A biography for Rick Carlislehasn’t been written yet.
“If anything, you should be happy that somebody is saying flammable things about your team. That should be great bulletin-board material.”
“One of the challenges with NBA coaching is it's such a crucible, keeping your eye on the big picture is very challenging.”
“Domas is a guy that's effective in the paint.”
“Starting off in Madison Square Garden is the ultimate. It's the ultimate challenge, it's the ultimate environment.”
“Over time, analytics became more prevalent. The potency of the 3-point shot became not only something that was a trend but a reality and a necessity.”
“Access to quality food should not be a luxury, and I'm going to continue to beat the drum and bring more attention to this cause.”
“It would have been easy to settle back into being an assistant, but I took a risk. I've always seen myself as a head coach.”
“If you want to get a lot of quality looks at 3s, the answer is to play fast.”
“Dirk played with Jason Kidd near the end of his career and Jason was still a great player, but he did not play with a bunch of Hall of Fame players in their prime. Nash left before he really hit his stride.”
“I've been involved in over 300 playoff games in my playing, assistant coaching and head-coaching career.”
“Being historically great on offense is fun, but even dating a pretty girl gets boring after awhile if she can't guard anybody.”
“Unselfishness and defense are our two biggest things. That's our starting point. If you have those two things as foundational building blocks, as long as you have enough offensive talent, other things will fall into line.”
“Everybody plays Dirk hard and physically.”
“Golden State put things over the top. Once that happened, once someone actually won a championship playing fast and playing small, that became a game-changer.”
“When you're a starter in the All-Star Game, a lot of things change.”
“I partner with Mothers Against Police Brutality - was just a phenomenal group of people and helped me learn so much.”
“To me, there's a small group of players that can pretty much do anything on a basketball floor.”
“Dirk's one of the top players of all time. That's undisputed.”
“We're in the business of now and next. The things of the past aren't that meaningful, really.”
“The one thing I love about Mark Cuban is that he is the ultimate example of accountability. When he has made mistakes in the past, he jumps up and admits them and he owns them.”