Bill Laimbeer

Basketball Player

Bill Laimbeer was born in Boston, Massachusetts, United States on May 19th, 1957 and is the Basketball Player. At the age of 66, Bill Laimbeer biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.

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Other Names / Nick Names
William Laimbeer Jr.
Date of Birth
May 19, 1957
Nationality
United States
Place of Birth
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Age
66 years old
Zodiac Sign
Taurus
Networth
$13 Million
Profession
Basketball Coach, Basketball Player, Television Actor
Bill Laimbeer Height, Weight, Eye Color and Hair Color

At 66 years old, Bill Laimbeer has this physical status:

Height
211cm
Weight
111.1kg
Hair Color
Salt and Pepper
Eye Color
Not Available
Build
Average
Measurements
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Bill Laimbeer Religion, Education, and Hobbies
Religion
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Hobbies
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Education
Palos Verdes in Palos Verdes, California; University of Notre Dame
Bill Laimbeer Spouse(s), Children, Affair, Parents, and Family
Spouse(s)
Not Available
Children
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Dating / Affair
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Parents
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Bill Laimbeer Career

College career

Laimbeer played basketball at Notre Dame, but he was disillusioned after his freshman year. He enrolled in two semesters at Owens Technical College in Toledo, Ohio, to regain his eligibility. Laimbeer re-entered Notre Dame later this year. He spent two years with Notre Dame's basketball team. He averaged 7.3 points and 6.0 rebounds per game over the last two years of college, mainly as a substitute. Laimbeer, a member of the Fighting Irish, appeared in the Final Four of the NCAA Tournament in 1978 and 1980 with the Elite Eight.

Professional career

Laimbeer was drafted by the Cleveland Cavaliers in 1979 but he spent his first professional season in Europe. He appeared in Pinti Inox Brescia, Italy, where he averaged 21.1 points and 12.5 rebounds.

In 1980, Laimbeer returned to play for the Cavaliers for the first time. He was a reserve for the entire 1980-81 season and appeared in only 4 games for the 1981–82 team.

Laimbeer was traded to the Detroit Pistons in February 16, 1982, where he remained for the remainder of his career. He was activated as the Pistons' starting center right away. Laimbeer was one of the NBA's most well-known players during his time as a player. Laimbeer, who was largely popular among Piston followers, was mocked by a cast member of his opponents, his inept sportsmanship, and his reckless play, including repeatedly committing violent intentional fouls, was widely condemned by Piston fans. In the public eye, Laimbeer's physical appearance seemed to have a lot to do with his abilities. "Laimbeer] was more than a thug," Dennis Rodman, his former colleague, wrote this book, "but it will be remembered for." "He frustrates people," teammate Isiah Thomas said about Laimbeer's effect on opposing players in an interview for the 1990 NBA Home Video release "Pure Pistons," she continued.

Laimbeer said his approach to the game was all psychological. Laimbeer made it a point to lead the remainder of the team out from the locker room before a game, but he always did so with a scowl on his face to demonstrate that he was not threatened by anyone.

Although he was a serviceable and solid player for the bulk of his career, Laimbeer knew there were more talented players than him. However, there were not as many players on the court as he was, and Laimbeer was able to use this to his advantage. He used a hard-nosed tactic to bring out opposing players to the point where they started focusing more on retaliating against him and the rest of the Pistons rather than trying to win the game; Laimbeer said if he could break them down during a game. Even as the Pistons first arrived in a town, all the media would write about were the 'Bad Boys' and how tough it was. If they were going to stand up to us, they'd be asking players. We had them before we had teams running like this. "They're already out of their game," says the narrator.

