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title: "8 Shooting Guard Quotes by 7 authors"
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> [I didn't so much think I needed to address the shooting need. What we needed was somebody who could come in and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-dumars/i-didn-t-so-much-think-i-needed-to-address-the-shooting-need-what-we/)

[Joe Dumars](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-dumars/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/448/joe-dumars-44547_addresses_i-didn-t-so-much-think-i-needed-to-addre_234874.png)

> [I liked being home playing in front of my people, but I just did not like the situation because I was playing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chauncey-billups/i-liked-being-home-playing-in-front-of-my-people-but-i-just-did-not/)

[Chauncey Billups](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chauncey-billups/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6ed/chauncey-billups-11606_home_i-liked-being-home-playing-in-front-of-m_981076.jpg)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/collin-sexton/i-ve-always-been-the-point-guard-always-been-the-floor-general-out/)

[Collin Sexton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/collin-sexton/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/95a/collin-sexton-10734_always_i-ve-always-been-the-point-guard-always_1355931.jpg)

> [I think I'm a basketball player before I'm a point guard or a shooting guard.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tyrese-haliburton/i-think-i-m-a-basketball-player-before-i-m-a-point-guard-or-a/)

[Tyrese Haliburton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tyrese-haliburton/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e26/tyrese-haliburton-5913_ball-player_i-think-i-m-a-basketball-player-before-i_1771391.jpg)

> [I need to limit those stretches where it's just like I'm not doing anything. For my goals of where I want to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kevin-huerter/i-need-to-limit-those-stretches-where-it-s-just-like-i-m-not-doing/)

[Kevin Huerter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kevin-huerter/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/615/kevin-huerter-6666_goals_i-need-to-limit-those-stretches-where-it_1772933.jpg)

> [I think I'm a shooting guard and a point guard, to be honest with you.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/austin-rivers/i-think-i-m-a-shooting-guard-and-a-point-guard-to-be-honest-with-you/)

[Austin Rivers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/austin-rivers/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/964/austin-rivers-5458_guard_i-think-i-m-a-shooting-guard-and-a-point_1798336.jpg)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/collin-sexton/when-you-move-into-becoming-more-of-a-shooting-guard-you-get-more/)

[Collin Sexton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/collin-sexton/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/860/collin-sexton-10734_becoming_when-you-move-into-becoming-more-of-a-sh_1987275.jpg)

> [Playing shooting guard is different. On defense you have to chase guys around more. On the point I'm just guarding guys on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jamal-crawford/playing-shooting-guard-is-different-on-defense-you-have-to-chase-guys/)

[Jamal Crawford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jamal-crawford/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/31a/jamal-crawford-6149_around_playing-shooting-guard-is-different-on-d_2744717.jpg)

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