Open Shot Quotes

When I come off the ball screen, I'm always trying to draw another defender, so where I can get my teammates open, and if not, I can score the basketball.

If I see an open shot, I'm going to go shoot it. That's what I work for.

I'll knock down the open jumper when it's there, but I want to get after it on the defensive end.

If I'm contested, I'm not going to shoot the pull-up 3. But if I'm wide open and someone backs up off me, I'm gonna shoot it.

As a player you do kind of see you might need to get something going. Maybe it's diving on the ball, diving on the floor for a loose ball. Or maybe it's something that'll just energize the team, a lob dunk or a great pass or a great defensive play or an open shot, anything.

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.

The mismatch is not what gets you beat. What gets you beat is giving up the uncontested, open shot.

I'm not gonna try to force to look for threes, but if the three is open, I'm gonna shoot it.

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

Switch if you have to! It's not the mismatch that beats you, it's the open shot!

If I have a wide open look, I'm going to shoot it.

Guys telling you to shoot it when you're open - you have nothing else to think about, but if you're open or not. That's it. As soon as you catch it, you let it fly.

It just depends on what's asked of me, but normally I'm looking to make the right, easy play. So if I can get a teammate a layup, if I can get him an open shot, I just think that gets the ball moving and I feel like it makes everybody feel good and we get into a better offensive rhythm.