Playmaking Quotes

You really don't know what to expect, but you see the numbers, you see the rankings, and that's all you have to go by... Obviously, the numbers were down last year. When I got traded here, I just thought it was an opportunity to bring some leadership, to bring some playmaking ability to the defense. - Patrick Surtain

We're continuously trying to improve our offensive abilities, and Ned provides an instant boost to our offense. He's a talented, offensive-minded player with excellent scoring touch and playmaking skills. - Chris Cichocki

We are pleased to acquire the skill player like McCabe, who will complement the playmaking abilities but stone hands of Wayne Davis. - Doug Hall

They have terrific athletes at every spot on special teams. They're fast. They're explosive. They're playmaking guys. They're not trying to do something to outsmart you. They just put guys in position where they can physically show their talents and they just overwhelm their opponents. They pose a tremendous threat. - Pete Carroll

There's no way to replace his energy, his athleticism and his playmaking ability at that position. We miss him defensively. We're lucky he doesn't have to have surgery, and if we're lucky, maybe we will be able to get him back next week sometime. - Rick Carlisle

There's no question in my mind we have more playmaking ability on our special teams than we've had at any point. - Dom Capers

There is no question in my mind that we have more playmaking ability in our special teams than we've had at any point in time we've been here. - Dom Capers

That really helps us because we come up with a really fast, big, strong, good playmaking guy who can play in a spot where we've been really thin. - Pete Carroll

That definitely was the difference, and (Baker's) playmaking too. I was surprised that they shot as well from outside. I don't think they missed too many shots. - Charlie Johnson

Rick's playmaking ability, ball-handling skills and size make him a nice complement for our team... He is a true point guard, and I think he and Luke Ridnour will give us a good tandem at that position. - Rick Sund