Chauncey Billups
Chauncey Billups
Chauncey Ray Billupsis an American retired professional basketball player who played 17 seasons in the National Basketball Association. A star at the University of Colorado, he was selected third overall in the 1997 NBA draft by the Boston Celtics. A five-time NBA All-Star and a three-time All-NBA selection, Billups played for the Celtics, Toronto Raptors, Denver Nuggets, Minnesota Timberwolves, Detroit Pistons, New York Knicks, and Los Angeles Clippers during his NBA career. He won the NBA Finals MVP in 2004...
ProfessionBasketball Player
Date of Birth25 September 1976
CityDenver, CO
No disrespect to anybody, but it's always fun to play the other elite teams in the league. It makes a difference.
I think we'll be a lot better offensively. Defensively, we could be as good. But when you play a faster-paced game, naturally, that other team is going to score a couple more points.
He's played a lot of years and not gotten to the Finals yet, where he wants to be.
Rip did a great job on him, that was his assignment. He contested a lot of his shots.
I remember before I left we had the program really rocking. It was loud when there was a lot of kids in the building. When you've got kids in there it makes it extra loud. Even if it's not filled to capacity, it feels like it because they're just so excited to be there. So, I thought what better way to try to help Coach Patton and the program out than to have lots of kids in the building?
Lindsey gave us an unbelievable lift. It was great to get that rest. It allowed us to get back fresh to finish out the game.
A lot of them, I don't even understand, man. I guess it's just his history haunting him.
He's a guy who can score anywhere on the court. He passes. He plays great defense,
I like Flip because Flip is an offensive-minded coach,
The fourth quarter was kind of fun. It was a shootout.
He's better than anybody in this league off the bench. He's better than 80% of the starters in this league. He's something we've got to go to when he comes in the game because he's a mismatch almost every night.
I think he feels like he has a weight lifted off his shoulders. He's playing freely. He's playing a lot more aggressive. He's going to be great, man.
That's just not me. I'm a scoring point guard. I'm always looking to make plays for people, but it's not my first instinct.
I can't put my finger on it. They're a tough team. They play extremely hard, mix it up and play some zone, some man and keep you off-balance. They're very well-coached and they're very disciplined.