Nick Collison
Nick Collison
Nicholas John "Nick" Collisonis an American professional basketball player for the Oklahoma City Thunder of the National Basketball Association. As a college player, he went to two Final Fours with the Kansas Jayhawks...
ProfessionBasketball Player
Date of Birth26 October 1980
CityOrange City, IA
control fun good nba played shakes team trying watch
He's played great. He's fun to watch and our team has played a lot better with him in the lineup. For me, I'm just trying to get back and play as well as I can when I'm in there and see how it shakes out. There is that part where you think about the future, but in the NBA there are a lot of good players. All you can control is your play while you're out there.
against bit gold good half played ray second
I think the first half was a little bit of fools' gold for us. Ray was unconscious. Against a good team, it isn't always going to be like that. Second half, they played much better and we struggled.
bit coach good guys job lighter mature playing seemed successful
Obviously, it's only been one day, but it seemed like it was a little bit lighter mood. We are still down to business. Guys are playing hard. (Weiss) does a good job of communicating. Nate did a good job of disciplining. I can't say one is better than the other. A coach like Coach Weiss can be successful if (the players) are mature and don't let things slide. If they are self-motivated, then we will be successful.
game good practice ready tomorrow
It was good tonight. We'll try to be good tomorrow in practice and get ready for the game Friday.
concerned either opportunity team whatever
I feel like I can play either way. I like it when we're winning. Whatever the team needs. As long as I get an opportunity to play, I'm not too concerned with it.
beat bit gold harder inside second stops
I think we had a little bit of fool's gold in the first half. In the second half, they got stops and it started to make it harder on us. We couldn't get anything going and inside they just beat us up.
becoming confident everybody feeling opened running shot starting
He's becoming more confident in his game. I think he's feeling more comfortable running the team. He's starting to look for his own shot and that's opened things up for everybody else.
attitude change everybody felt guys weighed
We've had a lot going on all year, extracurricular things. I think it weighed everybody down. (On the) first day, it does (feel better). Some guys said it felt better in Florida. They said the feel was better. Hopefully, the attitude will change everything.
kept playing possession pull second team tough
Down the stretch, we kept getting second shots. That's a backbreaker for a team when they're playing so well and after a tough possession we can pull it back out.
kept playing possession pull second team tough
Down the stretch, we kept getting second shots, ... That's a backbreaker for a team when they're playing so well and after a tough possession we can pull it back out.
best team
This isn't football. You don't have to be the best team all season. In the tournament, it's one night.
close game losing miles regardless sucks
It sucks losing regardless of how close the game is, but I don't think we're miles away.
everybody fed fresh
It's kind of like a fresh start. I think everybody fed off of that.
definitely few games gas hard might mindset
It's definitely a different mindset when you know the end is near. The way I look at it is, you've only got a few games left, and you definitely have enough gas to get through those, so you might as well play as hard as you can.