Shelden Williams
Shelden Williams
Shelden DeMar Williamsis an American professional basketball player who currently plays for Tianjin Ronggang of China. He played college basketball at Duke University, where his #23 jersey was retired on January 28, 2007...
ProfessionBasketball Player
Date of Birth21 October 1983
CityOklahoma City, OK
past sweet team
We can't look back and say we only went past the Sweet 16 one time. This is a different team, and this is a team that we think can do something special.
both establish teams themselves top trying
Both teams are trying to establish themselves as a top team in the country.
hope hungry playing rest team
They were a very hungry team. A team like that, playing like that -- I hope they play like that for the rest of the season.
few knew saw scoreboard team
We knew they were a team that wasn't going to go away. They saw that scoreboard and saw they were only down a few points.
great help last line teammates trust
If I see my teammates getting beat, they can trust that I'm there for a last line of defense. Being there to help them out is a great feeling.
biggest early knew last played point redeem teammates tone
I'm my biggest critic. I knew I hadn't played well in the last game. I wanted to make a point and redeem myself. That's one thing I did. I set the tone early and my teammates responded to that and we all played well together.
guess knew team
The kind of team they are, we knew they were not going to give up on our big lead. I guess we let up a little bit.
bulldog defense double giving instead last moves plenty post season slowing team thinking trying
I'm more comfortable in the post now, ... Plenty of times last season I'd try to do moves without even thinking about what the defense was giving me. Now I'm slowing down, making moves off of the double team instead of just trying to bulldog my way through the defense.
allow defense good guards job playing
We have to do a good job playing defense on their guards and not allow them to penetrate.
nights upset
With J.J. having nights like that, I can't be upset about being overshadowed.
battle
It was a long, dog-fight game, and it was just a battle the whole 45 minutes.
middle opened point redeem shooting tone
I wanted to come out here and make a point and kind of redeem myself. I set the tone early. Having our shooters go out there and shooting 3s kind of opened up the middle for me.
coming extended minutes starting
I think I am going to be getting more extended minutes coming up this weekend, I am starting to feel better,
evolved involved last line plays shot steals
I think I've evolved because I'm more than just a shot blocker. I've been involved in those plays where I'm not just the last line of defense. I can also go in and get steals and play perimeter defense.