Maurice Cheeks
Maurice Cheeks
Maurice Edward "Mo" Cheeksis an American retired professional basketball player and currently an assistant coach for the Oklahoma City Thunder of the National Basketball Association. He was the head coach of the Detroit Pistons from June 10, 2013, to February 9, 2014 and has also served as head coach of the Portland Trail Blazers and Philadelphia 76ers...
ProfessionBasketball Player
Date of Birth8 September 1956
CityChicago, IL
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I wouldn't say I'm worried about it, but that's what training camp is going to lend itself to. It's going to allow me to see where it's going to come from.
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I talked to him about it before the game. He had about 11 charges during camp and he had three today. The fact is, he played an offensive game, he plays a defensive game, he does a lot of things to impress you.
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It certainly will give us a boost to get ready for the second half. We needed a boost to get us back feeling good about ourselves and playing against a team like San Antonio, the defending champions, gives you a chance to feel good about yourselves.
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I think it starts tomorrow. We have to start evaluating and find out where we are and see what it takes to get better.
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He's kind of an old-school power forward, down on the block, mainly, can step out and shoot the jump shot. He's an aggressive-type player with some ball skills.
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He's got to control his ball handling a little bit more in being a complete player. He's not used to running screen and rolls. He's not used to rebounding the ball and pushing the ball up the floor, keeping the ball in his hands. He's not used to it.
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He?s gonna fight. That?s what training camp is for, to earn spots.
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He's a very versatile player that can play the one, two or three positions. You're trying to put the ball in his hands and allow Allen to come up and make a play.
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He's been great for us. Every time we've inserted him in a game, he's been great for us. Sometimes, he wouldn't play for a whole half and then we'd throw him in in the third and fourth quarters. Every time we've played him, he's made major contributions.
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He's been a scorer his whole career and that's what we'll need. We'll need a guy like him that can step in and score some baskets right away.
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Our turnovers obviously were a big factor in losing the game. We had 14 turnovers at halftime, but our offense went astray.
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Pierce thrives in those situations. He looks forward to his team being down so he can take the big shots and make the big shots.
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Players have a lot of knowledge. It would be silly of me to say if they suggest something that I wouldn't look at it.
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Paul Pierce thrives in those situations. He looks forward to his team being down, coming down and taking big shots.