Brad Buckman
Brad Buckman
Bradley Bond Buckmanis an American retired professional basketball player...
athlete athletics guy injury love normally playing tremendous watching younger
He's incredible, a tremendous athlete and I just love watching him play. Playing with him is a treat. I look up to the guy and you don't normally look up to younger guys. The injury made him even stronger.
correct gets guys hard helps leave practice stew teach
P.J. used to get on guys pretty hard in practice for making a mistake, and he'd kind of leave them there to stew about it. Now, he gets on them but also helps teach them how to correct the mistake.
goal guys national played season team tired win
Look, it's a long season and we had a young team and guys get tired at times. But we've played well lately. Our guys aren't settling. Our goal is to win the national championship.
block game guys knows shots tall
Guys that are that tall are going to try to block shots all the time. He is going to get better. He knows what he's got to do. We need him in the game at all times.
challenge guy head james mess thomas took tough
James Thomas was a tough dude, but P.J. took on that challenge head on. James was one guy you didn't mess with, but P.J. took him on.
guys rubs supposed younger
I know you're not supposed to look up to guys younger than you, but he's a guy I look up to. He rubs off on you.
average guy leave open seen shot
I've seen his shot go from average to really good. He's not a guy you want to leave open anymore.
guys older pick took wing
I didn't know what to expect. Sometimes, the older guys pick on you, but Brendan took me under his wing like I was his brother.
bang jones load physical
Jones was a load down low. He is so physical that we had to bang with him and do anything we could to keep him away from the basket.
joke
Sometimes it's fun. Sometimes it's painful. But you can always find a joke in it.
environment excited expect fun incredible san
The environment was incredible in San Antonio. We're excited to be back in Dallas, and expect to have a fun crowd.
gets goal selfish
It gets pretty selfish out there ... That's our goal every game.
shot
He could have made any shot he chose.
freshman huge rebound tremendous
He's a tremendous athlete. Just for being a freshman he's got a huge upside. And he's aggressive. He can rebound the ball. He is going to be good, man, he's going to be real good.