TONY PARKS 020: “Alphonso Anderson”

Alphonso Anderson talks about the experience of the MWC championship run, which early season game prepared them for that moment, when he knew Sam Merril was special and why Utah State’s team and community has been a great fit for him. http://lennondesignllc.com/wp-content/audio/tonyparks/tonyparks-ep020.mp3 03:36 Finding out NCAA tournament was canceled 04:15 Growing up in Tacoma 05:12 Randomly finding out Sonics would be sold 07:24 Favorite player growing up 08:22 Other sport he was great at 11:20 Why USU was a great fit 13:00 Challenge of transition to different level of play 14:34 why Craig smith and staff is special 15:45 The surreal experience of the MWC tournament 16:49 Justin Bean’s impact 18:40 SDSU game had a lot of similarities to a game early in the season 22:00 How that game in Nov prepared them for the MWC championship game 23:55 The moment that he knew Sam Merril was special 26:10 How the mid-season slump shaped the way the season ended. 28:09 What he’s emphasizing during the off season 29:30 The game tape he likes watching and the one that makes him cringe 33:13 First wow moment from Aggie Nation