Joakim Noah Quotes

I try to penetrate the lane like Steve Nash, pass like Jason Kidd, and handle the ball like Allen Iverson. Remember, I said 'try to'.

Rondo is great with the steals, also on offense with the passing and court vision.

Playing point guard is someone's instincts. They're used to that. That's my instincts.

With my game, my biggest asset is being a point guard who can get into the paint.

I think I have what a New York City point guard is made of: toughness, a lot of heart, and the ability to be a leader.

I've always been the point guard, always been the floor general out there, and it's helped me see things I didn't previously see on offense from a shooting guard standpoint.

Getting the rebound and going, that's probably the most fluid part of my game.

Josh Smith, put in the right spots, is an outstanding player. You put Josh down on the right block, in the low post or even on a short isolation - 12 feet, 15 feet from the basket - he can get to the rim. He's outstanding. He's not only a very willing passer but an outstanding passer. I think it's the best part of Josh's game.

A point guard can carry a team - if he has all the right stuff.

The point guards that I like are the ones that are playing like point guards.

You ask what position I play, I say point guard.

In college, I got better at playing the 2, kind of got a feel for it coming off screens, found my rhythm. Before that I was a natural point guard.

People aren't used to guarding this kind of size and I'm able to add a little finesse to my game so it has flavor and I'm a playmaker so I can create for my teammates and when I have to finish I'm gonna finish.

If I get a chance, high pick and roll more. I want some triple doubles. I've got to get my handle right so I can pass and get it to guys where they can make shots.

Just watching Steve Nash growing up, and what he did with Amare - you can't play with a better point guard than him.

At the end of the day, a point guard's got to do his job.

When you're a point guard, man, if you're not up to par, you're in a lot of trouble.

When I look at myself, I'm not a big man - I'm a guard. I can do everything on the basketball court. You can name it - pass, post up, shoot the ball, bring the ball up, being a playmaker - so I'm excited to break that stereotype.

I'm never going to be a point guard, but you always have guards that get the rebound and take it coast-to-coast.

I was born to be a point guard, but not a very good one.

Having the ball in my hand all the time and making plays, it was bound to come to a point where I knew where to get the ball to, who and when to give the ball to somebody. Just making the right decisions when I have it.

My 10th grade year I was 6-foot-4 and I grew to like 6-foot-7, but I still had my guard skills. I was playing point guard, I was a big guard. People started calling me 'Penny Hardaway' - comparing me to him because I was a big guard.

I'm not the most athletic guy who is able to make these crazy layups or dunk all over people. I'm more of a shooter, floater, lane guy - not too much flash. But it gets the job done.

I know I can play point guard.

I always think of myself as a point guard.