Comments on: Frank Vogel Remains Frontrunner for Pacer Head Coach as Other Candidates Find Jobs Elsewhere http://www.eightpointsnineseconds.com/2011/06/frank-vogel-remain-the-frontrunner-for-pacer-head-coach-as-other-candidates-find-jobs-elsewhere/ An Indiana Pacers Blog Mon, 20 May 2013 13:04:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: JV http://www.eightpointsnineseconds.com/2011/06/frank-vogel-remain-the-frontrunner-for-pacer-head-coach-as-other-candidates-find-jobs-elsewhere/comment-page-1/#comment-8208 JV Fri, 24 Jun 2011 14:50:08 +0000 http://www.eightpointsnineseconds.com/?p=9065#comment-8208 It hasn’t been reported yet, but the Pacers have agreed with terms with Lakers’ associate head coach Brian Shaw to hold the same position with the Pacers, which means its Vogel’s job. This also confirms that Bird’s plan was to surround Vogel with proven assistants with a lot of playoff and in Shaw’s case, championship experience. After all, Shaw did learn from the best coach ever.

]]> By: Tad http://www.eightpointsnineseconds.com/2011/06/frank-vogel-remain-the-frontrunner-for-pacer-head-coach-as-other-candidates-find-jobs-elsewhere/comment-page-1/#comment-8167 Tad Tue, 21 Jun 2011 17:41:22 +0000 http://www.eightpointsnineseconds.com/?p=9065#comment-8167 What are we waiting for? If the Pacers had somebody else in mind, shouldn’t he have been interviewed by now? If you’re going with Frank Vogel, make the announcement and get it over with already.

]]> By: @Pacers_Chants http://www.eightpointsnineseconds.com/2011/06/frank-vogel-remain-the-frontrunner-for-pacer-head-coach-as-other-candidates-find-jobs-elsewhere/comment-page-1/#comment-8160 @Pacers_Chants Sun, 19 Jun 2011 20:26:12 +0000 http://www.eightpointsnineseconds.com/?p=9065#comment-8160 When Larry Bird returned as president, he said Frank Vogel would get the first interview and the last interview. Of course, that left everyone with the impression that there would be, oh, I don’t know, other interviews. Of other candidates.

The season ended April 26. Today is June 19.

We have yet to see another coach formally cross-examined or courted or linked to the Indiana job. If Bird has brought anyone in, called anyone on the phone, that intelligence has escaped the news media, a near mission impossible in this day and age.

So we must ask, Where…Are…The…Interviews?

It’s one thing for the Pacers to bring Vogel back, and live through all of his lumps as he learns on the job with a team that is still trying to find out how to win.

It’s quite another for Indiana to retain his services without even giving a fair hearing to this crowded field of attractive head coaching names.

There’s no harm in talking to people, even if Bird and company are dead set on Vogel.

Because if they hire Vogel without ever taking anyone else seriously, and the NBA’s youngest coach has a short and unsuccessful tenure, Bird will deservedly get raked over the coals.

If ownership and the front office are committed to doing everything possible to improve the Pacers, then Larry will schedule sit-downs this week with Rick Adelman and Lawrence Frank.

Or anyone else with a pulse.

Where…Are…The…Interviews?

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