Steve Blake
Steve Blake
Steven Hanson Blakeis an American professional basketball player who last played for the Detroit Pistons of the National Basketball Association...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionBasketball Player
Date of Birth26 February 1980
CityHollywood, FL
CountryUnited States of America
bickering happy hard losing people sleep stress though toughest
It's hard to sleep sometimes. This has been the toughest for me emotionally, just the rigors of losing and what comes with that: stress and bickering and people always questioning what's going on. It's always just a pain. You just want it to be happy sometimes, even though you know it's not going to be.
changes confidence winning
It was frustrating there for a little while. You're confidence can get down. Winning changes everything.
attacking bit focused good
It was good to see how focused we were and prepared. They had nothing to lose. They were attacking us. They did a good job, but we did a little bit better.
brian good knock shot
They were pick-and-rolls and (center Brian Skinner ) set some good screens. The way they were playing, the shot was open. I just wanted to take them and was able to knock them down.
american-athlete outside simply winning
We are on the outside of that cosy little set-up and they simply don't like the idea that we are in a potentially winning position.
basketball definitely floor game people trust understanding
We definitely know how to play with each other, and we trust each other. And not only do we know how to play with just each other, we know how to play basketball in general, understanding the game and understanding how to play with other people on the floor at the same time.
game good knocking opens respect
When Darius is knocking down his shots, it opens up the whole game for us. They have to respect him, which opens it up for everyone else. It was really good to see tonight.
situations
As we put them in outlying areas, contamination has been more of a problem. We are still experimenting with different situations and locations.
explained heart
(Coach) explained what it was all about. He just said you've got to play with a lot of heart and a lot of passion. You've got to want it.
drive energy extremely hard learning win work
I think we're learning that's what you have to do to win games. You've got to work extremely hard to win games, be competitive and have that energy and that drive to want to win the game. And you can tell, you can see it out there, that we really want it.
american-athlete appeals identity students
Our real identity is one which appeals to the traditional families, hard-working young couples, the pensioners and students of Britain.
ball best front hands jack missing played shooting shots stepped
He was making shots in the first half. We were getting hands up when he was shooting the ball and he was making them. We stepped up and (Jarrett) Jack and I really played the best we could to keep him in front of us, and he was missing shots.
executing offense result
I didn't know it was that low. It's the result of too many turnovers, not executing on offense and not making shots. It's real frustrating.
expect games giving points three win
You can't expect to win games when you're giving up that many points after three quarters.