150 Quotes by Jermaine O'Neal

To me, he's probably the best scorer in the league. Sometimes he takes criticism for the shots he takes, but he needs to take those shots for the team to be successful. He needs a low-post player. We joke all the time that we could play together. He's a guy who's going to make a low-post player better, and vice versa.

What I would ask the media to do is give him an opportunity to write the ending to his story,

You gotta play every possession, ... Every possession counts. It's like the NBA playoffs.

The team is really trying to focus in and guys are really going at each other in practice extremely hard, probably the hardest all year. That's good to see. When you bring that competitive nature to practice, you know you'll bring it to the game.

People base my dominance on scoring. I want to help the team control the paint, rebound and help the defense. We don't need me to score 20 points every night.

Defensively, he's still learning. You've got to be a little bit patient because it is a transition for him. The preseason isn't a real NBA game. ... We're going to do our best to help him excel in the system.

Defensively, he's still learning, ... You've got to be a little bit patient because it is a transition for him. The preseason isn't a real NBA game. ... We're going to do our best to help him excel in the system.

I'm looking forward to playing against those guys. To tell you the truth, I'm looking forward to playing against anybody. I've been out so long.

I'll take the blame. I always do. I'll just have to live with that and rebuild and try to get it done next year.