Bench Quote by Tristan Thompson

You must be fast. Bigs are fast, running all over the court. You must be ready for that.

— Nikola Jokic

If your bigs rim run at full speed it not only increases the potential for a quick layup, but opens up court for guards

— Fred Hoiberg

The value in having bigs that have the ability to shoot from the perimeter has increased and having bigs that have the defensive versatility…

— Frank Vogel

A lot of bigs can handle the ball and be versatile and they're able to make plays.

— Jaren Jackson, Jr

Part of the versatility of my game is just being able to beat bigs and now even some guards off the dribble.

— Christian Wood

The bigs are there on the help-side if the guy goes by me, and I'm able to switch to other offensive players.

— Kawhi Leonard

I don't really want to be cocky when I say this, but I really feel I can be one of the best rim protectors…

— Mohamed Bamba

You have to stay locked in. You're so locked in on guarding your guy you figure when the ball goes up the bigs are…

— Matt Barnes

Unfortunately, rim protection is really difficult these days with the rules that there are if a guy is getting downhill. It's very hard even…

— Daryl Morey

Against big guys who like to block shots like Andre Drummond, Rudy Gobert, DeAndre Jordan, you've just got to get used to that floater…

— Dennis Schroder

At the end of the day, if I can prevent the shot from getting to the rim, it's going to help my team.

— Pat Connaughton

Myself and Tony Parker must be aggressive and attack the rim, because when we do so, we are at our best, and that opens…

— Manu Ginobili