Lonzo Ball Quotes

I believe in getting the ball up the floor and trying to take advantage of transition opportunities.

You don't cut anywhere, don't pick down anywhere, don't double screen, no weak side picking. All these things that should happen in a game of basketball don't happen anymore.

I'm always open. As soon as I cross the half-court line, I'm open.

I like to get out in transition. That is one of my favorite aspects of the game.

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.

When we're able to get stops, get the ball off the glass and run, you never know who's going to get the ball. Everyone takes off, runs to their spots, and the ball just finds the open man.

I love fast breaks, and I love playing full-court basketball, but offensively in the half court, I kind of take my time, let guys cut, and let the defense move. Then, if I have a move, I'll go. If not, I'll just hand it off to a teammate.

You don't get the ball and dribble; you get it and move it.

Coach K tried to implement a style where we passing, moving the ball, the open guy gets the open shot, running in transition.

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.

I always thought the objective of basketball was to get the maximum amount of movement to get the easiest shot, closest to the basket. With the three-point rule, the whole strategy changes, and you make a move and then throw it 30 feet out, where somebody takes a standing jump shot.

I think I can help push the tempo just a little bit... I feel I can get the ball after a rebound. Push the fastbreak. Push the tempo. Get guys some easy shots.

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

Pace is just how fast we can get the ball from one end to the other. It's not necessarily how fast we can shoot. It's just a tempo thing.

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

Any time you can get easy baskets, it's a big deal.

It used to be every single time you got the rebound, you handed it to the point guard, or you outlet it to the point guard, or everyone cleared, and you waited until the point guard brought the ball up the floor.

Golden State was basically a guard-oriented offense so I didn't use it that much.

I'm more off ball, catch and go, spot-ups, cutting.

You know, pass now to pinch post, cut, shoot the shot. Do things to facilitate the offense. That's what I did in Alabama.

The key word is 'control.' I have to get to the point where I can do it like Magic does. That means penetrating, scoring more, taking over on offense once in a while, increasing my range on the outside shot to open things up for the drive.

At Golden State, it was basically a guard-oriented offense and it wasn't either around me or in my direction.

The triangle offense is more for slashers and people who like to take the ball to the basket.

I'm never going to be a point guard, but you always have guards that get the rebound and take it coast-to-coast.

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