Lou Williams Quotes

This year I've just been aggressive. I still have that mindset of passing the ball, and being aggressive and attacking to the basket is going to draw more attention, and that way I can find my teammates. Being in attack mode is something I try to bring into every single game, and that's what's making me be so successful.

I'm not a guy that's going to shoot 10 3s a game - I like to get to the basket. But some of those shots I do gotta take. Some of those shots I gotta let fly.

I just try to attack the rim as hard as I can. Try to get the crowd pumped up a little bit.

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.

It comes to the point where, if a midrange shot is there, I'm going to take it. If I'm open, I have to shoot that shot. That's a great shot for the team and myself.

If you play an intense way, an aggressive way, we are good, we can score, we can create chances.

What is the best thing you can do in a close game? Drive to the basket and put pressure on the defense! Not jack up jump shots

It's a big part of my game, attacking.

To be a great player and a great scorer, you have to find ways to get yourself open and get shots off. It's a dog fight.

I know from watching other players that they have great games by getting to the line and getting to the rim.

There are some games where I will look to be more aggressive and score more, and then there are games that I want to be more of a playmaker.

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

That's AAU ball. That's what you do: 'I want to get out there first and score.' You see it in games during the summer. There are not a lot of great blockouts going on.

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

I think that I can get into the paint anytime I want to. What I have learned is that when I do get into the paint, I do have options.

He's a great shot-blocker. So once you go in there, you've got to either get into his body and get an and-one, or you've got to drive and kick. It's not all about trying to force the shot over a shot-blocker like Nerlens Noel. You've got to kick it.

Sometimes, I, anyway, get tired of playing defence, and like to play offence.

For me, I read and react. I think when I have time and space, I'm a threat to score or a threat to make a really nice play.

Everybody always asked why I wanted to be an offensive lineman. I told them that I had 11 different people I can hit on every single play, while everyone else is chasing one person. I prided myself on being an extremely physical and dominant player.

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

You have got to be one step ahead, as a striker, to create that space you need. Apart from the ball, when you're a striker, it is space that's your best friend. You need space.

Obviously I think offensively, spacing for me as a guy that puts a lot of pressure on the rim is going to make it harder on a defense. They're going to have to make tougher decisions, and space is going to be way more open for all the guards, too.

Anytime you get good service to the box, it's always great as an attacking player because it gives you more opportunities to score.

I just think I've got to be more aggressive at both ends of the floor. When I'm aggressive on the defensive end it really helps me on offense.

When teams play good football, it tends to create chances for the striker.