A biography for Rick Carlislehasn’t been written yet.
“Opportunities to be on more meaningful stages is something that's important for young teams.”
“It's a great honor to represent your team at the All-Star Game, but it's tricky. One of the things you don't like to deal with is minutes and how to divvy up the minutes. You try to be as fair as possible, but you can never get everybody happy.”
“It's very difficult to just start playing fast in the middle of the year. Guys aren't conditioned for it physically or mentally.”
“Dirk carried an amazing load with the Dallas Mavericks over a period of two-plus decades that may never be rivaled again.”
“Great players have a short memory for tough games. They move forward. They're always thinking ahead and about the next challenge.”
“Arvydas had always been a guy who was very, very reserved.”
“My memory is programmed to last about as long as an egg-timer.”
“The one thing I know is a strong, solid defense puts you in position to win.”
“Ron Washington is one of the real treasures in all of sports.”
“The important thing is that when you get into some stretches of inconsistency that we don't overreact on the one hand and try to reinvent who we are, but on the other hand, be logical and analytical and truthful about it so we know what we need to correct.”
“Everybody wants a four man that has length. That can guard multiple positions. That can shoot threes and make plays.”
“Let me say this and be very clear about it: there's nothing quite like your relationship in your first job with your best player. When I was in Detroit, Jerry Stackhouse and I were very close.”
“Certain guys have the ability to deliver the ball in a way that creates confidence for teammates.”
“A big part of life is acceptance of your situation, whatever it is.”
“You can't hit a guy in the face when you shoot the jump shot.”
“When you establish that you're a galactically successful offensive team, but below average defensively, that's not gonna win you a championship.”
“The season is so long, so many things go on, if you ever get too high or too low, you can lose your focus on what's important.”
“Social media has created really an undue pressure on guys like Luka to generate highlights.”
“There's so much that I learned about systemic racism, the history of racial injustice.”
“To aspire and realistically have a chance to be a better defensive team, you've got to get better defensive players.”