I think Quote by John Havlicek

A player is not going to get minutes just to get minutes. You have to impact winning, you have to put the team first.

— Tom Thibodeau

To me, there's no honor to say, 'I'm going to start.' As long as you're getting minutes, you're closing games, that shows more of…

— Dwane Casey

Everybody in this league waits on an opportunity when you don't play the starter minutes, when you don't play the type of minutes you…

— Iman Shumpert

Some guys, when they are starting they play better. Starting means a lot to them.

— Jrue Holiday

Players often got hung up on being the sixth man because they wanted to start. But it never mattered to me whether I started…

— John Havlicek

All players want to have continuity, to have minutes.

— Jordi Alba

The important minutes are at the end of the game and that you close out games.

— Dennis Schroder

I really don't care if I start, if I come off the bench, if I'm playing long minutes or short minutes.

— George Hill

Obviously, every player wants to keep their spot in the starting line-up, and I'm the same.

— Petr Cech

It doesn't really matter to me whether you start or not. I play a lot of fourth quarters. I think that's what's most important…

— Lou Williams

We like the opportunity to get off to a fast start, no matter what our schedule says, and that's our objective.

— Danny Ainge

At the end of the day, guys don't want to foul, especially guys in the starting unit.

— Tristan Thompson