Indiana Pacers general manager Chad Buchanan shared his thoughts on head coach Rick Carlisle during his end-of-season press conference this week.
INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana Pacers just wrapped up their third season since hiring Rick Carlisle to be the head coach of the franchise in 2021. They reached the Eastern Conference Finals for the first time in a decade after finishing the regular season 47-35.
Indiana is now 107-139 since bringing in the veteran head coach three years ago, and they are 2-1 in postseason series. Pacers general manager Chad Buchanan discussed Carlisle and the job he's done with the franchise so far during his end-of-season press conference on Tuesday. Buchanan added more about his head coach. "He loves teaching young players that are receptive to being coached. He loves being around a team that's got great leadership. He's got great staff that supports him. He's built one of the best offenses this league's seen in a long, long time this season," the GM said. "He's a joy to be around, the players respect the crap out of him.
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