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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force great
We didn't have to force anything. We had great shots. And we've got to make shots. It's that simple.
caught ethic extremely fortunate great hard injury minor percent regular sean season work
We are fortunate that this was a minor injury and caught early. Sean has a great work ethic and we know he will work extremely hard to be back to 100 percent when the regular season begins.
falls great work
He's 7 feet. He can shoot. He has a great work ethic, ... If he falls on his face, I can live with that.
dug game great overcame reached remember resilient
What a resilient group. They just reached down, dug it out and overcame a lot of odds. What a great game historically to remember how it was done.
ghosts great guys perform quality remind special stage
When you play here in the Garden, it always has that special quality to it. The ghosts are still here. We try to remind the young guys that this is a great stage to perform on.
cover great reports scouting trying
We're trying to cover all the scenarios, all the possibilities, ... The one thing we've had is time. That's been the great thing. We've got scouting reports on everybody.
against athlete bernard contrast great personal plays question whether
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.
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.
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.
bottom
What's the bottom line? We made shots. That's what it's all about.
belongs building guys happy historical pleased understand walk
I understand the historical significance of this. This building is terrific. ... You know what I'm pleased about? When the guys walk through the building they see things that please them. They're happy they have something that belongs to them.
cowards fatigue three
There's only so much he can do after being out three games. Fatigue makes cowards out of all of us.
commitment competition consistent earned effort guys maintain next starting status throughout
Brevin has earned the starting spot. But guys have to maintain that status with commitment to effort and with consistent effort. We think we'll have that kind of competition throughout the lineup next season.
anyone basketball difference ends free game gets indictment line opportunity ourselves shot
Everything in this basketball game was pretty much even, but they shot 33-of-39 (from the line). Everything else was pretty much even. It gets down to the free-throw line and making the free throws. The opportunity was there. That's no indictment on anyone but ourselves for not making free throws. It ends up really being the difference in your basketball game.