He ran a loose ship, and I think that hurt him. RC runs a much tighter ship, and it has showed so far.
Isiah also had LOTS of questionable coaching decisions, one sticking out of my mind not putting Reggie at the end of the Nets playoff game, when we were down by 3. I dont care if Reggie is 0 - 300000000000, he is Reggie Miller the best blutch shooter in the NBA. You keep him on the court, even if only for a decoy.
Last year was last yr, this is not an attack of you, but i am tired of people living in last yr. The Pacers lost those 2 games in a row, and every1 was like, last year again. Sure enough, they win there last couple of games before the All star break, and all the critics shut up.
Now, I do think the Pacers will hear about last yr everytime they lose a game, but I saw Artest "D" lacking, and I said something is wrong with him. My friend said it was arrogance from being an all star, and it could be, but I think this injury is what was wrong with him, why he seemed less intense.
In conclusion, there will be obstacles in any NBA season, but you need to be able to over ocme them. ARtest behavior was one of them last yr, this yr it is his and AL's injury, along with the fact that every one will refer to last yr every time the Pacers lose 2 or more game in a row, esp in the second half
It will be interesting to see the second half of the season, with the Pacers injured, the Nets on a roll, and the Pistons probably going on a roll very soon
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