Kurt Thomas
Kurt Thomas
Kurt Vincent Thomasis an American retired professional basketball player. Thomas is a 6'9", 230 lb. power forward-center known for his hard-nosed playing style and tough defense. Drafted by the Miami Heat in 1995, Thomas played college basketball at Texas Christian University...
ProfessionBasketball Player
Date of Birth4 October 1972
CityDallas, TX
team
(James) did what he had to do to get his team back in the game.
upset
You can see them getting upset with Raja. You can really tell when he's getting under their skin.
challenge golden state tough
Golden State will be a tough challenge for us.
funk half nice road start third
It has been a long road trip. We had a nice start in the first half but we got in a funk in the third quarter.
feet plant stay steady wait
It doesn't take long when you've got Steve. You just plant your feet and stay steady and wait for the ball.
ahead ball boards floor gets great guy night outside putting quickness rack stay step
He gets it down out there every night. He's a big guy who really has a great outside touch, real quickness for putting the ball on the floor and getting to the rack and the way he is on the boards offensively and defensively. I've just got to try to stay a step ahead of him.
biggest defense focusing forcing playing relaxing rushing worrying
I've just really been focusing on playing defense and rebounding and not worrying about the offense. That's been the biggest thing. I think I was forcing and rushing my shot. Now, I'm just relaxing and when it comes, I let it fly.
ball course hurt improve key lost management played relying short shots state stepped success team
We have been relying on team effort, not so much as one individual. Everyone stepped up at Ball State and they all played pretty even, as indicated by their scores. We need to improve our short game, though. That was what hurt us the most at Ball State, and we lost some shots around the green. Our course management will be the key to our success this weekend.
took
We clamped down on him. We took him out of his game.
call either gone hate lose tonight tough
We just hate to lose tonight on a tough call that could have gone either way.
tough worry
Unbelievable. We just got some tough calls. But we can't worry about that.
booked lost time year
We have lost a lot of business. Usually, this time of year we are a completely booked through December.