Quotes about post-up (14 Quotes)



    Games like tonight your seniors better step up and our seniors were ready. Kate's the most versatile player in this league and one of the most versatile in the state. She can shoot the three, post-up, handle the basketball, play defense and do whatever you need to do. Without them we are not here.

    We have good enough players, but there are very few guys in this league who can draw a second defender to them. Those are the guys who make your offense good, whether it's a post-up guy, a dribble penetration guy or a pick-and-roll guy.

    I've never been a post-up player. I think of posting up as something that accents my game. I didn't want to be put there at first. I'm not David Lucas and I'm not Kyle Jeffers. I do a little bit of everything. Basically, it was finding my role on the team because it changed from last year. I'm just trying to adapt to it. I'm not going to play post ever again in my life.

    Before, our (center) would post-up when (we were) ball-screening on the wing. Now, we're double-screening with no one on the block, so guys can really drive over the top or the baseline. The two big guys slowed us down. We're shooting and passing real well. Our defense has been OK, but the defensive boards are still a big, big concern.


    He is an active (small forward) and a post-up (guard). But he can do so many things. (Sunday) in practice, he was the best player on the court, bar none.


    (Lampe is) a guy who moves his feet well. He can play outside. He's got an outside shot and he's very active. He's not your basic post-up paint guy. He's good on high pick-and-roll, side pick-and-roll, a pick-and-pop guy and he's got some bulk to him.

    Minnesota looks like a team that has kind of redefined the roles a little bit. They look like they have more balance in the starting five. They know their roles. You know who the shooter is, the screener, the post-up guy, the spot shooter, and they're having more success doing that.

    He's a great post-up player. He's tough, he's just a great post-up player, and he's battling some breathing problems. He's got asthma if he could go all the time it would be a lot better for us. He couldn't play as much as we wanted him tonight, and that hurt us.

    I think his comfort zone will happen next year when he can go back in the post. Because right now he's trying to do things he didn't do in high school. Obviously, he's a talented player. He shows moments out there of passing ability, post-up ability, rebounding ability -- that he's outstanding.


    They have great post-up players with Kidd and Jefferson. Usually we struggle (against them), but we found a way to help each other and I thought we did a good job tonight.

    Jermaine adds a different type of post-up dimension. Getting Jermaine back, we're going to be playing quite differently than we are now because of those dynamics. It's a challenge. We still have a lot of stuff to get in. It's going to take every bit of concentration that we have as a team.



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