Deonte Tatum
Deonte Tatum
chance experience great learned people
Not a lot of people where I'm from get a chance to go to school, especially for free, or to play. It's been a great experience for me. I've learned a lot from a lot of different people, especially out here in Hawaii. I got to see and experience a different culture, a lot different from what I'm used to.
excited
There's a buzz. We know it's a big game, so we're excited about it.
execution good normal running shot
That's a normal set we run. We've been running it all year. It was just good execution and a big-time shot by Julian.
feeling guy
Everything he does is funny. If you're feeling down, he's the guy to go see because he'll make you laugh.
accepted cry games help last needs nobody role standard team
He kind of set the standard for us when it comes to being a team player. He started 27 games for us last year, but he accepted his role this year. He never complained, he just does what he needs to do to help the team. If he's not going to cry about his situation, nobody else should.
confidence gets slow team
Once we get off to a slow start, especially at home, the other team gets confidence when they shouldn't have confidence.
dealing depth time tomorrow worry
We've been dealing with depth all year. Now is not the time to worry about it. There's no tomorrow if you lose, so you have to put it all on the line.
hurt quick shows took
We took quick shots, and it hurt us early. They were the aggressors and it showed. That they out-rebounded us by (16) shows who wanted it more.
fight ugly
We're going to fight to the end. We're still in the hunt. We're still believing. It's ugly right now, but it's not over for us.