02-06-2022, 05:50 PM
(02-06-2022, 05:41 PM)dirkfansince1998 Wrote: Talent downgrade was expected. Pacers simply don´t have a Luka level player. He probably did not expect to have more than half of the starting five out with injuries for the majority of the season. Warren still hasn´t played a single game this Season. Brogdon played two games since christmas. Levert missed the first two weeks of the season. Turner seems to be out for the season.
I´m not even sure, that he thought that Indiana was a talent downgrade overall. Sure they don´t have a Luka type player, but healthy and at full strength that was a very deep team with 5-6 players capable of putting up numbers on any given night.
I think Carlisle fancied himself far superior to Bjoerkgren, anticipated a healthy roster and an improve of 12-15 wins to enhance his reputation. Problem is that Bjoerkgren might have been an a**hole, but probably a pretty good basketball mind.