Jae Crowder Quotes

I know how easy it is to get assists. But you can't be a pass-first guy and get assists. You have to attack.

Basketball is a simple game. Your goal is penetration, get the ball close to the basket, and there are three ways to do that. Pass, dribble and offensive rebound.

When I'm in the pick-and-roll, I'm looking to be a playmaker first and to score second. When I'm playing off the ball and I catch the ball, I'm looking to be a scorer first and a playmaker second.

Really I can do everything on the court: pass, shoot, dribble, score.

I can do a lot more by shooting from outside, score inside, penetrate, and make opportunities for others.

I'm a really good shooter, three-point shooter. I'm good at defense. Dribbling, not so much.

I can shoot the basketball, I can get to the basket.

Now I'm just a threat. I'm a threat out there. Guys are running out at me, and I'm able to either give them a pump fake or let it fly. Guys are going over the screens, and I'm able to get into the lane and find my teammates a lot better. It just makes things a lot easier for me.

I feel great in pick-and-roll.

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

I'll always have a score-first mentality, because that is my bread and butter on the floor.

My job is just to make the right play, read the defense, shoot if it's there, and make plays for my team.

I'm a playmaker, and I'm going to score. At the end of the day, my job is to put the ball in the basket.

I try to penetrate the lane like Steve Nash, pass like Jason Kidd, and handle the ball like Allen Iverson. Remember, I said 'try to'.

One of my favorite aspects of basketball is good passing.

I always dribble for a reason, and I always head for the goal.

James Harden is one of the best offensive players in the game.

My jump shot is the key thing. Guys go on the pick and roll and will force me to knock down shots.

I've been working on a lot of things, just knocking down the three consistently, making smarter moves off the pick-and-roll, improving my dribble a lot.

Getting the rebound and going, that's probably the most fluid part of my game.

J-Lin is a phenomenal playmaker. He can pass the ball with either hand, left or right. Me, I'm more of a quick, defensive spot-up shooter.

I think I'm a good enough ball handler to bring the ball up the basketball court, and my teammates do a great job of getting open.

When I get the ball, I have to be ready to be in scoring mode.

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.