Rick Carlisle
Rick Carlisle
Richard Preston "Rick" Carlisleis the head coach of the Dallas Mavericks of the National Basketball Association. He has also served as head coach of the Indiana Pacers and Detroit Pistons and was previously a player in the NBA. He is also one of only 11 people to win an NBA championship both as a player and as a coach...
ProfessionCoach
Date of Birth27 October 1959
CityOgdensburg, NY
beat top turn
That was a big part of the game. When you turn it over 22 times for 30 points, you aren't going to beat a top team.
affect capacity full mean playing time win
It does affect us not having Jermaine O'Neal for sure, but if you don't have him, you have to find a way to win without him. Right now, that has got to mean playing at full capacity all the time and playing with some real efficiency.
energy scoring second
Not only was he the scoring leader, but defensively he generated a lot of energy for us. Especially in the second half.
hear involving saved trade
Anything involving speculation and 'what's up' can be saved for another time. If there is a trade at some point, you'll hear about it.
breaks carter couple game great lucky player tight today
It was very tight the whole game and it couldn't have been closer. A couple of breaks went our way at the end. We know we got lucky today because we know Vince Carter is not going to have another (game like Sunday), because he's a great player and he's going to make his shots.
chance crossed happy hit jack last shot stepped switched
They switched everything and got crossed up. I was real happy Jack got a chance to hit the game-winning shot after he stepped up so courageously in the last game, but couldn't get it to go down.
certainly higher level
They certainly competed on a higher level than we did, and that was probably the most disappointing part of it.
counting guy opportunity step
Right now, he's a guy who's going to have to step to the forefront. It'll be an opportunity for him, and we're counting on him to come through for us.
decided easily games guys playoff straight three together won
The guys got together and decided to make a stand. If we hadn't won three straight games, we could easily be out of the playoff picture.
afford game great team time
This is a very important time for us if we're going to be a team that makes the playoffs. We can't afford to show up and not play a great game for 48 minutes.
hard
They're working hard to try to get it right.
certainly continues direction gradual hope step
It's certainly a step in the right direction. He continues to make gradual progress. We just hope things continue to get better.
chance fought hope last ourselves tough
It's a tough loss, but we fought back to give ourselves a chance at the end. Over a 48-minute game, you hope it doesn't come down to a last play. That last play didn't tell the story of the game.
everybody hung last played remember time
I can't remember the last time we had 25 assists. That had a lot to do with it. Everybody hung in and played an important part.