intlzncster
i fart in your general direction
- Joined
- Aug 24, 2011
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I really like what I hear from the guy. Just seems like a good, genuine dude, which mirrors Ollie's character, and is something that resonates with players.
"Probably my background speaks to Coach Ollie a little bit because we’ve kind of crossed the same paths --- his career is so unique because he’s had to grind it out for everything he got, especially in NBA. And for me, having not been a heralded basketball player who never scored a meaningful bucket in college, I’ve had to go through it in kind of a different way for my professional career.
“But it was very similar to how he worked and worked and people valued who he was as a person just as much as who he was as a player. During my time at UConn, I hope people value me both as a person as well as a professional.”
"Probably my background speaks to Coach Ollie a little bit because we’ve kind of crossed the same paths --- his career is so unique because he’s had to grind it out for everything he got, especially in NBA. And for me, having not been a heralded basketball player who never scored a meaningful bucket in college, I’ve had to go through it in kind of a different way for my professional career.
“But it was very similar to how he worked and worked and people valued who he was as a person just as much as who he was as a player. During my time at UConn, I hope people value me both as a person as well as a professional.”