Udonis Haslem
Udonis Haslem
Udonis Johneal Haslemis an American professional basketball player for the Miami Heat of the National Basketball Association. He played college basketball for the University of Florida, where he was a key member of four Florida Gators NCAA tournament teams. He played professional basketball in France for a year, and then signed with the Miami Heat in 2003. He has won three NBA championships while playing for the Heat...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionBasketball Player
Date of Birth9 June 1980
CityMiami, FL
CountryUnited States of America
He mentioned one thing, one time and we went out and responded. He didn't have to keep telling us and drilling us like little kids. He made one statement about it this morning in the walk-through and we came out and took care of business and that's the sign of a good team, coming out and making adjustments.
We came out and took care of business and that's the sign of a good team, coming out and making adjustments.
I've learned a lot from the experiences that I went through in high school, through college and overseas, and just everything in life. That is what prepared me for coming into the NBA, being undersized, no recognition, not getting anything easy, and I have been fortunate to prosper in this league.
I'm usually taking my charges on somebody driving to the basket out of control and their momentum is coming toward me. Whereas the Big Guy is just taking one step back and guys are falling. He doesn't really even have enough momentum to charge those guys.
It's kind of like fool's gold. We're definitely making plays at the end of games to win, but at the same time we don't want to have to rely on that going into Detroit or with the playoffs coming up.
We just kept pounding it and pounding it inside. We took advantage of their size and took it to the basket. Everything was just clicking.
We wanted to take away his penetration and keep him out of the paint, and he hit his jumper.
We're two different players and we can bring two different things to the table. If we put that together, we should have a pretty good tandem.
I don't know why we're losing. We'll get it right. We've just got to keep working.
Since I've been here, they've made great decisions. And I'm sure they'll make the right decision here.
I think we understand what we're going up against when we go on the road. When we go on the road, it takes two times the concentration, two times more effort to win.
It is one of those situations where I have to step up and stick on the shooter and let the guard take his chances down there. I am thinking a step ahead. I am thinking if somebody rotates, then I have to rotate.
I will never forget that Game 7 as long as I play the game of basketball.
I threw my mouthpiece at the ground. Looking at it on TV, I could see how Joey would think I was throwing it at him.