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
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.
felt guys hat meant played playoffs second
We felt the like the playoffs are our second chance, and guys played like it really meant something to them. My hat is off to them.
detroit good happened hurt job last quarters second stop struggled team third tune type
The second and third quarters hurt us defensively. We struggled and had some stretches where we couldn't stop them. Detroit is a team that is going to do a good job in the last play type of situations, but I'm more in tune to what happened in the second and third quarters than on the last play.
chance dig dug few game hole ourselves rest scoring second spent stop together trying wizards
We dug ourselves into a hole and spent the rest of the game trying to dig ourselves out. We managed to give ourselves a chance in the second half, but the Wizards were able to put together a few scoring runs, and we couldn't stop them.
good job minutes ourselves playing second sticking undoing
I thought in the second half, we did a good job of sticking with what we had to do to give ourselves a chance. Our undoing is not playing 48 minutes at that level.
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.
ball build defense entire guys hold orange second seemed throwing
It seemed like we were throwing it to the guys in orange the entire first half. We were (lazy) with the ball and on defense and they were able to build a double-digit lead. Second half, we were able to buckle down, get some stops, get the lead, and hold on for a much-needed win.
defense game good intensity key picked second structured win
It's always good to win and we had a lot of good things happen. The way we are structured right now, we have to play more up tempo, but the key to the game was the way we picked up our intensity on defense in the second half.
bad disaster fought good hard ourselves played position quarter second three
It's just too bad, because we really played hard for three quarters. The second quarter was really a disaster for us. It put us in a bad position at halftime, but we fought back and really put ourselves in a good position to win.
basis consistent game great hard played second start tonight
Our start to the game was OK. But the second quarter, they had 32 (points) and we couldn't keep them under 30 after that. They played great offensively. During this 15-game period, we've competed hard on a consistent basis and tonight we had a letdown from that.
beginning eight lead second undoing
I think we hade eight turnovers in the third. The eight turnovers, and what they lead to, was our undoing in the beginning of the second half. They were the aggressor. We were on our heels.
full playoffs second tonight undoing ways
Our undoing tonight was the second quarter. In the playoffs you've got to play a full 48 minutes. We're still working on it. We've got a ways to go.
beat eight face guard guys high level playing point position production second six team
Our point guard position was really tremendous, especially in the second half. That's the kind of production we need at all our positions. Let's face it, we're the kind of team right now where we're playing eight guys (Friday). We need six out of eight (players) playing at a high level to beat a team like Sacramento.
energy scoring second
Not only was he the scoring leader, but defensively he generated a lot of energy for us. Especially in the second half.