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
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.
It's a great matchup. Both teams have been eyeing each other all season long, from the very first ballgame we played.
That's how we like to play basketball, is be physical down there in the paint and force teams to the perimeter.
That's going to be great for us. We won't be affected offensively, and cutting down the clock will hurt the teams that play a slower, pattern offense.
Kara did a good job of giving us some energy and offensive production off the bench this season ... and her inclusion on the All-Rookie team is a well-deserved honor. If she puts her mind to it, she can become one of the best post players in the game. She has all the physical tools, the size, and the agility to dominate, and watching her develop over the coming years is going to be a lot of fun for our fans.
I think we're more talented than they are, but they've had good chemistry with their team all year long and they're consistent,
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.
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.
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.