Ben Gordon
Ben Gordon
Benjamin Ashenafi "Ben" Gordon is a British-American professional basketball player who last played for the Orlando Magic of the National Basketball Association. Gordon played college basketball for the University of Connecticut and won a national championship with them in 2004...
ProfessionBasketball Player
Date of Birth4 April 1983
confidence continue gain mature starting takes understand within
I think we continue to gain confidence within ourselves. We're starting to mature a little more and understand what it takes to be successful.
consistent continue putting together
I think I'm putting together more consistent games. That's important for me right now. We need to continue to play like that.
continue focused stay taking win
We're not taking a breath. We've got to stay focused and continue to win the games.
continue defensive fourth held help plays team
If I can continue to play like this and help my team win, that's what I'll continue to do. We made defensive plays when we weren't scoring, and held them off (during the fourth quarter).
bunch continue doubt great grind turn
It's frustrating, but what are you going to do? There's no doubt about it in my mind, we can turn it around. We have a great bunch of guys. We just need to continue to grind it out.
continue defensive doubt good key last maybe mind scoring team year
It's no doubt in my mind I can be a starter, but that's not my role. It wasn't our scoring that got us there. We didn't have any all-stars. It was our defensive intensity. That's the key to this team being successful. You got to continue to do that and we can be good as last year and maybe better.
almost answer asked best corner guy mean specific standing trying
I was asked a specific question. It was almost like the guy asked me, 'Why are you standing in the corner not being aggressive, trying to get the ball?' I was trying to answer it best I could. I didn't mean it in any way.
foul grasp quite
I thought that I got pushed. I couldn't quite grasp the ball. I think that a foul would have been the right call.
last loss motivation mouths remember taste
We have to remember how embarrassing that loss was and not want to have that taste in our mouths again. That's motivation enough. We didn't come out and play like it was a playoff-caliber game. That's what we have to do for these last games.
mental
We had mental lapses all over the place.
energy fought leveled start
We had a lot of energy to start the game, but then we just leveled off. We fought all the way to the end, but just couldn't get the win.
fell floor holding hopefully jaw sensitive
It did not feel like a big hit, but the jaw is a sensitive area. He fell on the floor holding his face, hopefully he will be all right.
afford dropping game games hard necessary playing
It is crazy. That's why every game is so important to us. You can't afford to be dropping games because we're not playing hard or we didn't come with the necessary intensity.
brings kirk lose taking
Kirk is our catalyst, offensively and defensively. When you lose Kirk, you're taking a lot of intangibles, things he brings to the game.