Arron Afflalo
Arron Afflalo
Arron Agustin Afflalois an American professional basketball player for the Sacramento Kings of the National Basketball Association. He played college basketball for UCLA. As a junior, he was named a consensus NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans and was voted the player of the year in the Pac-12 Conference. After electing to forgo his senior year in college, Afflalo was selected in the first round of the 2007 NBA draft by the Detroit Pistons with the 27th overall pick...
ProfessionBasketball Player
Date of Birth15 October 1985
CityLos Angeles, CA
We're definitely focused on Saturday. There was no dumping water or things of that nature. We're on a six-game mission, one game at a time.
We've lost three games at home this year. To make up for that, we have to win on the road. We know what this trip means.
(Guarding Morrison) isn't something you ask for. It's a job, whether it's Adam Morrison or whoever the top player is on the opposing team. It's something we do night in and night out. I'm going to approach it like I approach every other game. My job is to limit him as much as possible. I've had my share of experiences throughout the year. It's just another game for me.
Personally, I really don't try to look back on games too much. That's the worst thing to do, to get caught up in the way things went last game. I mean, for one, you can't look back on it and learn from that experience.
This is the second game in a row we came out turning the ball over. The pressure is probably what caused it. When you get in a game like this, you can't turn the ball over.
I saw him laying there in tears. I felt for him a little bit. He has no reason to cry. He should definitely keep his head up. That's easy to say when you won the game and your opponent lost. But I just really wanted to see him still in a good mood.
I saw him lying there in tears and I just felt for him. He has no reason to cry. He's a great player and he's going to have a great career.
Our heart and everything we do on the floor is always a tribute to him, whether he's healthy or not.
We don't see ourselves as the favorite. The teams that made it to the Final Four are all good teams, just like us.
It does feel good, at least for a half. But the thing was, at halftime, I really wasn't worried about me scoring. I had two points, but I'm maturing in a sense I'm not going to force shots like I did the past weekend. That's part of being a team player. I don't want to be passive, but I'm not going to go out hunting shots anymore.
Jordan is one of our top scorers. When he's in double digits, this team is going to be that much better.
We're trying to carry on something that John Wooden started. Winning this is more meaningful that what it appears. At least to us.
We're not playing for just our team, our university. We're trying to carry on something that John Wooden started.
Yeah, we did hear those comments. That's just his personality. I'm sure he didn't mean anything malicious by it. I'm sure he was just trying to fire up his team.