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 bumpcarrycouple share on social
I think that everyone should be able to dribble. Everyone should be able to pass. Otherwise, why are you out there? Oscar Robertson dribblepas Change image and share on social
When you play against different people from all walks of life you can't do the same thing against every player defensively or offensively. You have to change up the way you go at a player. Oscar Robertson changedefensivelylife Change image and share on social
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 dunkgamepoint Change image and share on social
We're all Americans trying to compete. Magic was competing for his team and Larry for his team. Oscar Robertson americancompetelarry Change image and share on social
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 collegegamehigh share on social
Who do I think was the greatest? This might shock you: Elgin Baylor. He did so many great things. Nobody could guard him, playing in the forward spot. I'd love to see some of today's greats playing against Elgin. They couldn't guard him. Nobody could. Oscar Robertson baylorelginforward share on social
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 anymorebasketballcut Change image and share on social
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 changefinessegame Change image and share on social
The thing about it is almost everyone could pass that way, but we were kept from doing it by our coaches. Oscar Robertson coachpasthing Change image and share on social
