Story byDustin DopirakFri, January 9, 2026 at 2:35 AM UTC·14 min readThe quality of Rick Carlisle that most impresses his current players with the Pacers is his adaptability. Some of them weren't even alive when he got his first head coaching job with the Pistons in 2001 and none had made it past elementary school, but they know the game was much different then and that Carlisle has had to change with the times."From the day he got here until now, our style of play has changed," point guard T. J. McConnell said.
