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
build effort energy fans games great group healthier help last level light seven situation six starting win
We're in a situation now where we're starting to get a little healthier and that's light at the end of the tunnel. The group that we have is really making a great effort to do what they can to help us win. Right now, win or lose, I know our fans know what's really important to them and that's the energy level and the unselfishness on the court. We had that for the last six or seven games and that's something we have to build on.
playoff situation string win
We're in a must-win situation every night. We have to win games. It's important to be a playoff team. We have a string of years and we want to keep that going.
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.
exhausted luxury physical problem sick sitting situation
Part of the problem was that Jermaine was sick (Monday) and he was really exhausted in the first half. I know his physical situation contributed to some of his struggles. We just didn't have the luxury of sitting him much tonight.
business coach early fortunate good great job players progress situation sure year
It is great to be in a situation in which you have great players. You find out pretty early in this business that without good players you will not be a good coach. I have been fortunate to be in a very good situation. My job as a coach is to make sure that we progress every year and we can be a championship contender.
believe child concerns fact loved ok scary situation stands understand wife
I would believe the concerns for a loved one in the stands and the fact he just went up to see if everything was OK would be a mitigating circumstance. It would be a scary situation if you had concerns for a wife or child in the stands. I can understand why he went up there.
awhile best certainly hurting prognosis situation
The best situation will be for him to completely heal. I don't know what the prognosis or possibility is for that. It's certainly going to be awhile before he plays, because it's hurting too much for him to play effectively.
looked middle playoff situation tough
It looked like he labored a bit. I think it's a tough situation to not be in for a while and now be in the middle of a hotly-contested playoff series.
almost came face great guys playoff situation string team together win
It's critical, let's face it. We're in a must-win situation almost every night. We have to win games. I just thought the guys came together as a team and did some really great things. It's important to be a playoff team. We've got a string of years we need to keep going.
good last problem situation strong
You can't look at their record. They've been a problem for us the last two years. We did some good things to put us in a strong situation and made some mistakes.
achilles couple further hip last lingering percent problem situation taking timetable treatment
The situation with his hip is very positive, ... He has a lingering Achilles (tendon) problem from last year. He has been taking treatment on it the last couple of months. I think his timetable to play at 100 percent is going to be a little further down the line.
couple january next rushed situation starter weeks
A.J.'s the starter for now. We'll see how the next couple of weeks unfold. We were in this same situation in January and probably rushed him back too soon.
hurts margin situation zero
We're down players, which hurts us, but also we're in a situation where we've got zero margin for error. We're going to have to make shots. We just could never get anything going offensively.
looks margin players situation zero
We're down a lot of players and it looks like we may be down another. We're in a situation where we have zero margin for error.