Pacers fail again
By Thomas O’Farrell
The Indiana Pacers will once again end their season with disappointment. With another losing season comes a good possibility that coach Jim O’Brien’s stint as Pacers head coach could be coming to an end.
O’Brien has led the Pacers to four consecutive losing seasons, and hasn’t shown any promise during his time as coach.
There have been several issues with the Indiana Pacers this year: poor drafting, lack of teamwork, and injury has Indiana as the tenth worst team in the National Basketball Association.
The first step to a turn around for next year will have to start with a new head coach. O’Brien just doesn’t have what it takes.
Another key issue the Pacer’s organization must address is the drafting problems. The Pacers continue to make horrible decisions when selecting draft picks. I know Tyler Hansbrough is a hard working, determined athlete, but he doesn’t have enough size and talent to hang with the decent power forwards in the league.
A quality draft pick and new leadership at the head coaching position could allow the Pacers to have some success and hopefully make a playoff run in 2010-2011. Until this happens, professional basketball will continue to not exist in Indiana.
The Pacers now have the reputation as a joke, which is sad because of how Indiana is globally known as a basketball state. It’s time for change.
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