Quotes About Basketball

In the late '90s and early 2000s, basketball was more about making your defender look stupid than scoring. Seriously. You could miss every layup, so long as you turned an ankle or buckled a knee.

Obviously your knees are real big when shooting.

I was invited to play with the New York Knicks. I was never drafted, but I was invited to the rookie camp.

As a kid, New York was in my blood, and that was it. I got a chance to play for the Knicks, so it was cool, but it was towards the end of my career.

I want to have a long career in the NBA. First, I want to be an All-Star, and hopefully one day I can win a ring with the New York Knicks.

I can't wait to play in front of the many Knicks fans, friends, and family in the NYC area and very much look forward to being a part of the Knicks organization.

If you're joining the Knicks, there's expectations that follow that; there's a lot that comes with it.

Of course, I've been a Knicks fan growing up, always rooted for the home team. But I really can't see myself in a Knicks jersey - only because I've been in one jersey.

The Knicks are a special team.

My late grandfather, rest in peace, he was the biggest Knicks fan and he always told me I'd play for the Knicks, so it would mean a lot for me to play for the team.

I grew up as a kid and the Knicks were great.

I played on the same AAU team with Brandon Knight.

My jump shot is the key thing. Guys go on the pick and roll and will force me to knock down shots.

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

I definitely don't look at myself as a 3-point shooter, but when we're playing three big guys, I find myself on the perimeter a lot, and they leave me alone. I've got to knock it down or do something with it.

Defenders tend to leave me open on the elbow and when I step out, so it was only the smart thing to do to start to knock down the shots so they can't leave me open up there.

You can knock me all you want, but professional basketball players are an elite group and I've been doing it 12 years.

I need to focus on getting to the free-throw line and knocking them down in practice and getting them in the game.

It knocks the rust off, going against a guy like Kevin Love.

I have an incredible amount of basketball knowledge, and I think a lot of that is derived from having a Hall of Fame college basketball coach who was very knowledgeable of the game and I had a great high school coach who was also very knowledgeable.

Coach Blatt is very, very knowledgeable about the game. And it just goes to show you that no matter where you're at, he knows as much about basketball as anyone. You learn a lot from him. And he's a very charming guy, very personable. He's pretty funny, too.

The fans of New York are very knowledgeable about the game of basketball. They love their sports here.

I think the big thing with O.J. - I've known him since he was in high school - and he's a great kid, loves the game of basketball.

Huge Kobe fan growing up. My dog's name is Kobe.