Patrick Beverley Quotes

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

We guard the shooter. A lot of guys shoot way behind the 3-point line. We guard where the shooter is, not where the line is.

Think about the deflections. The offense can't score every play. They're just trying to get a good shot. If I can deflect a pass, even if it doesn't cause a turnover, it will throw their timing off half-a-second. That half-a-second might mess up their shot.

My shot-blocking ability, it's really second to none.

I've always loved blocking shots.

LeBron's probably the best player in the world, so you just have to make it tough for him, make him take tough jump shots and things like that.

Once the Hack-a-Shaq works once, you know I'm going to see it again. The only thing worse for basketball than that defense is the Lack-a-Shaq offense, where I have to go to the bench because of foul trouble. There is no fun in that.

I knew Rick Pitino was going to make them play that outbreak, monkey defense. He's been doing it all his life.

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

The NBA has never drafted a player for defense. At any position, even at center.

Guys try to take you out of the game if they know they can. So especially if you've got a playmaker, guys on the defense would do that.

When you play defense what happens is everybody pays attention and they start talking about how you're the stopper, you can stop this guy. All of a sudden your game gets better on the offensive end and you become that versatile guard that everybody wants.

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.

Being able to guard the pick and roll makes you a high asset in the NBA.

There's two facets of this game. You know, if I'm not making shots, OK, then I have to do something on defense. So if I'm missing shots or making shots, it doesn't affect my overall game.

It's a different animal when you're in the NBA. You come in this league and you've got 7-footers who play 7 foot who are going to protect that rim come hell or high water.

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

Tony Allen is a good defender, very smart.

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

I like to get physical on defense. I like to get up on a guy as much as possible. I actually need to calm down, though.

Kyle Korver - got to treat him like J.J. Redick and not let him get good looks.

Most of the time when you're open that's when it's tough to make shots because you try to get some different focus than normally when some guys try to contest your shots.

I like playing size per position defensively.

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.

Guard some point guards, late shot clock, hopefully they miss.