Carlisle is planning, Pacers Civilians fight for the historic championship

With the Pacers defeating the Thunder again at home in the first home court in the finals to win a 2-1 lead, not only did the team regain the lead and initiative, but head coach Carlisle was once again pushed to the hot search. After Popovich retired, this low-key coach has become the oldest team coach of the league. Throughout his coaching career, his fame and attention are not only incomparable to famous coaches such as Popovich, Sloan, and Riley, but even Rivers and Tyron Lue are much more famous than him.

Even so, Carlisle still proved himself to the league with his excellent coaching record. If the Pacers can beat the Thunder in one go this year, then Carlisle's two championships in his coaching career can be considered the highest in history. In 2011, he led Dallas to win the championship and was regarded as one of the most valuable championships in history. After all, they defeated the Miami Heat, which had the top three giants. The team won two championship trophys in four years since its establishment, and the other was losing to the Spurs, which Duncan led Popovich to coach.

In contrast, the Pacers today still have a certain gap in lineup strength from the Dallas Mavericks back then. Although the overall age of Dallas' lineup is relatively old, its rich experience is incomparable to the Pacers today. Looking at the player configuration, Nowitzki and Kidd are both super-historical giants, Marion is the All-Star forward, center Chandler is the best defensive player and regular player in the lineup, with scorer Pejastokjakovic and best sixth man Terry on the bench; if this lineup can be 5 years younger, then Dallas will also be very likely to create their dynasty era.

The current Pacers have a much dimmer star flavor. Except for Halliburton, only Siakam and Turner have been selected as All-Stars in the team, and other starting and rotating players are almost unknown in the league. But even such a civilian team, facing the same young and new MVP, was able to play a game result that exceeded everyone's expectations. Carlisle's arrangement of troops was amazing.

This year's playoffs, the Pacers defeated the Bucks, the Cavaliers, and the Knicks. Each team has at least two All-star offensive stars. Judging from the paper lineup, the Pacers do not have the upper hand every time. It is like this that the weak defeats the strong again and again, so that the players can maintain the struggle of all the players no matter what kind of opponent they face. This may also be the art of coaching by Carlisle. If the Pacers can win the championship this year, then they may be one of the most valuable championships in NBA history.