Pacers to Announce Their Head Coach Today

[Mr.Bottomtooth]

http://pacers.realgm.com/

[BacktoBasics]

and we have no clue who it is?

[T Park]

just saw on NBA TV its Jim O'Brien.

Former head coach of the Celtics and Sixers.


What a horrible hire :lmao

[BacktoBasics]

With all the names available they choose that guy. What a disaster.

[JamStone]

Jim O'Brien???

I'm sorry, but I wouldn't be excited at all if I were a Pacers fan.

[ChumpDumper]

Larry Bird's legacy takes yet another hit.

[Mr.Bottomtooth]

Are you fuckin serious??? The fuck were all the Jim Bolyan interviews about then???

[ducks]

pacers are going to rebuild so they hire the least expensive coach

[Mr.Bottomtooth]

Press conference in T-minus 42 minutes.

[leemajors]

taskmaster for taskmaster? i thought they would go in a different direction, personally.

[ChumpDumper]

The Pacers need a credible black head coach.

[mardigan]

Pacers hire O'Brien as new coach
Posted: Thursday May 31, 2007 4:07PM; Updated: Thursday May 31, 2007 4:07PM


By Marty Burns, SI.com

Larry Bird is going to back to his Celtics connections to find his next head coach.

The Pacers have hired former Boston coach Jim O'Brien as their new coach, according to an NBA source with knowledge of the decision.

The team has scheduled a 5 p.m. EDT news conference to announce the move.

O'Brien, 55, has sat out the past two NBA seasons after being let go by the Sixers after the 2004-05 campaign. Before that he coached the Celtics for four seasons, guiding them to a 139-119 record (.539) and back-to-back playoff appearances in 2002 and '03.

O'Brien, who replaces Rick Carlisle, was not among the names mentioned early in the Indiana hiring process. Sam Mitchell was considered the first choice, but the Raptors' coach decided to re-sign in Toronto. Former Heat coach Stan Van Gundy, Bulls assistant Jim Boylan, Pacers assistant Chuck Person and Lakers assistant Brian Shaw also were considered.

However, the Pacers were said to be seeking a veteran coach who would hold players accountable. O'Brien, with extensive experience, appears to fit the bill.

Attempts to reach O'Brien and his agent, Lonnie Cooper, were not successful. A Pacers spokesman would not comment.

[JamStone]

Pacers won't make the playoffs again next year ...

[kingsfan]

Damn why the hell did they pick him? :wtf

[SpursFanFirst]

I was actually excited to see what the Pacers were going to do with this team, and the coaching position was the first step...Now? I'm afraid to know what the next move is.
There's obviously a reason why this O'Brien hasn't been coaching for a couple of years, but, leave it to the Pacers to find out first hand. :depressed
I don't have a good feeling at all.

[ChumpDumper]

Someone PM me when pooh spins Obie as the best coaching hire in the history of organized basketball.

[easjer]

Wow. That was dumb.

[SpursFanFirst]

Reggie Miller didn't seem too pleased about the hire.