12-15-2021, 05:24 PM
(This post was last modified: 12-15-2021, 05:25 PM by HoosierDaddyKid.)
(12-15-2021, 05:10 PM)michaeltex Wrote: From Wikipedia:
After the Pacers finished the 2006–07 season with a 35–47 record (missing the playoffs for the first time since 1997), Bird fired Carlisle as head coach. Carlisle understood the decision, saying that the Pacers needed "a new voice." In four seasons with the Pacers, Carlisle compiled a 181–147 record.
Thanks for that tidbit. I couldn't figure out if Bird fired him. In one of those seasons, he coached the Pacers to the best record in the NBA at 61-21 but lost to Detroit in the playoffs.