Larry Bird fired Frank Vogel. Now what? The NBA is littered with NBA coaching candidates, but there are at least four key questions surrounding the search for a new man to lead the team.
- Who can lead a team to better results than Frank Vogel likely would have in the next few seasons?
- Who does Larry Bird want?
- Who wants to come coach the Indiana Pacers?
- Will the Pacers pay top dollar to hire whoever Bird targets?
While each of these will be important to the search, let’s start from the bottom and work our way up in reverse order.