WOJ: Bjorkgren out at Indy

NinjaBro · Post #41 » by **NinjaBro** » Thu Jun 10, 2021 4:14 am

INDY placers are such pansies. Defensive schemes too aggressive for them, LOL. Players here didn't have a problem with it and worked their butts off. Time to bring him home.

Caped Crusader · Post #42 » by **Caped Crusader** » Thu Jun 10, 2021 6:50 am

Fred Van Vliet said he talked to a few Indy players and they all reassured him there was no problem with Nate and that the report was false. Interestingly he alluded to someone wanting to bring him down stopping short of giving away too much on whether this person was part of the Pacers organization or a media personnel.

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Clay Davis · Post #43 » by **Clay Davis** » Thu Jun 10, 2021 6:57 am

Larry Bird said at one point that small market teams need to fire coaches every few years to keep things fresh. Weird mentality...

OAKLEY_2 · Post #44 » by **OAKLEY_2** » Thu Jun 10, 2021 7:46 am

Clay Davis wrote:Larry Bird said at one point that small market teams need to fire coaches every few years to keep things fresh. Weird mentality...

Wanted: another destabilising short term a-hole for tough love experiment in futility.

Raps1103 · Post #45 » by **Raps1103** » Thu Jun 10, 2021 10:41 am

Caped Crusader wrote:Fred Van Vliet said he talked to a few Indy players and they all reassured him there was no problem with Nate and that the report was false. Interestingly he alluded to someone wanting to bring him down stopping short of giving away too much on whether this person was part of the Pacers organization or a media personnel.

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Parataxis · Post #46 » by **Parataxis** » Thu Jun 10, 2021 1:38 pm

Johnny Bball wrote:They should fire Pritchard while they are at it. He can't possibly wash his hands of this and not take a significant amount of the blame.

Yup, when you end up having 3 different Head Coaches in the span of 12 months, the problem probably isn't the Head Coaches.

In The City · Post #47 » by **In The City** » Thu Jun 10, 2021 3:07 pm

Raps1103 wrote:
Caped Crusader wrote:Fred Van Vliet said he talked to a few Indy players and they all reassured him there was no problem with Nate and that the report was false. Interestingly he alluded to someone wanting to bring him down stopping short of giving away too much on whether this person was part of the Pacers organization or a media personnel.

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I can vouch for him. FVF said this on TV while he was talking to Matty D I think.

tecumseh18 · Post #48 » by **tecumseh18** » Thu Jun 10, 2021 3:43 pm

In The City wrote:
Raps1103 wrote:
Caped Crusader wrote:Fred Van Vliet said he talked to a few Indy players and they all reassured him there was no problem with Nate and that the report was false. Interestingly he alluded to someone wanting to bring him down stopping short of giving away too much on whether this person was part of the Pacers organization or a media personnel.

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I can vouch for him. FVF said this on TV while he was talking to Matty D I think.

I can't remember what game it was, but that whole interview was gold. They had to fill time during a useless game at the end of a lost season, so Matt asked Fred some pointed questions. And Fred was like "Sure, I'll answer them. I'll keep talking."

And I think we all remember Kyle hugging Nate at the Pacers game.

Pritchard is such an ass.

Zeno · Post #49 » by **Zeno** » Thu Jun 10, 2021 4:03 pm

I wonder if he ends up on the Clippers staff next year. It feels like they’ll have some holes to fill.

SharoneWright · Post #50 » by **SharoneWright** » Fri Jun 11, 2021 6:47 am

Nate got Bjorked.

tecumseh18 · Post #51 » by **tecumseh18** » Fri Jun 11, 2021 1:07 pm

Zeno wrote:I wonder if he ends up on the Clippers staff next year. It feels like they’ll have some holes to fill.

Depends on the Raps' offseason. The direction, one way or the other, should be clear. But if we're going for it, why not come back?

