Nick Nurse Quotes

If you see the NBA now, a lot of it is in transition. Most people now try to get an easy shot off in six or eight seconds before the defense gets set.

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

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'll knock down the open jumper when it's there, but I want to get after it on the defensive end.

One of my favorite aspects of basketball is good passing.

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.

You ask what position I play, I say point guard.

Rondo is great with the steals, also on offense with the passing and court vision.

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

If I get a chance, high pick and roll more. I want some triple doubles. I've got to get my handle right so I can pass and get it to guys where they can make shots.

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.

Playing shooting guard is different. On defense you have to chase guys around more. On the point I'm just guarding guys on top.

That's part of my game: just running the wing, defending.

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

I remember Michael dribbling at the top of the key. Everybody knew to just get the hell out of his way.

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 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.

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.

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

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.

Draymond Green is one of the best in the league at grabbing a defensive rebound and starting the break.

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.