Alando Tucker
Alando Tucker
Alando Forest Tuckeris an American professional basketball player, currently playing for Maccabi Kiryat Gat of the Israeli Premier League. Tucker played five seasons at the University of Wisconsin–Madison and wore the number 42...
figured knew offense running stay stick
Stay poised. We knew they were going to get up. We just figured if we stick together, keep running our offense and don't get rattled, we could still come out with a win.
closing great guys heck plays rebound saw step
They did a great job; everyone saw it. Just closing out the game, for them to step up and rebound and make big plays defensively, that's what we need. If we're going to be a great team, you need that, and those two guys did a heck of a job.
games guys madness start thinking walk
It's only just begun. I don't want the guys to start thinking we're going to walk into games and get victories. The madness is just starting.
energy extra gets gives
That's what always gets me through the tournament. ... It gives me that extra energy that I need.
name opportunity player scare team win
The name of a team doesn't scare me. The name of a player doesn't scare me. It's an opportunity for us to win a ballgame.
ball minute player screen
You never know what to look for. The minute that you think they're going on a screen they backdoor you. ... Their passes, they put the ball there before the player is there. They keep you on your heels.
gave guys lose productive tough
It's tough when you lose two guys who gave you a lot of productive minutes.
accepting work
They are accepting it. We know what we have and we just have to work from there.
ahead bad best best-friends career great hang hard lose
It's always bad when you have to lose guys. Him being my best friend, it's really hard to see him have to hang up his jersey. He has a great career ahead of him.
feels lifting weights
It feels good. Jeez, it's like lifting some weights up off your back.
coach fold hold learning ryan says teammates trying
That's one of the things coach Ryan has been trying to get through to some of my teammates - when to attack...he always says when to hold 'em, when to fold 'em. I think that's what we're still learning and still recognizing as a team, as a group.
coach confidence gets tells
Defensively, his confidence is really growing. Everything coach tells him he gets done.
great honor individual named teammates thanks wonderful
It's great to be named All-Big Ten, it's a wonderful honor. It's all thanks to my team, because if it wasn't for my teammates I wouldn't get any accolades. It's not an individual award, it's a team award.
chance cherish everybody guys last left looking lose minutes ncaa ready realize
I want all our guys to realize that if we get a chance to play in the NCAA tournament, that's our last chance. If we lose then, there's no more looking back and saying, 'OK, we can get it back.' You can't get it back. If we have 40 minutes left (in) our season, we have to cherish that. Everybody has to be ready to play. We have to just think we can't get that back. So we have to play with that urgency.