 Now, while it's against the law to practice psychology without a license, I contend that there was an unhealthy team culture fostered by the Pacers' leadership that led into that game that night. And this is something they've been contemplating over the summer because the Pacers were really pissed off that they'd been eliminated by the Pistons the year before in the playoffs. It was the Pacers, not the Pistons, who were supposed to go to the NBA Finals. And oh, by the way, the Pacers were coached by Rick Carlisle.