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
focus game trying
I said it. But we're just trying to focus on the game here.
forward games minutes played power
Most of the games I started at the three, but I played like 30 minutes at the power forward spot.
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.
changed game
I don't think it's changed at all. It's always going to be a big rivalry. It's a must-win game for me.
full games good reach win
I feel like this a lot after games. Sometimes we win games and we haven't done everything we need to do. That can be a good thing, as long as we reach our full potential.
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.
feels game hopefully oh walk
Oh yeah, I'm playing. It's day-to-day, but hopefully I'll be back on Thursday. It feels pretty good. After the game I couldn't walk, but (yesterday) I can walk so that's pretty good.
defense games great supposed wins
Defense wins games and championships. You can see that. We know that. As long as we play defense the way it's supposed to be played, we have a great chance.
both games trying wins
Those are two big games for us trying to get to the tournament. We need both of those wins to get in.
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.
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.
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.
business care difficult everywhere extra fans great home job road seems tough winning
Our fans do a great job of making this a tough place to play, and it's just so important that you take care of business at home. Winning at home is extra important in the Big Ten, because everywhere we go it seems like it's very difficult to get road wins.
contain open player plays similar tough
I think he's similar to (Daniel) Horton, from Michigan. He plays like him. I know he's going to take a lot of tough shots. You've got to be there to contest, don't give him any open looks. He's a scorer, and a big-time player in his conference. We have to go out there and try to contain him.