Trey Burke Quotes

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 don't back down. Like, I don't know how to flop. That's never been a part of my game. For me to know if a guy likes to turn left shoulder or right shoulder in the post, I have an advantage. Or if he likes to go left all the time, I have an advantage. Or if he can't make open jump shots, I have an advantage.

I guess when people ask what is the biggest transition to the NBA from college, it is definitely defense and the mental part.

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.

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

I got used to throwing a lot of lobs, got used to finding shooters, finding cutters. Each year at Duke I have had to score in different spots. I think that has helped me so much.

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

I have improved a lot, but I would like to improve more, to be better defensively and understand the play better.

My defensive side was something I wanted to work on, especially coming into the Premier League.

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.

In New England, I learned so much about football. I always thought I was a smart player, even though I never thought about anything but the six inches in front of my face. In New England, I was forced to learn so many schematic concepts.

Everybody makes a big deal about small ball. Well, I've guarded Anthony Davis every time I've played him, since he first came into the league.

I worked in the summertime with the Bulls, I don't know, two-three years in a row, Vinny Del Negro, he told me I didn't play defense.

At the end of the day, I'm a good defensive football coach.

If a guy is shooting a shot in the corner 70 percent of the missed shots usually come off that other side and 30 percent hits off the front rim so just playing the percentages and kind of studying your teammates' shots throughout the course of the game.

I think sometimes players must have a wake-up call before they realise they are back in African football.

The top clubs in the Premier League benefit very much from the fact that there are six teams on a very high level. They have so many games against each other so that they practically play Champions League the whole year. That helps them very much to persist in the international games.

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.

It's basketball, man. It's being smart, using your size as an advantage. I can get into people. I can get into your stomach, so you can't back me down. I can stay in front of you, I can move my feet, I can be aggressive. People don't understand that it can be a disadvantage being tall, too.

If I want any shot at getting on the floor, I gotta know what I'm doing defensively.

I've trained with some top players at Chelsea, but sometimes training is not enough.

All I got to say is I've got to put myself mentally and physically in a position where I can play at a high level and help my team win and that's what I plan on doing.

I don't like isolation play, unless you're in the low post.

I do a lot of things to help my team winning - set screens, roll into the rim, finishing. I think I can be even more than that.