Report: Rick Carlisle Reaches Deal to Coach Mavericks

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Wolves Updates 5/10
Published 5/10/2008 by SG at TWolvesBlog
... UNC has produced a young crop of NBA talent as well. Raymond Felton has finished in the top 10 in the league in assists during his first two seasons; Marvin Williams has helped transform the Atlanta Hawks into playoff contenders, and Rashad McCants was the Minnesota Timberwolves' second-leading scorer this season. Sean May and Brandan Wright are also former Tar Heels who look to play a significant role on their teams next season. From Marc Stein/ESPN: The Dallas Mavericks and Rick Carlisle reached a verbal agreement on a four-year coaching contract Friday night that seals his ...

Land-o-Links - 5/10/2008
Published 5/10/2008 by Frank the Tank at FRANK THE TANK'S SLANT
... with his new deal with Mark Cuban and I’ve been actually getting increasingly excited about the prospect of Mike D’Antoni on the sidelines at the United Center.  While he doesn’t have the defensive philosophy that John Paxson has long preached, it’s clear that the Bulls needed a complete readjustment in attitude which is what the almost-former Suns coach would provide.  Granted, the Bulls don’t have the personnel on offense to come close to the scoring proficiency of D’Antoni’s Suns teams, but we are a team that is ...

Rick Carlisle: the answer, or a quick fix?
Published 5/10/2008 by Matt Carter at Showboating
... So what will be Carlisle’s first move as head coach? According to ESPN, he’s already brought in former head coaches Terry Stotts and Dwane Casey to serve on his staff. While neither guy was particularly successful with their previous team (Casey with Minnesota, Stotts with Milwaukee), they are at least both solid basketball minds. That seems to be the theme with the coaching staff currently in development: experience. The Mavericks took a gamble with Avery Johnson, hiring a guy with no coaching experience and giving him free reign on offense and defense. For a while ...

Cuban Confirms that Rick Carlisle to be Next Coach of Mavericks
Published 5/11/2008 by Maury Brown at The Biz of Basketball :: Part of the Business of Sports Network
... Owner Mark Cuban has confirmed that Rick Carlisle will be the next coach of the Dallas Mavericks. Carlisle most recently coached the Detroit Pistons. As reported by ESPN: ...