Reggie Lewis Quotes

I still have a lot of confidence in my offensive game. I try to get guys involved and get in the lane, but defense is my backbone.

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

My job is just to make the right play, read the defense, shoot if it's there, and make plays for my team.

When our assists lead to baskets, that's us playing our best, and we begin knocking down shots.

You see what happens in college and high school games today - a three-point shot or a dunk. I think that's the reason that you see a lot of that in the pros today.

I'm still going to have to go out and score, but defensively hopefully I can make them a little bit better.

You have to win games by scoring points, of course, so that's important. But when you're having nights against a good defensive team, you have to win in a different manner. You have to win a defensive-type game.

That's how I grew up. Just play defense - and make a basket.

You can't just score more points than last year without playing defense.

Both sides of the game, defensively and offensively, are important.

I like the uniqueness and creativity you can have on a basketball court; there's always a different way to score. Obviously, you have teammates, so it's easier to draw up plays, and tennis, you have your patterns and where you should hit based on percentage.

My teammates tell me to shoot the ball when I'm open. I feel like I'm open most of the time, so I shoot it.

I feel like I can play point guard for any team in the league and average a double-double.

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

I built my career in the league playing defense and making shots, and also making plays when I needed to.

You have to defend the perimeter guys otherwise you're going to struggle getting playing time or staying on the court.

I know I have to be good on pick-and-rolls.

All teams need good shooters. You can never have enough shooting.

I am very confident in my game, whether I'm shooting, driving or creating for my teammates.

First, I'm just trying to set screens for my teammates and then just be aggressive, make the right play.

I think the Pistons have such a well rounded team, which is why they're so successful. All you have to do is look at the stats defensively and at their rebounding and scoring.

I don't know much about football but everyone seems to say that it is all about possession.

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'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.

We've been playing ugly. Without all of our bodies, we've been kicking it all over the shop, but fortunately we've been able to make the big buckets and rely on our defense for once.