A new season. A new coach. And perhaps a new style.
When team president Larry Bird announced assistant coach Nate McMillan's promotion to the head coaching chair this spring, there were instantly questions about what type of basketball the Pacers would be playing.
However, both Bird and McMillan seemed unwilling to get into the details of style, insisting that they would need to see what type of roster was assembled. It was clear though, that Bird wanted a team that scores more points than in past years, so an uptempo attack seemed to be the stated goal.