Vince Carter
Vince Carter
Vincent Lamar Carteris an American professional basketball player for the Memphis Grizzlies of the National Basketball Association. He is 6'6" and can play both shooting guard and small forward...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionBasketball Player
Date of Birth26 January 1977
CityDaytona Beach, FL
CountryUnited States of America
containing good job rebounds score shots stepped
I think we did a good job of containing him, but he stepped up. He didn't score a lot of points, but he made shots and got rebounds that were big for them.
afraid capable committed everybody feeling good great talent talking team thinking
It's exciting. It's a great feeling talking about it and not being afraid to say, 'Yeah, we have a good team, and we're going to be capable of competing. It's great to see everybody thinking that way. I think everybody's committed to this team because of the talent we have.
giving good guys opportunity thankful thrilled
It's a good feeling, I'll tell you that. There's a lot of guys who've been phenomenal, unreal, so I'm just thankful for the opportunity to be here and I'm thrilled that he's giving me the opportunity to start.
bring definitely good helps reality teams
It helps bring us back to reality, that we're definitely good enough to be one of the better teams in this league. We just have to consistently do it.
drawing fake far foul good hands late pump push stay tough
I just wanted to push him out as far as I could and just stay down. He's good at that pump fake and drawing the foul late in the game. So I wanted to keep my hands up and make it a tough shot. If he makes it, he makes it.
allowed confidence defense easy good helped intensity
I think our defense intensity really helped us because we were able to get a lot of easy baskets which allowed us to get some confidence and for us to feel good about ourselves.
cramp felt grab hoping
It just tightened up. When I went up, I just felt a grab and I didn't want it to tear. We're hoping it's just a cramp and I can play tomorrow.
giving lane loose taking
I was just taking what they were giving me. On pick-and-rolls they were loose and I was able to get in the lane and make things happen.
care guys positive rebuilding stay stick together
Going through rebuilding is always tough, I don't care where you are or who you are, it is always tough. It is important for those guys to stick together and stay positive if that is possible.
minutes
The first two minutes were the toughest. I was tired.
commitment defend
I think we make a commitment to defend them.
avoid ball basket both charges patient took trying tying
I was just tying to put the ball in the basket. I just wanted to be patient and take what I could get. Just wanted to go to the basket and avoid him, because he'd already took two charges on me, so I was concentrating on trying to do both things.
correct effort happy level regardless road whether
Regardless of whether (Jefferson) was back or not, we just weren't happy with our effort (on the road trip). That's what we wanted to correct - we wanted the effort level to be there.
blew ended free hate missed opportunity throw twice win
I play to win, and I had the opportunity to win twice and I blew it. I hate that I missed that free throw that ended our streak.