OK, not offered a new contract – on Thursday, and across the NBA, coaches, players and executives are asking the same thing: Why? Didn’t win enough? Vogel won 58 percent of his games in Indiana, with two trips to the conference finals along the way. No, Indiana couldn’t get past Miami, but at that point (2013) the Heat were basketball’s Death Star. Miami was one of the best teams of this generation; the Pacers a collection of still developing 20-somethings learning how to win. Didn’t develop players enough? Have you heard the story of a man named Roy? It’s winter 2011, and Roy Hibbert is a mess. Two-plus years under then-Pacers coach Jim O’Brien had yielded modest progress, but Hibbert had long chafed at O’Brien’s stern hand and struggled to adapt to his ever-changing role in Indiana’s half-court offense. Read more http://sports.yahoo.com/news/pacers-frank-vogel-180049731.html
