Brad Stevens Quotes

I play everything but point guard.

I'm one of the best all-around small forwards in the world.

My whole life I played the point, so naturally I think as a point. Two guard, I get to score more... During the game, I like to mix it up.

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.

I'm a really good shooter, three-point shooter. I'm good at defense. Dribbling, not so much.

It's hard to play basketball without a point guard - it's an important position.

Basketball is a simple game. Your goal is penetration, get the ball close to the basket, and there are three ways to do that. Pass, dribble and offensive rebound.

I feel more comfortable with the ball in my hands, playing the point guard. But I like playing the 2, too. I think I bring tough defense and the ability to score and also get my teammates the ball to score.

I want to do for rebounds what Michael Jordan did for dunks.

My job is just to make the right play, read the defense, shoot if it's there, and make plays for my team.

Center is a very tough position to play.

I was a forward, a center my whole life.

I think a lot of people have the idea that all I do is dunk and all I do is make layups.

I have no handles, I'm no point guard.

If you've got a big man who scores the ball, you've got to defend, and if you've got a shooter, you've got to pick and choose who you're going to defend.

I feel like I can run the floor well, rebound and block shots and let the offense come.

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

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

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.

Oh, yeah - I could see myself as a catch and shooter, come off curls and shooting. I really feel good about shooting the ball.

I like the uniqueness and creativity you can have on a basketball court; there's always a different way to score. Obviously, you have teammates, so it's easier to draw up plays, and tennis, you have your patterns and where you should hit based on percentage.

I like having the ball in my hands and being able to make plays, but I think my shooting is an asset, too.

I feel like I can play point guard for any team in the league and average a double-double.

I've worked on my game to the point where anything they've asked of me, I try to come through and do it for them, whether that's defending, making plays, being a decoy, or knocking down shots and being a scorer.

I used to watch big guards and how they handled the ball and made plays. Guys like Joe Johnson.