larry bird has two playoff game winners.
larry bird has two playoff game winners.
how many playoff game winners does larry bird have?
two
there have been 13 head coaches for the pacers franchise. larry staverman was the first coach of the team in 1967, when the team was in the aba. coach bobby leonard has the most wins in franchise history, with 529 in his 12 seasons with the team. after leonard, jack mckinney, george irvine, and dr. jack ramsay. when ramsay abruptly resigned in 1988 after the team got off to a horrid start, pacers legend mel daniels took over on an interim basis for two games, before irvine returned for 20 more. dick versace then led the pacers through another sub-par stretch before bob hill got the pacers back to the playoffs and into contention. then in 1993, larry brown joined the pacers franchise and led the team to many playoff appearances as reggie miller blossomed into a superstar and eventual hall of famer. larry bird took over the team in 1997 and coached until 2000. bird took the pacers to their only nba finals appearance in the 1999–2000 season. isiah thomas, rick carlisle, and jim o'brien were next up as the pacers top coach. the most recent head coach of the pacers was frank vogel, until may 5, 2016 when his contract was not renewed after the number 7 seeded pacers lost game 7 of the first round of the 2016 nba playoffs to the number two seeded toronto raptors. subsequently, associate head coach nate mcmillan was promoted to the top spot.
indiana pacers
bullet::::- wooden award: larry bird, indiana state









































bullet::::- naismith award: larry bird, indiana state









































bullet::::- associated press player of the year: larry bird, indiana state









































bullet::::- upi player of the year: larry bird, indiana state









































bullet::::- nabc player of the year: larry bird, indiana state









































bullet::::- oscar robertson trophy (usbwa): larry bird, indiana state









































bullet::::- adolph rupp trophy: larry bird, indiana state









































bullet::::- sporting news player of the year: larry bird, indiana state









































section::::awards.:major coach of the year awards.









































bullet::::- associated press coach of the year: bill hodges, indiana state









































bullet::::- henry iba award (usbwa): dean smith, north carolina
1978–79 ncaa division i men's basketball season