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
against certainly dribble reason shot time zone
We see zone from time to time, but we certainly don?t see it for a whole quarter. If you make shots, if you make some dribble penetration against the zone, they come out of it. We never did. We never made a shot and they had no reason to come out of it.
active aggressive defense fact normally played talking zone
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.
active aggressive bit defense fact helps normally played sets talking zone
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.
fourth zone
In the fourth quarter, they packed it in and we couldn't make shots. When you don't make shots, the zone is much more effective.
certainly defense dribble hurt quite shots zone
The zone hurt us quite a bit. We couldn't get any shots; we couldn't get any dribble penetration. We didn't make any shots and certainly our defense was not up to par.
against execution fourth hurt poor quite shot stayed zone
The zone hurt us quite a bit. It was poor, poor execution against the zone in the fourth quarter. We couldn't make a shot and they never went back to man-to-man. They stayed with the zone and packed it in.
effort example fought game hard heck lose prime team
This was a heck of a win. Everyone fought hard for us all game. This game was a prime example of a team effort to not lose a game.
game
When you have two 7-footers in the game like that, it does a lot for your defense.
beat fashion form games mind team time
When you play a team that has come back and beat you each time in some form or fashion, it can play little mind games on you.
bad basketball certainly hoped life team
When you have a bad season, everything is possible. As a team we failed. It certainly wasn't what I hoped or wanted, but that's the way life is sometimes. I'm going to try to make myself better and this basketball team better.
accomplish bad basketball coaches evaluate happen looked overall possible season sit
When you have a bad season and things don't go the way you want, I think you have to look at it overall. All things are possible when you fail. As a team, we failed. We didn't accomplish what we looked to do. When those things happen you have to look and see if you make changes. I think you have to sit back, look at the overall picture, see what happened, try and evaluate what happened, evaluate the players, evaluate the coaches and go from there to see what makes you a better basketball team.
eighth
We're out of the eighth spot, we're not out of the hunt. It's how you respond.
eighth friday ready spot
We're not out of the hunt, we're out of the eighth spot and that's a difference. I think we'll come out ready to play on Friday night.
far guy guys mentality point step terms
Why should he be a guy who comes here and says, 'Well, I'm not going to be one of the guys and I won't be able to play?' ... What that would do to him is as far as mentality is take him off the floor, in terms of going out there and competing, day in and day out. I think that does him a disservice. Now, if it comes to the point where he can step out there and play, why wouldn't I put him out on the floor?