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
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He got cracked pretty hard the other night in the Chicago game.
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He made a point tonight. He was a key part of the game.
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He may have moved his schedule up because of what happened in Memphis last night. We knew he was getting closer and closer. I thought it could be this week some time.
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He'll gradually get back to where he needs to be as long as he doesn't get major doses of minutes. It would be great to have more practice time, but he's been in this situation before and he's familiar with it.
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He'll be re-evaluated next Monday. If things look good, there will be a chance he can play (Feb. 15 against Milwaukee). It's the combination of the frequency of the concussions and his symptoms. It's something you can't rush.
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He made a couple of great plays at the end. Great players are going to make great plays. In the grand scheme of the game, the third quarter was our undoing.
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That certainly was an important game for us. We were sloppy at times offensively. The key for us was our disposition defensively. It was there today.
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That certainly was an important game for us, for a lot of reasons. We were sloppy at times offensively. The effort was really there and it was great to see. We've got some cobwebs to get out.
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It helps to have him available because of how it changes things on the offensive end for us. They're going to have to guard him wherever he is on the floor. Defensively, it makes it hard on him because he's guarding guys who are quick. We're going to have to have a lot of help ready.
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His conditioning for the game is getting where it needs to be and his rhythm is coming back.
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His approach to the season has been so diligent, so professional, that we knew at some point we were going to have to give him an opportunity to play.
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Before the game when (Foster) was warming up, before we went out for real warm-ups, he moved a certain way and it went out on him.
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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.
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Any time you're without your best player, it's going to present a challenge. There's no doubt Jermaine is our most important player, but collectively we're going to have to find a way to win games.