Mike Woodson
Mike Woodson
Michael Dean "Mike" Woodsonis a former American basketball player and coach who currently serves as an assistant coach for the Los Angeles Clippers of the NBA...
ProfessionBasketball Player
Date of Birth24 March 1958
CityIndianapolis, IN
games needed played win
We haven't had many games like that where we weren't in the game. Give them credit, they needed the win and they played like it.
chance fighting forget kept low moments move win
We had some low moments when we got down but we kept fighting and had a chance at the end to win it or at least go into overtime. You just have to forget about it and move on.
job nice playing team win
They got the job done, and that's the nice thing about our team now. They're playing, they get down, and they don't think they're down. They're playing to win and that's what it's all about.
against bench board caught drawing guys win work zone
I thought we had enough guys on the bench to win this game. We just got lackadaisical and the zone caught us. We have to go back to the drawing board and work against the zone.
best opportunity reason wins work
I think it's fantastic. I have had an opportunity to work with him. He is one of the best in the business. That is the reason why he wins the ballgames.
coming complete guy key league lethal proved starting team throughout title win
I think that title team proved throughout the league that you could win and not just have one or two superstars. That team was lethal because you didn't know where it was coming from, and that's how they are now. You can't key on one guy on that team, especially the starting unit. That's a complete team.
game guys necessary plays stepped win
Our young guys stepped up and made plays when the game got tight. We were able to step up and do the things necessary to win the game.
add build continue people scary
The scary part is he's going to get better, I think. We've got to continue to build and add more people around him.
continue happens limit nice team
The sky's the limit for him because he's untapped. He has a lot to say about what happens on this team and it's nice to see him get a triple-double. I think that's something he can continue to do.
billy bringing figure manager maybe monday next sit week
Salim will be back on Monday and we'll sit down next week and maybe think about bringing someone in, but I don't know who that's going to be. I'll sit down with Billy (general manager Billy Knight) and figure out what to do next.
needed san turned worst
Sometimes it's like we are our own worst enemy. We have stretches where we don't shoot. We don't defend. When San Antonio turned up their defense, we needed to turn up ours.
fun sitting tv watching
This thing of sitting here watching it on TV is not fun for me.
challenge chance coach fourth games high league meet ourselves playing quarters question team third wants
There's no question every team in the league wants to be like the Pistons. They are playing at an all-time high and they're playing for a purpose. We didn't meet the challenge in the second, third and fourth quarters and that kind of disappointed me. I don't like to coach games like this where we don't give ourselves a chance to win.
cutting games happens lead setting sharing
We got complacent. That's what happens in games like this. We did everything to get the lead right away by sharing the ball, cutting and setting screens. But when they stiffened up their defense, we just settled.