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
course paint throughout
Defensively, they just got by us too much and got into the paint too much throughout the course of the game. That was another big part of the whole story.
affecting ball game happen involved last left shooting week
You could tell it was affecting his game offensively just because so many things involved with shooting the ball happen with your left hand. Rhythmically, he just wasn't the same over the last week or 10 days.
brings leader together unselfish
I thought that was a very unselfish leader thing to do. That's the kind of thing that brings you together as a team.
fits great personnel style
He's experienced, he's a great shooter, he fits in with our personnel and the style we want to play,
chance feels next ok protective surgery
It doesn't need surgery and there's a chance if it feels better and feels OK next week, he could play with a protective splint.
hard hopefully point rather sooner
He's working hard to get to the point where he can come back. Hopefully it's sooner rather than later. We'll see.
execution great guard guys job offense poor position purposeful puts talked
One of the things we talked about was our need to be more purposeful with our transaction offense. When we take quick, it puts us in a poor position defensively. The guys did a great job of decision-making in transition. Our execution on offense put us in great position to guard and rebound.
david sorry
David is really sorry about this. It's just something we have to keep working at.
losses playoff position road string tough track win
Every win is important when playoff position is at stake. We've had a string of road losses that's been really tough on us so getting back on track was important.
team
They are not the same team without Vince Carter.
high individual key last level screening spent time winning
For the last 10 days, we've spent a lot of time on fundamentals, individual work, screening and footwork. We know that doing the little things at a high level is going to be key for us winning some games.
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).
bench deceptive difficult final guys held high job johnson level obviously played playing simply tremendous
It was a deceptive final score. It was obviously a very difficult game. Our bench struggled, but the guys that started held it together. Anthony Johnson played just a tremendous all around game. He's really playing at a high level right now. He is getting the job done, simply as that.
acquire anytime bring certainly credit defender happen people player shooter
Anytime you can acquire a player with his abilities as a shooter and a scorer - and we happen to think he's a better defender than people give him credit for - we certainly need what he can bring us, especially with Jermaine out now.