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.
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.
comment focused glad passing
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.
basketball creative dunk
He can dunk the basketball. You have to be a little creative out there. I think he'll do fine.
score stay team trying watching
You're kind of watching the game, watching the score up there, trying to see what this team is doing, and then you're watching your team, and your team is trying to stay focused.
early energy hard transition
It's hard to come back when you're down like that. The way they got up was from transition baskets. I just think their energy got us early on.
awkward blended maybe plays seemed understood
It seemed like he'd never left. He blended in, understood the plays we were doing. It didn't seem that awkward at all from our standpoint. Maybe from his it was.