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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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.
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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.
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That's an unbelievable streak. It shows how those guys work to take care of themselves and why they have the best record in the league.
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The last couple games we've gotten things back on track a little bit and we've got to keep going in that vein. We still are not in (the playoffs). We have a long way to go. We're going to have to win our way in because everybody else we're fighting against has got favorable schedules and are playing well.
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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.
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I know it's hurting him. A lot of guys wouldn't play through this. He hasn't missed a game because of his hand. There's been times where it's swollen up like a balloon. You have to give him a lot of credit for wanting to help the team.
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I'm sad for him, for his family. A situation like this couldn't happen to a more undeserving person. Jonathan really is a great kid. He wanted to play basketball in the worst way and he wanted to help this franchise in the worst way.
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This is a very important time for us if we're going to be a team that makes the playoffs. We can't afford to show up and not play a great game for 48 minutes.
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Not only was he the scoring leader, but defensively he generated a lot of energy for us. Especially in the second half.
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It's not believed to be serious, but we're not sure yet. It was bad enough to where there was swelling and he couldn't return. I would say he's questionable for Monday.
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If you don't play a full 48 minutes, you leave too much to chance. It's as simple as that.
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If you're asking me if having Ron back is a plus, absolutely.
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If you play in the first round of the playoffs, it's a 100-game season. It's Game 1 of a 100. We got our eye on the ball and we don't want to take any unnecessary risk.
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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.