Xavier Perkins
Xavier Perkins
judge people side
Of course, you have people who already see you one way and already judge you, but that's the other side of me that people don't know. That's just me being me.
coming felt heard underdog
We felt coming up here that we were the underdog because no one's heard of us.
shot
I got to feel with him, I got a shot to play professionally.
attention pay
I didn't pay attention to time. That's my error. I put it on my shoulders.
best coaches great
Mr. Doherty has to be one of the best coaches around and has been around some great coaches.
coaches coaching experience far mainly
Mainly just the coaching staff. I didn't have to go far away. The coaches with experience know what they're doing.
might
We got here, and that might be enough for some, but not in my head. We should have won.
basket hit people seen shows side stepped waiting
Finally. Brian, he's talented, but a lot of people don't know it because he never shows it. He stepped up real big. He hit some big threes and was going to the basket like a maniac. I've never seen that side of him. No one's ever seen him come out like that, but we've been waiting for that.
difficult mastering
It wasn't that difficult to learn, but mastering it is another thing.
took week
It took me about a week to get over it.
bonded jump saw time took
We bonded from jump really. The first time I saw him - new kid, not really used to the environment. We took him in, my family. He's like my little brother.
stress taken
Now I can pretty much be me. It's just a lot of stress taken off, I feel relieved.
arena seen shoot team
I haven't seen any team shoot in this arena like they did the first half.
coaching praying staff stay talked tells trying until worried
I haven't talked to him about the job, but I have talked to the coaching staff and they told me he wasn't going anywhere. Right now I'm just trying to stay updated. I'm praying he stays, but until he tells me he's leaving, I'm not worried about it.