Star report

Indiana Pacers coach Frank Vogel joined ESPN's radio show Mike & Mike Thursday morning.

On the show he discussed the Pacers' collapse, the signing of Andrew Bynum, Lance Stephenson's antics and the NBA Finals.

Here's what Vogel said about the team's collapse at the end of the season:

"I think a number of things happened. We battled a couple of injuries. When you have young players, improving at the tremendous rate that Paul George and Lance were developing and improving. The identity of your team can shift at times. I think that sort of happened with us this year. We hit some bumps in the road, but thankfully we were able to stabilize and get ourselves to the [Eastern] Conference Finals and give ourselves a chance to advance."

Here's what he had to say about the Bynum signing:

"Nothing negative. We brought Andrew in hoping his knees would hold up and we would be able to get one of the best centers in the game. Unfortunately his knees didn't hold up. We knew that was a chance that we were taking, but it was a risk worth taking for us. In terms of him fitting into the locker room, he was a terrific guy. Well-received by everybody in the locker room and everybody in our organization and we enjoyed our time with him. So it's just a matter of his knees couldn't hold up."

Vogel on what he told Stephenson during the series against the Heat:

"Well we had a lot of conversations, I don't want to get into too great of detail with them. But basically along the lines of you're doing so many good things on the court, why let something external take away from that? Basically just along those lines and to encourage him to play solid basketball."

Vogel on Stephenson's trash talking:

"Most professional athletes get involved in trash talking. It's just part of their competitive spirit, their competitive edge. I think that's a strength of Lance's, you know the edge he brings to the game. He's just got to be careful not to cross the line.