German interview with Rick and Dirk

[dude1394]

Hat tip to the blondebomber at db.com
http://dallasbasketballdotcom.yuku.c...ster/1/?page=1

I was happy to hear that Rick has incorporated some specific items into the dirksters workout. I also think he's going to be a little more sophisticated in his teaching techniques tthan the littlest napoleon was. It's just an impression but he's talked of smaller things that will help the players do what they want. I wasn't privy to what avery was saying but he never talked about techniques very much, mostly macro things.

Here is the link to the German article
http://www.bild.de/BILD/sport/mehr-s...o=4913714.html

I'll try a translation. I hope I will be able to....


Dirk, I will make you even better

BILD: Mr. Carlisle, you're for the first time in Germany. How do you like your trip?

RC: It's great. I've been visiting some sights with Dirk's father, went for a meal with Dirk's family and I've been in a beergarden. But most of all I am here to see Dirk doing his workouts.

Dirk: In the morning I always went with Holger to the gym and did some workouts with the ball. Rick watched and brought in his ideas.

RC: I have huge faith in Holger's work. He inserted the things into the workouts I asked for. In the NBA Dirk is guarded very hard, even with two opponents. I want to help him making the right decisions in those situations and to make the game easier for him. How he drives to the basket and how he throws. Dirk, I will make you even better!



BILD: Do you remember the moment you saw Dirk for the first time play?

RC: It was in 1998. Dirk participated in a pickup (?) game in the USA. Almost everybody had a video tape of that game. Back then Larry Bird already knew that Dirk would be a very good player. And he was right. The fact that Dirk trains during summer instead of going on vacation - fantastic.

Dirk: But since two years it's harder to motivate me during the summer. My body wants some time off. So most likely this will be the last summer with me working so hard. I want to go to the Olympics, that's my dream. But next year I will need the summer to relax.



BILD: What do the Mavs need to go for the championship?

RC: We need an athletic player who can drive to the basket. And we need a constant hitting 3-point shooter. Those are the type of players we are looking for. But it's going to be tough next year. In order to be a contender every player needs to be in formidable form - especially Dirk. He is a very important player for the Mavs.



BILD: And he plays this summer in Athen to qualify for the Olympics. Considering the possibility of injuries you might not be very enthusiastic about it.

RC: Right now Dirk lives for his Olympics dream. So I have no choice, I have to root for him.

Dirk: At the moment I see nothing from Würzburg. In the morning I am in the gym and in the evening I am on the stepper (?). That's almost everything what I've been doing for the last three weeks. But if we qualify for the Olympics we will party all night long in Athen.

RC: I will watch the tournament in Athen from Dallas and will root for Germany. I think they have a chance.



BILD: Mr. Carlisle, would you be able to support Team Germany in German?

RC: I only speak two German words: Schnitzel and Schnauze. That are the words I learned from the Bill Murray in the movie "Stripes" (My comment: Sorry, I don't know his original name). But I know that the Germans love David Hasselhoff...

Dirk (laughing): Once I said I would sing "Looking for Freedom" during the freetrows to stay focused. I never got rid of it since then. I even met him once.

RC: Do you have any other rituals?

Dik: Before the games I try to keep the same rhythm. Locker room, warm up, throwing the ball. And I am not allowed to go to the hair cutter. My teammates forbid me to do it. They think we lose when I cut my hair. But in Athen I will have a modern short hair cut.


Sorry if this has been posted before.

[snoop]

great read thanks

[Underdog]

RC: We need an athletic player who can drive to the basket. And we need a constant hitting 3-point shooter. Those are the type of players we are looking for. But it's going to be tough next year.

Enter Maggette & Redd (or something in that mold)?

[DevinHarriswillstart]

Rick sounds like he actually cares. Good stuff.

[BGMaverick9]

Originally Posted by Underdog

Enter Maggette & Redd (or something in that mold)?

Yup...
Yup

[birdsanctuary]

Originally Posted by BGMaverick9

Yup...
Yup

Give me Maggette and I understand Redd's ability to shoot, but I want some defense.

