New coach for the Pacers = Nate McMillian

[greece66]

http://www.follownews.com/pacers-have-a-new-head-coach--their-fans-arent-happy-19hlq

[chambers]

Not sure why there's so much McMillan hate. He was a decent coach although not the greatest. Vogel's offense was so stagnant like Scott Brooks. I guess Pacers fans were expecting a big splash and from that viewpoint it's underwhelming. Not like it's Byron Scott or something.

Does make me wonder if this is a sign that the Pacers may look to develop for a few years.

C'mon Larry, send PG our way.

[PhoSita]

Solid hire, knows the players already.

PG is not getting traded, folks.

[TheFlex]

Fantastic hire. Glad to see McMillan get another shot.

[greece66]

Bird wanted the Pacers to score more points — this season the team produced an offensive rating of 102.4, an improvement from 100.8.

Bird wanted faster pace — the team averaged 98.99 possessions per game, up from 95.5.

Essentially, Bird wanted more. And while the slight progressions might have been expected from such a flawed roster — a teenager, three career backups as bigs and not one true point guard until late in the season, and all this thrown around Paul George — Bird envisioned the team performing better than it did.

Source: http://www.indystar.com/story/sports/nba/pacers/2016/05/05/insider-vogel-didnt-give-bird-enough-what-he-wanted/83981278/

[Who]

I love Nate McMillan. Delighted to see him back as a head coach.

I agree he seems a strange choice though. Those Portland teams were the slowest most deliberate teams in the league.

[Big333223]

I'll throw in with those saying they like McMillan. He's a solid coach. I think it's a good hire. I also think, because he's an established guy, this is a sign that PG is staying and they'll be looking to build on what they have.

[jambr380]

Wow, he was a head coach for 10 years already? I thought he was in the 4-5 year neighborhood and like only a couple of years ago. I hate time.