If you start chasing around trying to get steals for your own benefit, then you really put your defense at a disadvantage. It's not a big thing for me; if it happens, great.
Rondo is great with the steals, also on offense with the passing and court vision.
That's one part of my game that never leaves - the defensive part.
I mean, defense to me is something that when you watch a game you don't really pay attention to defense unless you're very - unless you're a specialist.
On the defensive end, I have to do my job.
A true heiress is never mean to anyone - except a girl who steals your boyfriend.
At first, I wanted to be a good player in the NBA. When I get to a team where you have one of the two best scorers in the league, I just said to myself that I needed to do something. I need to do something to help my team, something to make my name. That's where I started to focus on defense.
This is the truth: I'm into sales. I love deals. I'm definitely a sucker for steals.
In high school, I figured I'd get a few extra baskets by getting steals. I would just pressure up the ball.
I was guarding the best player and getting 25 and having eight assists, and three-four steals.
I always felt like I'm a good one-on-one defensive player.
I feel I've proved I can rebound, block shots, get steals and pass the ball, too.
My role is to make sure we're moving in the right direction, getting points, rebounds, steals, assists and providing leadership.
Defense, in the game, is something that I just really enjoy. Some people enjoy assisting the ball. Some people like to score, score, score, but to me the first thing that comes up is defense.
I have a drive to get more steals and improve my game and stats overall every year.
The morning steals upon the night, Melting the darkness.
I always felt defense was a big part of my game.
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.
A lot of people say you can't make the league if you can't play defense, so I really play really good defense. That's something I really pride myself on.
Rickey was never motivated by stats. He was motivated by numbers. Wins, runs, steals.
You can be a great defensive player, and if you don't put up splash statistics, then you're not going to get noticed.
