We’re all smart enough to figure out Xs and Os – it’s basketball, it’s not advanced calculus. But the most important thing is can you get your message across to players? Do they believe in you, and do they want to compete for you? J. B. Bickerstaff Read Quote
As an assistant coach, the wins and losses don’t tally up on your record, so you don’t necessarily have that to fall back on, so you have to find smaller games within the bigger picture to play in order to get your victories. J. B. Bickerstaff Read Quote
My dad traveled so much for work that, when he was home, we always wanted to spend as much time with him as we could, so going to practices and doing stuff like that with him took precedence over Saturday morning cartoons. We’d go to practice with my dad just so we could be a part of it. J. B. Bickerstaff Read Quote
You can have old guys who aren’t willing to be coached just like you can have young guys who aren’t willing to be coached. J. B. Bickerstaff Read Quote
It’s hard to argue with a coach who says, ‘I just want you to work.’ What can you say to that without making a fool of yourself? J. B. Bickerstaff Read Quote
A lot of times, people think of selfish, and they think of offense, but you can be selfish on the defensive end of the floor, too. If you don’t uphold your end of our schemes and your responsibilities within those schemes, then you’re being just as selfish. J. B. Bickerstaff Read Quote
Through the regular season, if you get really good at what you do, teams will have a hard time adjusting to you. J. B. Bickerstaff Read Quote
If you look at the teams that mix and match their starting lineup a great deal, that sort of inconsistency frequently leads to inconsistency in performance. J. B. Bickerstaff Read Quote
During the regular season, you don’t have the sort of time you do in the playoffs to prepare for people, so you’ve got to go to your strengths. J. B. Bickerstaff Read Quote
Some guys, when they play with other elite players, they end up being too unselfish; or guys who are used to having the ball in their hands all the time, now they’re not as aggressive or as instinctive because they’re thinking too much out there. J. B. Bickerstaff Read Quote
