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Originally Posted by markus1234
Rick is definitely a bit overrated. I followed him pretty closely in Indiana
http://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/IND/2007.html
http://www.pacersdigest.com/showthre...fire-Carlisle&
and he looked VERY confused in his last 2 seasons. Jasikevicius was a much better PG than Tinsley, but stubborn RC kept playng Tinsley and losing games... Then he suspended Sjax and other guys "left and right" and lost the team completely.... That Sjax, Jermaine O Neal and Artest do not play for the Mavs is no coincidence.
ps: And Jasikevicius got his revenge during our pre season game vs. barcelona  |
This has never been true in the NBA. Cabbages was a good shooter (particularly within the frame of Euro ball) but he was a huge failure with the Pacers. He was never anything more than a disappointingly mediocre player. Travis Diener on a shooting slump.
Rick had some very dysfunctional teams his last two years in Indiana. It may have been time for him to go, but not because he couldn't coach. He had to deal with the unprecedented suspensions, a slew of injuries to key players, and a lot of roster turnover (including the terrible Jackson/Harrington for Murphy/Dunleavy deal). Definitely not Rick's best work, but there were a lot of variables that were out of his control.