Bernie Bickerstaff

Assistant + Bull + Executive Vice President

Male

Born Feb 11, 1944

Age 69

Bernard Tyrone "Bernie" Bickerstaff is an assistant coach for the NBA's Portland Trail Blazers. Prior to the Trail Blazers, Bickerstaff was an assistant for the Chicago Bulls and Executive Vice President of the Charlotte Bobcats. He also coached the Seattle… Read More

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Kobe Bryant's Response To A College Player Scoring 138 Points Is Priceless
Business Insider - Nov 21, 2012

' Earlier this morning we posted a brief quote from Kobe Bryant about Jack Taylor, the Division III player who scored 138 points in a game last night. It was excellent (via Kevin Ding of the OC Register): "Really? That''s crazy. He must''ve been wearing Mambas, because only Mambas have no conscience to shoot that much." Now we have the full transcript of what Kobe said from Lakers writer Dave McMenamin, and it''s even better. The best bit: "Would people be celebrating me if I scored ...
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Green Helps Spurs Edge Lakers
Fox News - Nov 14, 2012

'The San Antonio Spurs gave Bernie Bickerstaff his first loss as the Lakers'' interim head coach, as Danny Green drained a go-ahead 3-pointer with 9.3 seconds remaining to win a tight 84-82 decision over Los Angeles at Staples Center.Neither team held a lead bigger than five points in the second half, and it almost seemed as if the team with the ball last would come away victorious'
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' For the past five days, NBA fans and commentators have been coming to terms with that fact that Lakers fired their coach Mike Brown after just five games. Brown, many argued, didn''t have enough time to build chemistry among his players, and was run out-of-town after a failed experiment with the Princeton offense. It seems that if you have so many stars on your roster there''s an assumption that things should gel faster. Or, more simply, if you coach in L.A. you have a shorter time...
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Howard, Lakers Rout Kings
Fox News - Nov 12, 2012

' The Los Angeles Lakers already have more wins under Bernie Bickerstaff than they did with Mike Brown at the helm this season. '
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Timeline

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CHILDHOOD

1944 Birth Born in 1944.

TWENTIES

1964 20 Years Old A ten-year player, assistant coach and head coach at the University of San Diego, Bickerstaff played for the Toreros from 1964 - 1966 and was team captain and MVP his senior season. … Read More

LATE ADULTHOOD

2008 64 Years Old In 2008, Bickerstaff was hired along with longtime NBA assistant Bob Ociepka to be an assistant coach for the Chicago Bulls. … Read More

2010 66 Years Old On July 27, 2010, Bickerstaff was hired as an assistant coach for the Portland Trail Blazers. … Read More

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