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
class days wake worry
Some days I wake up and have to go to class and think, If I had left, I wouldn't have to worry about this stuff.
chicago game genesis playing since sure tackle
I've been playing since '93 so that's the game I play the most, ... I make sure I get it every year. It was on Genesis in '93, '94 and '95. That's when you could get Walter Payton; you could get Chicago '85, no problem. You couldn't tackle 'Sweetness.'
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
call concern fine fit matter people
It's not a concern for me, ... I just have to show them that I'm a player, no matter what people want to call me. I think I'll fit in fine if I just do what I know I can.
both finish great guy happening rather starting
It's been good. Especially that we got the 'W' again, that's been the great thing about it. Going out there, starting the game, and being able to be out there at the finish has been awesome. I always was a guy that wanted to be in at the end of games, rather than just be in them at the beginning, but both of them have been happening right now.
advantage bigger dressing fit jump ready training wherever
This is way bigger than just dressing, I'll tell you that. It's a big jump from not dressing to dressing to starting. But wherever I can fit in, I've got to take advantage of it. It's a big lesson. You've got to be ready at all times. But that's what they tell you in training camp.
ball close games lose losing season turning
The way the season started, is the way it ended. Losing close games and turning the ball over made us lose a lot of one-point games.
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.
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.