Mike Fratello
Mike Fratello
Michael Robert "Mike" Fratellois an American sports broadcaster and a professional basketball coach. Currently, Fratello is the analyst for Brooklyn Nets broadcasts on the YES Network and for nationally televised games on TNT. He previously coached the Atlanta Hawks, Cleveland Cavaliers, and Memphis Grizzlies of the NBA, served as NBC's lead analyst, and was also the head coach of the Ukraine national basketball team...
ProfessionCoach
Date of Birth24 February 1947
CityHackensack, NJ
ball beat dribble energy matter needed passing
We tightened up a bit. We needed to get our own energy up. It was a matter of passing the ball and not getting beat off the dribble as much as we had.
ball beat chicago entire facet incredibly last maybe played sharp shot struggle win
Chicago played an outstanding game. They were sharp and beat us in every aspect. Maybe last night's win got them back on a roll. They shot the ball incredibly well, they beat us in every facet - off the dribble, defensively and shooting. It was just a struggle for us the entire night.
amount ball continues good great job minutes tonight work
Chucky did a good job tonight because he had no turnovers in the 37 minutes he played. That is a great job for the amount of times he put the ball on the floor. As he continues to get more comfortable in our offense, we'll work more on his defense.
ball best cut hard pass shots space taking
I thought it was a little of both. It was us taking shots that weren't the best shots. We didn't pass the ball and cut hard and space the floor.
ball became hard knew needed respect stops taking tough
We have a lot of respect for this team. We knew it was going to be a war. They play hard and unselfish. They make it tough for you. ... We got stops when we needed to and we became aggressive, taking the ball to the basket.
against ball fair rebound size terrible truth
We just didn't rebound the ball for the whole series, but that's not even fair to say because we were terrible all year. It is what it is. We just don't rebound. Up against that team, the size they have and the way they go after the ball, the truth comes out.
aggressive ball became free half hang line second shot taking throw
It was a big shot by Eddie. We became more aggressive in the second half taking the ball to the basket. As a result, we got to the free throw line and made enough of them to hang on and get the win.
ball found rode
We rode (Miller) tonight. He was superb out there. We found him, got him the ball and he was magnificent.
load secret shots team
I don't think it's any secret that we're a different team when we make shots. We have to make shots on the perimeter when they load up on Pau down low.
badly felt help team
I feel badly that I didn't help our team enough down the stretch. I put Chucky in the corner, and he was set up to be trapped. It was my fault. I felt badly that I didn't help them out as well as I could.
badly best great people played
I feel badly for our fans, our owner, the people upstairs. Unfortunately, we didn't play our best basketball, and they played great basketball.
glad happy hard playing three
I'm happy we bounced back from three (straight) losses. You have to be glad about playing hard before the playoffs. This is what it's all about.
approach attention everyday expect job less pay supposed win
I pay attention everyday and try to see where we are. But my approach is that you go out and try to do your job everyday. You're supposed to win games. Anything less than that would be not what I expect of a professional in the NBA. You go out and try to win and where you end up is where you end up. You just have to go from there.
excellent
Hopefully, he can come back and give us some excellent minutes.