5 Reasons the Pacers Can Make Playoffs
By Adam Lukach
5. Frank Vogel
While Vogel has never had to mold a spread offense like this year’s Pacers, he really hasn’t offered many reasons to doubt him either, since it’s easy to believe that the defense-first teams of recent Indiana years were more a result of Vogel’s personnel than his preference for that style.
That’s not to say he hasn’t grown comfortable with that style, or that the personnel impetus is really even true. It’s just to say that it’s possible, and based on Vogel’s track record of turning a group of so-and-so’s into a decent NBA squad, it might not be the best idea to immediately doubt his ability to build a serious offense. He’s always been a canny scriptor of out-of-bounds plays, and as mentioned earlier, the team has looked relatively sharp in moving the ball and finding good shots both inside and outside the paint so far.
So who knows? Vogel represents another “prove it” part of this new equation for the Pacers, but if he can do that once again, his guidance would be a huge boost to Indiana through this ongoing team overhaul.