You give me enough shots, I'll average 20. You give me a particular system where I stick close to the basket, I'll average 10 rebounds.
I do all the dirty work: play defense, grab rebounds, block shots and finish strong around the rim.
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.
An NBA star is a role player. Your role is to score a lot of points; your role is to get a lot of rebounds.
It helps me get rebounds, I can see over the defense pretty easily, and yeah, I thank God he blessed me with height.
My role is to make sure we're moving in the right direction, getting points, rebounds, steals, assists and providing leadership.
I'm just going to try to get as many rebounds as possible.
With my size and my athleticism, I should be at least double-digit rebounds every game.
Sometimes, it's the little plays that I make that can change the outcome of the game - whether it's blocking a shot or blitzing a guard or getting an offensive rebound.
One day, I'd like to get a quadruple double, points, assists, rebounds and blocks.
If you're struggling with your shooting, then do other things on the basketball court. Get steals, get assists, get rebounds-do anything on the court to help the team win.
Being out there, I know how to play the game and know my spots. Just get rebounds, block shots, defend.
Would I have been a great basketball player? No. But I think I would've been a good basketball player, one of those grinders getting eight to 10 rebounds. I would've been like Kobe and been in the gym five to seven hours a day and never missed a 10-foot jump shot. I would've been a great role player for a team.
I can shoot the 3. I can play off the catch. I get offensive rebounds. And I still have a lot of energy left to defend.
I want to do for rebounds what Michael Jordan did for dunks.
When you play 40 minutes a game, you're going to average a lot of rebounds.
I call Kawhi the best team player in the league. He really does everything: he defends. He scores. He has been grabbing huge rebounds. He is a leader. His competitive spirit to win rubs off on everybody.
Until that moment comes when the ball comes to me every time, I have to find a way to be effective with offensive rebounds, play hard defense, blocking shots.
