head coaching position

[PacersPride]

I really like Vogel and think he has a bright future in this league down the road. Not sure he is the right fit though for the Indiana Pacers at this time. What I mean by this is, we have several young players and right now we need an established coach who can teach these young guys the game. Vogel would be more ideally suited for a veteran team.

Therefore, i have a two-fold question here:

1) Who is a specific coach you are hoping will be considered or even hired for the Pacers next year?

2) What type of coach are you hoping is hired, ie. a fast break 3pt shooting type of coach, balanced inside-out, defensive, offensive coach???

I will add a few coaching candidates im hoping to see considered, but feel welcome to add your own if you have a few in mind.

I will allow the multi-vote option for this poll.

[cdash]

Re: head coaching position

I like Mike Brown, Jeff Van Gundy (which isn't going to happen), and Kevin McHale. Not entirely opposed to Bill Laimbeer.

[PacersPride]

Re: head coaching position

your right, VanGundy isnt really an option, and i hope Laimbeer is not hired here, nvr really liked that guy much.

though i will admit, i like the style he brings. hoping for a defensive minded coach. i really like Rick Calisles style of coaching, maybe too much micromanaging but i cant blame the guy with that group.

i think mike brown is the obvious hire for next season.

[BringJackBack]

Re: head coaching position

I have a hunch that if we picked up Mike Brown he would get annoying.. He would do stupid things that Obie would do like mess up rotations, not play the young guys, play guys like Posey and TJ for no reason, etc..

I don't know why I have this hunch, but I do.

I've somewhat softened by stance on Vogel because he won't start George and he has Brandon/Mike playing too many minutes. On top of that I just think that he has too much trust in our guys to a point that it kind of costs us. For example, in the GSW game he put the starters back in and they blew the lead, yet he still closed with them. It worked out in our favor, but if we were playing a good team it wouldn't have. I will be mad if he's not back, but I won't go ape **** like I would have about 8 games ago.

JVG and Mark Jackson are not options and I have no clue about Bill. I don't want Lawrence Frank either as he just isn't a sexy choice at all. He wouldn't help us at all.. Just a guy to plug a hole.

[Bball]

Re: head coaching position

Vogel with some solid assistants on the bench is intriguing to me. It's too early to make the hire though. We need to see the summer landscape.

[Will Galen]

Re: head coaching position

I'm for who ever the front office picks.

[Spirit]

Re: head coaching position

Anyone but Mike Brown. Dude doesn't coach, he just sits and watches.

[PacersPride]

Re: head coaching position

Vogel with some solid assistants on the bench is intriguing to me. It's too early to make the hire though. We need to see the summer landscape.

Thats a good idea as well. I realize its early, but the glaring weakness this team seems to have is experience across the board.

Im not sold on Mike Brown at all, but i can see the FO taking a look at him since he was an assistant for Carlisle and reportedly well respected within the organization.

[The Jackson shimmy]

Re: head coaching position

I voted for Mike Brown and here's why. He's respected by today's NBA
players (well, other than LBJ, who doesn't really allow himself to 'be
coached' by anyone).

I'm not and have never really been a big Granger fan. But it appears
he's here to stay. Assuming so, Brown is a guy I can see getting
Granger to play his arse off and meet his potential in every area
of the game.

If he's gonna be the Pacers' lead dog, we need a HC who can get the
most out of him.

That aside, Brown is a very good defensive coach. He's weaker on the
offensive end, but a strong, offensive lead assistant can balance that
out.

[Eleazar]

Re: head coaching position

I'm not sold on anyone at this point. My only opinion is that Vogel should be guaranteed an interview and should be taken seriously as the future head coach. He has done enough in my opinion to earn that right.

[PacersPride]

Re: head coaching position

if Nate McMillen became available this offseason I would add him to the list as well.

[Spirit]

Re: head coaching position

I'm not sold on anyone at this point. My only opinion is that Vogel should be guaranteed an interview and should be taken seriously as the future head coach. He has done enough in my opinion to earn that right.

It's not his fault this team has been losing. We need to improve the roster.

PS: Before anyone says "how is it not Vogel's fault, when you say it was O'Brien's?", we all knew that his style would never work. Vogel is letting the players play the way they want, and it is a good strategy. Plus, players like him. Not so much for O'Brien.

[LA_Confidential]

Re: head coaching position

Vogel with better talent on the roster.

[Bball]

Re: head coaching position

I'm for who ever the front office picks.

After seeing the prior choice of O'Brien, and the length of time they stuck with him, I'm not inclined to blindly and automatically believe they will make the proper choice.

A decision as bad as O'Brien deserves to haunt Bird et al... for a while.

[Scot Pollard]

Re: head coaching position

Either Mike Woodson or Frank Vogel.

I don't know if I can trust anyone anymore.

Vogel does what I want as far as keeping the rotations good.

We need a teacher coach and I think coach Woody would be perfect.