Woj: Nate to become Pacers new coach

[riverman]

They'll now look to rename the team the Slowpacers or Pacemakers...it's up for a vote

 

[BBert]

They'll now look to rename the team the Slowpacers or Pacemakers...it's up for a vote

Yep, under Nate they will most likely be the Control The Pacers if history is any guide. It's possible that Nate's basketball philosophy and adaptability have evolved. But my impression of Nate has always been of a stubborn hard head, so I don't expect it. We'll see.

 

[riverman]

When Nate got fired and cried while thanking the team...he lost that control...now he's just relying on Bird to feed him some plays and Bird says he'll yell at players for him

 

[Hobbesarable]

bwahahahahahahh



And Bird's reasoning for letting Vogel go was to improve the offense?

Larry Legend apparently did not watch Nate coach our Blazers.

Pacers must be reaching for the NBA draft lottery for the next few years.

 

[BlazerCaravan]

My god how many pain meds is Larry on?

 

[Mediocre Man]

Has this been cleared for this kind of thread?

 

[riverman]

The file is 41 bytes on my hard drive, so yes, the instructions are simple. But your new software truncates my hair in my avatar and makes me look bald. How do I resize it to display my fully elegant visage? Why don't you do it and show off your skill in cosmetology.

Flat tops are making a comeback...just get out the butch wax and take a risk

 

[Five Second Violation]

Bird would be better off coaching them himself, he was actually a good coach IIRC.

 

[theprunetang]

This is all funny and everything, and I do think it is a terrible hire. But, people do change and learn. There is a chance Nate has grown as a coach from the bench. I am not saying he has, just that it is a possibility. He could have blown Larry away with his ideas during meetings. I doubt it, but you never know.

 

[theprunetang]

He could have blown Larry away with his ideas during meetings. I doubt it, but you never know.

Or just the words in bold. We'll never know.

 

[Boob-No-More]

Oh God. KP still talking about calm waters.

Talk about damning with faint praise. All the talk about tough times ahead and calm waters makes it sound like KP is setting the bar pretty low. It's like he's saying, we know we will suck and Nate is just the man for the job. We'll fire him and hire a real coach when we're ready to be good again. We just need him to get us through this period of anticipated suckage.

BNM

 

[oldfisherman]

Nate spends more time preparing for games than most coaches; he works hard at his job. He is a good decent person. And he may have improved his leadership skills.

He may also have a good enough regular season to make the playoffs. But he will be riding his player’s talents to get there. Reason, Nate can not think on his feet during a game. He rides his pre-game plan to victory or death.

The bottom line.
When the playoffs start, and the other coach is creating miss-matches that do not happen as often in the regular season. Nate will behave like a deer caught in the headlights, again. And that can not be fixed.

 

[VanillaGorilla]

Talk about damning with faint praise. All the talk about tough times ahead and calm waters makes it sound like KP is setting the bar pretty low. It's like he's saying, we know we will suck and Nate is just the man for the job. We'll fire him and hire a real coach when we're ready to be good again. We just need him to get us through this period of anticipated suckage.

BNM

Am I missing something? He said that three years ago.

 

[Boob-No-More]

Am I missing something? He said that three years ago.

Oops my bad, but it seems even more relevant now. Three years ago the Pacers were a team in the rise. If KP thought tough times were ahead then, he's in for a rude surprise over the next three years.

BNM

 

[crandc]

Good luck to Nate.

Except when they play the Blazers, of course.

 

[KeepOnRollin]

Nate McMillan says Myles Turner is "exactly" like LaMarcus Aldridge.

"It was almost like those guys were cloned," McMillan said. " ... the one thing that I loved about LaMarcus was the fact that he worked extremely hard. He stayed in the gym after practice, he was early to practice, and he really worked on developing his game. Myles Turner is exactly the same type of player. This kid loves to play." McMillan added that Turner is further along in his development than Aldridge was at this point and he believes he can become an All-Star, so it sounds like he has big plans for him next season.

 

[PDXFonz]

Nate McMillan says Myles Turner is "exactly" like LaMarcus Aldridge.

Hahaha I know it's not what he meant but it's funny to read "the one thing I loved about Aldridge".

 

[blue9]

So Nate's gonna ride PG's knee to the first round of the Playoffs a few times until PG medically retires?

 

[riverman]

So Nate's gonna ride PG's knee to the first round of the Playoffs a few times until PG medically retires?

His first move will be to make Nolan Smith his starting point guard

 

[Boob-No-More]

His first move will be to make Nolan Smith his starting point guard

Nah, it will be Taurean Green. He still owes Nate 3 wins!

BNM