Jimmy Butler Quotes

In college, I got better at playing the 2, kind of got a feel for it coming off screens, found my rhythm. Before that I was a natural point guard.

Rondo is great with the steals, also on offense with the passing and court vision.

One of my favorite aspects of basketball is good passing.

I'm a really good shooter, three-point shooter. I'm good at defense. Dribbling, not so much.

I'll always have a score-first mentality, because that is my bread and butter on the floor.

I'm a playmaker, and I'm going to score. At the end of the day, my job is to put the ball in the basket.

Getting the rebound and going, that's probably the most fluid part of my game.

I feel like I can run the floor well, rebound and block shots and let the offense come.

You ask what position I play, I say point guard.

People aren't used to guarding this kind of size and I'm able to add a little finesse to my game so it has flavor and I'm a playmaker so I can create for my teammates and when I have to finish I'm gonna finish.

I want to be an offensive player, too. Play low post, midrange, take jump shots, and just be the best I can be.

Accelerating, dribbling, and creating opportunities are the DNA of my game.

On the court, I want to try and get to the free-throw line a little more. And as a point guard, you can always get better at your decision-making and limiting your mistakes.

My on-the-court game was ordinary. I had a jumper but needed screens. I could go right but not left.

I remember Michael dribbling at the top of the key. Everybody knew to just get the hell out of his way.

I try to penetrate the lane like Steve Nash, pass like Jason Kidd, and handle the ball like Allen Iverson. Remember, I said 'try to'.

I was never a great screen and roller, obviously.

I've been working on my defense and my inside game.

I've been working on a lot of things, just knocking down the three consistently, making smarter moves off the pick-and-roll, improving my dribble a lot.

I have no handles, I'm no point guard.

I think I'm a good enough ball handler to bring the ball up the basketball court, and my teammates do a great job of getting open.

I have a pretty good idea of what makes NBA players great - especially at the different positions, and where the biggest problems lie that you have to address in defending those people.

I used to watch big guards and how they handled the ball and made plays. Guys like Joe Johnson.

I guess I get the most notoriety from my shooting. But I like passing and movement, making the game easy.

I think there are a lot of ways to play the PG position. Scoring first is a way that works for them and their teams. I personally like to watch PGs that like to work for others.