Grayson Allen Quotes

This year I've just been aggressive. I still have that mindset of passing the ball, and being aggressive and attacking to the basket is going to draw more attention, and that way I can find my teammates. Being in attack mode is something I try to bring into every single game, and that's what's making me be so successful.

I'm starting to figure it out - figure out my spots, where I should be on the court, where I'm most effective, and how I handle double teams - and it's paying off.

Charles Barkley taught me a lot when I played against him. How he would use his body or use his dribble to get people in there and all that stuff.

In Indiana, I knew the offense in and out. I knew spacing; I knew personnel. I knew the offense, how coach wanted to play me. So when I just wanted to take over and control the game, I could.

Knicks fans are the smartest in the world and they know you can't just play one end of the court.

I try to take whatever the defense gives me, have a sense of urgency, know who's guarding me and pick my spots, get my teammates involved and also attack the rim.

That's AAU ball. That's what you do: 'I want to get out there first and score.' You see it in games during the summer. There are not a lot of great blockouts going on.

When I watch kids play basketball, they don't know how to think the game. They know what it should look like, but they don't know why.

I think college prepared me at a really high level. High school, you can take some plays off on the defensive end. Not on purpose, but if your man gets tired, you can rest a little bit. But once you get to college, and especially in the NBA, you can't do that. Even if my man gives the ball up, I'm on help side, helping my team out.

When I played with the Knicks, I was just as important or just as smart as any other of the guards I played with. I still had to call out plays, notice schemes, know the systems, do everything they had to do.

Basketball is a team game. But that doesn't mean all five players should have the same amount of shots.

I never really looked at myself as a scorer, but if the shot is there, I'm certainly going to take it.

You're a pick-and-pop guy sometimes. You can get rolling with what the defense gives you.

I think guys that play basketball really understand how to go up and get a ball. Because in a rebound situation, you've got to go up and fight for a ball. Just boxing out. There are a lot of things that transfer.

Being on the court you can really negate your athletic ability by just being in the right position.

Mike D'Antoni is a great offensive mind. He's a great coach.

Coach Kidd has taught me a lot just from the point guard position.

Learning to play different roles has made me a more all-round midfielder.

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.

To be a great player and a great scorer, you have to find ways to get yourself open and get shots off. It's a dog fight.

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

In Atlanta, we ran a motion offense, so, obviously, I was on the move a lot.

If the spaces open up in the attack, then of course I'm willing to take it because I love to get involved; I love to get crosses in. I love to do combinations and just bring a different aspect to our game.

You can't just sit back and think you're gonna pack the paint in and win games. You've gotta guard that three-point line.

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