[Basketball News]

In heartfelt year-end press conferences, Jermaine O'Neal and Rick Carlisle didn't specifically address speculation about their future with the Pacers but both offered sentiments that sounded more like "farewell" than "wait till next year."

O'Neal, Carlisle Expect Answers Soon

[simple simon]

should either be kept ?

[ThePundit]

I didn't see enough Pacers games to tell you if Carlisle did a good job or not. But Jermaine O'Neal? He could play for me any day of the week.

[ThePundit]

Check this out: Interesting

Local media reports indicate that Indiana Pacers head coach Rick Carlisle will be out. Around the NBA, the talk is the Pacers will come hard after Toronto Raptors coach Sam Mitchell, whose contract expires after this season.

Mitchell played three seasons in Indiana, and his hard-nosed, direct style was admired by management. He's the kind of leader they'd like to rebuild with.

Source: Chicago Tribune

http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/rumors/p...rn=nba ,30206