42 Quotes by Jason Collins

Guarding Shaq is not a one-man job. It's going to be by committee.

I think he would appreciate someone on his team who isn't afraid to give a hard foul in the playoffs. It's different when someone's your teammate versus someone who's your opponent.

When you're guarding him, it's like pushing a wall for 48 minutes or however long you're in there. He really tries to lean on you. I just tried to do a good job pushing him and make him shoot over me. Whenever he's going to turn to the basket, just stick my chin there or my chest, and hold my position.

Well, Jermaine O'Neal shooting jumpers is what we want. We just have to do a better job putting a hand in his face.

When you're at home, you have to defend your home court. Whatever home court advantage we have, it's a cool energy level.

We need to get our heads out of our (butts).

What I want to say would be out of character for me to say, but we just need to get out heads out of our (rears) and do a better job of playing on the defensive end.

The thing that makes him so effective is when he uses his off hand, his left hand. Sometimes it seems like he is a left-handed player out there.

Sometimes we're not following the game plans. It's a collective effort. It's everybody and we have to do a better job of avoiding it.