball. Over the next month, I will continue to gather information and decide what is best for me.
against earlier shots teams
(Pierce) has been making those big shots for us. Earlier in the season, other teams were making those shots against us. It's reversing right now.
shots
(Pierce) has been making those big shots for us.
felt focus happy produce ready summer team
I felt like I was a part of the team when I went to summer league, but they say once it's in writing it's really official, so I'm happy I got that over and done with, ... Now I can just focus on working out and getting ready to produce for this team, so I can show them that they made the right decision.
game games good next teams though
For us young players, we'll think about this game next year. Even though some of these games (late in the season) were meaningless to the other teams we played, it was good for us to be on the floor, getting experience.
game next
For us young players, we'll think about this game next year.
bit difficult heard passing vision window windows
I heard it's a little bit more difficult now because of the passing vision because Peyton Manning's window is so big but all the other quarterbacks windows are not that big, ... You just got to get used to it
against laid
Against Chicago, we laid back a little too much. At home, you can't do that.
earn emerged great guys league players whether
That's encouraging to me, ... A lot of guys here emerged and showed they can be great players in this league early. Whether I play a lot or play a little, I don't know. But I'm going to go in there and try to earn minutes.
contribute fit trying
I'm just trying to fit in so when they do come back, I can contribute and be a significant part of this team.