Quotes from Kyle Korver

The mental side of sports, it's huge. It's such a massive part of the game.

Analytics, math, science has gone into a lot of different areas of the NBA.

Shooting is all about rhythm and confidence, and sometimes those are the last things that get there.

My parents didn't pay for college because we all got scholarships.

If the team is scoring, and I'm on the court, that's as good as me scoring.

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

You can visualize, and you can try to trick yourself into thinking a certain way. There's all kinds of things you can do to try to get in the right spot mentally. But at the end of the day, to have real confidence, you've got to be doing good at your craft.

You don't want to be a streaky shooter.

I don't shoot shots just to shoot shots. I'm always working in a rhythm, working on mechanics. I've got a checklist of the things I need to do with my form, my legs, my arms, all of my mechanics.

I love it when the best team beats the best players.

I watched the Bulls growing up. To be part of an organization like that is great.

Draft night for me - I watched it in my dorm in college. And it started off with just me and a friend, because I knew I probably wasn't going to get picked right away. I thought it was going to be a little later. But, you know, you watch the whole thing. You never know what might happen, so you gotta watch.

I never casually shoot shots, ever. I shoot the same way every time. I shoot the same shots that I'd shoot during the game.

I probably need to hold my emotions in check a little more, but that's just part of my wiring, too.

I've always had a good relationship with superstar players. I don't really demand the ball a lot.

Not everyone gets to have one of the few super-dominant, all-pro, superstars in this league, and so playing with the pass and playing with space and playing quick is a really good backup.

It's easy on teams when you have got superstars. I mean, they're really good. And you give them the ball, and you say, 'Make a play.'

The Bulls are first class in every way: great people, organization, culture, and a great place to play basketball.

I have the most amazing job. I play basketball and keep working at it and trying to get better.

The playoffs are a chess match, with adjustments every game.

Every game is its own thing in the playoffs. When you're in them long enough, you understand. If a playoff series goes six or seven games, it's like a rollercoaster. Your emotions are so up, then they're so down. 'You can't do anything right! Then everything's going your way!'

If there's a loose ball, dive on the floor. If you can take a charge, do that. The playoffs are all about scratching. Whatever it takes.

Every moment is big in the playoffs.

It's hard to play basketball without a point guard - it's an important position.