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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ball bounce call few good guys last looks shoot took
We had two good looks in the last few seconds. You had guys who shoot the ball from the outside, and shoot it well, that took the shots. Call it the bounce of the basketball.
critical decisions deficits four games good last took
It all boiled to down to decisions. I think at critical junctures we made some pretty good decisions. In our last four games we had deficits and then we took the lead, but we haven't made good decisions when we've had the ball.
good group problem stops
The problem was that the group that was getting the stops wasn't very good offensively.
boy good strong
You know what he's good at? He can make shots, and boy he must have a strong chest.
good patient played
My hat's off to Keith. He really played well for us tonight. My conversations to Keith have been to be patient and to be a good teammate.
good
I can't divulge that. My credibility's on the line. There's a good possibility they made the right decision.
bone bruise continuing course expect fully good heal injury letting news originally patient season term tremendous
The good news is that this is a different injury than we originally thought, but it is still an injury we have to let take its course in recovery. Gerald is having a tremendous season and we expect him continuing that when he returns, but we will be patient in letting his bone bruise heal fully and keep the long term in our minds.
basketball detroit good guys lay lose proud
It's not an embarrassment to lose to Detroit that way. They are a very good basketball team. But I told my guys that I would go in a foxhole with them any day. They never lay down, and I'm very proud of them.
against balance basketball good patience shared stretch team utah
The balance was really good. They shared the basketball and that is what you really have to do against Utah because they play really good team defense. I thought down the stretch our patience was really good. We didn't panic.
effort good team
It was just a really good team effort and a very significant game.
benefit decision derive good listeners
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...
execution good hamilton happened shots stretch
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.
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.