Re: Carlisle

"Terraholm" <TerraholmSPAMNOT@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> Don't Taze Me, Bro! wrote:
>> "M.Balarama" <mbalar@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
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>>> what position did Carlisle play in the pros-
>>
>>
>> He was a Guard... but he is not know for his playing career. I am not
>> quite sure how he made it into coaching, but he knows the game 1000
>> times better than he played it.
>
> Long time assistant starting in 1989. Right after his short career at
the 
> end of benches, mostly in Boston, he became an assistant for the nets 
> under Bill Fitch and Chuck Daly for 5 years... then 3 years at ****tland
as 
> an assistant to PJ... then an assistant to Bird for 3 years.... Bird 
> wanted him to get the head job when he retired in 2000..... Walsh gave
it 
> to zeke... and Rick got the head coach job at Detroit.

Always makes you wonder how many talents get lost in the wind...