Scoring Threat Quotes

Inch for inch, the 6-foot-3 Westbrook is the NBA's most sensationally talented player, a relentlessly explosive basket-attacker with a deadly pull-up jumper - a top-10 NBA player by any big-picture statistical measure from Player Efficiency Rating to Win Shares.

Inferior guards play on the sidelines and great guards play in the middle. Isiah, Magic, Chris Paul, all get to the middle

If Anthony Johnson ever gets a jumper, who's going to stop him?

Obviously, Ray Allen is a huge threat, Eddie House coming off the bench is a huge threat, as far as three-pointers go.

Carrying the ball is one of the strongest points in my game and I like to be a danger on the pitch.

Josh Smith, put in the right spots, is an outstanding player. You put Josh down on the right block, in the low post or even on a short isolation - 12 feet, 15 feet from the basket - he can get to the rim. He's outstanding. He's not only a very willing passer but an outstanding passer. I think it's the best part of Josh's game.

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.

Your big has to be able to make 'em pay from the perimeter.

With Andy Cole up front they can score at any time. We'll be watching him very closely.

Whoever I'm playing against, I go in and try to stop their best scorer and try to get myself going on the offensive end.