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
advantage close free games hurt throw
When you have opportunities to close out games you have to take advantage of them. We had a couple. We got hurt at the free throw line. We got hurt on second-chance opportunities.
dig game half holes ourselves playing
We got ourselves in some holes in the first half and haven't been able to dig out of them. They were playing (at the outset) their game better than we were playing ours.
game games played quick start three worst
At the start of the game he struggled. Of all the games that he's played in it was the worst start to a game that he's had. He got three quick fouls.
basketball finishing game gave good great half job momentum playing run second tied
We had the game going pretty well and we were playing good basketball. They made a run at the end of the half and they got the game tied and I thought that gave them a lot of momentum going into the second half. They did a great job of finishing off plays.
everybody face five games mode playoff separating three win
With 18 games left, I think everybody is getting into a playoff mode here. Let's face it, from five on down to eight, there's going to be two or three games separating (the teams). So each win is really vital.
games group
With 15 games left, we have to get to the group we feel can make a run.
bad balanced game involved jason jefferson missed normally richard scoring shots standpoint talk terms
Richard Jefferson is going to be more involved in Game 2. We know that Jason Kidd is going to be more involved from a scoring standpoint in terms of his aggressiveness. Carter, you can talk about his bad shooting, but he still had 31 points. He missed a lot of point-blank shots he normally makes. They're going to be more balanced in their attack.
game
Let's just say it's a short-term situation, which potentially makes it a little more than game-to-game possibly.
certainly changes complexion game goes scheme
We had a whole scheme set up to double-team him. He goes out of the game, it certainly changes the complexion of the game for their team.
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.
game good guy houston played york
I thought he played well in the Houston game and he did some good things in the New York game. He's going to be an important guy for us with Freddie out.
awhile game happened swelling
It happened awhile ago in a game at Detroit. He jammed it a little bit, but nothing serious, just a little swelling in it.
games great half orlando prove proven season second teams
We now have to prove we can put two great games together. Orlando has proven over the second half of the season that it's one of the better teams in the league.
games good hitting missed player rhythm stride taken top
Jermaine is a top player in this league. He missed a lot of games (this season) and it's taken him a while to get his conditioning and his rhythm back. Fortunately for us, he's hitting his stride at a good time.