Letter to Larry ... burn after reading

[From the FanPosts, Man of Pace wants to convey his thoughts on the Pacers to Larry Bird...and the rest of us. - CR]

Dear Mr. Larry Bird,

Congratulations, on doing what most of Indiana thought you could not accomplish. The basketball fans in central Indiana have come around and once again embraced professional basketball. The pride has been restored but passionate paying fans will only follow a winner, except in Chicago with the Cubs I mean a team of Rhodes scholars and myself will never solve their problem.

Jim O’Brien must be relieved of his duties in my opinion, feel free to disagree but let me explain. Obie as I like to call him has had a very difficult job placed in front of him and he has done an admirable job considering his circumstances. In 2006 he took over for a tried and true NBA mind Rick Carlisle who couldn't win with the same team Obie inherited and nearly took to the playoffs last year. Jim is a hard line coach very similar to Carlisle both guys have barley enough personality to be considered human. Imagine the person you must answer to day in and day out, win or lose, traveling, and practicing as an NBA player (you will hate to hear this word) you must like your coach.

With what has to be approaching the most losses by 2 points in the history of the NBA Obie has crossed the point of no return. If we can beat Boston and LA without Dunleavy (who Obie rates the #1 Pacer) it's obviously not a talent issue so then it must be a motivation issue, hell we lost to Washington last night. The Technical fouls in the last 2 minutes of close games, the sheer number of injuries, the lack of a winning rotation, and most concerning is the way our prized rookies Rush and Hibbert have been handled to this point.

Who is training Roy Hibbert? I hear its Mel Daniels now ask yourself does his game compare to a 7'2'' man playing in the 21st century. Larry, is the Chief doing anything these days? I would see if Danny Ainge will let Robert Parrish (top 50 all time, hall of fame etc) go, he knew a thing or two about playing the post for a winner. Well with all that speculation aside great pick with # 17 snagging Roy, he is the most promising player the Pacers have; he's a guy with size, shooting and desire to follow in the very large Georgetown footsteps that were laid before him.

In conclusion trade Jamaal Tinsley anywhere and you will gain another year of good will from the Pacer fans, playoffs or no playoffs.(Amare is available if you haven't heard)

Maybe a new shot caller we and the players can get behind similar to George Karl, Avery Johnson, could Reggie Miller or Mark Jackson fill that role.

Develop Roy Hibbert into the Hall of Famer he could be.

Hang in there Larry, Pacer fans are back now its time to win.