J. B. Bickerstaff Quotes

United States, Baseball Manager
March 10, 1979

John-Blair Bickerstaff (born March 10, 1979) is an American basketball coach who is currently the head coach for the Memphis Grizzlies of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Prior to that, he was the interim head coach for the Houston Rockets and has also been an assistant coach for several NBA teams.

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.

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- Home
Small ball, spacing, shooting 3s, is something that everybody's trying to do.

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- Small

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.

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Nothing is ever perfect in the NBA.

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- Perfect
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.

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- Time
Grinding is a mindset and a willingness and commitment to work at it.

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- Commitment
- Mindset
You don't win without talent, but your talent has to have purpose.

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- Purpose