Friday, May 14th, 2010 at 11:30 am  |  14 responses

Goran Dragic: ‘My Confidence is Huge Right Now’

Dragic, the Suns’ unlikely Playoff hero in the Spurs series, tells the Arizona Republic that he’s on cloud nine these days: “A year ago, Suns guard Goran Dragic was having a lot of second thoughts, most of them centered on his perception of his ability to play in the NBA. All dark thoughts began to fade when he had a couple of good games late that season, and he said he began believing in himself once again. ‘My confidence is huge right now,’ he said. ‘The first year, I didn’t play so well, and I was struggling. I missed (27) games, so I was doubting if I’m good enough for this league, but this year is totally different. ‘I feel like I’m playing back in Europe with my friends, so I’m really relaxed and playing just my game.’ Dragic played four years in Europe before joining the Suns in 2008. This season, he appeared in all but two regular-season games, and he grabbed a lot of attention when he scored 26 points, 23 in the fourth quarter, in Game 3 of the second-round playoff series against the San Antonio Spurs. He credits coach Alvin Gentry for his progression.”

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  • Dma Posted: May.14 at 11:52 am
    That’s what she said.

  • niQ Posted: May.14 at 11:54 am
    The Spurs killer.

  • daynja! Posted: May.14 at 12:14 pm
    slam: where proof reading does not happen……

  • Enigmatic Posted: May.14 at 12:23 pm
    Kobe Bryant: ‘My swag is phenomenal’ (shoutout to Hibachi)

  • GomesMan Posted: May.14 at 1:45 pm
    He just got his confidence up after he got D-Rosed a few months ago.

  • truthteller Posted: May.14 at 2:49 pm
    @ Enigmatic: I love that!!! LOL

  • jdubbs29 Posted: May.14 at 4:44 pm
    The Serbian Swagger Monster!!!

  • Jukai Posted: May.14 at 5:53 pm
    I knew Goran had made it in the L after Eboy said he hoped they could get “that young euro kid” in any Stoudemire trade.
    Good for you, Dragic.
    I knew this kid had talent as a point guard, but I had no idea he was the scorer that he turned out to be. Streaky, but downright deadly when he’s on. He’s a starter on half the teams in the league, legit.

  • Bishtro Posted: May.14 at 8:11 pm
    Euro-Nash!

  • melvin ely Posted: May.14 at 9:44 pm
    he’s going to have a field day against the lakers with fish-farmar-brown checking him. And that other canadian PG the suns have as well

  • The Promise Posted: May.15 at 1:19 am
    Looks like the Suns are tailoring him to be the next Nash. When he learns to make plays passing the ball, he could be capable of that, because hes a better scorer than Nash as of now. Hes a talented young guy, I look forward to seeing what he does in the future.

  • RIcky Rubio Bit! Posted: May.15 at 2:17 pm
    Rubio is not amused….

  • pizzabytheshred Posted: May.15 at 7:51 pm
    @jdubbs29 he’s slovenian, not serbian…

  • Seven Duece Posted: May.18 at 10:52 am
    hmmm, we’ll see…

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