Dick Versace, in his fourth game as Pacer coach, blamed poor shot selection.

"Ewing sets the standard for how 7-foot centers should play and work," said Dick Versace, the Indiana coach.

"Coleman," said the Indiana coach, Dick Versace, "is going to be a star."

It was the fourth consecutive victory for the Pacers, including three straight under Dick Versace, their new coach.

"Nothing has ever affected his desire to win," Dick Versace, a former coach, said only a few years ago.

With West aboard, Dick Versace, the team president, will become the Grizzlies' general manager.

Hill took over for Dick Versace, who was dismissed on Thursday.

"Patrick is a great player," said Dick Versace, the Pacer coach.

"I think that if the numbers are right, he'd take the job," said Dick Versace, a former colleague and good friend of Daly's.

Dick Versace, one of his two aides, took over the coaching duties.