JOB is irrelevant!

by JPSinclair on Mar 3, 2010 1:51 PM EST

Jim O'Brien calling forward Josh McRobert's career high against the Los Angeles Lakers 'irrelevant' is complete bull. With the fourth worst record in the NBA, and JOBs career coaching percentage going down hill, it is time for changes. I don't feel like Larry Bird has done a lot wrong in the GM spot. Until now. You can't sit here and tell me JOB being on the bench anymore is a good thing for the Pacers. You just cant. Im dying to see what Lester Conner can do. I saw what he did when they played Toronto earlier this season. The team played better, like a team. Obviously Solomon Jones probably got suspended critizing JOB in some form or fashion. The team has tuned him out. And if he was a decent coach he would recognize to stop trying to force 'his' system on this team when the pieces aren't there to run that system. This isn't AAU or high school. This is the fricking NBA, you get your team to play a system that benefits them, and this system doesn't. McBob played a great game for what I saw in the first half. Price has been a bright spot where few are to found this season. While the hell is Ford even back? Against the Bulls TJ had 3 of the 8 turnovers in the first half! Dunleavy has been off all season, not to his discomfort, he had a coach that threw him in the fire after coming back and its no surprise he has no legs now because his minute limit was gone over time and time again . Time and time again this team doesn't play to what could possibly be its strengths. JOB seems intent on trying to win-out the rest of the season instead of taking the talent they have and developing them. Let me see some Price, let me see what Hibbert can do working inside out and see if that gets DG33 some decent, unforced looks. The team has tuned him out, the fans have tuned him out. I've been booing every time during the pregame introductions when O'Brien is called since January..and I am not the only one. Wake up Bird. You job is becoming on the line over JOBs JOB! I've started saying it, I could coach this team better than him.

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Who would you rather have coaching the Pacers?

Jim O'Brien

5 votes

JP Sinclair

56 votes

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Rant

Sorry, I know its a rant…but I do feel better to get it off my chest lol

JP Sinclair

by JPSinclair on Mar 3, 2010 1:53 PM EST reply actions

Totally Agree

Inexcusable to call that performance “irrelevant.” What he should have said was “Great game by Josh tonight. Now if we could only get everyone to work that hard. . . cough. . .TJ. . cough.” Players tuned him out about two months ago. Time for him to go.

by TheHawk5 on Mar 3, 2010 2:11 PM EST up reply actions

I believe JOB said some nice things about Granger after last night’s ass whuppin’. Go figure.

by Sparhawk on Mar 4, 2010 12:13 PM EST up reply actions

Good rant

and well deserved. You may have a future in the coaching business too, you are sitting on the majority of the votes!

by jantz101 on Mar 3, 2010 2:32 PM EST reply actions

I want Lester Conner too but...

And if he was a decent coach he would recognize to stop trying to force ‘his’ system on this team when the pieces aren’t there to run that system. This isn’t AAU or high school. This is the fricking NBA, you get your team to play a system that benefits them, and this system doesn’t.

I’m gonna have to disagree with that. Coaching is like an apprenticeship. You learn your stuff by working as an assistant, and you learn the system of the head coach you’re under. Thus, most coaches are married to a particular scheme eg. Phil Jackson and the triange, D’Antoni and the run’n’gun, etc. While JOB sucks as a coach, you can’t fault him for running HIS scheme. It’s the front office’s responsibility to see if JOB’s scheme is a good fit with the kind of players they have/want to acquire. It would be like hiring D’’Antoni and asking him to run a carlisle-type scheme. When you hire D’Antoni(or any coach for that matter), you hire his scheme as well.

by Gary D on Mar 3, 2010 6:31 PM EST reply actions

Ugh...

Don’t know how to use the quote function. Sorry, my bad.

by Gary D on Mar 3, 2010 6:31 PM EST up reply actions

It was time for him to go about a year ago…. and then we gave him a contract extension…. don’t hold ur breath people.

by B-Huse on Mar 3, 2010 7:49 PM EST reply actions

I dont even know who JP Sinclair is!!!!

but I voted for him …… its just like who ever ran against George Bush Jr was going to win ….

by Man of Pace on Mar 4, 2010 9:07 AM EST reply actions

That would be me

I put the poll up their more as a joke than anything. I’m a play-by-play guy and journalist..not a coach lol, but it was all in the realm of the rant

JP Sinclair

by JPSinclair on Mar 4, 2010 12:09 PM EST up reply actions

Nothing personal ... just trying to be funny

by Man of Pace on Mar 4, 2010 4:38 PM EST up reply actions

Huh?

I know this ain’t politics, but didn’t GWB beat both Gore and Kerry? Don’t you mean whoever ran against GWB was going to lose?

by Gary D on Mar 7, 2010 7:04 PM EST up reply actions

He speaks of the allegations that the votes were fixed in both elections. I can see why he has a case in 2000.

by hoosier3060 on Mar 8, 2010 7:00 AM EST up reply actions

I actually got to watch part of the Pacers @ Blazers game out here on Armed Forces Network. The Blazers play-by-play man was pointing to the fact that the Blue and Gold shot 56% in the first quarter and were still down. The color commentator, with a blatant sarcastic tone, says “It might have something to do with the coaching.” The play-by-play man replies with “You think?”

“Fire JOB” paper bag night in three weeks. If you know someone CURRENTLY in the military, you can get lower level for $15 a piece.

by hoosier3060 on Mar 5, 2010 5:44 AM EST reply actions