Shooting Guard Quotes

Oh, yeah - I could see myself as a catch and shooter, come off curls and shooting. I really feel good about shooting the ball.

I loved Muggsy Bogues when he was in the league.

I love Courtney Lee. He's a very good player. I know that sounds very simple, but it's true. He does things well. He's a good defender, a great team defender, and he shoots the ball very well.

I've always been a scorer. So when I went to Arizona, I led the team in scoring both years.

I've looked up to Michael Jordan because not only was he an assassin on offense, he was an assassin on defense.

I'm a guy who can score the ball and shoot the ball.

John Starks is one of my favorite players.

When I'm playing the 1-guard, I'm kind of seeing everything that's going on. When I play the 2, I have a more broader understanding of what's going on and where the screens are being set in order for not only myself to get open, but for my teammates.

I've always thought I could shoot from the outside.

I mean, the hardest thing to do, I think, in the NBA, is to put the ball in the hole.

Klay Thompson stands out. He's just a tough kid.

Who wouldn't want to be compared to a guy like Steph Curry?

I knew my worth. I knew I could be one of the best 2-guards in the league. I'm not going to be bashful about it anymore.

My 10th grade year I was 6-foot-4 and I grew to like 6-foot-7, but I still had my guard skills. I was playing point guard, I was a big guard. People started calling me 'Penny Hardaway' - comparing me to him because I was a big guard.

The 3-point line has changed the game so much. The day of the big man, unless you're extraordinary good, is not numbered, but certainly you gotta be a lot more versatile to play the game today. You gotta be able to really run up and down the court.

I don't have the five positions anymore. It may be as simple as three positions now, where you're either a ball-handler, a wing or a big.

A lot of people say Klay Thompson. I get that comparison a lot. I like that.

I've always been the point guard, always been the floor general out there, and it's helped me see things I didn't previously see on offense from a shooting guard standpoint.

When you move into becoming more of a shooting guard, you get more catch-and-shoot three's, lot of pin-downs and things like that where you shoot the three a lot more.

NBA's spacing's really helped. Teams gotta really respect my jumper.

I'm not paying attention to Kevin Durant. I don't have any recollection of watching him play. I can't remember how he shoots free throws.

I want to go to a team that needs a guy like me, a shooter, a guy who can do a lot of things offensively, that can use me right away.

Field-goal percentage is very important.

My favorite player in the league is Klay Thompson.

Kobe is amazing. He's extremely competitive.