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Simon has been canvassing people he respects – including his longtime former general manager Donnie Walsh – for opinions about how they believe Miller would do with the transition from television to management. Several people with longstanding ties to Miller and the Pacers are pushing Miller to pursue the job, and as one tells Yahoo! Sports: “He’s going to look hard at this, if it’s presented in the right way.” Simon has considered this possibility for several years, sources said, and thinks the timing could be right to groom Miller to run his basketball operations. This is likely Miller’s one chance to ever run a team. And where else would he rather do it, but in the city, the state, where he became basketball royalty? Yahoo! Sports

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And the reason Simon could bring Miller, with no executive experience, to the Pacers is the same reason he brought Bird and Thomas to Indianapolis: the chance for Walsh to mentor Miller. “Herb really wants that to happen,” says a league official with close ties to Miller and Walsh. Yahoo! Sports

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Walsh is extremely fond of Miller, and sources say Simon believes Miller could evolve into a good basketball executive. The possibility of teaching him the trade, the craft, and eventually handing the Pacers over to Miller is intriguing to Walsh too, sources said. Miller isn’t the only choice, because there’s one more ex-Pacer that the owner and Walsh have a fondness for: Chris Mullin. Walsh wanted to hire Mullin with the Knicks, but ownership wouldn’t allow it. Still, Reggie is Reggie in Indiana. There’s no more magical pro basketball name there. Yahoo! Sports

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Reggie Miller: Great day to be a Golden St Warrior fan, my good friend Mark Jackson is taking over the reigns as Head Coach. Fasten your seat belt people!! Twitter

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Speaking on a conference call Monday in conjunction with his network's coverage of the NBA Eastern Conference finals between the Heat and Chicago Bulls, Miller said he thought criticism has been over the top regarding the Heat's celebration after closing out the previous round against the Boston Celtics. "I had zero problems with the way the Heat handled their postgame celebration over the Boston Celtics," the former Indiana Pacers star said of last Wednesday's postgame scene at AmericanAirlines Arena. "I was in the very same boat when we finally beat the New York Knicks in '95. South Florida Sun-Sentinel

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The Western Conference finals belong to ESPN. That means Mike Breen, Mark Jackson and Jeff Van Gundy courtside, with Stuart Scott, Michael Wilbon, Jon Barry and Magic Johnson in the studio. TNT owns the rights to the Heat-Bulls Eastern Conference finals, with Marv Albert, Steve Kerr and Reggie Miller courtside. Ernie Johnson, Kenny Smith and Charles Barkley will be in the studio, with guest appearances from Kevin McHale and Chris Webber. Charlotte Observer

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Miller says he was "very surprised" Collins traded in his TV headphones to coach the 76ers. "He was always emphatic that his coaching days were behind him. But he always had that little twitch in his eye." USA Today

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Does Miller get such a twitch? "Definitely not (for) coaching," he says. "I don't have the patience. I'll leave the door open to working in a front office." USA Today

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Like with his old team, the Indiana Pacers? "It would be an unbelievable opportunity to be able to go home. But Larry Bird has those guys on the right track." Miller isn't surprised that Collins managed to get the Sixers into the playoffs. "Effort and execution will take you a long way. If you have the right mastermind behind you in those areas, any basketball team can get it done." USA Today

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The biggest shock, however, is that former Indiana Pacers guard Reggie Miller was not selected as a finalist, but Rodman made the cut. “I don’t understand why Reggie Miller isn’t a finalist,” former Bears coach Mike Ditka said. “But it doesn’t matter whether I understand. Reggie Miller was a good all-around player. You take the gown away from the other guy, and he’s just another player. But Rodman played on championship teams, and he played with great players. Maybe that’s why they put you in there. I don’t know.” Chicago Sun-Times

