"Dallas Mavericks coach Rick Carlisle will miss Monday's game at Oklahoma City after having arthoscopic left knee surgery this past Wednesday. Carlisle will return and coach Tuesday's home game against Toronto, but his doctor advised him not to travel to Oklahoma City. Assistant coach Dwane Casey -- who also is the team's defensive coordinator -- will coach the team against the Thunder with much help from assistant coach Terry Stotts. Look for point guard Jason Kidd to also call some of the offensive plays. "Terry and I have both been through this before,'' Casey said. "We have veteran players and we've just got to continue what we have. "What we have to do is regroup and re-energize our edge. Our edge we had before the break.''" read more: http://sportsblogs.star-telegram.co...le-will-miss-okc-game-after-knee-surgery.html
