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Dallas Morning News (Free subscription) | 9 hours ago
Rick Carlisle is a coach. He's used to people telling him what he should do. So, in the interest of making Carlisle feel at home in his new job as coach of the Mavericks, we offer a list of five things that should be at the top of his to-do list. 1. Does Dirk stay or go? Carlisle took this job to work with Dirk Nowitzki, not to trade him. Think of the Mavericks' pitch otherwise:...
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Dallas Morning News (Free subscription) | 11 hours ago
... the regular season. We know what Dirk Nowitzki can do. And we know what Jason Kidd can do, if Rick Carlisle sticks to his word and gives the All-Star point guard an offense more suited to his strengths. We have no idea what Howard will do. Will he re-emerge as a star? Or will he go into an emotional shell and be just a guy? That's what Carlisle's dinner last night with Howard was...
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Detroit Free Press (Free subscription) | yesterday
DALLAS — Rick Carlisle is off to a great start as coach of the Dallas Mavericks. He's already won over Dirk Nowitzki and he's saying exactly what Jason Kidd wants to hear.
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The Independent (Free subscription) | 16 hours ago
Leeds United may well have bottomed out. There remains a play-off final at Wembley against either Doncaster Rovers or Southend United on Sunday week, but Leeds head to London with a sense of renewal. Inspired by 34-year-old Dougie Freedman, on loan from Crystal Palace, Leeds sealed their progress in dramatic style when hometown teenager Jonathan Howson drilled in his second of the evening 17 seconds...
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SLAM Online (Free subscription) | yesterday
by Marcel Mutoni The enduring image - the one that will remain with us forever - from the brief Rick Carlisle/Ron Artest marriage in Indy is that of Ron Ron pummeling Detroit Pistons fans in their seats. Despite that, Carlisle sounds like he’d be more than willing to give coaching Artest another shot, this time in Dallas . “Of course,” said Carlisle, who coached Artest in Indiana....
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MSNBC.com (Free subscription) | yesterday
May 14: Mark Cuban introduces Rick Carlisle as head coach of the Dallas Mavericks. (NBC Sports)
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Mirror.co.uk (Free subscription) | 16 hours ago
League One play-off: Carlisle 0-2 LeedsBy David Anderson Related ArticlesRelated Tags Gary McAllister last night hailed Leeds' never-say-die spirit after his players upset the odds again to reach Wembley.In a season when they were docked 15 points and lost Gus Poyet and then Dennis Wise, they proved their character by overturning Carlisle's one-goal advantage to win in stoppage time.Jonathan...
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Express & Echo (Free subscription) | 4 hours ago
Wayne Carlisle believes Exeter City have found the recipe for success this season and has urged his teammates to add the final ingredient by claiming promotion at Wembley on Sunday.
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ESPN (Free subscription) | yesterday
John Ward insists the burden of expectation hangs heavy on his Carlisle side ahead of tonight's League One play-off semi-final second-leg clash with Leeds.
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San Fransisco Chronicle (Free subscription) | yesterday
Rick Carlisle is ready to let Jason Kidd and the Mavericks run. And run. And run some more. "When you play with Jason Kidd, you have to open it up," Carlisle said Wednesday. "Our wing guys are going to have to get conditioned to really run. The thing Jason...
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The FanHouse - NBA (Free subscription) | yesterday
Filed under: Kings , Mavericks , Western , NBA Rumors , Dallas Rick Carlisle was asked in a Dallas radio interview this week if he'd ever consider a reunion with Ron Artest , and he wasn't able to hide his enthusiasm about the idea. Tim McMahon of the Dallas Morning News transcribed Carlisle's thoughts: "Of course," said Carlisle, who coached Artest in Indiana. "This guy is one...
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Daily Mail (Free subscription) | yesterday
John Ward insists the burden of expectation hangs heavy on his Carlisle side ahead of tonight's Coca-Cola League One play-off semi-final second-leg clash with Leeds. The Cumbrians bounced back from the disappointment of missing out on automatic promotion to stun a packed Elland Road in the first leg on Monday, as goals from Danny Graham and Marc Bridge-Wilkinson looked to have put them in control...
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Dallas Morning News (Free subscription) | yesterday
Rick Carlisle held his introductory press conference Wednesday. • One theme came through loud and clear. He doesn't buy the notion that this is a team in decline. He then offered two pretty good reasons: Dirk Nowitzki and Jason Kidd. "This team reminds me a lot of the team that we took over about 11 years ago in Indiana when I went with Larry Bird as an assistant coach," Carlisle said....
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Dallas Morning News (Free subscription) | yesterday
"I don't know if he said that or not. But I'm just sure that this is a veteran team with a lot of pride, and that will provide a lot of motivation for these guys over the summer to get in great shape and come into training camp in the best possible condition to really go at this hard. Because this is going to be work. No question. It's a lot of work, a lot of sweat."
