Champion coach - Carlisle! His life goal: to bring a championship to Inn City! Can you get what you want this time

G2 in the NBA Finals is about to start. In the G1 game, the Thunder lost to the Pacers. Harry's quasi-killing victory at the critical moment is still impressive. This year's Pacers have also passed the hurdles, just like a god's helper - and this god is Pacers coach "Rick Carlisle". US media NBA Memes even posted a comparison photo of Rick Carlisle in 2003: More than 20 years have passed for the same coach and the same team. Carlisle's goal in life is to bring a championship to Inn City.

Carlisle's ups and downs

In 1984, Rick Carlisle was selected by the Celtics with the 70th pick. During his career, Carlisle had no chance to play and averaged only 2.2 points per game in his career. But luckily, he won the NBA championship with the Celtics in 1986. It was this experience that laid the foreshadowing for his future coaching career. In 1998, Carlisle began his coaching career, serving as assistant coaches for the Nets, the Trail Blazers, Pacers and other teams, and in 2001 he became the youngest head coach in the history of the Pistons. In his first season with the Pistons, Carlisle led the team to a 50-win record and successfully entered the playoffs, and finally won the honor of "Coach of the Year" through this performance. In 2004, Carlisle faced a huge challenge in his career. The Pacers experienced the "Auben Hill Incident" that shocked the entire league at the beginning of the season, resulting in the main players being suspended for more than 100 games. Faced with this sudden situation, Carlisle remained calm in the face of danger and finally brought the Pacers into the playoffs with excellent tactical adjustments until he lost to the Cavaliers in the second round. But the tough style of this "Iron Blood Walker" team that year was deeply imprinted in the hearts of fans, and Carlisle became synonymous with tactical masters.

Peak work: The Mavericks defeated the Heat Big Three to win the championship

In 2011, Carlisle led the Pacers at that time to create a miracle that could be recorded in history-in the NBA Finals, they defeated the arrogant Heat Big Three composed of James, Wade and Bosh as a "single-core team", and successfully won the first NBA championship trophy in the history of the Mavericks. Although many people only remember Nowitzki's unsolved attack, Carlisle's design and application of the team's tactics is undoubtedly the most important factor in winning the championship.

The unique coaching style is very unique, and it can be called the "alternative philosophy" of the NBA. In contrast to the concept of "Five Donkeys Tactics" by Eastern Conference rival Thibodeau, Carlisle is very good at tapping the potential of role players and paying attention to team cooperation. This is also the reason why we can see many games, and the role players of the Pacers such as Nesmith, Buy Cornell, Mathering, Nemhard, etc. can perform well. Carlisle does not pursue an apparent star lineup, but helps players to maximize their value through team cooperation and tactical execution.

Return to the Pacers and create new glory

In 2021, Carlisle returns to the Pacers and fights hand in hand with this team full of potential. Despite facing the challenge of being young and inexperienced in the lineup, Carlisle, with his deep coaching skills, quickly integrated the Pacers into a strong team that should not be underestimated. In just four years, the Pacers have reached the Eastern Conference Finals twice and reached the Finals for the first time this year. Despite this, Carlisle still kept a low profile. He said: "Now is not the time to celebrate, and his real goal is the championship." For Carlisle, the championship is not only a personal honor, but also the most important thing he coached Incheon twice to make up for the city.

Carlisle once commented on his tactical philosophy: "My job is to make every player on the team better." This may be the driving force that drives him to move forward on the road of his basketball coaching career. For Carlisle, the ultimate goal may not be to win the championship trophy, but to make the sport of basketball full of infinite possibilities through his coaching.

Carlisle's legend has not ended yet, and the Pacers' championship journey has just begun!