If you’re reading this article you are clearly a Pacers diehard and should be bracing for what’s projected to be the worst season in a generation. The last time Indiana won fewer than 30 games was 1989.
Yet there is an upside to a team already projected to stink: experimentation. Head coach Nate McMillan doesn’t have to deal with meeting unreasonable expectations or superstar egos anymore. He can coach with some freedom.
In 2013 the Phoenix Suns were projected to be one of the worst teams in the league. It gave first year head coach Jeff Hornacek the opportunity to experiment and create a three guard lineup with Goran Dragic, Eric Bledsoe and Isaiah Thomas.