Frank Vogel 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.

In football, it's the ultimate team sport. You have to have good people around you as a quarterback for things to happen.

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.

My job is to throw passes and be a leader.

The game of football is one of strategy and tactics.

I have unbelievable trust in my offensive line that they will get the job done. Not only them, but the running backs and as a quarterback, I have to do my job in getting the ball in the right people's hands and doing what I do best.

I'm taking T.O., every day... He gives me the whole football field.

You wouldn't do something for a receiver to catch the ball if the quarterback couldn't throw it.

One of my favorite aspects of basketball is good passing.

I think there's a lot of different ways to score points and win football games and be efficient offensively, just like there is on defense and special teams. That's what makes this great game so special.

When you play defense what happens is everybody pays attention and they start talking about how you're the stopper, you can stop this guy. All of a sudden your game gets better on the offensive end and you become that versatile guard that everybody wants.

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.

I know I can pick up a playbook.

First thing, and it's really one of my favorite things, is the protection part. Who everybody is blocking and where the pressure is coming from. Because if we can't get the ball off, it doesn't matter what you're doing out here.

I know what I can do and I know I can pass the ball. I know I can be a true point guard and I know I can score also.

I feel like I can run the floor well, rebound and block shots and let the offense come.

I think any way you can help offensively or defensively, and if you can get both in one day, that's a huge confidence booster and everyone wants to do that.

When you're in the playoffs, you have to get easy baskets and you have to limit their easy baskets.

My teammates tell me to shoot the ball when I'm open. I feel like I'm open most of the time, so I shoot it.

I feel like I can play point guard for any team in the league and average a double-double.

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 how easy it is to get assists. But you can't be a pass-first guy and get assists. You have to attack.

To me, a good running back is a good defense. A good running back helps you keep your defense off the field.

A lot of good pick-and-roll players keep the defenders on their back so they can see the whole floor.

Sometimes, I see the guys driving and they don't even look at the rim, they just dribble out so it's as good as a block or even better because I'm kind of laughing when I see that. That's what it's about.