Game 6 Post-Game Press Conference: J.B. Bickerstaff | Pistons vs Knicks | 05.01.25
Detroit Pistons
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And the space that'}, {'start': '159.440', 'end': '163.920', 'text': 'they play with and, you know, how he can'}, {'start': '161.760', 'end': '166.480', 'text': 'generate space at his size is'}, {'start': '163.920', 'end': '168.720', 'text': 'remarkable. Um, and again, I thought'}, {'start': '166.480', 'end': '170.720', 'text': 'Assar did a great job on him. You know,'}, {'start': '168.720', 'end': '172.560', 'text': 'he just did what he does and made the'}, {'start': '170.720', 'end': '174.640', 'text': 'one more.'}, {'start': '172.560', 'end': '176.560', 'text': 'You just talk about, you know, the'}, {'start': '174.640', 'end': '178.480', 'text': 'resiliency of this team in the fourth'}, {'start': '176.560', 'end': '180.319', 'text': 'quarter. You guys came in, you down by'}, {'start': '178.480', 'end': '182.080', 'text': '11. Then, you know, late in that'}, {'start': '180.319', 'end': '183.680', 'text': 'quarter, you guys were able to put'}, {'start': '182.080', 'end': '186.560', 'text': 'things together and end up taking a lead'}, {'start': '183.680', 'end': '188.159', 'text': 'by seven. Yeah. Again, I mean, they'}, {'start': '186.560', 'end': '190.040', 'text': "don't quit. They never have. It's just"}, {'start': '188.159', 'end': '192.319', 'text': "not in their makeup. It's not in their"}, {'start': '190.040', 'end': '194.000', 'text': 'foundation. Um, you know, just not in'}, {'start': '192.319', 'end': '195.519', 'text': 'their character as human beings. Like,'}, {'start': '194.000', 'end': '197.760', 'text': "they just never feel like they're out of"}, {'start': '195.519', 'end': '200.159', 'text': 'it. Um, and again, like we we always'}, {'start': '197.760', 'end': '202.080', 'text': "talk about, it's like when things go bad"}, {'start': '200.159', 'end': '204.159', 'text': 'for this group, you know, in a lot of'}, {'start': '202.080', 'end': '206.720', 'text': 'places, you see the individual try to do'}, {'start': '204.159', 'end': '208.879', 'text': 'too much. Uh, when things go bad for'}, {'start': '206.720', 'end': '211.360', 'text': 'this group, they find a way to band'}, {'start': '208.879', 'end': '214.080', 'text': 'together and get it done as a unit. And,'}, {'start': '211.360', 'end': '216.640', 'text': "you know, that's been from day one. And,"}, {'start': '214.080', 'end': '218.480', 'text': "um, you know, I can't speak enough about"}, {'start': '216.640', 'end': '221.519', 'text': 'their resilience and their character,'}, {'start': '218.480', 'end': '224.159', 'text': 'um, and the guts that they show.'}, {'start': '221.519', 'end': '226.879', 'text': 'JB um, oh, over here. Thank you. The'}, {'start': '224.159', 'end': '228.879', 'text': 'Knicks ended an 11-1 rush at the end to'}, {'start': '226.879', 'end': '230.799', 'text': 'win the game. When you look at that, do'}, {'start': '228.879', 'end': '232.959', 'text': 'you just step back and chalk it up to a'}, {'start': '230.799', 'end': '234.560', 'text': 'great player making great plays or what'}, {'start': '232.959', 'end': '236.400', 'text': 'do you look at from your team in that'}, {'start': '234.560', 'end': '238.080', 'text': "stretch? Uh again, you know, we'll go"}, {'start': '236.400', 'end': '240.000', 'text': 'back and watch the film and, you know,'}, {'start': '238.080', 'end': '242.560', 'text': 'take a look at it. Um, you know, again,'}, {'start': '240.000', 'end': '243.840', 'text': 'they made some plays obviously, uh,'}, {'start': '242.560', 'end': '247.120', 'text': "there were some balls that just didn't"}, {'start': '243.840', 'end': '248.879', 'text': 'bounce our way, you know, obviously. Um,'}, {'start': '247.120', 'end': '250.879', 'text': 'but you know, again, I thought our guys'}, {'start': '248.879', 'end': '252.480', 'text': 'fought their tails off uh and did'}, {'start': '250.879', 'end': '255.040', 'text': 'everything they could do to put'}, {'start': '252.480', 'end': '258.079', 'text': 'themselves in position to win the game.'}, {'start': '255.040', 'end': '260.079', 'text': 'Coach, ahead of the game, uh, owner Tom'}, {'start': '258.079', 'end': '262.240', 'text': 'Gore said that you were a through line'}, {'start': '260.079', 'end': '264.479', 'text': "for this team. You've been steady."}, {'start': '262.240', 'end': '268.000', 'text': "You've been able to, uh, bring a sense"}, {'start': '264.479', 'end': '269.520', 'text': 'of resilience of your own to this squad.'