Samuel Dalembert
Samuel Dalembert
Samuel Davis Dalembertis a Haitian-Canadian professional basketball player for the Shanxi Zhongyu of the Chinese Basketball Association. He played college basketball for Seton Hall University. He is known for his excellent shot blocking ability, having averaged about two blocks per game over his NBA career...
ProfessionBasketball Player
Date of Birth10 May 1981
CityPort-au-Prince, Haiti
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I'm trying to get myself on the floor for a long time. I'm ready. I'm ready. My main thing is I want to establish my presence defensively. That's my bread and butter.
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I'm not the boss. The boss can decide to do whatever he wants. I just want to play.
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I'm comfortable now. Look, my problem last year was playing time. I just wanted the chance to go out and prove myself and I know Mo is going to utilize me the best way he can.
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You can't imagine. The way things went down for me, just coming back from injury, the last thing you expected is just not playing. It's one thing if you're not starting. But the last thing you expect is not being able to play, and that's a surprise.
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There was no warning, nothing. Not starting is one thing but not playing is like them telling me what you were doing wasn't good enough.
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After Michael Bradley got hurt and had his surgery, I was like, ?Man, I wish I could be there,? ... But we still have guys that are gonna step up and do what they?re capable of doing and helping us out winning. The coaches and everybody said, ?Take your time. We need you by Nov. 1.? So I?m trying to get in a week before November, kind of get a little shape back and get myself into it.
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I?d rather play the game than work out because they were too long. The workouts were a couple hours in the gym, a few hours here doing stuff. I said, ?Man, let me get back on the court.? It?s a lot easier to play than try to come back.
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I can name about five or six games that we let slip from our fingers.
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The doctor told me I was supposed to be in for three or four minutes at a time, then take a break and go back in. But I felt good and I wanted to stay the whole practice. What happened is one guy got the fast break and I ran after him and tried to push the second gear, and I kind of pulled it up a little bit.