<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">'Old-fashioned' Carlisle keeps control of offense Pacers are scoring fewer points since Artest left team, but those who like faster pace can't argue with results Ron Artest considered the Indiana Pacers' offense "boring" since Rick Carlisle became their coach two seasons ago. He probably likes it better now, even though he's not playing in it. That's the irony for the Pacers' All-Star forward since being placed on the team's inactive list because of a wrist injury and subsequent trade request. Without him, the Pacers are playing more the way he had wanted to play. They're 5-2 since Artest's exit heading into tonight's game at Dallas, with both losses coming on the road. They aren't necessarily a better team, however. They're scoring 2.3 fewer points per game and their victories have either come against poor teams or good teams that shot poorly. But they're having more fun and are more fun to watch. The offense has more movement, more passing and more freedom, which has led to greater cohesion.</div> http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/arti.../512260361/1088
Yea, ive seen some of there games, there kind of moving faster, but then again, 5-3 without him is not going to keep up...
The Pacers arent really a team of players who can thrive in a running game...they have solid veterans who thrive more in a halfcourt setting...so it makes sense that the Pacers play a slower style...
