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How the Pacers can apply the right amount of structure

Appearing on The Woj Pod with ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski at the end of August, Malcolm Brogdon replied with a singular, and perhaps pointed, word when asked what the Pacers need most from Rick Carlisle headed into next season.

“Structure,” he answered.

“His teams thrived because he provided enough structure,” Brogdon continued while expanding on what he expects to gain from his new coach. “Teams that have too much structure become robots. Teams that have no structure play too loose and they’re too reckless and too up-and-down. Teams that have the right amount of structure have that sort of foundation they need, that sort of motion offense that they can always rely on and fall back on, but they also have the confidence and freedom to play their game.