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Rick Carlisle stresses that winning teams need strong defense, not just scoring. He notes how analytics made the three‑point shot a must‑have, and he admires players who can blend entertainment with teamwork. He also points out that prosperity in pro sports can shift quickly, so balance is key.

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Everybody plays Dirk hard and physically.

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Great sport has intellectual beauty.

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Dirk's one of the top players of all time. That's undisputed.

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Thibs is a difference-maker, man.

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When you're not playing well, a lot of things get magnified.

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Ron Artest has really earned the title All-Star.

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The wrong types of distractions generally aren't good. But they're going to have to be overcome by any team at some point.

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The relationships that you build are really the greatest source of fulfillment in coaching.

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The reality is if they want more scoring, they're going to have to do one thing and that's make the rim bigger.

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It's the NBA, it's not supposed to be easy. If it was, I'd be pulling guys off the street. It's a tough,…

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Jalen Brunson is a guy you would never bet against if you know him. You just don't bet against that guy.

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Great players have a short memory for tough games. They move forward. They're always thinking ahead and about the next challenge.

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Everybody wants a four man that has length. That can guard multiple positions. That can shoot threes and make plays.

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Prosperity is always one of the challenges in pro sports because teams can strike back so quickly.

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Dirk played with Jason Kidd near the end of his career and Jason was still a great player, but he did not…

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What the great players in history of sport have in common is they can take the understanding of the entertainment side and…

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Imagine an NBA season where you don't have to travel. Whoever heard of something like that? If you can't look at that…

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It's much easier to slow a point guard down than to have one speed up. That's why one of the axioms in…

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Caris has obviously proven he's a hell of a starting point guard as well as a hell of a starting two guard.…

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When you establish that you're a galactically successful offensive team, but below average defensively, that's not gonna win you a championship.

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If anything, you should be happy that somebody is saying flammable things about your team. That should be great bulletin-board material.

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Over time, analytics became more prevalent. The potency of the 3-point shot became not only something that was a trend but a…

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If you increase the size of the basket by a one-inch radius, two inches in diameter, that's five percent. So you're adding…

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I guess one of the most memorable things for me about Kobe Bryant is that when we moved to Dallas in the…

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Guys like Doncic, Bird, Jason Kidd, Magic Johnson - sometimes they get bored and they want to get into a creative state…

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Certain guys have the ability to deliver the ball in a way that creates confidence for teammates.

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The one thing I know is a strong, solid defense puts you in position to win.

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You can't make any assumptions about the fact that you get to the Conference Finals one year, you're going to get there…

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I consider Jason Kidd a close friend now. When we were working together, it was a business relationship.

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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.

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There's some guys that step on the floor and bring a presence and energy and confidence to the game.

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Social media has created really an undue pressure on guys like Luka to generate highlights.

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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…

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To aspire and realistically have a chance to be a better defensive team, you've got to get better defensive players.

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Dirk carried an amazing load with the Dallas Mavericks over a period of two-plus decades that may never be rivaled again.

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Small market teams deserve an equal shot. They deserve a fair shot no matter where they're playing.

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Look, playoff basketball in the NBA is the greatest thing in any sport in my opinion.

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For me, my job is about developing the style that helps our group have the best possible chance to win.

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Opportunities to be on more meaningful stages is something that's important for young teams.

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I mean, there are always matchup challenges with any team - it doesn't matter who you are, which conference you're in. Every…

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Every game you play is going to present different challenges. You've got to be enthusiastic about taking them on.

What the great players in history of sport have in common is they can take the understanding of the entertainment side and fit it…

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Hey, I love hard play, clean, competitive playoff series.

I consider Jason Kidd a close friend now. When we were working together, it was a business relationship.

There's so much that I learned about systemic racism, the history of racial injustice.