Frank Vogel likely doesn’t know at this moment whether he will invited to return as the coach of the Indiana Pacers (Larry Bird will hold a press conference tomorrow at 11a to talk about this and other topics), but that shouldn’t keep him from making the call on his own future. Leaving the Pacers is […]
There is no doubt after reading the quotes from Pacers president Larry Bird in today’s Indianapolis Statr that he wants to replace coach Frank Vogel. The headline in the Star says Bird is undecided on Vogel’s future, but that sure wasn’t my take. Here are the quotes gathered by Gregg Doyel: “I don’t know what’s […]
Last night, the Indiana Pacers season came to an end, and with it the curtain may be ready to fall on the longest coaching stint in franchise history. Frank Vogel has been the coach of the Indiana Pacers more than 100 games longer than anyone in the team’s NBA history, and he has the second best […]
Indianapolis Colts general manager told us last night that Alabama center Ryan Kelly was the best player on their board, the player they targeted all along, and just happens to address their biggest need. Okay. I’ll buy it because I like the pick – a lot. Andrew Luck woke up safer this morning than he […]
Former Indiana basketball coach Bob Knight opened for Donald Trump at a campaign rally last night in Indianapolis, and the result wasn’t the shock and awe hilarity that used to be Knight’s standard fare. Instead, the monologue was strange, rambling, self-serving, and sad. One of the greatest basketball coaches in history has been reduced to […]
What a miserable game. The Pacers appeared unready and incapable to claim a stranglehold in their opening round matchup against the Toronto Raptors. As the fourth quarter began, the Pacers held a commanding 13-point lead, and Paul George was showing himself to be the best player in the series. An incredible 9:30 elapsed in that […]
The 2nd U.S. Court of Appeals ruled yesterday that New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady must serve the four-game suspension originally handed down by NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell for his role in deflating the footballs to be used by the Pats offense during the 2014 AFC Championship. Of course, this was nothing but a procedural […]
Top seven most needed changes to youth summer basketball
This level of bedlam has no place at youth basketball events. I spent a lot of time in gyms over the weekend watching high school aged young men playing basketball in Indianapolis. Many of theist players in the country were here, so why not drive a few miles to see them for myself? My son […]
It’s easy to overreact to a debacle like last night’s Indiana Pacers loss to the Toronto Raptors. The Pacers failed to compete and were never in the game. From the brief moment the Pacers led 9-8 until the clock mercifully expired, the team assembled by Larry Bird and led by Frank Vogel failed to match […]
Baseball analyst Curt Schilling was fired by ESPN yesterday. It wasn’t for his political beliefs, but because he so loudly and compellingly proclaimed them. People will say that ESPN pulled the trigger because they are liberals enforcing an agenda against Schilling’s conservative beliefs. It wasn’t. The reasons for firing Schilling were entirely pragmatic. You might […]
