Bill Laimbeer
Bill Laimbeer
William "Bill" Laimbeer, Jr.is an American retired National Basketball Association player who spent most of his career with the Detroit Pistons. Teaming with Hall of Fame backcourt guards Isiah Thomas and Joe Dumars, Laimbeer won back to back NBA Championships in both 1989 and 1990. He is the current head coach of the WNBA's New York Liberty. Playing at center, the 6'11" Laimbeer was a four-time NBA All-Star and integral part of the Pistons teams that won two championships. Initially...
ProfessionBasketball Player
Date of Birth19 May 1957
CityBoston, MA
We watched her at the combine and she grew on us. There was no question that if we had made a trade and had lost one of our big players we would have taken her. But we would have worked a deal to move up to take her, too. She competes.
Our everyday problems that we have been unable to solve are our turnovers. We just aren't paying attention to detail.
Don't talk to me about that. Talk to him about that. That's his business.
You always get concerned when your team goes flat during the course of a game. But we attacked the rim, got to the free throw line and got back into the game.
We were unable to play our game of being a physical basketball team. The disparity in free throws was a major factor in the game.
We were looking for a guard who can play the 1 or 2.
I have a great deal of respect for Isiah as a leader and basketball mind.
The Pistons (under coach Larry Brown last season) needed to be released offensively, though, and Flip has allowed them that freedom.
This was huge. If we lose this game, we're probably toast. We can't get the Charlotte game back, so we needed this one.
It's not serious. She'll be out no more than six or seven days. I don't know if she'll play Sunday (exhibition opener at Connecticut). It's up to Deanna. We'll see later this week.
Connecticut played very well. Our game plan was to keep them on the perimeter. They made shots, jump shots in the second half. We had easy opportunities that we weren't able to convert.
That it's being sponsored by the NBA makes it legitimate for the better caliber of players to participate in it, ... All they have to do now is market the individual teams.
It's a great matchup. Both teams have been eyeing each other all season long, from the very first ballgame we played.
I tried hard, it was close, but it didn't happen.