:24 HOOP: What are your personal goals for this season?
Conley: I’d like to try and get the Most Improved Player Award, and try to be a leader for this team.

:23 HOOP: What areas of your game do you need to improve in to have a shot at the MIP?
Conley: Just being consistent across the board, playing at a high level and not just doing it for half the season, but for 82 games.

:22 HOOP: You were named the starter shortly after Lionel Hollins1 took over the head coaching duties. What did that mean to you?
Conley: A lot. For coach to take a chance on me, I just wanted to go out there and prove that I could play in this league and take advantage of the opportunity.

:21 HOOP: How do you describe your game?
Conley: Subtle. A lot of people won’t notice me, because I’m not as flashy as other players, but I get the job done. Whether it’s making plays or scoring the ball, I do what it takes to win games.

:20 HOOP: How would you describe your bowling game?
Conley:Oh, my bowling game is wild right now. I’m all over the place. I bowl right-handed or left-handed, so I’ve been all confused when it comes to picking up spares.

:19 HOOP:Are you ambidextrous with everything?
Conley: I’m ambidextrous in bowling, golf and basketball. That’s it. I can’t write left-handed to save my life.

:18 HOOP:How’d you learn to hook2 a bowling ball?
Conley:Maybe in part, but I think also it’s just something that comes with my job. I need to be up on those just to keep the guys in check, too.

:17 HOOP:What kind of ball do you use?
Conley:My ball is a Black Widow.3 It’s one of those that allows it to curve more, to really cut back to the pins and come in with more speed. So it makes your game look better than it really is.

:16 HOOP:That’s not like corking a bat in baseball, is it?
Conley:[Laughs] No, I wouldn’t know any way to cheat in bowling.

:15 HOOP: What is it you like about bowling?
Conley:You’re almost competing against yourself, trying to beat your high scores. I don’t think people realize how difficult it is to be consistent with the same focus every time. It’s tough to knock down all 10 pins and then keep it going.

:14 HOOP:What is your high score?
Conley:My highest is 256. I’m normally up around 190 or 200.

:13HOOP:You’ve played in celebrity bowling tournaments. How do you stack up against the other athletes and stars?
Conley: I went to Peyton Manning’s [tournament] the last three years and last year I got second place to Reggie Wayne. I should’ve won, but I guttered the ball in the 10th frame. I hadn’t guttered a ball in like a year. I don’t know how it happened.

:12 HOOP:You hoop, you bowl, you golf... did you ever consider following in your father’s spikes?
Conley: I did think about following him when I was younger just because he was so successful at track. I always thought I was fast, but I just hate to run in straight lines.

:11 HOOP:Did you ever try the long jump or triple jump?
Conley:I did long jump my freshman year of high school and ended up going to the regionals. I did pretty well, but it wasn’t for me.

:10 HOOP: Do you have any memories of your dad winning gold during the ’92 Olympics?
Conley:I don’t remember much from that year, but I do remember the ’96 Olympics. You don’t realize when you’re young how special it is for someone in your family to compete for his country.

:09 HOOP:Your dad played basketball, too, right?
Conley:Yeah, he played in high school and I think he might have walked on one year at college.

:08 HOOP:Did you guys play hoops together out in the driveway when you were a kid?
Conley:When I was 10 or 11, we’d play every day and he would always win. But I remember one day just killing him and it was never the same. I had turned a corner.

:07 HOOP: Who’s the better dunker?
Conley: I’d say right now he’s probably got me. He likes to jump off one leg or jump from behind the free-throw line. I can’t do that.

:06 HOOP:Your father is also your agent. What’s that like?
Conley: It’s different. It’s good in a lot of ways because you’ve got somebody that you can honestly trust to do the right thing for you. But it’s awkward sometimes not knowing when to treat him like dad or treat him like my agent.

:05 HOOP:And he’s Greg Oden’s agent, as well, right?
Conley:Yeah, he’s Greg’s agent, Daequan Cook and a couple football players, as well.

:04 HOOP:Tell us about your relationship with Greg. You obviously played together6 for several years, but you were also roommates.
Conley:We were roommates in college and we lived together last summer in Columbus during the offseason. He actually stayed with us a lot in high school when he first moved. He slept on our couch. So we’ve been close for a long time.

:03 HOOP:Was he a good roommate?
Conley:Oh yeah, he was real clean. He’s not wild or anything. He just likes to relax and watch movies or sleep. So you don’t have to worry about him messing anything up. I was the slob between us.

:02 HOOP:Who's better at videogames?
Conley:I’m the best videogame player in the NBA. I like playing Halo 3, Gears of War, Call of Duty. I also play NBA 2K9 and a couple football games. I play Guitar Hero. So I’ve got a mixture there.

:01 HOOP:We saw you playing Guitar Hero on your blog.
Conley:Yeah, I’m real good playing the guitar. I can’t play the drums or sing or anything like that, but I can play the guitar. I like “Living on a Prayer” by Bon Jovi.