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
business coach early fortunate good great job players progress situation sure year
It is great to be in a situation in which you have great players. You find out pretty early in this business that without good players you will not be a good coach. I have been fortunate to be in a very good situation. My job as a coach is to make sure that we progress every year and we can be a championship contender.
along goes san success team teams toward unity
Team unity goes a long way toward success in this league. San Antonio and Detroit, those teams have been the most together, along with being very good. That's got to be a big part of our goal.
ability drew enhance players teams
The thing that drew us to him is . . . he has the ability to enhance the abilities of the players around him. His teams have a way of jelling.
error game great margin played
They played great and we didn't give them much of a game tonight. Our margin for error is slim. We can't have any slippage. Our rebounding was a disappointment. We've got to do better.
critical decision game group hands less played talked
This is the kind of game we talked about having to play. More up-tempo, more movement, less set offense. The game is in the hands of the players. We have a group out there that's a pretty knowledgeable group. They played well off each other. The critical thing is going to be our decision making. We need to play aggressively, but not frantically. When we played frantically, it got us in trouble.
adds bit concentration playing quite stuff type
Jermaine adds a different type of post-up dimension. Getting Jermaine back, we're going to be playing quite differently than we are now because of those dynamics. It's a challenge. We still have a lot of stuff to get in. It's going to take every bit of concentration that we have as a team.
forward problem
If it's a problem, it's a problem I look forward to having.
bounce depends soon ups
This happens. There are going to be ups and downs. It all depends on how soon you can bounce back.
midst picture playoff win
It's been tough. We're still in the midst of the playoff picture and we'll have to win our way in. We aren't going to back our way in, that's pretty clear.
adjustment amount full good period time
He's done a lot of good things, considering the amount of time he's been out. But also, you can tell there's an adjustment period here. This is going to take some time to get to full strength.
guy players
He's a guy that our players look up to because he's been on a championship team. He has some credibility because of that.
looked middle playoff situation tough
It looked like he labored a bit. I think it's a tough situation to not be in for a while and now be in the middle of a hotly-contested playoff series.
camp great locker minutes played terrific training
He just wasn't able to get enough minutes for us to keep him here. He played well and had a great training camp and was terrific in the locker room. It's just one of those timing-type things.
court five group guys positive run taking
One of the things that's real positive with this group is that we can put five guys on the court and run something and be very comfortable with any of those guys taking the shot,