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
basketball brand critical fight fourth game half late played quarter shot time
We played about a quarter and a half tonight. But we played the fourth quarter with some fight to get back into it. The shot Brand made late in the game was a big-time shot and he made it at a very critical time in the basketball game.
call detroit proud struggling wins
They've been struggling a little bit, if you can call 49 wins struggling, but they just have too many pieces. I'm proud of our guys. That was about the most competitive that we've been with Detroit this year.
guys negative taken
They say the X-rays are negative. But every ... X-ray we've taken has been negative and all the guys have been out.
balance bobby coming good jackson
They have a good balance with (Miller) and Bobby Jackson coming off the bench.
against basketball good lay
They don't lay down. It's not an embarrassment to play against Detroit. They're a very good basketball team.
last
There's been some thought that this could be the last game.
breakdown defensive games helped last lost plays position split won
That was a big defensive breakdown on that last shot. No one helped out when T.J. split the lane. You put yourself in a position to win, but games are won and lost on little plays like that.
concerned fear necessary
That's my fear. I don't know what to expect. I'm concerned about the necessary distractions.
backed close gets guys point seen wagon
You've seen guys when it gets to this point of the season, the wagon has already been backed up to the door. We're going to close it out like professionals.
finished group kept men
They finished the right way. It's a group of young men that maximized what they had. They just kept fighting.
balance competing depleted due helps inequity minutes move players talented wing
This move helps balance our roster. We had a lot of talented wing players competing for minutes but were depleted in the frontcourt due to injuries, so we addressed that inequity with this trade.
boards weak
This is where we're weak and that's on the boards in those situations.
call detroit played purpose struggling wins
Detroit played with a purpose. They've been struggling a little bit; if you can call 50 wins struggling. They just have too many pieces.
seen
This is getting ridiculous. I've never seen anything like this.