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
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.
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.
trust
If I can't trust myself to score, I can't trust anybody.
comments drafted dreamed hear negative
It hurt, ... It was my big day, you know. Getting drafted was something I'd dreamed about. To hear all those negative comments was tough.
glad guys screen wide
I went to set the screen and two guys were on Jose. I was wide open. I was a little surprised. I'm glad to get it.
blocked confident heard knocked line stepped
I heard them, I heard them, ... But I blocked everything out, and I was really confident when I stepped to the line and knocked them down.
national similar trying win
I'm trying to do something similar to what Carmelo did, ... Trying to win a national title.
brings difference final hard maker player
He's really important. I think he's going to be the difference maker to see if they can go to the Final Four. When Denham brings it, he's a hard player to stop.
dreamed felt good
It felt good to be out there, it's something I've always dreamed about, to be out there. But it would have been better to get the win.
felt pressure video
I actually felt like I was in a video game, out there, no pressure at all.
early except four guys played quarters tone tried won
I tried to come out hard, set the tone early and the guys got the win. We played all four quarters and we won every quarter except the third, which we tied.
along group special
If it was up to me, I'd keep the same team, because I feel we've got something special with this group of guys. We all get along really well, the locker-room is unbelievable.
critical five game instead letting minutes punch send teams throw
We have to throw the first punch instead of letting teams throw the first punch at us. The first five minutes of the game are critical and we have to send a message. We haven't been doing that.