Carlisle wants to play up-tempo game with Mavs
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kcudah posted 5/14/2008 from sports.espn.go.com [flag] |
Rick Carlisle is ready to let Jason Kidd and the Dallas 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 Kidd does better than probably any point guard in the league is push the ball ahead."
Carlisle was hired over the weekend ...
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Ricky C To Push the Rock in Big D?
Published 5/15/2008 at CelticsBlog - NBA Section
Despite a past history to the contrary, that's the word right now: Next year's new-look Dallas Mavericks will be pushing the basketball up the floor with plenty of abandon. As reported by ESPN: At his formal introduction as Avery Johnson's replacement, [Rick] Carlisle repeatedly stressed Wednesday he intends to let Kidd run, run and run some more, going so far as to emphasize that players better spend all summer getting into shape to handle all the running they'll be doing next season. "One of the things that drew me to this opportunity was the chance to work with a ...
