Defend Quote by Kenny Smith

Michael Jordan on the court is a completely different guy. If the play requires him to leap out all the way and grab the…

— Mos Def

In the NBA, there's always a guy who is only around because he can jump. He doesn't have a clue about the fundamentals. I…

— Draymond Green

LeBron is a great post-up player, but if you get him to settle for the jumper on some nights, you might be able to…

— Paul Pierce

At first you see a lot of people say 'Oh he's good, but he can't shoot' or 'Oh he's good, but can his shot…

— Collin Sexton

There are a lot of 7-footers that aren't good shot blockers whether it's their athleticism, their quick jump, their eye-hand coordination, their ability to…

— Frank Vogel

When you're younger, everyone wants to be a point guard. Everyone wants to shoot fadeaway jump shots all day. Nobody wants to be a…

— DeAndre Jordan

With a versatile player, there's no spot on the court you can't pass him the ball. You can do anything.

— Kevin Durant

He [Phil Jackson] is such a basketball genius in terms of the details of the game, the little nuances of the game and the…

— Kobe Bryant

I don't jump as high and I'm not as fast as Dwyane Wade and LeBron James. I don't have many highlight plays, but I…

— Chris Bosh

A rebounder, or a shot-blocker for that matter, is always at a disadvantage if he tells himself the only way he can succeed is…

— Bill Russell

A guy like Al Horford, I really mean this, if we run a lot of different things, if we do a lot of different…

— Billy Donovan

If Anthony Johnson ever gets a jumper, who's going to stop him?

— Bill Walton