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
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.
confidence higher seems throwing
Right now, my confidence is higher than it has ever been. (The basket) seems like it's as big as the ocean. I was just throwing it up and it was going in.
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.
focus game trying
I said it. But we're just trying to focus on the game here.
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.
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.
basically came forced guy loved
Why wouldn't you be pissed if a guy you loved and came to play for is basically forced to resign?
looking
Marco was off. I was just looking to shoot.
afraid last love marshall player playing tougher win
Marshall is a tougher player than last year. I love playing with him because he's not afraid to try to win the game.
beginning felt team
It felt like we were the team from back in the beginning of the year.
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.
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.
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.