Brad Stevens Quotes

I can play three positions - five in college - but realistically three in the NBA.

The NBA is changing so much. It's not like when I came up, with that old-school mentality that practice really mattered.

I have worked on my defense skills and played in the midfield as well. Coaches are preparing players to play at any given position.

I know what I bring to the table: my ability to shoot the ball, defend multiple positions, play multiple positions, two through the four.

I think there are much bigger differences between players in this league than between coaches. There is a big gap between LeBron James and the small forward for whoever. Far bigger than between two coaches.

When I came out in the draft, people kept asking me, 'So are you a small forward or a power forward?' and I was like, 'I'm a basketball player.' Period.

In any footballer's head there comes a point where he recognises that he needs to be playing more games.

It's not easy for a coach to deal with a player who is in slow decline.

But it's been a learning experience; learning the NBA, learning the travel schedule and certain coaches, their styles, what they like to run out of timeouts, personnel, tendencies.

If seven or eight players play offensively, then it's clear that the offensive force is greater than the defensive stability. That's what I often say internally.

Duke has coached a lot of players who were versatile.

Being able to hedge on a ball screen and the guy coming off and being able to guard him for a brief second and then go back and block a shot in one possessions, that's big. There's not many dudes that can do that.

I know what I bring to the table. I know my game offensively and defensively. I think I'm one of the best, if not the best, playing two-ways.

I fell like I'm a well-rounded football player.

We have to talk about the players we have.

In college I played power forward because I was one of the biggest guys on the team and my versatility allowed me to do that.

For as long as I remember, big men have dominated the NBA.

I've been with five teams, played for a bunch of different coaches.

I was a better hockey player than I was a baseball player.

I can play a lot of positions, but obviously I haven't had a lot of practice at those different positions.

People were always saying how modern players need to be able to play in two or three positions, and those words stuck in my head. I think that I can do just that.

In modern day football, you've got to play in different positions. I've played in numerous positions, apart from centre-back and goalkeeper, I think.

When I moved to Mississippi, I was playing in high school, and there wasn't a lot of talent around me. I figured out that I wasn't going to be able to get to the bucket a lot anymore.

Whenever you are coaching, you are trying to get the most balanced team that you can: balance between defense, offense, and rebounding.

It's important for any player to be versatile enough to be able to play in different positions.