82Games did some defensive analysis and Michael Redd was the worst defender at the 2 guard position in the NBA... (The data was from 02-05, but it showed a consistent trend)
DEFENSIVE STATS LINK

Michael Rosenbaum's analysis of Redd:
"Michael Redd is in a league of his own on defense at the shooting guard position. The difference between Redd and the next lowest-rated shooting guard is three times as large as the difference between the 2nd and 10th lowest-rated shooting guards. And Redd has been very consistently ineffective over the years. Again, defense may win championships, but it does not pay the bills."

[BGMaverick9]

I can agree and see that, but I'll go with the new environment and team defense philosophy/approach that worked in Boston. I mean if he's the worst...he can only go up right?

[ty]

Originally Posted by birdsanctuary

Give me Maggette and I understand Redd's ability to shoot, but I want some defense.

82Games did some defensive analysis and Michael Redd was the worst defender at the 2 guard position in the NBA... (The data was from 02-05, but it showed a consistent trend)
DEFENSIVE STATS LINK

Michael Rosenbaum's analysis of Redd:
"Michael Redd is in a league of his own on defense at the shooting guard position. The difference between Redd and the next lowest-rated shooting guard is three times as large as the difference between the 2nd and 10th lowest-rated shooting guards. And Redd has been very consistently ineffective over the years. Again, defense may win championships, but it does not pay the bills."

Hahah, sigh. But, I think I'd rather watch us lose with amazing offense and horrible defense, than lose with horrible offense and horrible defense.

[bgarrett]

I feel very confident that he will not be here, one of the best things that happened a few years back was Milwaukee matching our offer. He is great shooter but were already implementing a new offense, they don't have time to teach a veteran to play Defense too.

[mav_love]

looking forward to Dirk's "modern short hair cut"....

[DavidDaMonkey]

Dirk: But since two years it's harder to motivate me during the summer. My body wants some time off. So most likely this will be the last summer with me working so hard. I want to go to the Olympics, that's my dream. But next year I will need the summer to relax.

Does this slightly scare anyone else? It sounds a little bit like the beginning of the end. I'm not saying that we didn't all see it coming, or that its unacceptable or anything, but its still a little sad.

[Sportstudi]

Originally Posted by DavidDaMonkey

Does this slightly scare anyone else? It sounds a little bit like the beginning of the end. I'm not saying that we didn't all see it coming, or that its unacceptable or anything, but its still a little sad.

But it was expectable. However, he said one month ago in e German newspaper that he still wants to play for 5-6 years on a high level. So he would be 35-36 then. Kidd is 35 now and will turn 36 next March, but he's still playing a great ball. Or look to Nash, he's 34. I think that Dirk still has a plenty of good years left.

[bgarrett]

Yah, Every year since being in the league he hasn't taken much time off after the season. Seems like his body would be more taxed than it is. I wouldn't be surprised if he was slightly more sluggish this year.

[alby]

He's got a few years left of MVP-level play before we need to start worrying. He can easily average 20+ just being a spot up shooter anyways =]

[MavsX]

Dik: Before the games I try to keep the same rhythm. Locker room, warm up, throwing the ball. And I am not allowed to go to the hair cutter. My teammates forbid me to do it. They think we lose when I cut my hair. But in Athen I will have a modern short hair cut.

[nikeball]

Did Avery ever visit Dirk's family or meet with him outside of a professional setting? One would think that a coach and the MVP of the team should have a closer relationship. You play much better for someone you like...than a control freak.

I expect great things from Dirk next year.

[horse900703]

Rick and Dirk are preety good together~

[alby]

Originally Posted by nikeball

Did Avery ever visit Dirk's family or meet with him outside of a professional setting? One would think that a coach and the MVP of the team should have a closer relationship. You play much better for someone you like...than a control freak.

I expect great things from Dirk next year.

Dirk gives us great things every year.

[GermanDunk]

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