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
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It's impossible to limit him. He can go get the ball with rebounds and there is just a myriad of ways for him to get possessions and obviously they put the ball in his hands.
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It's completely up to the doctors, ... I talked with him early this morning and he's just very sore.
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It'll come down to what he does on the floor, convincing us he has the will to really want it, ... I'm not saying he doesn't (have that will), but I'm really watching. I want to know if Bernard is ready to go the extra mile.
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We want to build a team that has ability to sustain itself, not just an ability to win a few more games right away. We've studied all the expansion teams. We're working under the idea that it's a marathon, not a sprint.
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The only question I have is whether I'd like more of a contrast ... That's nothing personal against Bernard. Bernard is a great athlete who plays defense. But we need a contrast, too.
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We're good listeners and good facilitators, ... We have to make a decision not to do anything that is vindictive, but just to try to do something that we can derive some benefit from...
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When we come to Miami, we need to just mail it in. We don't even need to stop.
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When we come to a decision, we make that move regardless of when it is. Some team could pick Kareem up at a nominal cost and still have the right (to pick up the option on his contract for next season).
What a game, historically, to be a part of.
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We still lack the maturity that when you have control of the basketball game, you can't let anybody take you out of it. We had a lead and things started to go awry. We lost our focus.
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We are happy that Gerald will continue his career and development with the Charlotte Bobcats. He is a quality young man and has considerable upside,
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We had some good shots. We had some point-blank shots at that time. I think what happened was on the other end, they went to Hamilton and he made some big shots. Their execution down the stretch was really, really good.
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We are in a posture where we want Sean (to get healthy), and we kind of insisted that he get everything taken care of. We want him to take his time. There will be no rush to him coming back -- he's too important to our franchise.
Well, not to take anything away from Miami. But guys, that was a gift.