Myles Turner on Rick Carlisle: 'He's still the same coach. But he's taken a more Zen approach' | HoopsHype
Source: New York Times
David Aldridge @davidaldridgedc
Rick Carlisle still seeks to challenge himself, and his Pacers. He had to adjust on the fly to steer Indiana to victory over the 64-win Cavs and a second straight east final-a familiar feeling for a man who became a pilot in his 50s. In @TheAthletic:
nytimes.com/athletic/63477… – 7:00 AM
Sirius XM NBA @SiriusXMNBA
“His ability to adapt and adjust is one of the main reasons why we won a championship in Dallas”
@JasonTerry joins @TermineRadio & @JumpShot8 to explain why Rick Carlisle, his former coach, is thriving now with the Indiana Pacers
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Eddie Sefko @ESefko
Big congratulations to Rick Carlisle, Mike Weiner, Jenny Boucek and the rest of the Indiana Pacers for being in the east finals two years in a row now. And also Nikola Jokić continues to be a bad man. – 12:02 AM
When he first got in the big chair, in Detroit, Carlisle was often abrupt with his players, team management and the media. With the Detroit Pistons and Pacers teams more suited to walk it up and play deliberately, he called almost every play from the sideline. He was a control freak. Now, while he’s still tough, still demanding — “Oh, he’s gonna bark a little bit,” center Myles Turner said — Carlisle’s learned that collaboration is a lot easier to navigate than confrontation. Now, he reaches out. He’s empowered his coaching staff just as Larry Bird empowered him to run the Pacers’ offense in the late 1990s as one of Bird’s two assistant coaches, while the late Dick Harter ran Indiana’s defense. Like Bird, Carlisle makes CEO decisions. -via New York Times / May 16, 2025
