RJ Barrett Quotes

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 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.

If you're winning and can stay on the field offensively and move the ball, that's what we want.

You're a pick-and-pop guy sometimes. You can get rolling with what the defense gives you.

Teams that just play on one side of the floor are going to struggle against defenses that load up on that side.

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.

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.

In Atlanta, we ran a motion offense, so, obviously, I was on the move a lot.

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

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

It's tough to get wings deep post catches when you're playing with two bigs all the time.

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.

What interests Chiellini and I is not conceding goals. We're able to create chances and it makes us happy when we take them.

I got used to throwing a lot of lobs, got used to finding shooters, finding cutters. Each year at Duke I have had to score in different spots. I think that has helped me so much.

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.

If you've got a big man who scores the ball, you've got to defend, and if you've got a shooter, you've got to pick and choose who you're going to defend.

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

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.

When teams are crowded in the paint, it's very hard to get in there and penetrate, but you got to find ways to get into transition and get into your strengths. It's a lot of thinking out there, you got to make sure you think and strategize.

Regardless of what you do, or who you have, at the end of the day you have to be able to execute better than the defense does in order to score points.

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

I try to take whatever the defense gives me, have a sense of urgency, know who's guarding me and pick my spots, get my teammates involved and also attack the rim.

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

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.