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
coming johnny kevin kyle liked playing
I think the way we were playing with Kevin in the lineup and A.I. in the lineup, I liked the way we were playing. I liked Johnny and Kyle the way they were coming off the bench.
against bothered game hole pressure start team tough
It is a tough way to start the game when you put yourself in a hole against a team like the Mavericks. The pressure bothered us a little.
I think he's been better than I anticipated,
aggressive reason whatever
I thought he was more aggressive than normal, for whatever reason.
allen bring chris defense flip kevin kyle offense played room side stretch
I thought Kevin played well. I think he had our offense going a little bit, but on the flip side I think sometimes you want to bring Kyle in to stretch the defense and give Allen Iverson and Chris (Webber) a little more room to operate.
coming forward looks paul pierce taking team thrives
Paul Pierce thrives in those situations. He looks forward to his team being down, coming down and taking big shots.
defense guys offense
Our offense is fine. Our defense is where's it's at. You have to put guys out there and show them how to play defense. We have to keep trying.
defense good incredible kept
Our defense wasn't as good as it has been, but he was making some incredible shots. He kept them in the game.
advantage game opportunity steven taken
Steven has taken advantage of the opportunity, and that's what this game is about.
coach lead respected
Someone as respected as Coach K can lead them,
attitudes believe guys importance leave number somehow turn understand urgency
Somehow we've got to turn it. We've got to turn it immediately for us to get back in this thing. We're still there, but we've got to turn it immediately. We've got to turn attitudes and turn to believe in yourself as well as your team. We've got to turn it around and make guys understand the importance of it, number one, the urgency of it, number two, and leave it out on the floor.
foul knew kyle misses
Nah, it wasn't that bad, ... Twenty-seven percent, c'mon. When Kyle misses a foul shot, I knew we were in trouble.
basketball entitled feels game good needed offensive players rebound shot somebody win wire worry
We need one. We're entitled to one, I think. We've been going down to the wire a lot of games. Sometimes it feels good for the players and myself to play a game where you don't have to worry about somebody getting an offensive rebound or making a last-second shot to win a basketball game. For us, we needed that.
guys needed pass plays reluctant second veteran
We needed guys to make plays down the stretch. We needed guys to pass the ball. (Webber) is our veteran leader, and that's why I was so reluctant to take him out in the second half.