A biography for Rick Carlislehasn’t been written yet.
“Imagine an NBA season where you don't have to travel. Whoever heard of something like that? If you can't look at that as some kind of positive, I think there's something wrong!”
“The NBA is interesting because one or two players repositioned in the rotation or repositioned to a different team can make a difference.”
“For me, my job is about developing the style that helps our group have the best possible chance to win.”
“Music is not only a creative outlet, but it is very relaxing and it is something you can take with you for a lifetime.”
“I consider Jason Kidd a close friend now. When we were working together, it was a business relationship.”
“I think Thibs is a great coach. When he went to Chicago they had immediate success.”
“Sometimes success is a form of adversity.”
“The piano has been a love of mine ever since I started playing in college, so having the chance to play a little bit more is a good thing, and anything like that that requires a level of concentration and habit-building is going to be a positive influence on your day-to-day job as well.”
“What the great players in history of sport have in common is they can take the understanding of the entertainment side and fit it into the team concept and still make winning the priority.”
“I mean, there are always matchup challenges with any team - it doesn't matter who you are, which conference you're in. Every night there are going to be challenging matchups.”
“It has been a great experience to be in Indianapolis, to be with a great organization like the Pacers.”
“Chuck Daly and Rudy Tomjanovich have many of the same amazing accomplishments and traits - both won back to back NBA titles, both coached the United States to Olympic Gold, and both are absolutely beloved in the coaching community because of their great way with people.”
“When you're a small market team, there are certain things you've got to be great at. You've got to be great at player development.”
“People don't talk about Tobias Harris enough. You know, he's a tremendous player.”
“Jalen Brunson's one of my favorite guys that I ever coached in however many years of coaching. Going back to my assistant days, it's been over 30 years, and he's just very, very special. He's a winning player that would fit with any team at any level.”
“I don't believe there's ever been a team that's won a title in the NBA that hasn't been a good defensive team.”
“He knows where everybody is, not only on offense, but defense. That's the sign of, you know, a savant-type guy... Larry Bird, he could see everything like that. Jason Kidd, he could see everything like that. Luka's in that same mold.”
“The playoffs - you can talk about how different it is, but actually experiencing it is another thing.”
“Caris LeVert is an exceptional human being, just one of the most high-character people I've met in this league in 38 years or however long it's been.”
“There's no doubt in my mind that for Luka Doncic, winning is the No. 1 and most important thing, hands down.”