Daniel Gibson
Daniel Gibson
Daniel Hiram "Boobie" Gibson Sr. is an American former professional basketball player who played seven seasons in the National Basketball Associationfor the Cleveland Cavaliers. He was selected by the Cavaliers in the second round of the 2006 NBA draft...
ProfessionBasketball Player
Date of Birth27 February 1986
CityHouston, TX
attribute besides game good guys motivated open played playing pushed scoring
I did a lot of other things besides scoring the basketball. I got my guys a lot of open looks. I played good defense. I think I had a good all around game, but I attribute a lot of my game to my teammates. The way they pushed me and motivated me to keep playing hard.
bounce dictate games losses
It's about how you bounce back. You can't let the losses dictate the games to come.
definitely focus next
It's definitely a possibility. But our focus is on our next game.
bad figured hurry passes throw trap trying
They were trying to trap us, make us throw bad passes and hurry us up. We've figured out what we're going to do.
equate everybody giving proud texas winning
It's just a winning school. You always equate Texas with winning and working hard. All the way around, Texas, the school, the state, we're giving everybody something to be proud of.
extremely prepare ready
They're extremely athletic. I think we'll prepare for them and be ready to play.
coaches control drives good smart teammates
The coaches told me to go out there and be smart. I thought those drives were smart drives. I was under control and my teammates put me in a good position.
capable chance gave good guys opportunity players scary step understand
It was scary at the moment, but our guys understand that we are capable of anything with any of our players on the court. It gave other guys a chance to step up into big roles. It was an opportunity for other guys to get good experience.
bounce great opportunity swallow tough
It's always tough to swallow when you lose. But it's always about how you bounce back. We still feel like we're a great team. We've still got the opportunity to go out and show some things.
drawn either everybody everywhere funny game guy loves message sure text
Everybody is drawn to him everywhere he goes. Everybody loves the guy. I'm pretty sure either after the game or before, I'll get a funny text message from him. That's just the kind of guy he is.
ball goes pain pops
My pops always told me never make excuses. A lot of times when that ball goes up, all that pain goes out the window.
against challenges
You always want to take on those kind of challenges and play against the best. Right now, the way he's been scoring, that's what he is.
add hard last playing point stuff worked
Now that I'm playing more on the wing, I'm getting to show more stuff than when I was at the point last season. I've worked really hard to add to my game.
advantage benefit close games learning losing placed situations
That's the benefit of losing some close games and learning from those. Now, when you're placed in those situations again, you take advantage of those opportunities.