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Don't foul, don't flinch-hit the line hard.
To be a great player or a good player in the NBA, I have to work on my perimeter game.
I can't palm a basketball.
He's passing the ball like Idi Amin.
Unless you plan to out-rebound and out-shoot everyone you play, then you better learn to handle the ball.
When you're a little kid, you want the ball. You don't want to play defense. When you get the ball, basically you can do whatever you want.
Use different basketball offensive alignments to cause confusion for the other team.
This year we plan to run and shoot. Next season we hope to run and score.
Basketball, unlike football with its prescribed routes, is an improvisational game, similar to jazz. If someone drops a note, someone else must step into the vacuum and drive the beat that sustains the team.
I just try to play as hard as I can every possession. If you're aware and you're high-energy, the ball will eventually bounce your way and you'll be able to make plays.
My on-the-court game was ordinary. I had a jumper but needed screens. I could go right but not left.
I love basketball.
I want to do for rebounds what Michael Jordan did for dunks.
I love sharing the ball with my teammates. I see a lot of things before my teammates see them.
Hit the ball carrier harder than he hits you.
I was shooting 45 times a game. What was I supposed to do? Pass it into Chris Mihm & Kwame Brown?
Passing is your best weapon against man to man. Dribble penetration is your best weapon against zone.
I play a lot of basketball.
The ball is an essential part of the game.
You can teach all the other stuff, you know. You can teach shooting the ball, you can teach having a good touch ... passing and whatnot, but when you get out there on the field, it's just a mindset you need to go into the game with.
Basketball is sharing.
Offense sells tickets, defense wins games, rebounding wins championships.
Wake up for your call no matter how many times you fall; Stand tall and stretch yourself once more. Rise up from the ground, roll the ball and be hopeful you will score!
A particular shot or way of moving the ball can be a player's personal signature, but efficiency of performance is what wins the game for the team.
When I was young, I had to learn the fundamentals of basketball. You can have all the physical ability in the world, but you still have to know the fundamentals.
It's hard to play basketball when nothing is inside of you.
The key thing with any football player is, what can he do when he gets on the field.
I shoot, I score. He shoots, I score.
We've got to play better basketball.
I tried to make a point of doing things outside the box, of not having basketball consume me.
Against Bradley, every time I'm trying to dunk, dunk, dunk.
I'm a confident player, I know I can score. I don't think anyone can guard me consistently off the dribble. But I'm a team player.
Stand tall, talk small, play ball
The great thing about basketball is it's a live ball. If someone's in your way, push them out of the way, go around them or over them, whatever it takes.
Find your speed, maintain your velocity, keep it up, keep it consistent, and stay in the pocket.
What I do is see the ball, hit the ball.
You create shots for yourself by what you do without the ball more than what you do after you get it
My players on defense must have a hand-up on every shot. If not, they run sprints.
I'm a playmaker. I'm always attacking the rim and have somewhat of a reckless style. I try to be everywhere at once.
Shoot a lower score than everybody else.
Good basketball always starts with good defense!
Play well, or play badly, but play truly.
When I was young, we were taught not to dunk. We were taught not to stand out from the rest of the team. It's different now.
Our centers spread the floor, shoot the three and block shots. We can play pick and pop.
The two ingredients in success in basketball are playing hard and playing intelligently.
I can do something else besides stuff a ball through a hoop. My biggest resource is my mind.
sucking on a football.
The man above has given me some unbelievable abilities to play the game of basketball. I just try to take advantage of it every night. I got the trust of my teammates and my coaching staff to go in there and let it go.
No bounce, no play.
I like basketball, but please don't ask me basketball questions because I've got a lot to learn.
When I decide to score, I score. I know I am strong, but I believe it is not enough yet. I can kick fine, dribble very well, but I still have to improve.
Sometimes you gotta work a little, so you can ball a lot.
I try to be the best I can be at what I can do, and that's playing hard & rebounding.
What I know is that if you're going to play half-court, you'd better have the greatest executioners of half-court basketball. If you run, you test the stamina and willpower of the other team. That's what I learned as a player.
