Robert Vaden
Robert Vaden
Robert Anthony Vadenis an American professional basketball player who last played for the Westchester Knicks of the NBA Development League. Vaden played college basketball with the Indiana Hoosiers and the UAB Blazers for two years each. After four years in college, he was drafted by the Charlotte Bobcats with the 54th pick in the 2009 NBA Draft. After the draft, his draft rights were immediately traded to the Oklahoma City Thunder. However, the Thunder did not sign him to a...
ProfessionBasketball Player
Date of Birth3 March 1985
beginning extra felt great played team
We felt like we were back as a team like we were at the beginning of the year. We made the extra pass, we got a lot more physical, we played team defense, got some great stops, made some big shots.
coach davis focused next trying worried
Right now, I don't care. We're trying to win. That's all we 're focused on. We're not worried about who's going to be the next coach. Coach (Mike) Davis is our coach now. That's all that matters.
knocked left vertical
I went up and got it. I don't know how. It was pretty high, like a 40-inch vertical or something like that. But I went and got it and they left me open. I just jumped up and knocked it down.
earned respect sixth
I think we earned some respect by getting a sixth seed. And if we didn't, we'll go out and try to earn some more.
coming
I already made it. I'm not coming back.
brown hit late lined
(Graham) Brown was late getting to me. I just lined it up and hit it.
hitting knocking looks open start
I think we had some open shots, some open looks -- we just weren't knocking them down. All we did was start hitting some open shots.
couple decision finishing next studies
I'll make that decision in the next couple of weeks, but right now I'm just concentrating on my studies and finishing everything out.
couple effort games good last
The last couple of games we really hadn't had the effort that I think we need to be a good team. I don't know what we need to do to get to that position, but we need to find out quick.
hopefully wherever
Hopefully I can be with him wherever he goes.
beginning felt team
It felt like we were the team from back in the beginning of the year.
coach game illinois rushing shots slow
I was rushing shots, like in the Illinois game. I just slowed my game down. That's what Coach told me to do -- slow down and take the same shots I'd been taking.
focused game needs points
We're not going to get too focused on how many points he scores; there is still a game that needs to be played.