}, {'start': '268.000', 'end': '271.520', 'text': 'Do you ever take a moment to just kind'}, {'start': '269.520', 'end': '273.680', 'text': 'of sit back and think about the job that'}, {'start': '271.520', 'end': '275.199', 'text': "you've been able to do here in Detroit"}, {'start': '273.680', 'end': '277.040', 'text': "and the efforts that you've contributed"}, {'start': '275.199', 'end': '279.199', 'text': 'to the turnaround process? To be honest'}, {'start': '277.040', 'end': '281.600', 'text': "with you, like I I just don't feel that"}, {'start': '279.199', 'end': '284.560', 'text': 'way about the job, right? Like this is'}, {'start': '281.600', 'end': '286.639', 'text': "what I'm supposed to do. Um, you know,"}, {'start': '284.560', 'end': '288.960', 'text': 'the job is about those guys in the'}, {'start': '286.639', 'end': '291.040', 'text': 'locker room and trying to do the most'}, {'start': '288.960', 'end': '293.600', 'text': 'for them and help them as much as you'}, {'start': '291.040', 'end': '294.960', 'text': "possibly can. Um, and that's all I"}, {'start': '293.600', 'end': '297.600', 'text': 'really care about, you know, is trying'}, {'start': '294.960', 'end': '300.479', 'text': 'to help young men grow professionally,'}, {'start': '297.600', 'end': '302.960', 'text': 'grow personally, uh, and build team. And'}, {'start': '300.479', 'end': '306.639', 'text': "that's the fun part about my job is, you"}, {'start': '302.960', 'end': '309.199', 'text': 'know, when you find 15 guys in a space'}, {'start': '306.639', 'end': '311.360', 'text': 'and then you do your best to bring them'}, {'start': '309.199', 'end': '312.960', 'text': 'together and actually create team. Uh,'}, {'start': '311.360', 'end': '314.479', 'text': "and that's what we were able to do this"}, {'start': '312.960', 'end': '316.880', 'text': "year. You know, we've got a phenomenal"}, {'start': '314.479', 'end': '319.680', 'text': 'staff. The assistant coaches do a great'}, {'start': '316.880', 'end': '321.199', 'text': 'job pouring into guys individual uh,'}, {'start': '319.680', 'end': '323.360', 'text': 'development and those types of things.'}, {'start': '321.199', 'end': '325.360', 'text': "So, you know, again, it's it's just"}, {'start': '323.360', 'end': '327.039', 'text': 'about those guys in the locker room. Uh'}, {'start': '325.360', 'end': '329.120', 'text': "it's about this organization. It's about"}, {'start': '327.039', 'end': '331.360', 'text': 'our fan base. Uh and at the end of the'}, {'start': '329.120', 'end': '333.440', 'text': "day, that's all that matters. JB, a lot"}, {'start': '331.360', 'end': '335.520', 'text': 'of talk came into the series about the'}, {'start': '333.440', 'end': '337.120', 'text': "team's lack of experience and the Knicks"}, {'start': '335.520', 'end': '339.039', 'text': 'experience. Every single game pretty'}, {'start': '337.120', 'end': '340.639', 'text': 'much came down to the wire. Um you know,'}, {'start': '339.039', 'end': '342.240', 'text': 'this team was able to problem solve game'}, {'start': '340.639', 'end': '344.000', 'text': 'by game in real time. I guess to what'}, {'start': '342.240', 'end': '345.840', 'text': 'extent did you feel like you were'}, {'start': '344.000', 'end': '347.360', 'text': 'coaching a young team in this in this'}, {'start': '345.840', 'end': '349.840', 'text': 'playoff series or did it feel more like'}, {'start': '347.360', 'end': '352.160', 'text': 'you were coaching a group that had'}, {'start': '349.840', 'end': '353.440', 'text': "figured some things out? I mean it's a"}, {'start': '352.160', 'end': '355.039', 'text': 'combination of both because there were'}, {'start': '353.440', 'end': '357.680', 'text': "some new experiences that they hadn't"}, {'start': '355.039', 'end': '359.280', 'text': "gone through yet um you know and there's"}, {'start': '357.680', 'end': '360.639', 'text': 'some things that they picked up and'}, {'start': '359.280', 'end': '363.680', 'text': 'understood in the moment and were able'}, {'start': '360.639', 'end': '365.680', 'text': 'to make the adjustments. So um you know'}, {'start': '363.680', 'end': '367.680', 'text': "it's great experience and you don't get"}, {'start': '365.680', 'end': '370.319', 'text': 'playoff experience until you get playoff'}, {'start': '367.680', 'end': '371.919', 'text': 'experience. Um, but I thought the guys'}, {'start': '370.319', 'end': '373.919', 'text': 'did a tremendous job of learning from'}, {'start': '371.919', 'end': '375.280', 'text': 'moment to moment, game to game, and'}, {'start': '373.919', 'end': '378.560', 'text': 'trying to figure out, you know, how you'}, {'start': '375.280', 'end': '381.390', 'text': 'could end up uh impacting winning. Thank'}, {'start': '378.560', 'end': '384.540', 'text': 'you guys.'}, {'start': '381.390', 'end': '384.540', 'text': '[Applause]'}]