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HurricaneDij39
Fire Mike Malone
A couple months back, @msgkings322 was being his bitter self in attempt to convince everyone that past players aren’t as badass as many make them to be.
The point of this thread is to provide a follow up and an unbiased opinion that players of today do indeed have their share of advantages in comparison to those of yesteryear.
Without much necessary debate, this current Pacers team new head coach Rick Carlisle is inheriting is already considerably less maintenance than the one he inherited nearly 20 years ago…
Just about everyone knows about goofy-ass Ron Artest, but Carlisle also inherited the glass man, goofy-ass Jermaine O’Neal, the brief MVP candidate (may not have ever been worthy of such consideration) whom you could count on to miss a big chunk of games every year. And there was one other guy, the one guy I just cringed whenever I watched him in a Pacers uniform and the ultimate do-as-I-say-not-as-I-do type personality - Goofy-ass Stephen Jackson.
The current Pacers - Malcolm Brogdon, T.J. Warren, and Caris LeVert - While not as physical and not quite as talented (though still very talented in their own right) are unquestionably more coachable and it’s not close.
Since most of you are obsessed with 2003 (the year LeBron was drafted straight out of high school), let me provide you with a history lesson - The Pacers in 2003 were a team not many thought high of when Carlisle was first hired and were coming off three consecutive first round exits under Isaiah Thomas. But in Carlisle’s first year, they proceeded to win 61 games - A franchise record.
Hopefully we are able to extent LeVert in the near future, but you just never know…
As I wrote in Shaqdaddy’s predictions thread, I am picking this team to win its first playoff series in eight years this year, and we will definitely finish with a better record than the AARP Miami Heat.
And if there’s one more thing I might add - Not only are the Pacers a more-mature team, but Carlisle is also a more-mature coach whom I have confidence will be able to adapt with the times moreso than he would have during his first Pacers tenure.
The point of this thread is to provide a follow up and an unbiased opinion that players of today do indeed have their share of advantages in comparison to those of yesteryear.
Without much necessary debate, this current Pacers team new head coach Rick Carlisle is inheriting is already considerably less maintenance than the one he inherited nearly 20 years ago…
Just about everyone knows about goofy-ass Ron Artest, but Carlisle also inherited the glass man, goofy-ass Jermaine O’Neal, the brief MVP candidate (may not have ever been worthy of such consideration) whom you could count on to miss a big chunk of games every year. And there was one other guy, the one guy I just cringed whenever I watched him in a Pacers uniform and the ultimate do-as-I-say-not-as-I-do type personality - Goofy-ass Stephen Jackson.
The current Pacers - Malcolm Brogdon, T.J. Warren, and Caris LeVert - While not as physical and not quite as talented (though still very talented in their own right) are unquestionably more coachable and it’s not close.
Since most of you are obsessed with 2003 (the year LeBron was drafted straight out of high school), let me provide you with a history lesson - The Pacers in 2003 were a team not many thought high of when Carlisle was first hired and were coming off three consecutive first round exits under Isaiah Thomas. But in Carlisle’s first year, they proceeded to win 61 games - A franchise record.
Hopefully we are able to extent LeVert in the near future, but you just never know…
As I wrote in Shaqdaddy’s predictions thread, I am picking this team to win its first playoff series in eight years this year, and we will definitely finish with a better record than the AARP Miami Heat.
And if there’s one more thing I might add - Not only are the Pacers a more-mature team, but Carlisle is also a more-mature coach whom I have confidence will be able to adapt with the times moreso than he would have during his first Pacers tenure.