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
playing waiting
He's been playing like himself. We've been waiting for that all season.
beginning game playing send
It's a very big game for us, especially playing in their gym. I think we can send a message, so we have to come out energized from the beginning and get the (victory).
envisioned far last level playing season success trying year
Right now I'm trying to get to the level I was playing at last season when I should be at a level two times that. This year I'm struggling. So far I haven't been having the success I pretty much envisioned for myself over the summer. But I'm trying to be patient. It's all I can do. It's a long season.
allowing ball expect good job keeping playing stuff
They started playing me really close, not allowing me to get the ball on the wings. G.P. did a good job of face-guarding me, keeping the ball out of my hands. I have to get used to stuff like that and expect it and try to adjust.
matter played playing
If we keep playing with that kind of effort, we will get victories. It wasn't a matter of if they were tired, we just played real well tonight.
guys playing
The guys were playing pretty good, so I didn't really mind.
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.
few knew last
They knew every one of our plays. They knew everything that we wanted to do in the last few minutes.
ready
I thought we were ready to play, but we didn't get it done.
adjustment fad guys saw younger
I think it's going to be an adjustment for a lot of players. I saw some things about jewelry. That's a big fad for younger guys in the league.
five great guys line loose players stars top ways
He's a great player. He's one of the top five stars in the league. When guys are struggling, they always find ways to get loose and get their shot. He got to the free-throw line a lot and that's what great players do.
players
Some of the players just brain-locked out there.
builds means
It means a lot. It builds a lot of confidence.
bringing hands home quit start
Things are still in our own hands but we will have to start bringing it every night, especially at home where we have to quit disappointing our home fans.