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
forward gives guys looking sure trying
We have some guys trying to make the team, anyway, so it gives them other opportunities I'm sure they're looking forward to.
game guys step trying winning
We had a lot of guys step up when (Iverson) went out. This was not a game of stats. This was about our guys going out there and just trying to play. Everyone had a part in winning this game.
guys step trying
We had a lot of guys step up when A.I. went down. It was about trying to play and perform.
figure reason reasons sit work wrong
We had a lot of disappointment in the season. We thought we'd be a little better, but you just have to sit back and see it what it is and see how we get better at it. When things go wrong, there's a reason why they go wrong and you look and see and try to figure out what the reasons were and you work on them.
exactly half second slow step won
We had to will this one. We had to go get it. That's exactly what we did. The second half was what won us this game. We were a step slow in the first half and our will got us back into this game.
defensive floor win
We wanted to let them know that's where we're going to win games, is on the defensive end. I think that's where you go. You don't try and put too much on them, but they know the drills that they're doing on the floor is the way we're going to play.
best bit defensive gotten tonight
We've gotten a little bit better on the defensive end. Tonight wasn't one of our best defensive efforts, but if we're going to making a move, we'll have to do it on the defensive end.
improved last played players year
We've got some young players that played well last year and I want to see if they've improved this year,
defense games guys night offense relying teaching three win
We have too many breakdowns. I think that we have to go back to the one, two, three of defense rotations, and getting guys in different positions. The only way that you can win games if you are relying on your offense night in and night out, is you have to outscore teams. We're not going to outscore teams, so our defense has to go back to the fundamentals of teaching positions.
fights-and-fighting
We're working. Everything we do is not going to be perfect. We just have to keep fighting.
chicago competing cut floor games night san
We can't have games like San Antonio and Chicago anymore. That's not going to cut it. We have to be on the floor competing night in and night out.
allowed ball continue drive eventually game jump shot shots win
We didn't drive the ball like we did in the first half. We shot all jump shots and that allowed them back in the game and eventually win the game because we didn't continue doing the things we were doing.
andre ball capable dangerous giving kyle offensive shooting team
When you see Kyle shooting the ball the way he's capable of shooting the ball, and giving Andre more offensive opportunities, and even Sam, I think we're a more dangerous team that way.
beat coming home knew needed playing team
We needed this one badly. We knew coming in here we were just playing a team that beat us on our home court.