Jim O'Brien has been fired as Pacers coach

[NINO]

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BREAKING NEWS: RT @mikewellsnba: Jim O'Brien has been fired as Pacers coach, according to multiple sources.

[Father Wrath]

He really had to go. He clearly had lost the team this year, not to mention a good chunk of the fanbase support (although that was before this year.)

I wonder if Larry Legend will step in to finish the season? I'm sure that's would owner Herb(?) Simon would like -- it would surely generate fan interest and media coverage to have Larry Bird back on the bench.

There's a lot of good coaches out there currently unemployed, including former Cavaliers head coach Mike Brown, who spent several years as the Pacers' head assistant before getting the Cleveland job.

[gloria]

Asst Coach named interim coach, Fodel?

[Father Wrath]

Pacers 7-1 under interim Coach Frank Vogel, and playing with a lot more passion. The one game they lost was against the Miami Heat on the road, and it went down to the wire.

Big rematch against Miami Tuesday in Conseco Fieldhouse.