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
bruise certain doubtful night wednesday
It's a combination of a bruise and a sprain. I'm not certain of his status, but he's probably doubtful for Wednesday night (vs. Dallas).
anytime fight found guys last losing playing streak
Anytime you're on a losing streak you want to get out of it. As we found out last year, they're no fun. They never are. You have to fight your way out of it as a team. I thought the guys really did that by playing together.
case game happened
You could make a case that those had as much to do with the game as the things that happened at the end.
balance carries everybody played tonight
Balance has to be one of the things that carries us. Everybody that played, played hard. We're not necessarily doing everything right, but tonight we did things really hard.
feeling next week
If he's feeling better by next week some time, there's a possibility he could play with a splint.
bench break caught everybody needed nights obviously team
Obviously we caught a break when he went out because they're not the same team without Vince Carter. Our bench was huge. This was one of those nights when we needed everybody to play well, and they did.
continue danny great night plays team
Danny had a great night. We're a different team when he plays the way he did tonight. We need him to continue to play at that level.
couple guys himself keeps last ready rotation tough worry
This has been tough for him. He's been out of the rotation the last couple of weeks. He keeps working and keeps himself ready to play. Guys like him, you don't worry about.
brought game great guy jason level news player playoff since
His abilities as a player are breathtaking. He's brought his game up to another level since he's come to New Jersey. I know Jason Kidd has had a lot to do with that. This isn't any news flash. This guy is a great player, he's been a great player and now he's a great playoff player.
consistent defensive hard mistake time
During this 15-game period, we had competed hard on a consistent basis. And tonight, we had a let down from that. We just didn't have it. Every time we would make a run, we'd make a defensive mistake and they'd get a three.
bottom deserve emotions games line six
After games, emotions sometimes take over a little bit. The bottom line is we have six games to make this right. We'll find out if we deserve it or not.
defense good hard schemes throw
I think we could throw him out there tonight. He'd go out there and he'd have a good feel for the game. It would be hard for him on defense with the schemes we run.
ability ball far high jack means miller nba shoot terms
He's not Reggie Miller from the 3-point line, but he's not far from it in terms of his ability to get the ball in the basket, ... For me, Jack is an NBA shooter. He is an NBA-caliber shooter, which means he's going to shoot in the high 30s (percent) from 3.
aware close four nine playoff possibilities talking teams
It's very close with teams four through eight. There are some teams out at nine and 10 that are realistically in the picture. You are aware of possibilities and things like that. We're light-years from talking about playoff seeding right now. It's too long to go.