Fieldhouse Files podcast

Fieldhouse Files

Jun 16, 2016
20 minutes

It’s been exactly one month since Nate McMillan was promoted to Pacers head coach by President Larry Bird. And he has certainly stayed busy. - On this special episode of the Vigilant Sports Pacers Podcast, Scott Agness sits down with coach McMillan to discuss his first 30 days, observing draft workouts, and organizing his team the way he wants it. - From the day he was hired, May 16: Pacers go old-school, seek accountability in promoting Nate McMillan to head coach - McMillan, a former NBA player for 12 seasons with the Seattle Super Sonics, has coached 930 games and served as an assistant coach with USA Basketball for seven years. He spent the last three years as Frank Vogel’s top assistant in Indiana. - McMillan is keeping assistants Dan Burke and Popeye Jones on staff and he will soon add his third — and final — assistant. - Subscribe to the Pacers Podcast on iTunes. (And, if you like the podcast, please leave a review.) - I welcome your questions and comments @ScottAgness on Twitter or via email. - Topics Discussed: - - * His first month as Pacers head coach - * On having a hands-on approach - * His decision to retain assistants Dan Burke and Popeye Jones - * Adding a player development guy - * How many of the young guys are in each day - * Paul George playing in the Olympics

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