The point guard is the most important position on the court. They often have to be the best player, not by choice but because that's what the game demands as far as all the thinking you have to do and picking and choosing when to score or pass, things like that.
It's hard to play basketball without a point guard - it's an important position.
I'm a point guard, I've always been a point guard, I've played point guard all my life. Personally, I feel the best point guards make other players look better and create their own shot. I fit in that category.
It used to be every single time you got the rebound, you handed it to the point guard, or you outlet it to the point guard, or everyone cleared, and you waited until the point guard brought the ball up the floor.
It used to be you a needed a true center to win championships, but now the point guard position holds just as much weight.
Don't get me wrong - I love Jason Kidd. He's a great point guard (But) how am I comparing myself to him when I think I'm the best point guard to play basketball? That doesn't make any sense. I mean, how can I sit here and compare myself to somebody if I already think I'm the best?I'm telling you what it is: I know I'm the best point guard in the NBA. I don't need anybody else to tell me that. When I go on the basketball court, if I think about what you're all saying, I'll lose my mind.
I believe in clear-cut positions. I think that the most arrogant position is this apparent, multidisciplinary modesty of "what I am saying now is not unconditional, it is just a hypothesis," and so on. It really is a most arrogant position. I think that the only way to be honest and expose yourself to criticism is to state clearly and dogmatically where you are. You must take the risk and have a position.
There's always a good point guard in this league.
I feel like I'm the best point guard in the league.
You ask what position I play, I say point guard.
Being a point guard in this league, you have to balance out people - the emotions and stuff like that.
I had a lot of doubt coming into my career about being an elite point guard in this league.
I think I'm a shooting guard and a point guard, to be honest with you.
Coach Kidd has taught me a lot just from the point guard position.
I won the most important league in Europe, I think - not just Europe but the world - the Premier League.
I grew up as a point guard, and as a point guard you learn how to navigate situations.