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
atlanta defense earn last shot
I thought our defense was superb on the last two possessions that Atlanta had. They couldn't get a shot off. I thought we made them earn every possession.
credit dangerous jersey needs playing team
I think all the credit needs to go to New Jersey tonight. They're playing well, that's 14 in a row. They're a team that if they play like this, they're going to be very dangerous in the playoffs.
free gets line opportunity throw
It gets down to the free throw line and making free throws. The opportunity was there.
both defend effort forth guard kevin league liked positions second summer
Kevin is a big guard who can defend both positions on the perimeter, ... We liked the effort he put forth during summer league play and wanted to take a second look at him.
anyone game knew terrific work
He's been terrific for us. As an athlete, he's off the charts. He's up there with anyone in the league. He knew he had to work on his game to get better, and he has.
blocked dedicated fills might selfish sheet shots
He's dedicated to getting better. I might be selfish or biased, but I think legitimately if you look at his stats, he fills up the sheet with his steals, blocked shots and rebounds.
shots
He's had to do a lot of things because we haven't been making shots from the perimeter.
guess mentally
He's going to the battleship? Well, I guess he's getting mentally ready, huh?
ad basically group job nice
We have to ad lib, which is basically what we've been doing. The group has done a nice job adjusting. We have to do different things with different personnel.
hard mountain recognize sit top
We make it hard sometimes. We sit on top of the mountain and don't recognize what you need to do.
good guys home loose mental mistakes paid playing ran steam third tired
We made mistakes and paid for them in the third quarter. We had our opportunities and we just didn't get to the loose balls. Guys get tired and when they do, they make mental mistakes. We just ran out of steam playing a good team on their home floor.
consummate looking player team work
He had to really work for it tonight. He didn't really get anything in bundles. He had to really work for it, but being the consummate team player that he is, he was looking for his teammates.
work
He had to really work for it tonight. He didn't get anything in bundles.
affected lift quickness
He had no lift and his quickness was affected on post-up stuff.