I just try to make the right play, stay aggressive and defensively just do what I do. I make sure I talk to everyone and control the paint.
I'll knock down the open jumper when it's there, but I want to get after it on the defensive end.
I just want to go out and play the right way, make sure I get my teammates the ball and then also bring the energy on defense. That's something that I know I can do each and every game, whether my shot's falling or not.
On the defensive end, I have to do my job.
Tony Allen is a good defender, very smart.
I pride myself on the defensive end. That's where I earn my keep.
Good basketball always starts with good defense!
When you play defense what happens is everybody pays attention and they start talking about how you're the stopper, you can stop this guy. All of a sudden your game gets better on the offensive end and you become that versatile guard that everybody wants.
I just play hard on the defensive end. For me, being a good defender is someone who plays very hard on defense and just tries hard.
I don't want to just shoot 3s. I'm not that type of player.
My shot-blocking ability, it's really second to none.
I know I can block shots and I've got to do it. That's part of my job as a big.
Basketball has turned into an offensive-minded situation. They don't play on both ends. They don't play defense.
If you commit to the defensive end of the floor, you're going to have a chance to win every night. And if you're a great defensive team, you're going to go to the playoffs.
Getting on fast-breaks, you don't do that when you let a team shoot 20 free throws in one quarter.
I just think I've got to be more aggressive at both ends of the floor. When I'm aggressive on the defensive end it really helps me on offense.
The basic premise of my system is to fatigue your opponents with constant pressure defensively and constant movement offensively.
Playing defense hard gets me going offensively.
It's a different animal when you're in the NBA. You come in this league and you've got 7-footers who play 7 foot who are going to protect that rim come hell or high water.
The Seahawks defense has to go balls deep to win this game.
Sean Sweeney is a defensive guy that did a great job with Milwaukee.
Defending is easy. You just have to want to defend. It's not like defending is hard. It's just, like, more of an attitude.
Whether I'm starting or coming off the bench, bigs have to protect the rim and can't give nothing easy to nobody.
Being a presence on the defensive end, I know that's important to me, I have to establish that.
I've always felt I had the ability to be a good, elite defender in this league on the wing. I just need to lock in. I feel if I pick that up, I can be a very good all-around player.
