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...
definitely game guys motivation motivational step
We've got to get stronger. A lot of guys have got to get quicker. This is definitely a motivation game to show guys we have to step our game up another level, another notch.
game plenty stick time
We just weren't finishing. But we wanted to stick with our game plan. There was plenty of time left.
crucial game good milwaukee resemble start
Those are crucial minutes. We wanted to get a good start because we didn't want this game to resemble the Milwaukee game.
chance drawing figure game inside shaping team year
I'm always shaping my game into what the team needs. This year we really need me going inside and drawing fouls. I figure I'll always have a chance to do that.
close clutch confidence couple games handled knock last lately minutes playing shots situations totally
That's why I have a lot of confidence still. It's not like we're just playing totally bad. We have to be able to close out games when it's getting tough, when it's getting down to the last couple of minutes and being able to knock shots down. Clutch situations lately we haven't handled very well.
coming concentration games win
That's how you win games - if you're attacking, aggressive. That was a big concentration coming into the game.
game guys physical principles team
I know after the game our guys were limping. They were a physical team and their principles are still the same. They still get a lot of second- and third-chance opportunities. We can't let that happen.
coming emotional game great
It was his day. He even said he kind of got emotional. You could tell he got emotional coming out of the game, and even before the game started. It's great to see that.
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.
builds cherished family great wisconsin
We're a family. Wisconsin builds families. It's not just about stats, it's about the family we build, the friendships we build as a team, and he cherished that from day one. It's great to see him out there contributing. Right now, he has his chance.
finally
We finally put it together. We put everything together.
cap finish knock momentum run seems swinging
(When) you're making your run (and) momentum is swinging your way, you just have to finish it off. It seems like we didn't cap it off because we couldn't knock down any shots.
few guys hard hard-work motivation past pays work worked younger
I think it's motivation to show these younger guys that hard work pays off, to show that what we've been doing in these past few years has worked. And if it's worked in the past, it can work in the present.
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.