Bernie Bickerstaff Call Quotations

We have to ad lib, which is basically what we've been doing. The group has done a nice job adjusting. We have to do different things with different personnel.

That is the problem with us. It gets personal with us because we don't get a call and we're up 10 or 15 points, to heck with the call...I really think it's a function of not understanding that it's about the game and not about the individual.

He made some very difficult shots. That ball basically didn't touch the rim and that is what they pay him for.

Detroit played with a purpose. They've been struggling a little bit; if you can call 50 wins struggling. They just have too many pieces.

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.

They've been struggling a little bit, if you can call 49 wins struggling, but they just have too many pieces. I'm proud of our guys. That was about the most competitive that we've been with Detroit this year.

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.