Bernie Bickerstaff
Bernie Bickerstaff
Bernard Tyrone "Bernie" Bickerstaffis an American basketball coach. He previously worked as the head coach for the NBA's Seattle SuperSonics, Denver Nuggets, Washington Bullets/Wizards, Charlotte Bobcats, and Los Angeles Lakers. He has also been an assistant for the Portland Trail Blazers, Chicago Bulls, Los Angeles Lakers, and Cleveland Cavaliers. He has served in numerous other NBA front office positions, and has been a consultant for the Harlem Globetrotters...
ProfessionCoach
Date of Birth11 February 1944
Bernie Bickerstaff quotes about
beat close guys player
If there's something out there that's close to what Gerald represents, something's wrong, because I think that player is already in the league. I think the guys are beat up right now, but we have to recover.
weapons
They've just got so many weapons that somehow, someone's going to make a play.
book forgets profit wrote
He probably forgets he wrote a book for profit and (revealed everybody's confidences). So he has no credibility.
ball contend difficult fun great league move saw
He's very, very difficult to handle. They got him the ball in the right situations. It was a fun game. You saw some great athletes, young athletes, that the league is going to have to contend with as we move forward.
awful portland
I don't want to take anything away from Portland because they did what they had to. But that was an awful performance. We should collectively be embarrassed.
bottom guys interested
I'm not interested in the bottom-feeding guys. The guys that aren't in the playoffs, we're all bottom feeders.
seem somebody somewhere stop
If you stop one player, they go somewhere else. They seem to always know where to go, and somebody always delivers.
forward looking season
I'm looking forward to Wednesday, that's when the season ends. I am looking forward to relaxation.
along consider difference guys money players saying seriously taking teach teams understand
You've got to have some vets, ... They're the ones who teach the young guys how to be professional. But you've got to have the right kind of vets, the guys who understand their roles. A lot of teams are saying they're just going to put big money players out there. We've said all along if that player will make a difference for our team we're going to have to seriously consider taking him.
appreciate commitment franchise gave great last opportunity stand team
This is a great opportunity for him to play for a team that is vying for a championship. We didn't want to stand in his way, and we appreciate the professionalism and commitment he gave to our franchise last season.
along basketball
And he's got skills, obviously, ... You have to have something to go along with intelligence. He's got basketball skills, and he really understands the game.
basketball game good last late
The last two games, the one in Detroit, late in that game and this game is really the most competitive that we've been with a very, very good basketball team.
covered line played
The line that Carmelo had is off the charts. I think he probably covered every digit on the sheet, points, rebounds, assists. He played like a superstar.
commitment group terms
Collectively, the group has been what we wanted them to be in terms of that commitment to effort.