Rasheed Wallace Quotes

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

I still have a lot of confidence in my offensive game. I try to get guys involved and get in the lane, but defense is my backbone.

I know I have to be good on pick-and-rolls.

I feel great in pick-and-roll.

The Knicks left me open a lot of times the last time we played them, and I was just making sure I took the shots that were there.

When our assists lead to baskets, that's us playing our best, and we begin knocking down shots.

You're a pick-and-pop guy sometimes. You can get rolling with what the defense gives you.

Obviously I haven't been shooting the ball as well as I want to, so I just try to take it to the basket and be aggressive and try to make a play.

If you've got a big man who scores the ball, you've got to defend, and if you've got a shooter, you've got to pick and choose who you're going to defend.

Mike D'Antoni is a great offensive mind. He's a great coach.

That's what I do - I run the floor, I run the wing. Either get easy layups or transition threes.

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

First and foremost my obligation is on the defensive side. But obviously there are times when I need to go and attack, too.

I'd much rather throw for a touchdown than run for one.

When I play, there are things throughout the game that I notice, especially rebounding.

All teams need good shooters. You can never have enough shooting.

In pick-and-roll situations, I feel like the NBA is all pick-and-rolls, so I want to be able to handle the ball in pick-and-rolls and make the right read, make the right passes, and make plays for my teammates.

I'm just trying to look at different ways to see how the ball can go in the hoop.

My whole life I played the point, so naturally I think as a point. Two guard, I get to score more... During the game, I like to mix it up.

First, I'm just trying to set screens for my teammates and then just be aggressive, make the right play.

Football, if we bring it down very simply, it's when you have the ball and when you don't.

You can never advance the ball on defense.

Defense is what matters. Scoring doesn't interest me.

I can run up and down, shoot threes, or go inside. I can also get involved by setting screens and rebounding.

When I get in there, I'm not really worried about scoring. I'm just worried about playing as hard defense as I can play, making my opponent work, and then I know the offensive end will open up for me. I've been a scorer all my life, so that's what I try to pride myself on. It feels good.