Al Thornton
Al Thornton
Willie Alford Thorntonis an American professional basketball player who last played for the NLEX Road Warriors of the Philippine Basketball Association. He had formerly played for the Los Angeles Clippers, Washington Wizards and the Golden State Warriors. Collegiately, he played for Florida State University...
ProfessionBasketball Player
Date of Birth7 December 1983
ball easy plays
I pretty much did the easy part. They screened for me. They set plays for me. They put me in the right position. All I had to do was put the ball in the goal.
areas coming plan student work
Hopefully, I can do it. I don't plan on going anywhere. I plan on coming back. I just feel like for me to get better I have to become a better student of the game. There are some areas I have to work on in my game.
truly
I truly feel like we have done enough to get in the tournament.
arguing coaches difference holding last matter opposed players scores together
It's not just the coaches who are holding the players accountable. The players, we're holding each other accountable, too. That's a big difference as opposed to last year. We'd be arguing and there would be a lot of negativity. Who was getting the shots? Who was getting the minutes? Now, we're just together and it doesn't really matter who scores the points.
close execute experience learning
It's learning experience. Once you have all those close games, something clicks. You learn from it and you execute down the stretch.
known league monkey team
It's very important for us. We're known as a team around the league that doesn't play well on the road. We have to get that monkey off our backs.
felt guys urgent win
All the guys felt like this was an urgent win for us.
biggest build challenge definitely guys ncaa next
I think that's the biggest challenge because we definitely thought we were in the NCAA Tournament. Guys really don't want to be in the NIT, but it's something to build on for next year.
celebrate rush trying
I was just trying to celebrate with the fans. I didn't know they were going to rush the court.
game last
I feel like this is where we've struggled. It's the last regular-season game and it's up to us to come back and refocus.
against miami seal win
I feel like we have to go down to Miami and seal the deal. We have to get this win against Miami.
games good home ncaa ourselves position team tournament
I feel the team as a whole realizes how important this is, getting these home games and try to put ourselves in a good position so we can get an NCAA Tournament bid.