Maurice Cheeks
Maurice Cheeks
Maurice Edward "Mo" Cheeksis an American retired professional basketball player and currently an assistant coach for the Oklahoma City Thunder of the National Basketball Association. He was the head coach of the Detroit Pistons from June 10, 2013, to February 9, 2014 and has also served as head coach of the Portland Trail Blazers and Philadelphia 76ers...
ProfessionBasketball Player
Date of Birth8 September 1956
CityChicago, IL
basically bit certainly grew lived portland someplace spent time
Certainly when I got the Portland job, there wasn't as much hoopla as there is here, ... I've spent time here. I've lived here. I grew up basically here. There's going to be a little bit more hoopla than there would be someplace else.
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Hopefully, it's not a lingering thing, not a major problem. We need him on the floor, we want him on the court as quickly as possible.
ball guy hope jump nice pass pleasant training walk
I know who he is now. He's a lot better than I thought he'd be. He can pass the ball a little bit, he can rebound, he has a nice little jump shot. He's been a pleasant surprise. You see a big guy walk in the training room, you hope he's on your team.
spot
I just can't give him a spot right now.
anxious driving game good interested running
I'm very anxious to see how he plays. I don't have any second-guessing that he will not play the same. He's been very good at the things he's been doing - driving the ball, running the team. I'm very interested to see him out there in a game situation.
basketball creative dunk
He can dunk the basketball. You have to be a little creative out there. I think he'll do fine.
defense drive johnny kick maybe next opportunity taking time upset
I am not going to get upset over Johnny taking shots. I did say the next time he has that opportunity to drive the basketball. We were in the penalty, so drive the ball, maybe get a foul, or the defense collapses and kick it out.
needed
I don't want to underestimate the win. We needed a win.
allen amount chris hear scoring talking
I don't want to hear about Allen and Chris had X amount of points. We have to defend. We've been talking about (them) scoring all year, and we still never defend.
grown growth happens hear point refreshing
I could hear how grown up he'd become. That's what happens with most people. They've got to grow up at some point and I could hear the growth in his voice. It was refreshing and it was amazing.
comment focused glad passing
I can't comment about the Raptors' passing on him. I'm glad he's on our team. He's a young player, a very focused player. He's still growing, still learning. He's a very important part of our team.
came defended game
Come on, the game was much more important for us than for them. We came out and defended and got out early, and that was the game, really.
beat stay trying
I did all the talking. You've got to beat them up a little and re-assure them. It's about us trying to stay together, which we will, and to keep working.
fighting number stay together trying
I did all the talking. It was about us and trying to stay together - number one - which we will do, and to keep working. You have to keep working through it. I just know that we have to keep fighting and keep working.