Zabian Dowdell
Zabian Dowdell
Zabian Dowdellis an American professional basketball player who currently plays for Zenit Saint Petersburg of the VTB United League. Born in Pahokee, Florida, he played basketball for his hometown's high school. He played college basketball for the Virginia Tech Hokies from 2003 to 2007. In his senior season he was named in the First-team All-ACC and the ACC All-Defensive team. Following his graduation from college, Dowdell played professionally mainly in Europe, also having brief stints in the NBA and the...
defend eric somebody step tough williams
It's going to be very tough. They've got (post player) Eric Williams down there, so we need somebody to step up and defend him. That's going to be a very tough game.
came defense defensive entire good intensity job time win
I think we did a good job defensively the entire game. I think our intensity on defense was great. I think that?s why we came out with the win today. Any time we can come out with that defensive intensity, we?re going to come out with the win.
bring laugh mind rarely thinking
You just try to make him laugh or just try to do things to take his mind away from it, because you know that he's thinking about it, and we're thinking about. We rarely bring it up. We just try to take his mind off it and keep him happy.
against aggressive game played
We were very aggressive in every game that we played against them.
looks trouble
We had trouble getting the looks we wanted.
broken record sounds
It sounds like a broken record right now.
couple focus game intensity maybe prepared situation
It's very slim. It can come down to one or two possessions or maybe even a couple of seconds. You just have to be prepared for every situation in the game and right now, and I don't think we have that focus or that intensity that we need.
deeper took
They were the deeper team. That took its toll.
close crucial definitely focused learn lose possession stay surprise
It's definitely a surprise (to lose so many close games), but one of the encouraging things is that we've been in every game, so all we have to do is learn how to stay focused for every crucial possession of the game. I think we'll be alright.
felt good happen kept
We just kept fighting. I was real optimistic. I just felt like something good was going to happen to our team.
bottom compete job late line waited
We just waited too late to compete today. The bottom line is we're not getting the job done. We're not winning.
extra gave offensive
We just gave them too many extra possessions. Once again, we let them get offensive rebounds. ... That's been the story all season.
lost urgency
We lost a sense of urgency while guarding him.
broken care chance continue eventually game hard sound work
We've had a chance game after game after game. I know I sound like a broken record, but it's true. As long as we continue to work hard in practice, everything will eventually take care of itself.