Bernie Bickerstaff Quotations

He's dedicated to getting better. I might be selfish or biased, but I think legitimately if you look at his stats, he fills up the sheet with his steals, blocked shots and rebounds.

He's had to do a lot of things because we haven't been making shots from the perimeter.

Well, it's important and what it does is help our players. That there's an appreciation for what we do. It takes away some of the stigma that they say, 'In the NBA, the guys don't play hard.' I don't agree with that. Teams play hard in this league. You get out there and try to play 82 games. I just think these guys make it look so easy because of their skill level that people think they're just going through the motions.

We finished this one. We made it hard though. I told the guys that they are kind of hard on their coaches.

It was just a really good team effort and a very significant game.

They contested our shots, that's what they do. Some of their shots we contested and they made them. Those guys made some tough shots.

This is a great opportunity for him to play for a team that is vying for a championship. We didn't want to stand in his way, and we appreciate the professionalism and commitment he gave to our franchise last season.

Most teams that you have, they have one or two go-to guys. They've got a go-to team.

Most teams have a go-to guy. Detroit has a go-to team.

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.