Pacers seeking new voice after parting ways
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Pacers seeking new voice after parting ways 06-May-2016 08:46 |
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So on Thursday, the Indiana Pacers' president of basketball operations announced he would not re-sign Frank Vogel to a new contract despite five trips to the playoffs, including two appearances in the Eastern Conference finals. Instead, Shane Doan Jerseythe Pacers will search for a coach who can do Vogel couldn't: win an NBA title.
''Sometimes my job really sucks and this is one of them,'' a somber-sounding Bird told reporters. ''I just had time to think about it and watch the team throughout the year. http://www.officialcoyotesproshop.com/Womens_Youth_Antoine_Vermette_JerseyI know a lot of you didn't expect us to make the playoffs, but I had a lot higher expectations. I just came to the conclusion that it was necessary for these guys to hear a new voice.''
The move comes four days after the Pacers fell just short of becoming the sixth No. 7 seed to upset a No. 2 seed since the playoffs were expanded during the 1980s. Toronto fended off Indiana's late comeback to hold on for http://www.officialcoyotesproshop.com/Womens_Youth_Brad_Richardson_Jerseyan 89-84 victory in Game 7.
There was a lot more that went into Bird's decision.
He believes players listen to most coaches only for about three seasons. He believes the small-ball lineup that Indiana started with this past season would have worked over time, even though he understood why Vogel reverted to a more Jori Lehtera Jerseytraditional NBA lineup. And although the Pacers met one of Bird's preseason goals, scoring about five points more per game this season than last, their offensive efficiency rating remained essentially flat, going from 24th to 23rd.
Vogel felt strongly that he deserved another chance despite his expiring contract. Bird said Vogel even asked Thursday morning if the news conference could be postponed so the two could talk. Bird refused.
''It (the season) was so http://www.officialbluesteamshop.com/Womens_Youth_Kevin_Shattenkirk_Jerseyup and down and I really couldn't figure it out,'' Bird said. ''Was it that the players maybe weren't good enough? Did Paul (George) hit the wall? I really was waiting for Myles (Turner) to get in there. I knew by the All-Star break that small ball was probably going to go by the wayside because he (Turner) needed to be in there playing.
''But there's nothing I've really seen other than the voice. It really is, every day, the same voice, I think guys sometimes tune that out,'' he said. ''It happens, it's unfortunate. Frank was here for five and a half years and that's a long time for me.''
''Sometimes my job really sucks and this is one of them,'' a somber-sounding Bird told reporters. ''I just had time to think about it and watch the team throughout the year. http://www.officialcoyotesproshop.com/Womens_Youth_Antoine_Vermette_JerseyI know a lot of you didn't expect us to make the playoffs, but I had a lot higher expectations. I just came to the conclusion that it was necessary for these guys to hear a new voice.''
The move comes four days after the Pacers fell just short of becoming the sixth No. 7 seed to upset a No. 2 seed since the playoffs were expanded during the 1980s. Toronto fended off Indiana's late comeback to hold on for http://www.officialcoyotesproshop.com/Womens_Youth_Brad_Richardson_Jerseyan 89-84 victory in Game 7.
There was a lot more that went into Bird's decision.
He believes players listen to most coaches only for about three seasons. He believes the small-ball lineup that Indiana started with this past season would have worked over time, even though he understood why Vogel reverted to a more Jori Lehtera Jerseytraditional NBA lineup. And although the Pacers met one of Bird's preseason goals, scoring about five points more per game this season than last, their offensive efficiency rating remained essentially flat, going from 24th to 23rd.
Vogel felt strongly that he deserved another chance despite his expiring contract. Bird said Vogel even asked Thursday morning if the news conference could be postponed so the two could talk. Bird refused.
''It (the season) was so http://www.officialbluesteamshop.com/Womens_Youth_Kevin_Shattenkirk_Jerseyup and down and I really couldn't figure it out,'' Bird said. ''Was it that the players maybe weren't good enough? Did Paul (George) hit the wall? I really was waiting for Myles (Turner) to get in there. I knew by the All-Star break that small ball was probably going to go by the wayside because he (Turner) needed to be in there playing.
''But there's nothing I've really seen other than the voice. It really is, every day, the same voice, I think guys sometimes tune that out,'' he said. ''It happens, it's unfortunate. Frank was here for five and a half years and that's a long time for me.''
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