Pacers Coach Rick Carlisle Claps Back at Massive NBA Criticism

"I disagree with that, and I've experienced that really over, I'm going into 24 years as a head coach. I mean, things have changed a lot. I think high pick-and-roll at the end of the game is something we'll always see some form of."

Carlisle believes that sentiment is only shared by people who are looking for something to complain about.

"I would also write that off to people who are a bunch of glass-half-empty people. I can't view the game like that and I can't view our team like that."

The Pacers certainly don't play like any other team in the league. They have so many possible options in the half-court that it's impossible to say they just shoot layups and 3's.

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Indiana plays a random brand of basketball, and that is very intentional. Carlisle wants his team to be hard to predict, and that's exactly what they are on a game-to-game basis.

Sometimes, they will have Tyrese Haliburton run a high pick-and-roll. Other times, they'll throw the ball to Pascal Siakam in the post. Other times, Andrew Nembhard will slither into the paint for a midrange jumper.

All of those things show that the NBA game is varied from team to team, because no one else plays with as much randomization as the Pacers do.

Carlisle is the architect of this style of play and has been building it for years. Other teams have their own philosophy when it comes to playing offense.

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