Mike Dunleavy
Mike Dunleavy
Michael Joseph Dunleavy Sr.is an American retired professional basketball player, head coach, and former general manager of the National Basketball Association's Los Angeles Clippers. He is currently the head coach of the Tulane University men's basketball team. Dunleavy is the father of professional basketball player Mike Dunleavy Jr, who now plays for the Cleveland Cavaliers of the National Basketball Association...
ProfessionCoach
Date of Birth21 March 1954
CityBrooklyn, NY
ball care good percent plays shoot total
You know he's going to shoot 50 percent and if he catches the ball in deep, he's going to take care of business. Plus, he's a good defender, as well. He plays the total game.
gave shots
We came, we blocked, we attacked. The shots we gave up weren't high-percentage shots.
burned definitely guards hung straight trying
We could never get it straight to what we were trying to get to. It was a combination. Our guards were getting hung up on the pick. They definitely burned us on it.
awesome isolation post situation tried
We didn't really post him up. We just tried to put him in an isolation situation and let him make the play, and I thought he was awesome with it.
basis coaches great individual learn learning player skilled speed system work
Yaroslav is a very skilled player and has a great feel for the game. I think having him here to learn our system and work with our coaches on an individual basis will speed up the learning process.
fight finish good knows since stick talent team
We're better than we've been since I've been here, but we're also more disappointed, because we have the talent to be over .500. You just have to stick with it and fight through it. Who knows how good this team can be or where we'll finish up?
bench came
We started out good. We started out doing what we wanted to do. Then we got soft. Our bench came in and was soft.
ball counteract open opposed position post quickness size speed turn
He's got to be able to show that he can counteract his (5-9) size with his speed and quickness, make plays, not turn the ball over and make open shots. And then, defensively, he has to use his speed and quickness to harass guys, make them use the clock, as opposed to getting in a position where the post him up.
fit talked ways
We talked about the ways we're going to use him and how he'll fit in,
elite played
But we haven't played any of the elite teams,
I don't even know if he has anything he's lacking.
extremely game high level playing win
I'd like to win every game left. If we do that, we'll be playing at an extremely high level going into the playoffs.
ice water
He's got ice water in his veins. He just comes in and makes big plays.
ice knocks water
He's got ice water in his veins. He comes in and makes plays. We set it up for him and he knocks it down.