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You can't take a night off. You don't get paid very well (in the D-League), but you have to look at it as a way to chase your dream." Lin's surge from unheralded Harvard standout, to two-time NBA waive casualty to emerging star also piques the interest...
HILLS --- Detroit Pistons coach Lawrence Frank is as big a basketball junkie as you'll ever find so it's easy to hear the respect in his voice when he discusses Tuesday night's opponent at The Palace. It's hard for any true basketball fan not to like...
Detroit Pistons coach Lawrence Frank, left, talks with rookie guard Walker Russell in the fourth quarter of an NBA basketball game against the New Orleans Hornets Saturday, Feb. 4, 2012, in Auburn Hills, Mich. The Pistons defeated the Hornets 89-87. View Photo »
We know he's going to defend and block shots, but we need to see a little more ... He's played enough basketball that we'd like to see some growth.
So everyone recognizes what Lin is accomplishing on a basketball and cultural level. You can figure it out, Pistons coach Lawrence Frank said. I dont care what color you are, what nationality you are, how tall you are anything is possible. Lin was...
PhotoDetroit Pistons coach Lawrence Frank doesn't call offensive sets after defensive stops, which he hopes motivates players on both ends of the floor. “We didn't turn defense into offense the way we did the last few games,” Gordon said. With the...
Wallace drained set-shot baseline jumpers, free throws and 3-pointers effortlessly after Monday's practice and has convinced coach Lawrence Frank that the veteran of 16 seasons will finish this one strong. "You look at his story, that's a great story,"...
Detroit Pistons coach Lawrence Frank talks to his team during the third quarter of an NBA basketball game against his former team, the New Jersey Nets, Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2012, in Newark, N.J. The Nets won 99-96. View Photo »
Having Lawrence Frank as our head coach, I'm looking forward to positive energy in the practice facility ... It's something we haven't had in a little while. But it's hard when you have people battling one person (former coach John Kuester ). Hopefully, (Frank) can find a way to control us to where we'r...
The Wizards not only won but won in convincing fashion. The Wizards not only played smart energetic defense but they did it for four quarters. Pistons head coach, Lawrence Frank said it best "JaVale was the MVP of this game". Leading the way with 22...
Tuesday night, probably around 8 p.m. , either late in the first quarter or to start the second, most likely, Lawrence Frank will turn to his left and yell Body! And that will establish a new record: most games played by an undrafted player since the...
Lawrence Frank (born August 23, 1970, in New York City) is an American basketball coach. He is the head coach of the National Basketball Association's (NBA) New Jersey Nets, and is the second youngest head coach in the league. Full Article
Detroit Pistons coach Lawrence Frank talks to his team during the third quarter of an NBA basketball game against his former team, the New Jersey Nets, Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2012, in Newark, N.J. The Nets won 99-96.
View Photo »Detroit Pistons head coach Lawrence Frank yells to his team in the second half of an NBA basketball game against the Philadelphia 76ers, Saturday, Jan. 28, 2012, in Philadelphia. Philadelphia won 95-74.
View Photo »Detroit Pistons head coach Lawrence Frank coaches from the bench during the first half of NBA basketball game against the Miami Heat in Auburn Hills, Michigan January 25, 2012.
View Photo »Detroit Pistons head coach Lawrence Frank shouts to his team in the third quarter of an NBA basketball game in Oklahoma City, Monday, Jan. 23, 2012. Oklahoma City won 99-79.
View Photo »Detroit Pistons coach Lawrence Frank talks to players, from left, Brandon Knight, Rodney Stuckey (3) and Jason Maxiell (54) in the fourth quarter of an NBA basketball game against the Portland Trail Blazers on Saturday, Jan. 21, 2012, in Auburn Hills, Mich. The Pistons defeated the...
View Photo »Detroit Pistons head coach Lawrence Frank reacts in the second half of an NBA basketball game against the Minnesota Timberwolves, Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2012, in Minneapolis. The Timberwolves won 93-85.
View Photo »Detroit Pistons head coach Lawrence Frank calls a play during the first quarter of an NBA basketball game against the Houston Rockets, Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2012, in Houston.