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“I’m not surprised that Rodman is a finalist,” TNT analyst Mike Fratello said. “What shocks me is that Reggie isn’t. Reggie stayed in college four years and came into the league with an outstanding work ethic and a tremendous personality. He was a tremendous competitor who represented the NBA with distinction and got to an NBA Finals. “But Rodman was a great rebounder/defensive specialist who helped some good teams win multiple championships. He deserves it. So while Reggie was a fine leader and one of the NBA’s all-time best three-point shooters, obviously, what this comes down to is championships.” Chicago Sun-Times

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“Dennis won seven straight rebounding titles plus two defensive player of the year awards,” Pippen said. “Having played with him on three championship teams, including the team that won an NBA-record 72 games, he ranks among the game’s elite players of all time. He was our best front-line defender who consistently dominated players who were much bigger.” Chicago Sun-Times

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Reggie Miller, believed to have been a leading candidate in his first year of eligibility, was not among the finalists. Miller, a five-time All Star, played his entire 18-year career with the Indiana Pacers and held the N.B.A.’s record for 3-pointers until Ray Allen broke it last week. “Reggie Miller, that guy’s a Hall of Famer,” said Bill Walton, who, like Miller, is a former U.C.L.A. great. “The Hall of Fame is about history, it’s about changing the course of history. I am flabbergasted, flabbergasted on a lot of fronts. Flabbergasted that Jamaal Wilkes is not already in the Hall of Fame, flabbergasted that Reggie Miller is not front and center here today. If I was in charge, things would be different.” New York Times

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Ethan J. Skolnick: H of F finalists: Cheeks, H. Magee, D. Motta, Mullin, ref H. Nichols, Rodman, Ralph Sampson, Wilkes, Tex Winter. No Reggie Miller. Twitter

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Reggie Miller: Although I'm disappointed not to be included on this year's HOF ballot, (cont'd) Twitter

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Reggie Miller: I sincerely wish the best of luck to this year's Class of Finalists, all of whom I admire and respect greatly. Twitter

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Hall chairman Jerry Colangelo is expected to announce changes to what has become an increasingly controversial balloting, mostly designed to give long-overlooked candidates a better chance of future enshrinement, NBA.com has learned. But it comes as several media outlets are reporting that former Pacers shooting star Reggie Miller, the leading candidate for enshrinement among players with NBA ties, did not even make the list of finalists — a very surprising development. Following 2010 developments that Dennis Rodman and Mark Jackson did not make it through the filtering process, Miller being left behind will surely put Hall officials on the defensive on their planned day of celebration. While Miller was never a lock for enshrinement — and there were similar doubts about Rodman and Jackson a year ago — to not even reach the finalists stage is shocking and wrong. NBA.com

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The announcement will obviously increase calls for the NBA to start its own Hall of Fame as opposed to sharing the current operation with the college, international, women’s and high school game, a suggestion commissioner David Stern has previously rejected. There is a chance Colangelo today may decide to release vote totals for the first time, people with knowledge of his thinking said, but that is far from certain. More likely, he will enhance the veteran’s committee and tweak rules to give more long-retired players a better chance for induction while calling for better transparency of the process — but resisting a push to identify voters. NBA.com

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Jackson, Bernard King, Chris Mullin, Don Nelson and Rodman has the most reason for renewed optimism. Other nominees via the North American committee include Maurice Lucas, Jamaal Wilkes, Rudy Tomjanovich, Cotton Fitzsimmons, Tex Winter, Spencer Haywood, Maurice Cheeks, Ralph Sampson, Bill Fitch, referee Dick Bavetta, Rick Pitino, Joe B. Hall, Jim Valvano, George Raveling and Marty Blake, the long-time head of the NBA scouting bureau. Chet Walker is up via the Veteran’s committee. Arvydas Sabonis and Sarunas Marciulionis are from the International committee, while Tara VanDerveer and Teresa Edwards are candidates from the Women’s committee. NBA.com

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In a stunning result that likely will raise questions about the enshrinement process for the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame, Indiana Pacers star guard Reggie Miller failed to make the list of finalists for the 2011 induction class, sources told Yahoo! Sports. Yahoo! Sports

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