Frank Vogel Quotes

I don't love playing zone all the time, because it does have an effect on your offense.

A lot of times getting double- or triple-teamed, like triangle-and-two, it just made me be more of an all-around player.

Offence doesn't concern me. It's easier for people to get layups than it is to get stops on defence or a block.

Back when I played, basketball was all about fundamentals, about hustling, getting those loose balls, all those rebounds under the basket. That equals up to 12, 14, 16 points. You can lose a game with that much. It's different watching basketball now. People don't play the same way. It doesn't matter if you score, if you can't stop the other team from scoring. Our coach used to kick our ass if we didn't. I was told if you saw more of the other team color under the basket than your own team color, you ain't doing your job. Everybody should be under the board, trying to get that ball.

Defense is one man guarding the ball and four others helping him

Any good defensive team has a strong anchor, because he cleans up mistakes.

Not all players want to play defense. You get in foul trouble, you're going to be on the bench.

It's how I've been playing my whole life, guarding the best player on the other team.

I was a guy that had a lot of tools and could do a lot of other things, but my main thing was controlling the defensive end of the court.

I mean, defense to me is something that when you watch a game you don't really pay attention to defense unless you're very - unless you're a specialist.

With all the talk of the 3-point line, it's still most important to build your defense inside to out.

I've always loved blocking shots.

The game changes when you play good defense and don't come up with the ball.

When we're playing a good scoring center, we tell our team that it is not our defensive man's job to stop the center. It's the responsibility of our perimeter people to stop the ball from going inside.

I like every aspect of defense; I enjoy shutting down the offense.

If we don't start playing better on defense, it's going to be hard. We can't just sit there and win shootouts.

My mental approach is totally different. My coach predicated everything on defense. He always talked about defense, defense, defense. I took it to heart that if you play defense, you can take the heart from an offensive player.

Defense is a definite part of the game, and a great part of defense is learning to play it without fouling.

I just try to make the right play, stay aggressive and defensively just do what I do. I make sure I talk to everyone and control the paint.

I think it's all machismo - 'Come on, you've got to guard your guy, man. If you can't guard your guy, then you can't play defence.' A lot of it is accountability, where you say, 'Hey, you're matched up with him. Go do your job.' The zone kind of sometimes moves a lot of pieces around.

Teams that just play on one side of the floor are going to struggle against defenses that load up on that side.

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.

Whether I'm starting or coming off the bench, bigs have to protect the rim and can't give nothing easy to nobody.

Dudes are coming at me every day; I'm playing different positions on the defensive end. I'm really working on that, because that's the next level. In the league, everybody can dribble.

It's not just about your name. It's about what you do for your team and your value on the defensive end of the court. That's all that matters.