Ball Movement Quotes

I think defending is more of, like, a science, and it's fun to learn that. And then I see attacking as an art.

The game was different then, when I used to play. The ball ran more than the players and to some extent there was greater technical skill.

It starts on the defensive end, but it's also just the ball movement and holding everyone accountable.

I think in Toronto my job was to score just based on the system that we had. We played a lot of iso basketball - a lot of one-on-one basketball.

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

There's got to be a fine line where I can find I'm still throwing the ball how I usually throw it, but it's able to dive down after a certain height and get to the guy.

It starts the fast-break a lot easier when I get the ball. I don't have to wait for big men to give me it. Just get it and go.

I always thought the objective of basketball was to get the maximum amount of movement to get the easiest shot, closest to the basket. With the three-point rule, the whole strategy changes, and you make a move and then throw it 30 feet out, where somebody takes a standing jump shot.

People say that because I'm short I get a lot more skid off the pitch.

I can stretch the defense.

When you're spinning a two-seam, getting on the side of the ball to get more run or sink can be good, but it can really be detrimental to your four-seam.

When I'm playing the 1-guard, I'm kind of seeing everything that's going on. When I play the 2, I have a more broader understanding of what's going on and where the screens are being set in order for not only myself to get open, but for my teammates.

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

I've been a Gunner for life. They play similar football to Barcelona. So ball movement and player movement is important to me in basketball; I think I picked it up from watching those guys.

It's easy to draw up isolation basketball - it's not easy to draw up great motion offense with passing and cutting.

The start of the English county season - from April to mid-May when it's cold - is the same as South Africa because it seams and swings. After that, the ball starts spinning nicely, and that's when I get my wickets.

I can do a lot more by shooting from outside, score inside, penetrate, and make opportunities for others.

At Kentucky, that was my job - coming off screens, catch and shoot, spacing the floor - no hesitations. Just go right into my shot - don't focus on the defender.

I always wanted to play in Europe for a long time. They move the ball, and they move bodies, and that's what I like doing.

To use a basketball metaphor, West Wing cast was a group that liked to pass as much as they liked to shoot.

If you do an outside spin with the ball, it's more difficult to control it, so I try to pass it in a way that allows them to take the ball quicker in their path. That way, they may have more of an advantage to score or create themselves.

If you're going to run a lot of plays, you better score a lot of points.

Bad putting is due more to the effect the green has upon the player than it has upon the action of the ball.

I think my assist numbers dropped off in Toronto with the way we were built. We played a lot of isolation basketball. I know we were in the bottom half in the NBA as far as assists go.

Once I feel like I know my teammates, know where everybody is going to be, being a basketball player will allow me to attack from anywhere on the court, get better shots and facilitate.