View Photo »CHARLOTTE, NC - JANUARY 13: Head coach Lawrence Frank of the Detroit Pistons yells to his team during their game against the Charlotte Bobcats at Time Warner Cable Arena on January 13, 2012 in Charlotte, North Carolina.
View Photo »Detroit Pistons coach Lawrence Frank directs his team against the Charlotte Bobcats during the second half of an NBA basketball game in Charlotte, N.C. , Friday, Jan. 13, 2012. The Pistons won 98-81.
View Photo »CHICAGO, IL - JANUARY 09: Head coach Lawrence Frank of the Detroit Pistons gives instructions to his team during a game against the Chicago Bulls at the United Center on January 9, 2012 in Chicago, Illinois. The Bulls defeated the Pistons 92-68.
View Photo »Detroit Pistons head coach Lawrence Frank gives instructions during a timeout against the Chicago Bulls in the fourth quarter of their NBA basketball game in Auburn Hills, Mich. , Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2012. Chicago won 99-83.
View Photo »Detroit Pistons coach Lawrence Frank signals a play from the bench in the second half of an NBA basketball game against the Indiana Pacers on Saturday, Dec. 31, 2011, in Detroit. The Pistons defeated the Pacers 96-88 to end Frank's personal 20-game losing streak.
View Photo »AUBURN HILLS, MI - DECEMBER 28: Head coach Lawrence Frank of the Detroit Pistons points from the bench while playing the Cleveland Cavaliers on December 28, 2011 at the Palace of Auburn Hills in Auburn Hills, Michigan.
View Photo »Detroit Pistons coach Lawrence Frank shouts instructions to his players in the second half of an NBA basketball game against the Cleveland Cavaliers on Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2011, in Auburn Hills, Mich. The Cavaliers defeated the Pistons 105-89.
View Photo »Detroit Pistons coach Lawrence Frank, left, is introduced before the Pistons' NBA basketball game against the Cleveland Cavaliers on Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2011, in Auburn Hills, Mich.
View Photo »Detroit Pistons head coach Lawrence Frank call a play during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Indiana Pacers Monday, Dec. 26, 2011, in Indianapolis.
View Photo »Detroit Pistons' Lawrence Frank talks with Greg Monroe (10) in the first quarter of a preseason NBA basketball game against the Cleveland Cavaliers on Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2011, in Cleveland.
View Photo »Detroit Pistons head coach Lawrence Frank yells from the sidelines during the third quarter of an NBA preseason basketball game against the Cleveland Cavaliers at the Palace in Auburn Hills, Mich. , Friday, Dec. 16, 2011.
View Photo »Detroit Pistons head coach Lawrence Frank looks on during NBA basketball media day at the Palace of Auburn Hills, Mich. , Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2011.
View Photo »Detroit Pistons coach Lawrence Frank, second from right, instructs players from left, Charlie Villanueva, Greg Monroe and Brandon Knight during an NBA basketball camp at their training facility in Auburn Hills, Mich. , Friday, Dec. 9, 2011.
View Photo »Newly hired Detroit Pistons head coach Lawrence Frank (R) shakes hands with Pistons President Joe Dumars following a news conference at the Pistons training facility in Auburn Hills, Michigan August 3, 2011. Frank, 40, a former New Jersey Nets coach who spent last season as an assistant...
View Photo »Newly hired Detroit Pistons head coach Lawrence Frank (R) speaks with the media as Pistons President Joe Dumars listens during a news conference at the Pistons training facility in Auburn Hills, Michigan August 3, 2011. Frank, 40, a former New Jersey Nets coach who spent last season as...
View Photo »Lawrence Frank, right, sits next to Detroit Pistons president of basketball operations Joe Dumars as he addresses the media as the team's new head coach during an NBA basketball news conference in Auburn Hills, Mich. , Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2011.
View Photo »Lawrence Frank addresses the media as the Detroit Pistons new head coach during an NBA basketball news conference in Auburn Hills, Mich. , Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2011.
View Photo »Detroit Pistons' Jason Maxiell (54) listens as coach Lawrence Frank runs the team's training camp at their NBA basketball training facility in Auburn Hills, Mich. , Friday, Dec. 9, 2011.
