Re: Carlisle will not take Pacers' front office job ESPN.com<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>Former Indiana Pacers coach Rick Carlisle, who had the option of staying with the organization as part of its management structure, announced Tuesday that he is leaving the club. Rick Carlisle won 61 games in his first season in Indiana, but the accomplishment was a footnote next to the backlash of the 2004 Palace brawl -- the flashpoint to the deterioration of a talented but troubled collection of players. A look at the four-year tenure of Carlisle:"I have given notification that I will not be returning to the Indiana Pacers next season as Executive Vice President of Basketball Operations," Carlisle said via e-mail.</div>Link
Re: Carlisle will not take Pacers' front office job I didn't expect him to take the job. The job was obviously just a filler for Bird to keep his relationship with Carlilse. I wish Carlilse the best as he continues on
