Mike Dunleavy
Mike Dunleavy
Michael Joseph Dunleavy Sr.is an American retired professional basketball player, head coach, and former general manager of the National Basketball Association's Los Angeles Clippers. He is currently the head coach of the Tulane University men's basketball team. Dunleavy is the father of professional basketball player Mike Dunleavy Jr, who now plays for the Cleveland Cavaliers of the National Basketball Association...
ProfessionCoach
Date of Birth21 March 1954
CityBrooklyn, NY
again basketball maybe night ready tomorrow
I was getting ready to take him out anyway, because we've got to play again tomorrow night. So maybe it was better for him to get his frustrations out that way.
ready
I was getting ready to take him out anyway.
along bunch coming early players pleased rocky start
I think I'm coming along well, ... I got off to a rocky start early on. There were a lot of expectations, and they already had a bunch of players at my position. Through that, I've persevered, and I'm well on my way. I'm pleased with where I'm at and where I'm headed.
issue moving playoffs
Who cares? It's not an issue from our standpoint. It's getting to the playoffs and moving forward. That's what it's all about.
bench bit bring fire starting
I thought I could bring something different to the table. Having that firepower off the bench is great. We're starting to get our fire back and getting a little bit of an identity.
gave shots
We came, we blocked, we attacked. The shots we gave up weren't high-percentage shots.
against field front goal good job people percentage
We haven't double-teamed as much against a lot of teams. Therefore, what we do is try and keep people in front of us. And if we do a good job of it, the field goal percentage is down.
burned definitely guards hung straight trying
We could never get it straight to what we were trying to get to. It was a combination. Our guards were getting hung up on the pick. They definitely burned us on it.
amazing came close extra game percent shoot
To let (Sacramento) shoot 55 percent in the game and still be as close as we were was amazing in itself. We came down at the end of the game and executed pretty well for ourselves, but they had the extra possession.
almost court hits huge impossible
Troy, he was huge tonight. When he hits those shots, we're almost impossible to guard, because he spreads the court out so well.
ball care good percent plays shoot total
You know he's going to shoot 50 percent and if he catches the ball in deep, he's going to take care of business. Plus, he's a good defender, as well. He plays the total game.
bigger improvement player rookie second third
I don't know of a player who has had bigger (improvement) from rookie to second to third year. He's much more than I ever expected.
elite played
But we haven't played any of the elite teams,
I don't even know if he has anything he's lacking.