View Photo »Detroit Pistons coach Lawrence Frank talks to his team during the third quarter of an NBA basketball game against his former team, the New Jersey Nets, Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2012, in Newark, N.J. The Nets won 99-96.
View Photo »We know he's going to defend and block shots, but we need to see a little more ... He's played enough basketball that we'd like to see some growth.
Having Lawrence Frank as our head coach, I'm looking forward to positive energy in the practice facility ... It's something we haven't had in a little while. But it's hard when you have people battling one person (former coach John Kuester ). Hopefully, (Frank) can find a way to control us to where we'r...
We tried to take advantage of the time, and the guys worked hard ... It's a delicate balancing act, four games in five nights. You just target one or two things on each end that you can get better at and focus on that. ... You just put a couple of things under the microscope.
You just target one or two things on each end ... As opposed to trying to cure all your ills, you put a couple things under the microscope.
He's had situations where he's shot-faked himself out of a shot ... I don't care if he misses every shot. Just play hard, compete. If you do make a mistake, move onto the next play.
Austin not being a part of the rotation ... Every day he has an opportunity to work. Hey, this is survival of the fittest.
This is why the lockout is interesting. Guys practice hard but the games take a toll ... When you're playing this amount of games in this amount of time, it'll give guys perspective in terms of going forward.
We got spread out too thin (defensively), we have to shrink the floor ... We have to stay down on shot-fakes and have multiple efforts to get back in the play.
Players are never excited about practices ... When you have two days between games, coaches are jacked up beyond belief.
This is why the lockout's interesting, and again, our guys, they like to practice, they practice hard ... But most guys like the games better than practice. But when you're playing this amount of games in a certain amount of time, I think it will give guys a different perspective, going forward, because...
As opposed to trying to cure all your ills, you just put a couple things under the microscope
They played last night, and we didn't
We weren’t getting out on the break, we weren’t getting back on defense, so some of the extra plays that we were making the last two games, we weren’t able to make today
We’re not going to win too many games when a team shoots 63 percent in the third quarter and scores 55 points in the second half ... We just don’t have that margin for error. We couldn’t get enough stops, and because of that, it impacted what we did offensively.
Post All-Star break (last year) he put up very impressive numbers, but when you look at how he got the numbers it was basically playing off others, getting drop off passes, offensive rebounds, rolls to the rim ... Now he’s a guy over a short amount of time, now we’re using him quicker than I thought we ...
We were up four (at the half), if we were a little bit sharper, we probably would have been up 10 or 12 ... The third quarter ... there is really no excuse for it.
I think he’s getting better each day ... What we can’t forget is, he missed the beginning stages of training camp, basically the first week, which was really your base, then he got hurt. It’s going to take a little bit and we’ll build it up each and every game. Eventually he’ll get back to a level highe...
Defensively we have to tighten up the boot straps so to speak ... At home you can’t allow a team to shoot 52 percent. Not to be a broken record, but at times we’re going to run out of points. Knowing that, that’s when we have to dig that much deeper on the defensive end.
I don’t even know, it’s like an eclipse. I mean it doesn’t happen a whole lot ... Then you have to be smart with it because it’s sandwiched in between three games in four nights. I’m excited that we are able to practice, but that’s the nature of the season.
We weren’t getting out on the break and we weren’t getting back on defense ... Some of the extra plays we were making the last two games, we weren’t able to make today. I don’t know what there is, but there’s no excuse for it. This season is going to be a lot of grinding and we gotta grind things out. W...
We couldn’t get enough stops because of that it impacted what we did offensively ... We didn’t get the multiple paint attacks that we did at times throughout the first half. ... You don’t want to start the third quarter that way, but we did and you have to respond. Games like this you just have to grind...
They were just a step quicker, a step more aggressive ... They deserved to get the victory.
They played last night, and we didn't. In this league, with this schedule, you have to be able to grind out these games, and they did a better job than we did ... We weren't getting out on the break, and we weren't getting back on defense.
He's the closest thing to Iverson ... The guy has got unbelievable quickness, he can beat you off the catch, can beat you off the dribble, can beat you in the post, beat you in transition. He's an explosive guy who can carry a team. And then, David Lee is a high-level player as well, especially on the o...
