Bernie Bickerstaff
Bernie Bickerstaff
Bernard Tyrone "Bernie" Bickerstaffis an American basketball coach. He previously worked as the head coach for the NBA's Seattle SuperSonics, Denver Nuggets, Washington Bullets/Wizards, Charlotte Bobcats, and Los Angeles Lakers. He has also been an assistant for the Portland Trail Blazers, Chicago Bulls, Los Angeles Lakers, and Cleveland Cavaliers. He has served in numerous other NBA front office positions, and has been a consultant for the Harlem Globetrotters...
ProfessionCoach
Date of Birth11 February 1944
helped played small
I think we played well. Our small lineup really helped us.
basketball concern guys hard played taking win
I thought our guys played hard and played terrific. They did everything that they could to win the basketball game. The one concern I have is with Gerald and Raymond, is that I don't want them to get discouraged. I want them to keep taking that basketball to the hole, but they get discouraged when they don't get rewarded.
atlanta defense earn last shot
I thought our defense was superb on the last two possessions that Atlanta had. They couldn't get a shot off. I thought we made them earn every possession.
credit dangerous jersey needs playing team
I think all the credit needs to go to New Jersey tonight. They're playing well, that's 14 in a row. They're a team that if they play like this, they're going to be very dangerous in the playoffs.
free gets line opportunity throw
It gets down to the free throw line and making free throws. The opportunity was there.
agree appreciation easy guys hard help level people skill stigma takes teams
Well, it's important and what it does is help our players. That there's an appreciation for what we do. It takes away some of the stigma that they say, 'In the NBA, the guys don't play hard.' I don't agree with that. Teams play hard in this league. You get out there and try to play 82 games. I just think these guys make it look so easy because of their skill level that people think they're just going through the motions.
anybody basketball feels guys locker mistake pick possession secure worse
We had it, we just didn't secure it. We had a possession there, all we had to do was pick the basketball up. It was a mistake of commission. They (Milwaukee) went and got it and I don't think anybody feels any worse than the guys in that locker room.
ball bounce call few good guys last looks shoot took
We had two good looks in the last few seconds. You had guys who shoot the ball from the outside, and shoot it well, that took the shots. Call it the bounce of the basketball.
critical decisions deficits four games good last took
It all boiled to down to decisions. I think at critical junctures we made some pretty good decisions. In our last four games we had deficits and then we took the lead, but we haven't made good decisions when we've had the ball.
coaching teammates
The only thing that never wavered was his teammates and the coaching staff,
both defend effort forth guard kevin league liked positions second summer
Kevin is a big guard who can defend both positions on the perimeter, ... We liked the effort he put forth during summer league play and wanted to take a second look at him.
decisions giving guys opportunity room stepping
The 11 guys in that room are giving it everything they've got and their decisions are good. And guys who have not had an opportunity before are stepping up and performing.
ludicrous raymond
That was ludicrous that he wasn't in that game. If you see Raymond play, there's no way he shouldn't have been on that team.
ahead came continue crossover full miss raymond step straight turned
That was an eye-opening move. He said 'welcome,' ... To not miss a step on that crossover and continue to go straight ahead at full speed. Raymond did the right thing. He just turned around and came back up court.