Basketball is a game of sacrificing yourself for the next guy, being a team that takes good shots, and taking the right shots
When I come off the bench, I'm looking to add energy, and then I play defense and rebound. Also, at the end of the game, I have the experience to go out there and help us win.
I always wanted to be a basketball player.
Basketball is one of those rare opportunities where you can make a difference, not only for yourself, but for other people as well.
Aim deliberately at goal.
If you defend, rebound and limit turnovers, you're going to put yourself in a position where you can win games
For us to be successful on defense, we must get back and stop the basketball, eliminate easy baskets, keep the ball out of the lane, and bother the shooters.
Your contribution as a coach is defending and rebounding.
I observed the way Dee and Deron played at the Nike Camp [in Indianapolis]. They share the ball well; I mean, they average about 13 points apiece and they could both score 20
they do what they have to do to help the team.
Most lay-ups and two foot jump shots around the goal are missed by not putting the ball up high enough on the backboard
Play off your great player ... great teams have a go-to player and they play off of him.
I remember Michael dribbling at the top of the key. Everybody knew to just get the hell out of his way.
Basketball is not a collection of jams, but a social relation among players, mediated by Michael Jordan.
Even though, physically, I can't do it, the mind says, 'Yeah, I can still do it,' and I still think I can do it better than most in the NBA, ... Driven From Within.
A hook shot kisses the rim and hangs there, helplessly, but doesn't drop and for once our gangly starting center boxes out his man and times his jump perfectly, gathering the orange leather/from the air like a cherished possession.
I don't really have anything to say. Basketball is not a game that you can play with your mouth. It needs action to prove yourself.
In the NBA, there is a guy guarding you, and you really have to try shooting over him.
As you keep shooting the ball, you become a better basketball player.
My job is just to make the right play, read the defense, shoot if it's there, and make plays for my team.
In practice, don't just run basketball drills, teach the players how to play basketball.
My type of basketball is about how to create space, how to maneuver, how to get your shot off.
I take the ball, I go wide, I cross, I shoot, but when the moment beckons, I am ready to make the difference.
I can dribble with my right hand and I can dribble with my left hand. I'm amphibious.
A key basketball skill is imagery. The best players "see" situations before they happen so they can be prepared
I talked to the ball a lot of times in my career. I yelled, "Go foul. Go foul."
That's all our team is about. If we stop people, we're the most athletic team in this whole tournament and we can get out and get easy buckets.
People have to understand what my game is. It's not all about numbers. There's a bigger picture here. I don't create off the dribble. I rely on my teammates; my role is to set screens and get rebounds.
I know what to do when they give me the ball. I know what to do to give this team a chance to win.
We want the ball, and we're going to score
I just try to keep rebounding the ball as much as I can. I just go out there and do what needs to be done and don't worry about my stats.
Watching the ball is always a good starting point.
I love basketball players for what they do for their size - so graceful.
Have the WNBA lower the hoops. Because even though layups get the job done, they're lame. Seriously, layups look the way Woody Allen talks. Wimpy as fuck.
You can't think about basketball or you ruin your game. It is an instinctive game.
I was a roving guard on the Lowell Hebrew Community Center's girls' basketball team all through high school. My specialty was stealing the ball, but my only shot was a lay-up.
I don't like kicking the ball a lot.
Defense is a definite part of the game, and a great part of defense is learning to play it without fouling.
I didn't have the ability to blow people off the court, so I needed my legs, my preparation and the ability to think on my feet.
You don't have to do all that shakin' and bakin' to get to the goal and make a shot.
To win the big games you must get to the Free Throw line, and then you must make them.
I was born to be a point guard, but not a very good one,
Basketball Rule #9
When the game is on
the line,
don't fear.
Grab the ball.
Take it
to the hoop.
Son, no matter where your talent takes you, you're going to be a man a lot longer than you're going to be a ball player. Knowledge is the only true power. Learn all you can.
You know, God gave me a gift to do other things besides play the game of basketball.
Rebounding wins championships, you need to emphasize it and work with kids on it.
When I was a little kid I used to play with guys twice my age, so, I was the last one picked, so if I picked I knew that I had to get the ball to the scorer if I wanted to stay on the court, so that was pretty much my job.