Nick Nurse Quotes

It starts the fast-break a lot easier when I get the ball. I don't have to wait for big men to give me it. Just get it and go.

Coach K tried to implement a style where we passing, moving the ball, the open guy gets the open shot, running in transition.

When teams are crowded in the paint, it's very hard to get in there and penetrate, but you got to find ways to get into transition and get into your strengths. It's a lot of thinking out there, you got to make sure you think and strategize.

Any time you can get easy baskets, it's a big deal.

I'm always open. As soon as I cross the half-court line, I'm open.

I like to get out in transition. That is one of my favorite aspects of the game.

I love fast breaks, and I love playing full-court basketball, but offensively in the half court, I kind of take my time, let guys cut, and let the defense move. Then, if I have a move, I'll go. If not, I'll just hand it off to a teammate.

Running in transition and scoring in transition, prevents you from setting your defense up on the other side.

The triangle offense is more for slashers and people who like to take the ball to the basket.

You don't cut anywhere, don't pick down anywhere, don't double screen, no weak side picking. All these things that should happen in a game of basketball don't happen anymore.

If you see the NBA now, a lot of it is in transition. Most people now try to get an easy shot off in six or eight seconds before the defense gets set.

It used to be every single time you got the rebound, you handed it to the point guard, or you outlet it to the point guard, or everyone cleared, and you waited until the point guard brought the ball up the floor.

Golden State was basically a guard-oriented offense so I didn't use it that much.

When you put pressure on the paint, you not only score but you force the whole defense to collapse and you can make easy plays to hit shooters.

That's what I do - I run the floor, I run the wing. Either get easy layups or transition threes.

You know, pass now to pinch post, cut, shoot the shot. Do things to facilitate the offense. That's what I did in Alabama.

When we're able to get stops, get the ball off the glass and run, you never know who's going to get the ball. Everyone takes off, runs to their spots, and the ball just finds the open man.

When you're running next to a guy who's about to lay it up in transition, you just get out of the way because you know Giannis is coming to block it.

Just because it's a break doesn't mean it has to be fast all the time. It can be a secondary break, but you've got to allow the defense to break down.

I'll knock down the open jumper when it's there, but I want to get after it on the defensive end.

I've always been a guy to try to create contact; create scoring opportunities based off the free throw line and being aggressive in that way.

Four-men aren't used to picking up guys pushing the ball in transition. Let alone, somebody getting the rebound and just busting.

I think people forgot that there are still ways you can get the ball inside rather than just standing there and throwing the ball in. You have to have a system that makes all things work.

I am convinced that when the team plays well, the attackers will have chances to score - and that's why I will have the chance to score.

Pace is just how fast we can get the ball from one end to the other. It's not necessarily how fast we can shoot. It's just a tempo thing.