WuTang_OG · Post #52 » by **WuTang_OG** » Fri Jun 11, 2021 1:19 pm

Nurse and bjorkgren are super tight. Bjorgren was nurse’s best man. Hes joining raps staff again next season

PerfectJab · Post #53 » by **PerfectJab** » Fri Jun 11, 2021 4:46 pm

It's on Bjorkgren as a leader to adapt to the players he has so I don't buy the Indy players are pansies argument. If every team were the same then all the records would be the same as well. Regardless of right and wrong, when you lose the team as a coach you lose your job and getting your players to "BUY IN" is a huge part of the equation.

Zeno · Post #54 » by **Zeno** » Fri Jun 11, 2021 5:11 pm

tecumseh18 wrote:
Zeno wrote:I wonder if he ends up on the Clippers staff next year. It feels like they’ll have some holes to fill.

Depends on the Raps' offseason. The direction, one way or the other, should be clear. But if we're going for it, why not come back?

I guess if I'm him and I had my character attacked like it was, if a guy like Kawhi vouched for him it would basically make it look more like an Indy problem. Raps players liking him and wanting him back is like getting an endorsement from your parents. Sure if you got nowhere else to go, you are really shaken and life hasn't turned out like you planned you can always live in your mom's basement for a year...

johanliebert · Post #55 » by **johanliebert** » Fri Jun 11, 2021 5:48 pm

PerfectJab wrote:It's on Bjorkgren as a leader to adapt to the players he has so I don't buy the Indy players are pansies argument. If every team were the same then all the records would be the same as well. Regardless of right and wrong, when you lose the team as a coach you lose your job and getting your players to "BUY IN" is a huge part of the equation.

Yea being relieved of your duties after one season isn’t normal. Going off the article it seems like he isn’t fit to be a leader guys like him make great assistant coaches.

Casual fans don’t realize assistants often draw up plays and run the offence where as the HC is the leader/motivator.

johanliebert · Post #56 » by **johanliebert** » Fri Jun 11, 2021 5:49 pm

Zeno wrote:
tecumseh18 wrote:
Zeno wrote:I wonder if he ends up on the Clippers staff next year. It feels like they’ll have some holes to fill.

Depends on the Raps' offseason. The direction, one way or the other, should be clear. But if we're going for it, why not come back?

I guess if I'm him and I had my character attacked like it was, if a guy like Kawhi vouched for him it would basically make it look more like an Indy problem. Raps players liking him and wanting him back is like getting an endorsement from your parents. Sure if you got nowhere else to go, you are really shaken and life hasn't turned out like you planned you can always live in your mom's basement for a year...

Nurse was the leader when kawhi was here. Rap players are just defending their hc’s friend.

Zeno · Post #57 » by **Zeno** » Fri Jun 11, 2021 8:20 pm

johanliebert wrote:
Zeno wrote:
tecumseh18 wrote:
Depends on the Raps' offseason. The direction, one way or the other, should be clear. But if we're going for it, why not come back?

I guess if I'm him and I had my character attacked like it was, if a guy like Kawhi vouched for him it would basically make it look more like an Indy problem. Raps players liking him and wanting him back is like getting an endorsement from your parents. Sure if you got nowhere else to go, you are really shaken and life hasn't turned out like you planned you can always live in your mom's basement for a year...

Nurse was the leader when kawhi was here. Rap players are just defending their hc’s friend.

Thanks for the inside info.

John Murdoch · Post #58 » by **John Murdoch** » Fri Jun 11, 2021 11:00 pm

Mcmillan looks like a boss

ash_k · Post #59 » by **ash_k** » Mon Jun 21, 2021 6:52 pm

Johnny Bball wrote:They should fire Pritchard while they are at it. He can't possibly wash his hands of this and not take a significant amount of the blame.

Magic agrees with you and others

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WaltFrazier · Post #60 » by **WaltFrazier** » Tue Jun 22, 2021 6:04 pm

Clay Davis wrote:Larry Bird said at one point that small market teams need to fire coaches every few years to keep things fresh. Weird mentality...

Bird may have also said that, but I just know in his own case, he felt 3 years coaching was enough for him, and the players needed a new voice after 3. Not sure his idea applied to other coaches and/or small markets.