I think because I am a proven rookie that it is going to help me in the long run.
Winning the Rookie of the Year would be nice but making the playoffs would be even nicer for me.
The thing with NBA teams, a lot of times they just want to get you back on the floor to play, so as a player you’ve got to be very, very smart.
These days, to be seven years in one spot in any pro sport is a pretty long tenure.
What I would say is I’ve only had one injury in my NBA career that was probably was because my core wasn’t strong enough, when I had a stress fracture in my back.
We have a high ceiling. We’re still young. We’re still learning coach’s system and we’re still learning how to play hard every night. I think that’s been a bad habit of ours the last few years. It’s a habit that’s hard to shake, too. I think if we keep pushing, we’ll be alright this season.
I’ve had two unlucky injuries that are the equivalent of walking under 1,000 ladders and seeing 1,000 black cats.
Playing in sold out arenas several nights a week is something I have never experience before. I want to experience that. I want to experience that in my first year and build on that.
I’m not a fan of baseball really.
I’m not super-athletic.
A lot of rookies hit the wall after 50 or 60 games.
I can cook a little bit but pretty much when I get back from practice I am pretty tired that I just order out.
Going home to Australia, it’s good to get home, but it’s kind of bad too because you get used to that way of life again and you have to come back to America.
I guess if you’re a normal person and all of a sudden you’re getting $10 million a year, it can go to your head.
I’m not going to put my energy into dunking every time I get the ball. That’s stupid.
It’s definitely different in the States. Americans are much different people compared to us. We’re much more laid back. I itch to get back to Australia every summer because it’s so fast paced there and so stressful.
We scored a season-high, yeah – albeit against a team that is somewhat tanking.
I’m not into jewelry. I’ve got some earrings but they’re not too expensive. There are guys who drop a hundred grand for a chain. The public’s got it right – a lot of NBA stars are arrogant and like to spend lots of money and have lots of girlfriends and all that.
This is my job and I respect it enough to concentrate on it.
Concentrate on defense because the offense will come.