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
allen
Having Allen back rejuvenated us a little bit.
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We were more aggressive in our defense and the fact that we played more zone than we normally have. We were active in our zone, we were talking in our zone and we played a little more full-court defense.
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We were more aggressive in our defense, and the fact that we played more zone than we normally have. We were active in our zone, we were talking in our zone and we played a little more full-court defense. ... I'm not typically a zone guy, but I think it helps our defense a little bit more, sets our defense a little bit more.
andre came everybody good great guys johnny kyle played practice trying uplifted yesterday
Yesterday was a great practice with guys who came back like Johnny (Salmons) who was very good yesterday, and Kyle (Korver) and Andre (Iguodala). They uplifted the practice with the guys who are here trying to make a team. Everybody played pretty well. It was a great practice yesterday,
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He can dunk the basketball. You have to be a little creative out there. I think he'll do fine.
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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.
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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.
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I don't want to underestimate the win. We needed a win.
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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.
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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.
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I can't comment about the Raptors' passing on him. I'm glad he's on our team. He's a young player, a very focused player. He's still growing, still learning. He's a very important part of our team.
came defended game
Come on, the game was much more important for us than for them. We came out and defended and got out early, and that was the game, really.
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All I know is that among the players they have, the 22 they have chosen, Allen is in a high echelon of those players. I don't know their criteria for choosing the 22, but I know Allen is in a high echelon of those players.
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Allen's ready to go, ready to play and he's ready to yell when I take him out.