Eric Bledsoe Quotes

The point guard is always the leader on the floor, regardless: the extension out there on the floor for the coach.

The point guards that I like are the ones that are playing like point guards.

I've always been the point guard, always been the floor general out there, and it's helped me see things I didn't previously see on offense from a shooting guard standpoint.

With the ball in your hands as the point guard, you want to be able to control the game and take care of it.

A point guard can carry a team - if he has all the right stuff.

Playing point guard is someone's instincts. They're used to that. That's my instincts.

I always think of myself as a point guard.

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.

With my game, my biggest asset is being a point guard who can get into the paint.

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

I definitely feel like I'm a really good playmaker, a really smart point guard that can lead his team and win.

I think I can score. But personally, I like to pass first, because people love people who pass. And I'm a point guard, so my job is to kind of get people open.

I wouldn't call myself a real point guard.

At the end of the day, a point guard's got to do his job.

I don't really classify myself as a scorer. I'm a ballplayer; I'm a playmaker. I like to set people up and make the game easy for everybody.

When you're a point guard, man, if you're not up to par, you're in a lot of trouble.

I think the most important position in the league now is the point guard.

I know I can get to the basket whenever I want, but I've got to be able to create some plays, like easy plays.

I played guard my whole life, and liked having the ball in my hands.

You can play fast but not in a hurry. As a point guard, I can dictate that.

I can't think of much higher praise to give a player than to say, 'This point guard reminds me of Jason Kidd.'

People aren't used to guarding this kind of size and I'm able to add a little finesse to my game so it has flavor and I'm a playmaker so I can create for my teammates and when I have to finish I'm gonna finish.

Quarterbacks are leaders; it is what it is.

I like having the ball in my hands and being able to make plays, but I think my shooting is an asset, too.

There's a lot of big guys who can play-make. We put labels like, 'Oh, he's a point guard, he's a center.' But sometimes your center can play-make for you and not just be the center, boxing out for rebounds and playing in the post.