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
fighting number stay together trying
I did all the talking. It was about us and trying to stay together - number one - which we will do, and to keep working. You have to keep working through it. I just know that we have to keep fighting and keep working.
based certainly played win
I certainly thought we'd win more than 43 games, absolutely. I'm disappointed, myself, based on the way we played so far.
certainly win
I certainly thought we'd win more than 43 games.
game guys playing teams throws understand
He throws the long pass. He didn't panic. Those teams and guys like that understand about playing the game and not hurrying.
good practice trying
He's a pretty good one-on-one player, a pretty good defender. We're just trying to get him back in the flow, let him get some practice time.
allen chris easier guy life loves problem star within
I don't see there is a problem with Allen integrating a No. 2 guy. Chris is a star within his own self. He can pass, shoot, rebound. He loves to pass. When you have a guy like that, he's going to make Allen's life easier on the court.
defense drive johnny kick maybe next opportunity taking time upset
I am not going to get upset over Johnny taking shots. I did say the next time he has that opportunity to drive the basketball. We were in the penalty, so drive the ball, maybe get a foul, or the defense collapses and kick it out.
needed
I don't want to underestimate the win. We needed a win.
allen amount chris hear scoring talking
I don't want to hear about Allen and Chris had X amount of points. We have to defend. We've been talking about (them) scoring all year, and we still never defend.
grown growth happens hear point refreshing
I could hear how grown up he'd become. That's what happens with most people. They've got to grow up at some point and I could hear the growth in his voice. It was refreshing and it was amazing.
ball four guys opposed scoring three
I'm not opposed to ever having three or four guys scoring the ball for us.
aware minutes start watching
I'm going to start watching his minutes anyway. But I'm not going to try and play him 48 minutes (Wednesday). I'm going to be very aware of his back problem.
glad
I'm glad to have him back. Especially with Yao Ming here. You have to be very tentative with how you play Yao Ming.
ball guy hope jump nice pass pleasant training walk
I know who he is now. He's a lot better than I thought he'd be. He can pass the ball a little bit, he can rebound, he has a nice little jump shot. He's been a pleasant surprise. You see a big guy walk in the training room, you hope he's on your team.