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
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.
challenge coming extra guys needed schedule stretch
It made it an extra challenge because guys coming back needed the reps. The schedule is what it is. We're about to go through another stretch after this two-day break.
attack ball basket fred great job opportunity played position putting start stretch struggled tough year
It's been tough for Fred this year because of the thumb; he's been in and out of it. He played great in the first two games, and I wanted to give him the opportunity to start and play a real significant stretch of minutes. We struggled to get him the ball (Saturday). I have to do a better job of putting him in a position where he can attack the basket and make plays. He wasn't able to do that, that's his game.
avoid ball becoming bogged good happened hit isolation job knew moving offense orlando point recent slow staying stretch
We have to avoid becoming stagnant. We knew at some point Orlando would hit a stretch where they hit shots. We also knew that when that happened we had to keep the ball moving on offense and not slow it down and get into isolation plays. That bogged us down in recent games. I thought we did a good job of staying away from that.
line maybe nba post shoot skill stretch
He has an NBA skill and that's that he can post up and score. He can also shoot from midrange and I think he'll be able to stretch it maybe to the NBA 3-point line down the line.
against alive character chicago games hopes legitimate playoff showing stretch tough
How we play against Chicago will go a long way in showing what kind of character we have as a team. We've had two games now where we've had disappointing stretches. We're going to have be better than that to keep legitimate playoff hopes alive because we're in a tough stretch right now.
clear stretch
He showed up and it was clear he couldn't play 40 minutes. Down the stretch he was pretty spent. It was tough.
defensive errors kick ourselves terrible
We just made some terrible errors down the stretch. They got going and then we compounded it with some defensive mistakes. We'll kick ourselves -- again.
basketball build continue good gotta opportunity playoffs start week
We just gotta try to continue to build on what's been a pretty good week of basketball and we've got one more opportunity before the playoffs start and it's important for us.
dig good job missed percent shoot shots team
We missed shots and didn't do a good job defensively. When you let the other team shoot 75 percent in the first quarter, you're going to dig a hole. We have to do better in all areas.
consistency defense establish intensity leads
We have to establish some consistency. We have to have more intensity on defense because that leads to opportunities on offense.
ball defend foul stay trouble turn
We have to defend better, not turn the ball over and stay out of foul trouble.
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.