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
convinced fall game hospital jackson saw steve tonight took
I wasn't convinced that there was any way Steve Jackson could play tonight after the fall he took on Wednesday. I went and saw him at the hospital after the game and he was in a lot of pain.
judged perfectly simple understand year
I would like to see us play perfectly every time. But that's not going to happen. We understand this year we're going to be judged on how we do as a group. It's as simple as that.
game good guy job michael start talked team
Michael Redd was a guy we talked a lot of about before the game. (Jackson) did a good job at the start and our whole team reacted to him.
ball changes foul matter turning
Lineup changes are always a possibility in the playoffs, but it doesn't matter if we keep turning the ball over and getting into foul trouble.
couple days guys health situation until
I won't know what our health situation is going to be until probably Sunday. We have a couple of days to try to get guys healthier.
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.
afford available hard minutes playoff rest
We just can't afford not to have him available to play 38 to 40 minutes in a playoff game. It just makes it too hard on the rest of our team.
consistent gave hard mistakes ourselves played stretch
We played hard for the most part. We have to do that on a consistent basis. We gave ourselves a chance, but we had some mistakes down the stretch with execution.
chance execution game gave hard inches ourselves played problems
We played hard for the most part, but that has to be a constant. We gave ourselves a chance to win, but had execution problems down the stretch. It's a game of inches for us right now and we have to be better.
beyond condition deal elbow exact timetable
We have to still deal with his elbow problem, then he's got to be in condition to play. I don't know what the exact timetable is going to be, but it will be beyond this week.
bad blame call drive ended good great guy hoped job open pocket position putting shot space switching
We hoped he was going to be open and have a pocket of space to get an open shot or drive the ball. Bosh did a great job of switching out defensively. I have to take the blame for that. That was a bad call putting a guy in a position that ended up not being a good position.
biggest doubt reason
Without a doubt. He is the biggest reason why they're where they are now. There's nothing he can't do.
breaks carter couple game great huge lucky offensive today
It couldn't have been closer. A couple of breaks went our way at the end, like the offensive rebound, and he (Johnson) made a huge play. We know we got lucky today because we know Vince Carter is not going to have another 1-for-8 three-point game or 12-of-33 game because he's a great player.
affect capacity full mean playing time win
It does affect us not having Jermaine O'Neal for sure, but if you don't have him, you have to find a way to win without him. Right now, that has got to mean playing at full capacity all the time and playing with some real efficiency.