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
cowards fatigue three
There's only so much he can do after being out three games. Fatigue makes cowards out of all of us.
awful portland
I don't want to take anything away from Portland because they did what they had to. But that was an awful performance. We should collectively be embarrassed.
finished group kept men
They finished the right way. It's a group of young men that maximized what they had. They just kept fighting.
helped played small
I think we played well. Our small lineup really helped us.
benefits call difficulty evolve guys obviously sitting tough watch wondering
Obviously it's always very difficult. It has its benefits because we watch guys evolve and they get an opportunity. But where the difficulty comes in is all the things you've implemented you can't do, especially offensively. That's the tough part when you're sitting there and you're wondering what to call and how to call it. That's the challenge.
beginning quarter third
The beginning of the third quarter was atrocious.
beginning energy games job six
The beginning of the third, we didn't get anything done. After six games and two weeks, we didn't have the energy to get the job done.
commitment competition consistent earned effort guys maintain next starting status throughout
Brevin has earned the starting spot. But guys have to maintain that status with commitment to effort and with consistent effort. We think we'll have that kind of competition throughout the lineup next season.
continue decision earned easy exercise matt opportunity options progress return strong
It was an easy decision to exercise the options for Matt and Alan. Their play earned them the opportunity to return and continue the strong progress made this season.
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.
free gets line opportunity throw
It gets down to the free throw line and making free throws. The opportunity was there.
covered line played
The line that Carmelo had is off the charts. I think he probably covered every digit on the sheet, points, rebounds, assists. He played like a superstar.
book forgets profit wrote
He probably forgets he wrote a book for profit and (revealed everybody's confidences). So he has no credibility.
doctors early morning talked
It's completely up to the doctors, ... I talked with him early this morning and he's just very sore.