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 don't see ourselves as the favorite. The teams that made it to the Final Four are all good teams, just like us.
He does all the little things -- taking charges and defending guys. He's very good and he improved throughout the year. You can just see it in his confidence and swagger on the floor. He knows what makes him a good player.
We just needed to execute. We were getting good shots. We were just missing them. What changed was on the defensive end.
I wanted to congratulate him on a good year, but I didn't want to do anything dramatic, like hug him for an hour.
We know how tough it is in Oregon and we know both of them are very good teams. We don't expect a cakewalk at all. Neither one will be easy.
This is a good opportunity to see how I can compete against NBA players. If I'm able to do so, that will assist my decision, but otherwise, I will be coming back to a great situation. We have a great team and I would love to be a part of it. I had a lot of fun this year.
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.
We'll be very good next year. This team knows what it takes to get to this point. We should be right back here, hopefully.
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'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.
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.