In three seasons as the coach of the Indiana Pacers, Rick Carlisle and his team's record has gone down each year. This year the Pacers are trying to hold the last week of the season, in order to make the playoffs. However, no one is really talking about making a coaching change.

It is clear the Pacers are moving in the wrong direction. The season is almost over, and it does not appear that the team will finish with a winning record. During mid-season, the Pacers traded the cancer of the team, Ron Artest for Peja Stojakovic. People thought this would solve the Pacers' woes. However, Peja looks poised to test the free agency market this summer. The team is a mess.

Maybe, Coach Carlisle has lost control. Yet, not many are talking about making a coaching change in Indianapolis. Everybody knows Carlisle is a friend, former assistant coach, and teammate of Pacers' President Larry Bird. If it was any other coach including former coach, Isaiah Thomas, the people of Indianapolis would be begging for him to be fired.

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