Marcus Banks Quotes (16 Quotes)

We've got to pick our spots. I would love to get out and run every single play. But my job as a point guard, I have to make sure we get a great shot every time down. If that takes away from us running or pushing the ball a couple times down, I'll do that.

I look at it like I've been playing basketball for about 18, 19 years. I think every basketball situation is the same. Either you're going to hit the shot, or you're going to make the pass or you're going to get the defensive stop. Basically, this is a whole other level and it's all about repetition.

It felt really good to win and it was really a team effort. I hope we can get a couple of wins in a row. The bench has to bring it every night and if the first team's adrenaline isn't rushing the second unit needs to get in there and pick up the slack.

He just told me just run the team, make stuff easy and let's get this victory. I kind of patted him on the butt and told him don't worry about it, we'll go get it for him.

It's a lot of teaching, a lot of bonding from Kevin (Garnett) and the other guys on the team. Today was really like the first day of practice. It made it really fun.

This is our team. Our chemistry is good right now, even though we took a couple losses.

I'm just comfortable around him. I look at him like just one of the guys on the team. I wouldn't be afraid to laugh and joke with coach Case or tell him that his hat is funny, something like that. Just having a sense of humor, being able to have a relationship between your coach and point guard, it's always good.

It was a big shot and I took it. My teammates had confidence in me.

Me and Mike, we've been friends for a long time. He and Antoine (Walker) basically took me under their wing when I first got in the league. Basically he said he's been watching me and I've really been playing well. He's just trying to keep me positive about the situation.

Kevin is a great guy to play with and he really found all the openings in the defense and he got the rest of the team the ball.

It's a little bit tougher on the road. Basically, it comes from not closing the games out. We're doing a better job at home than on the road. We just have to carry that out to the road.

While I'm young right now I can still get taught a lot. Just get in and do the extra stuff like watch film with coaches. So if that's what I have to do, I'm willing to do it.

He just told me (before leaving), 'Just run the team, make stuff easy, and let's get this victory.

We took an 'L' tonight. That doesn't mean we're not mentally checked in. We come to work every night the same way you guys come to work every night.

I'm a basketball player. I understand this is a business.

You have to be able to weather the storm. We weathered it, but then it started raining again. Then it started snowing. Then it started hailing.