Deserve Quote by Marcus Smart

A lot of bigs handle the ball, and be versatile, and they're able to make plays. So they can relieve stress off the guards.

— Jaren Jackson, Jr

We played into their hands by helping so much and letting shooters like Jones and Bell and guys like that hit some awfully big…

— Dwyane Wade

I felt like that was an important thing for guards to trust the big fella when they give them the ball - that you…

— John Collins

I have the mind-set that a guard can't stick me. So I watch the bigs and see how they like to play. If you're…

— Gilbert Arenas

The biggest thing to realize when you're guarding great players is, look, they're going to score - it's hard to guard anyone one-on-one, straight-up…

— Harrison Barnes

When I was a little kid I used to go on the playground and say: today I will shoot like Bird, pass like Magic,…

— Allen Iverson

They did a good job defensively. They were just crowding me and trapping me every time I came off a pick-and-roll or when I…

— Kobe Bryant

They're going to make a few shots here and there, but my job is to play defense to the best of my ability regardless…

— Aaron Gordon

I look at like this: Any player I guard, long twos or shots like that, if they make them I still think that's good…

— Patrick Beverley

When our assists lead to baskets, that's us playing our best, and we begin knocking down shots.

— Tim Duncan

For us to be successful on defense, we must get back and stop the basketball, eliminate easy baskets, keep the ball out of the…

— Dick Bennett

Ninety percent of the coaches in the NBA are guards, and there arent very many big men people coaching, I happen to be one…

— Tom Heinsohn