Frank Vogel speaks on team

Posted by Unknown on Thursday, September 27, 2012 with 1 comment
Pacers Head Coach Frank Vogel made the following statements while speaking to Mike Wells of the Indianapolis Star.


Vogel on the bench:
“I do believe it’s better, but that’s to be seen. Clearly change does not equal improvement, but the pieces we brought in, to me, are going to give us a chance at succeeding with the second unit.  The more I watch the September pickup games, the more I believe in that strength.”
Vogel said Lance Stephenson has the inside track to backup Paul George at shooting guard.
“Lance Stephenson has challenged for playing time for two years. Now he’s playing with more confidence than he ever has. So he’s going to challenge the starters.”
Vogel on Gerald Green and D.J. Augustin:
“Gerald Green is doing things everyday I didn’t think was possible for human beings to do. D.J. has really blown me away in the limited time that he’s been here in terms of his ability to create and make others better. That’s a unique talent to have. Literally on almost every possession he makes somebody better with his passing.”
Vogel on Jeff Pendergraph:
“He might have had as good a September as anybody on our team. Donnie Walsh called him the MVP of the month. He’s going to be pushing for minutes.”
Vogel on Ian Mahinmi:
“We felt like Lou (Amundson) did a great job last year, but we also felt like we got lucky with injuries to (Andrew) Bogut, (Al) Horford, (Brook) Lopez and (Dwight) Howard. We think Mahinmi will size up and give us more depth against those elite centers better than Lou did.”