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
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Cuttino is a great addition to our club. We were looking for a player that would add some key dimensions to our team that we were lacking. His 3-point shooting ability was third best in the league last season. He is a solid defender and excellent all-around player.
based eight fair five mavericks playing seed short
The Mavericks are getting the short end of the stick. They're playing the five seed when they should be playing the seven. The fair way to do it is just seed one through eight based on records.
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When it counts he knocks down the shots and makes his free throws. We had to hang on but we played a solid game.
bounce far guys hard late matter missed night playing pleased resilient successful
The part about playing hard, we've got that down pretty good. We play hard every night. No matter how many we get down, guys are resilient and we bounce back. We missed some opportunities down the stretch, as far as being late with some of our execution, but I was really pleased at the way we played. If we play like this every night, it will be a successful trip.
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.
issue moving playoffs
Who cares? It's not an issue from our standpoint. It's getting to the playoffs and moving forward. That's what it's all about.
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.
hand hot rode
We had the hot hand in (Brand) and we just rode it.
slow zone
We had to get after it because (the Hornets) are so athletic. So, we went to a zone to slow them down.
almost court hits huge impossible
Troy, he was huge tonight. When he hits those shots, we're almost impossible to guard, because he spreads the court out so well.
amazing came close extra game percent shoot
To let (Sacramento) shoot 55 percent in the game and still be as close as we were was amazing in itself. We came down at the end of the game and executed pretty well for ourselves, but they had the extra possession.
great job overall
We did a great job controlling the boards, overall defensively we did really well.
elton floor number places saw year
We went to Elton and he delivered. That is what he has been doing all year long. He can play a number of places on the floor and you saw that tonight.
bag cat close confidence four half shots three
We didn't get rotated to him. We let him get off in the first half three or four shots that he made. Now you let the cat out of the bag and then, even if you're close to him, he has the confidence that he can make shots.