Indiana Pacers Coach Rick Carlisle Has A Stern Message For Tyrese Haliburton And Company He Dubbed OKC Thunder As A “Daunting Challenge”
Indiana Pacers’ coach Rick Carlisle has been facing intense pressure to create history as the heated NBA Finals are on. The team is up against the Oklahoma City Thunder and none of them are baking down. For Carlisle, this is his sixth NBA Finals, and he believes his team needs to focus only on how they’re performing now, and it doesn’t matter how they performed in the past. The Pacers have put their heart and soul into the game, and it can only get exciting from here. Carlisle praised Oklahoma City Thunder and how they have been great historically.

Coach Rick Carlisle says Oklahoma City Thunder is a daunting challenge for Indiana Pacers

Rick Carlisle has had a fantastic career. He made it to the NBA Finals as a player, as an assistant and also as a head coach. Now, his entire focus is on the Indiana Pacers and how he could strategize the team better, and focus on maintaining a solid score.

On Thursday, according to Pacers.com, Carlisle said, “There’s no looking forward, We study some of the things that have happened leading up to this. Beyond that, I’m not talking about anything having to do with series standings or any of that kind of stuff. It would be foolish.”