Willie Cauley-Stein Quotes

I want to be an all-around basketball player.

You've got to learn the footwork, the positioning, how to box out, how to pass, how to shoot your free throws. All these things are necessary, not to be the No. 1 player in the world, but maybe you can play against him.

A point guard can carry a team - if he has all the right stuff.

If I get a chance, high pick and roll more. I want some triple doubles. I've got to get my handle right so I can pass and get it to guys where they can make shots.

I played the two guard in college, and playing point guard is what I've done all my life.

When I get on the basketball court, there's not too many things I can't do.

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.

With my game, my biggest asset is being a point guard who can get into the paint.

Most of basketball is in the mind. But it helps to have big hands.

I need to improve on a lot of different areas. I need to improve on my timing on my shot-blocking, when to go, and when not to go. And there's definitely always room for improvement on my shooting.

My on-the-court game was ordinary. I had a jumper but needed screens. I could go right but not left.

People who understand basketball definitely appreciate what I bring to the table.

I definitely feel like I'm a really good playmaker, a really smart point guard that can lead his team and win.

My thought has always been completion. Maybe you have to rebound better, shoot better, hit free throws, handle the ball, defend better. You have to do all those things in the course of a game.

To be a great player or a good player in the NBA, I have to work on my perimeter game.

When I was young, I had to learn the fundamentals of basketball. You can have all the physical ability in the world, but you still have to know the fundamentals.

I developed my game a lot and learned how to score off the dribble. I learned how to play team defense and one-on-one defense.

I feel like I can defend three different positions: point guards, shooting guards, and small forwards who don't want to play too much in the post.

As a defender, you can be many shapes and sizes. You can be short and fast. Or you can be tall and jump high. It doesn't matter. The only necessity is that you are confident when you take the pitch - because every week there is a new challenge.

If I could palm a ball I probably could have more dunks than I have in my career, but I still can get the job done.

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

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.

It's just about working on everything, perfecting everything, like my 3-point shot or ball handling.

You can't be a great player without playing both ends of the floor. And that's what I do - I really focus in, and my athletic ability helps me.

I have the tools and the size to be a good defender. I've just got to be able to put it all together.