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
easily last played playing playoff straight three won
It's important to be playing well and we played better the last three games. If we hadn't won three straight games, we could easily be out of the playoff picture.
detroit good happened hurt job last quarters second stop struggled team third tune type
The second and third quarters hurt us defensively. We struggled and had some stretches where we couldn't stop them. Detroit is a team that is going to do a good job in the last play type of situations, but I'm more in tune to what happened in the second and third quarters than on the last play.
couple last
He's doing a little better the last couple of days. My sense is that he'll play.
couple fought gotten guys last stops tough
That's a tough one, a tough one to lose. It's too bad, the guys really fought hard. If we had gotten a couple more stops the last couple of minutes, it would have been a different story.
coming energy gives giving gordon guy instant last mobility move proved scoring size year
That move gives them more scoring off the bench. Gordon is a guy that proved last year he's instant offense. They have Chandler also coming off the bench, giving them size and mobility and energy there.
boots bounce character earned furious guys last loud night poise run strapped
You've got to have character to bounce back from a disappointing night like last night. You've got to have character and poise to withstand a furious run in a very loud building. You've just got to keep your boots strapped up and keep playing. Our guys did that and they earned the win.
affection affinity last league liking summers type
He has an affinity for the 'everyman' type of player, ... He's been here the last two summers working out with summer league players. It's something he has a liking for.
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.
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.
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.
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.
affection affinity last league liking summers type
He has an affinity for the 'everyman' type of player. He's been here the last two summers working out with summer league players. It's something he has a liking for.
call frequency hard last practice three time
It's been like this the last two or three times he's come back. It's been hard to get what you call real practice time because of the frequency of games.
certain games last six
The last six games, we've done a lot of things very well. We've done certain things better than we were doing them before.