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Oscar Robertson Quotes

Oscar Robertson quotes about game

American Athlete November 24, 1938

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Some players are more physical than others, some play with more finesse. Some are just really great all-around players. So you have to change your game. Oscar Robertson
When you go into a game on offense, you make a couple moves and see what the defender is going to do. Then you pretty much can figure out what he is going to do against you - whether he carries his hands low or high, whether he is bumping or pushing, those type of things. Oscar Robertson
They should have a rule: in order to be a sportswriter, you have to have played that sport, at some level; high school, college, junior college, somewhere. Or, you should have had to have been around the game for a long time. Oscar Robertson
Oscar Robertson quote: "I don't think that players learn how to play any other aspect..."
I don't think that players learn how to play any other aspect of the game in high school or college. Oscar Robertson
The Olympics were great, because you had to make the team, and then go to the games. Now, I don't know, these guys today don't want to do anything like that. Oscar Robertson
You see what happens in college and high school games today - a three-point shot or a dunk. I think that's the reason that you see a lot of that in the pros today. Oscar Robertson
You need a teaching coach who understands the game of basketball, not just some guy coming on the court talking about Xs and Os. Oscar Robertson
You look at today, it's a different situation. You have a game that has been transformed into a game where almost every shot is either an outside shot - a three-point shot - or a dunk. Oscar Robertson
You don't cut anywhere, don't pick down anywhere, don't double screen, no weak side picking. All these things that should happen in a game of basketball don't happen anymore. Oscar Robertson

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