Jump Shots Quotes

I want to be an offensive player, too. Play low post, midrange, take jump shots, and just be the best I can be.

When it comes to basketball you always want to put the ball in the hole. You want to get as consistent and get that muscle memory right and be consistent.

Most lay-ups and two foot jump shots around the goal are missed by not putting the ball up high enough on the backboard

I can run up and down, shoot threes, or go inside. I can also get involved by setting screens and rebounding.

I could have played in the NBA. I would have put up 1,000 jump shots a day. I've got that type of work ethic.

Anytime basketball is involved, it's fun for me.

If you're a basketball player, you've got to shoot.

I shoot all kinds of shots. I just don't stay on the block and do layups and dunks when I'm in the gym by myself.

I can shoot, or I can roll, I can finish inside, I can take two-point shots, I can switch on defence and I can protect the paint.

I think [Otto Porter Junior] just took a couple tough shots so far - a couple tough jump shots - but I think he has a great mid-range game, he's very tall and can create his shot. So, I think with more spacing he'll get easier shots, I think he'll be fine.

Basketball has brought me a lot of joy, brought me a lot of good things. Just that side of it has really affected me.

Our centers spread the floor, shoot the three and block shots. We can play pick and pop.

There are basically five ways to score in the half court. Layups, mid-range, three-pointers, free throws - and then what I call 'tough shots.' Tough shots come anywhere on the floor, under difficult circumstances. The ability to create that shot is a special skill in the NBA.

I remember when I was 8 years old when I first started playing organized basketball, and the coaches had the kids in single file doing two-line layups and they were struggling to get the ball up there. Me, I'm doing reverse cradle layups with the backhand spins on it, like, jump from the right side and lay it up on the left side backwards.

Basketball. I love it. I can't believe these giants move like kids. They are so flexible.

I played basketball when I was little because it was fun for me. It still is now. I just love it. I have a passion for it.