Rick Carlisle drove to the suburban Indianapolis home of Pacers president of basketball operations Larry Bird around 9:15 p.m. last Tuesday. Sitting outside Bird's pool house for three hours, the longtime friends knocked back a few beers and dissected the Pacers. They arrived at two big decisions shortly after midnight. (Full article: 2423 words)

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