Jan. 21, 2006
1. Right now, the team is 5-13 on the season. What does the team need to do in order to finish strong during the final stretch of the season?
LS - "I think that we need to continue to have confidence in ourselves and one another."
2. In your own opinion, what do you think about this season's results so far?
LS - "We have six or seven junior college players on the squad so we are a young team. We really haven't put all of the pieces of the puzzle together yet, and I think that we're starting to get close to it though."
3. The team is 3-3 at home and 1-9 on the road - what's the biggest difference you've seen from playing at home compared to playing on the road?
LS - "At home, we are a lot more confident in our shots going in. We are playing every home game like it's a must-win situation, and we are really focused at home. On the road, it's just a different environment with all of their fans getting on you and knowing everything about you. It's tough to stay focus in that type of environment."
4. If you have to grade yourself on your performance during the season - how would you do it and why?
LS - "I would give myself a C-minus. Being the point guard, I'm supposed to be the leader, the captain and the quarterback of this team. A lot of games are dictated by what I do and how I perform, and I just think that I need to continue to get better."
5. In your eyes, what do you believe is your role on this year's team?
LS - "I need to be the leader and need to do whatever I have to in order for us to win. If I have to shoot and score more then I'll do it. No matter what Coach tells me he needs me to do then I'll do it - scoring, passing, rebounding, defense or being more vocal. It doesn't matter as long as we win."
6. If you had to describe yourself as a player - how would you do it and why?
LS - "I would compare myself to Ron Artest in the way that he competes and is really competitive. It shows in every game that he plays how much he wants to win, and I think that I have that same mindset."
7. In your opinion, what do you believe are the strengths and weaknesses of the team thus far?
LS - "I would say our biggest strength is our team chemistry, and the fact that every one on the team likes each other and has each other's back. I think that our biggest weakness is that we need to get stronger mentally and not let something bad that happens in the game affect us so much."
8. You signed with the Broncs during the spring - what made you decide to come to the Rio Grande Valley and play for UTPA?
LS - "I really wanted to come here, and I enjoyed talking with Coach Davenport and thought that I could really help the program."
9. What would you say would be something that the everyday student wouldn't understand about life as a collegiate basketball player?
LS - "I don't think that the students really understand what we go through everyday because they think that we have it easy, but we really don't. We are always at the gym or study hall and nothing is easy for us. Honestly, playing basketball is like taking an extra three classes because of the amount of time that we put in."
10. Who has had the greatest impact on your life and why?
LS - "My mother because she has always been there for me, and it's always been the two of us. She taught me everything I know about life as well as basketball. She always keeps me level-headed."
1. What was the first car you drove after getting your license?
LS - Monte Carlo... with 20-inch rims
2. What was your first thought about coming to the Valley to play for UTPA?
LS - When I stepped off the plane, it was really hot...
3. What is the first website that you check out everyday?
LS - Yahoo
4. What is the first thing you pack before going on a road trip?
LS - Boxers
5. What is the first Halloween costume you remember wearing?
LS - Power Ranger... that was a long, long time ago
6. What was the last movie that you bought on DVD?
LS - Wedding Crashers
7. What was the last movie that you saw in the theater that you couldn't wait to be over?
LS - King Kong... there is no reason for a movie to be three hours long
8. What was the last magazine you read on a road trip?
LS - Vibe
9. What is the last job that you held that you absolutely regretted?
LS - I've never had a job
10. What was the last concert that you attended?
LS - Little Boosie and Weebie
1. Late Night Talk Show Host - Jay Leno, David Letterman or Conan O'Brien?
LS - Jay Leno
2. Better Actor - Shaquille O'Neal, Penny Hardaway or Ray Allen?
LS - Ray Allen... he was the man in He Got Game
3. Video Game - NBA Live or NBA Jams?
LS - NBA Jams... that game is old school
4. Cartoon Child Troublemaker - Stewie Griffin or Bart Simpson?
LS - Bart Simpson
5. ABC TGIF Show - Full House, Perfect Strangers or Family Matters?
LS - Full House and Family Matters... I'm going with two of them
6. 90s FOX Show - Married... with Children, Martin or In Living Color?
LS - Martin
7. Best Rapper named `Ice' - Ice Cube, Ice-T or Vanilla Ice?
LS - Ice Cube
8. Position to build a team around - Point Guard or Center?
LS - Point Guard... he does the most on the floor and is the leader out there.
9. Best Dancer from the Junior Class - You, Cano Edwards or Colin Lien?
LS - Colin Lien... he's the man.
10. Basketball Movie -White Men Can't Jump, Above the Rim and He Got Game?
LS - Above the Rim
1. The best advice that I ever received from somebody?
LS - "Someone said to me after one of my middle school games and it always stuck with me... he said `everyone is going to tell you that after you make it big not to forget about them... you look back and tell them that if you don't make it will they remember you.'"
2. The worst advice that I ever received from somebody?
LS - "Get the ball and do whatever you want... only worry about yourself"
3. The best trash talker on the team?
LS - Ryan Buck
4. The worst trash talker on the team?
LS - Colin Lien
5. The best class that I've taken at UTPA?
LS - CIS Class
6. The worst class that I've taken at UTPA?
LS - "I've only been here for a semester so there really hasn't been a bad class."
7. The best game that I've ever been a part of?
LS - "It was at the National Junior College Tournament, and we were playing Mobley. We lost by three points, but it was a great game because it was competitive, there was a lot of NBA and College Scouts there and it was in a huge gym."
8. The worst game that I've ever been a part of?
LS - "It was when I was six years old, and I was playing with the Sports Academy. We lost by 30 points, and it has always stuck with me."
9. The best arena that I ever played in?
LS - New Orleans Hornets Arena
10. The worst arena that I ever played in?
LS - Gilberts Gym... it's a gym back home
1. If you could pick one celebrity to play your life in a movie, who would it be and why?
LS - Denzel Washington... I've gone through so much in my life that people don't understand, and I think that Denzel could best bring that out in a movie.
2. If you could change one thing about your stay at UTPA, what would it be and why?
LS - Our record... we'd be 18-0 right now
3. If you could pick four people (dead or alive) to join you in a starting five rotation, who would they be?
LS - Johnathan Chatman, Ryan Buck (he's a beast), Cori Gaither and Kano Edwards
4. If you were a superhero, what would be your superpowers?
LS - Mind Control over people
5. If you signed a contract for $10 million dollars, what would be your first purchase?
LS - "I'd give $9-million to my mom, and invest the other million in Popeye's Chicken."
6. If you have to select a cast to play the coaching staff in a television show, who would that cast include?
LS - "Coach Davenport would be played by Chris Tucker because he can joke around and be serious. Coach Spence would be Damon Wayans from Major Payne because he can have that drill sergeant personality at times. Coach Dolan would be played by Matt Damon because he has that cool and aggressive personality. Coach Greg Wright would be played by Tom Cruise because he's laid-back and just chills."
7. If you had the power to change one thing in your life (past or present), what would it be?
LS - "All of the obstacles that my family and I have gone through."
8. If you could be at one place anywhere in the world right now, where would it be?
LS - Home eating some soul food... there's no place like home.
9. If you could be the commissioner of the NBA for one day - what rules would you change?
LS - The dress code... they are completely taking out the personality of the players and not allowing them to be who they really are."
10. If you could have dinner with any three people (dead or alive), who would you invite?
LS - Jessica Simpson, Halle Berry and Tracee Ellis Ross (from Girlfriends)
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