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
athletic care guys match problems
The way we are, we just can't match up with the athletic big guys like Howard. I don't care how much you fight, those guys are just too athletic. Those are the guys we have had problems with.
critical plays
It was on us to make critical plays and we didn't do it.
consummate looking player team work
He had to really work for it tonight. He didn't really get anything in bundles. He had to really work for it, but being the consummate team player that he is, he was looking for his teammates.
consensus east guys high nba ncaa past players ranked school seen six top tournament
Peoria, Connecticut, Atlanta, ... I've got the Big East tournament on Thursday, the ACC on Friday, the SEC on Saturday. Then we've got the NCAA tournament. We've had guys out for the past six months. We've seen all the consensus top high school guys. We've been to Europe. We've ranked all the NBA players from all 29 teams. We've got guys everywhere.
teams
Most teams that you have, they have one or two go-to guys. They've got a go-to team.
built difficult franchise loyalty sure wants
I am sure it's difficult for him. Out of loyalty to his teammates, I am sure he wants to be out there and be a part of the franchise that is being built around him.
bernard convincing extra ready saying
It'll come down to what he does on the floor, convincing us he has the will to really want it, ... I'm not saying he doesn't (have that will), but I'm really watching. I want to know if Bernard is ready to go the extra mile.
hold medical people putting
It's the medical people that are putting a hold on him.
either
It's not going to do anything to them statistically for either one of them. They are who they are at this point. They have nothing to prove.
bring game start
This game is humbling. When you start to levitate, it will bring you back to earth.
finish says worst
The competitiveness in me says you don't want to finish with the worst record. That's not our goal.
balance competing depleted due helps inequity minutes move players talented wing
This move helps balance our roster. We had a lot of talented wing players competing for minutes but were depleted in the frontcourt due to injuries, so we addressed that inequity with this trade.
ball guys three
Those three guys are pretty good. When you've got three guys who can score, you can put the ball in their hands.
opportunity
The opportunity was there. Offensively we were lethargic.