Brandon Ingram Quotes

I'm glad the NCAA is pushing back the 3-point line a foot. I'm a big supporter of the 3-point shot; it's exciting. I hope the high schools adopt the same rule.

You look at today, it's a different situation. You have a game that has been transformed into a game where almost every shot is either an outside shot - a three-point shot - or a dunk.

I do realize that it's important to be a threat at the 3-point line.

Shooting from outside the box, it would be nice to get a few more goals from outside the box.

I've been playing youth basketball ever since I was in sixth grade; I've been traveling ever since I was in sixth grade, so I'm used to it.

I've always been athletic. Growing up in Puerto Rico, and being in the countryside, I was always running around. I also played volleyball, basketball, and I ran track. I was always very conscious of my body.

Basketball is a pretty simple game. What wins is consistency and competitiveness.

I hate casual shooting. Every shot is preceded by working to get open and catch and shoot under game like conditions

The great thing about basketball is you work as hard as you can to individually get better so that your team can win

Elgin's game was an incredible performance, also. I don't think there's any comparison. Elgin did it without three-point lines. His game was attacking the hoop and hitting jumpers inside 20 feet. Kobe's range is unreal, and he does it his way.

Adrian Dantley is a guy that I looked at . . . on how to maneuver my body around.

I went from five foot eleven to six foot eight, and the more ball I played, the more I caught on to the game.

Great shooters are one dribble guys.

Given a full summer to practice basketball, and especially my jump shot, I know that I could play in the NBA and do well.

Over coaching is the worst thing you can do to a player.

I can get better. I haven't reached my ceiling yet on how well I can shoot the basketball.

A lot of kids just want to go play basketball, but they don't know to play and they don't have the skills to play. I think just the skill development right off and then play all you can, but don't sacrifice your skill development by just playing and not working on the specifics of the game.

The first time I shot the hook, I was in fourth grade, and I was about five feet eight inches tall. I put the ball up and felt totally at ease with the shot. I was completely confident it would go in. I've been shooting it ever since.

I played basketball and soccer but they are very different games, obviously. However, playing any kind of sport always helps you develop physically.

You have to make shots. That's the bottom line.

I'm a very good 15- to 18-foot shooter.

I dribbled by the hour with my left hand when I was young. I didn't have full control, but I got so I could move the ball back and forth from one hand to the other without breaking the cadence of my dribble. I wasn't dribbling behind my back or setting up any trick stuff, but I was laying the groundwork for it.

Most lay-ups and two foot jump shots around the goal are missed by not putting the ball up high enough on the backboard

If I'd gone straight to the NBA, I don't think I would have been ready as a player or a person.

Probably a lack of concentration. I always hit them during practice. I just need to concentrate. Even though I should a lousy percentage, I beat a lot of teams from the line. You have to have mechanics. But see, what people don't know about my wrists is my wrists don't go all the way back. My wrists are crooked and don't go all the way back. I've been practicing and working on them. You can't do everything good.