Bill Laimbeer
Bill Laimbeer
William "Bill" Laimbeer, Jr.is an American retired National Basketball Association player who spent most of his career with the Detroit Pistons. Teaming with Hall of Fame backcourt guards Isiah Thomas and Joe Dumars, Laimbeer won back to back NBA Championships in both 1989 and 1990. He is the current head coach of the WNBA's New York Liberty. Playing at center, the 6'11" Laimbeer was a four-time NBA All-Star and integral part of the Pistons teams that won two championships. Initially...
ProfessionBasketball Player
Date of Birth19 May 1957
CityBoston, MA
We'll be cheering loudly for the Sun. This is about making the playoffs -- we're not going to be bashful.
I don't play them a lot of minutes. I have great starters. I have All-Stars, world champions.
I played in Joe Louis in a playoff game. I played there when the roof caved in for half a season. The facility is great for basketball because it goes straight up, so you feel like the fans are on top of you.
I thought we were aggressive across the board defensively, and you could just see it grow. As the game went along, you could see the confidence grow. It showed in the fourth quarter.
It's not tough at all as long as the fans are yelling, screaming and hollering.
There was nothing magical that the coaching staff did. This is about the players.
They scored 26 points in three quarters. That's solid defense.
We came in today with a chip on our shoulder to prove who we are.
We joke around a lot with our ballclub.
We were able to get after the rebounds. We were able to control the paint. We were able to be physical down there.
What I've talked about the entire series and throughout this playoffs is about intensity and effort, desire and will of our players.
The players have to come and play. Today we did.
That's how we like to play basketball, is be physical down there in the paint and force teams to the perimeter.
The Finals are about a test of wills.