Maurice Cheeks Quotes on Basketball (9 Quotes)

No, we lost four of five games and it didn't matter who it was. We had to win a basketball game and it so happened to be against Portland.

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.

The way they play, most people say you can't win that way, but that's how they play and they have one of the smartest point guards (Nash) in the league. They play aggressive, offensive basketball.

We want him to get offensive opportunities - no question. I think that he can get more opportunities in running the floor, getting early post up which he did. Tonight was a little unusual where he had more than a number of attempts at dunking the basketball going to the rim so I think that's a little bit unusual.

We need one. We're entitled to one, I think. We've been going down to the wire a lot of games. Sometimes it feels good for the players and myself to play a game where you don't have to worry about somebody getting an offensive rebound or making a last-second shot to win a basketball game. For us, we needed that.

That game was a prime example of a team effort and a team really trying not to lose a basketball game.

He can dunk the basketball. You have to be a little creative out there. I think he'll do fine.

It's something we talked about in this new season to do different things in terms of being a leader out on the floor. That means sharing the basketball and taking over the game when he has to. These three games, he has been phenomenal.

The game was much more important for us than them, but we just came out, we defended, we got out early. That was the game, really. We defended, we rebounded the basketball. Really it was taking away the transition baskets and our attention to detail.