Vince Carter
Vince Carter
Vincent Lamar Carteris an American professional basketball player for the Memphis Grizzlies of the National Basketball Association. He is 6'6" and can play both shooting guard and small forward...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionBasketball Player
Date of Birth26 January 1977
CityDaytona Beach, FL
CountryUnited States of America
difference energy felt game pleased start tonight
We weren't pleased about our start in the first game and felt that was the difference in (Friday's) game. Tonight it was about energy and effort, and that's what we showed right from the tip.
care grind knew looks record start
We knew we were going to have to grind it out. I don't care what their record looks like. They come at you from start to finish.
confusion last star
We don't have a star like last year. But we don't have the controversy and the confusion either.
flow good starting
We're really starting to gel, starting to move. We've got our flow going as a starting unit. It's good to see.
basketball came catch hard instead lead playing relief starters statement
The starters came out playing hard and made a statement early. For us, having a lead instead of being on the other end where we had to play catch up was a relief for us.
blow competing continue expected knew start
They come at you from start to finish. We expected that, and we knew if we wanted to continue the streak, we had to keep playing, take that first blow and keep competing to get the win.
start
They come at you from start to finish.
belongs definitely offensive realize starting
It's just getting him to believe, getting him to realize he's definitely an offensive threat. He's starting to realize he definitely belongs in this league.
best committed compete everybody feels good gotten job looks poked team teams turned whether worst
We've just committed to this team and turned things around. We've gotten results. It feels good. It looks good and everybody kind of has their chests poked out now. We want to feel like we can compete with anybody, whether it's the best teams or worst teams, and still get the job done executing.
coming expect kept second step talent win
With our talent, when we step on the court, we expect to win and can't expect anything less, ... They just kept coming and coming and out-hustled us in the second half.
aspects easy either hit job shots
We didn't get the job done either way. We didn't hit shots and we made it a little too easy for them in all aspects of the game.
basketball consistent given grinding needs played playing whatever
We're just consistent right now, playing hard, grinding it out. Whatever kind of basketball needs to be played on any given night, we're playing it.
basketball coach expects playing playoffs style
We want to go into the playoffs on a high, playing the style of basketball Coach expects us to play.
bit finding guys instead open patient taking threw zone
We weren't very patient early. We were going a little bit too fast. The zone really threw things out of whack. Guys were taking jumpers instead of penetrating and then finding the open guy.