I'm a big-guy guy. I look at guys like Shaq, Ben Wallace, guys who play inside and play tough. I don't pay much attention to the little guys; I like the big guys who do the dirty work.
I used to be a wait-at-the-rim big, more of a Rudy Gobert-type of player.
I know I can block shots and I've got to do it. That's part of my job as a big.
Whether I'm starting or coming off the bench, bigs have to protect the rim and can't give nothing easy to nobody.
When we're playing a good scoring center, we tell our team that it is not our defensive man's job to stop the center. It's the responsibility of our perimeter people to stop the ball from going inside.
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.
When you have a dominant big man, that changes the aspects of the game.
With all the talk of the 3-point line, it's still most important to build your defense inside to out.
Whenever you've got an inside presence, it makes the game extremely easy.
The coop is guarded from the inside.
We were able to get after the rebounds. We were able to control the paint. We were able to be physical down there.