Laimbeer was one of the best outside-shooting centers of his time, draining over 200 three-points for his career, and excelled at running the pick and pop with guards Isiah Thomas and Joe Dumars. Chuck Daly, the in-house head coach, used Laimbeer's inside-outside skills to great advantage. Laimbeer, on the defensive end, was one of the best rebounders in the game. Daly would often have Laimbeer fade to the perimeter rather than rolling to the basket, which also had the effect of holding the opposing team's best rebounder far from the backboard. Laimbeer was selected to the NBA All-Star Game on four occasions (1983, 1984, 1985, and 1987) and finished among the league's top rebounding and free throw percentages on four occasions (1983, 1984, 1985, and 1989), winning the rebound title in 1984-1986. Laimbeer joined the Pistons in 1989 and 1990 NBA championship teams.

Laimbeer played for 14 seasons in the NBA, most with the Detroit Pistons. Laimbeer was the 19th player in league history to record more than 10,000 points and 10,000 rebounds. Laimbeer was the most efficient off the defensive glass, with no player in the league receiving more defensive rebounds from 1982 to 1990. He was also remarkably healthy, winning fewer than 79 regular-season games in his first 13 seasons and playing all 82 games seven times. His streak of 685 consecutive games played (which ended due to suspension in the 1988–89 season) is the fifth longest in league history. After an incident that culminated in Thomas breaking his hand, Laimbeer resigned early in the 1993–94 season at the age of 36. Laimbeer, who was elicit about the war as well as worried over the consequences of Pistons fans for injuring their team captain, decided against retirement, believing that the confrontation against Isiah was his "downfall." He resigned after a meeting with Thomas and head coach Don Chaney that culminated with him and Thomas, who are teary-eyed and remained best friends. By the Pistons in February 1995, Laimbeer had his jersey number (40) retired. He remains the franchise's all-time leader in career rebounds.

Bill Laimbeer's Combat Basketball, a futuristic basketball game in which physical participation is encouraged, was endorsed by Laimbeer. "Could be Laimbeer," Kevin McHale of the Boston Celtics remarked when shown the X-Ray of an adult male gorilla's ankle.

Coaching career

Laimbeer took over the head coaching position for the Detroit Shock in the middle of the 2002 WNBA season. He led the franchise to its first WNBA championship a year later and was named Coach of the Year that year. It was the first time a team other than Los Angeles or Houston had won the title. The Shock took their second WNBA championship against the Sacramento Monarchs in five games on September 9, 2006. Two years later, Laimbeer guided the team to its third league championship in six years by defeating San Antonio on October 5, 2008.

Laimbeer has discussed the possibility of one-day coaching in the NBA. Former New York Knicks founder Isiah Thomas, a former Piston teammate, had considered Laimbeer a possibility. Former Laimbeer coach Larry Brown had speculated about the possibility of Laimbeer replacing him before finding former Minnesota Timberwolves head coach Flip Saunders.

Laimbeer resigned as the Detroit Shock's head coach on June 15, 2009, owing to family commitments and the desire to become an NBA head coach.

Despite being unable to find a head coaching position, Laimbeer was offered and accepted an assistant coach with the Minnesota Timberwolves the same year.

Laimbeer returned to the WNBA in 2012 to serve as the head coach and general manager of the New York Liberty, replacing John Whisenant. He quickly returned to his pugnacious ways, receiving a fine for saying Minnesota Lynx player Maya Moore "should get hurt" for playing late into a game in which the Lynx easily defeated the Liberty.

The Liberty head coach was fired after two seasons on October 14, 2014, but Laimbeer was rehired as the Liberty head coach on January 8, 2015.

The Las Vegas Aces, then-unidentified, announced Laimbeer as head coach and President of Basketball Operations on October 17, 2017. Through 2021, Laimbeer coached the Aces.

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After winning the WNBA championship, Tom Brady, Barack Obama, and Billie Jean King lead tributes to the Las Vegas Aces

www.dailymail.co.uk, September 19, 2022
Despite an exciting day for Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady, he, along with Barack Obama and Billie Jean King, celebrated the Las Vegas Aces' first-ever WNBA championship. The Aces defeated the Connecticut Sun 78-71 in Game 4 on Sunday, giving Las Vegas the best sports champion on the road until Sunday. Brady tweeted out late Sunday night; 'Let's go! @LVAces @Kelseyplum10 @WNBA' vs. '