If your glass is half-full, the Pacers are oh-so-close to becoming an elite team again after playing the defending champion Cleveland Cavaliers to the wire five consecutive times.
If your glass if half-empty, the Pacers just got swept in a first-round playoff series, seemingly took a small step backward from the previous season, and need an overhaul.
The front office will decide which glass to drink from over the summer, but for now the Pacers' best move is to tip their collective hat to LeBron James, move on and try to find ways to overcome the deficiencies of the past season.