Hoops Habit
Fansided

Indiana Pacers: 5 Best Candidates To Replace Frank Vogel

By Maxwell Ogden

May 1, 2016; Toronto, Ontario, CAN; Indiana Pacer head coach Frank Vogel reacts to a call during the Pacers 89-84 loss to Toronto Raptors in game seven of the first round of the 2016 NBA Playoffs at Air Canada Centre. Mandatory Credit: Dan Hamilton-USA TODAY Sports
May 1, 2016; Toronto, Ontario, CAN; Indiana Pacer head coach Frank Vogel reacts to a call during the Pacers 89-84 loss to Toronto Raptors in game seven of the first round of the 2016 NBA Playoffs at Air Canada Centre. Mandatory Credit: Dan Hamilton-USA TODAY Sports /
facebooktwitterreddit
Prev
3 of 6
Next
Feb 27, 2015; Denver, CO, USA; Denver Nuggets head coach Brian Shaw during the second half against the Utah Jazz at Pepsi Center. The Jazz won 104-82. Mandatory Credit: Chris Humphreys-USA TODAY Sports
Feb 27, 2015; Denver, CO, USA; Denver Nuggets head coach Brian Shaw during the second half against the Utah Jazz at Pepsi Center. The Jazz won 104-82. Mandatory Credit: Chris Humphreys-USA TODAY Sports /

4. Brian Shaw

There are few people more loved and admired by the Indiana Pacers’ key players than former assistant coach Brian Shaw. Shaw had a tumultuous tenure as head coach of the Denver Nuggets, but that was an impossible situation as he replaced the beloved George Karl—in the name of whom the Nuggets executed a mutiny of coach Shaw.

Even then, Paul George and other Pacers players came to Shaw’s defense.

Shaw won three championships as a player with the Los Angeles Lakers, but his coaching success began in 2005. Phil Jackson hired Shaw to his staff during that season, and the duo won another pair of titles together in 2009 and 2010, with a 2008 NBA Finals appearance also on the resume.

Shaw then joined Frank Vogel’s staff as an assistant coach from 2011 to 2013, helping Indiana reach the Eastern Conference Finals in 2013—its deepest run since 2004.

If hired, Shaw would reintroduce principles of the Triangle Offense to Indiana. The Pacers ran an offense with some aspects of the legendary system, with David West operating from the elbow and Roy Hibbert on the low block, and slashers and scorers working off of them.

Shaw may not be the top choice, but it wouldn’t be surprising if Larry Bird hired him to take on the coaching duties.

Next: Producing Points

Home/Indiana Pacers