Charlie Villanueva
Charlie Villanueva
Charlie Alexander Villanuevais a Dominican-American professional basketball player who last played for the Dallas Mavericks of the National Basketball Association...
ProfessionBasketball Player
Date of Birth24 August 1984
CityQueens, NY
attacking ball knew line points shooting
We knew we were in the bonus, so we were going to keep attacking them. We weren't shooting the ball well, so we were going to try to get to the free-throw line and get points from there and that's what we did.
guard nba typical
He was just saying, 'Give me the ball. I'm going to take this rookie. He can't guard me,' ... You know, typical NBA stuff.
digging learned next rookie season starting tough year
I didn't want the season over so soon. Next year I will come back ready, I'm not a rookie anymore. I learned a lot starting out 1-15 and digging out of that hole. It was a tough year though.
defensive side speed
Just the speed of the game, and also on the defensive side as well. It's not the same as in college. A lot of things are different, but I'm learning. I'm like a sponge, I'm absorbing everything.
blocked determined guys hit knew mike needed saying shot whether
We've been there before and when Mike hit that shot guys were saying ... we knew we needed one more stop. I was just so determined to get that stop, whether it was a rebound, a blocked shot; the block was there and I made a big play.