Carlisle: "You're giving me too much credit. I'd get arrogant. If I have any ideas, I'll definitely discuss them with you first, but right now I need to understand the team better."
After experiencing a sobering defeat with the Pistons and the Pacers, Carlisle's performance made Bickerstaff very satisfied.
Bickerstaff: "Pre-game training is about to start, let's head down."
Carlisle shook his head: "No need, I wouldn't be of much help. Could you find me an empty room? I want to take the opportunity to watch the videos of the past two rounds of the games."
Bickerstaff: "There's no need to look for another room. Just use my office; the environment here is better than any lounge... But if you're just here to watch the videos, why not have the team send the DVDs to Michael's place? I remember he has a home theater; it's much more comfortable to watch there than on a television."