Since there isn't always gamedays, I thought I'd make this thread so we have a place we can talk about the games if there isn't another thread to post in.
Anyone see last nights game? I missed it. First thing to that popped out at me when I looked at the box score is it looks like the combo of Hibbert, West and Hansbrough are still rebounding amazingly well. Only 3 games in but a nice sign so far.
Rough night for George going 0-4. He get locked down, or just have a bad game?
Pacers looked really tired down the stretch. Tough loss, but that streak had to end sometime. The Raptors always seem to bring it against us, so it wasn't surprising. Liked most of what I saw until the 4th. Too many bad decisions.
So apparently Amir Johnson's last shot in regulation was late, and we should have won 90-88. ****ed over again. I can't wait to see what the NBA says about this one.
Jonas is beating him under the basket so he throws him to the ground. It's a dirty play in its own right, but when you know the player is 1 game back from a broken hand its downright ludicrous.
Oh quit crying that wasn't even that bad. I wish there was more of this to be honest. I miss the level of physicality that the NBA used to have in the 80's and 90's.
I really doubt we make a move, and it seems like other teams (Boston, Chicago, etc.) will probably make better plays for Redick. But, in the event that we do work something out, what would Orlando want from us? Maybe Hansbrough and Orlando Johnson? I would love to have Redick here. I think he'd be perfect with George on the wing.
I wouldn't mind Reddick but who will be filling Hansbrough's spot? Pendergraph? Ugh
EDIT:
Looks like Granger will be back very soon.
Mike Wells ‏@MikeWellsNBA
Granger went fullcourt - and looked good according to those who saw him - in practice today. Goal is for him 2 play Wed barring any setbacks
Because I've watched my fair share of basketball from especially the 90's and I enjoyed the way they played in that era more than the way they play now. Smart ass.
Obviously it was an unnecessary play but it's not even half as bad as you guys are making it out to be.
That comment really shouldn't be coming from a moderator. Still, don't act like Hansbrough's some kind of mindless goon. That play would have gone completely unnoticed in the '80's/'90's where flagrant fouls today were sometimes not even called normal fouls.
I moderate the Raptors forum, not the Pacers, if whoever mods this forum would like to to infract me for my comment then go right ahead. I also said it was 'almost as if', which was my cute way of pretend insulting KK.
Hansbrough is a knucklehead when he does stuff like this. You didn't see The Admiral or The Dream having to throw people around. Players might have played tough, but they generally played fair. Going after a rookie who was 1 game returned from a lengthy absence for a broken hand, purely because that rookie has been bitching you on the boards all game is pathetic.
No it wouldn't have. The notion that 80s/90s ball was like a football game isn't true. No amount of YouTube Larry bird fights changes the fact that basketball is still basketball.
I don't know if you're watching the same '80s I have. I notice a significant decrease in dirty plays/taunting now versus even five years ago due to media campaigns, changing ethics, rule shifts on flagrants, replay, and NBA press releases after the fact. Five years ago, there was still a significant difference versus five years prior, etc. No one's saying basketball was ever played like football, but dirty plays have been significantly reduced and occur with less frequency. That means that smaller ones stand out. Nothing wrong with that, because it's good for players, but KK and I were just pointing it out.
And football's a good example. Look at the difference in the NFL as well, especially with new information on concussions. Basketball is almost a completely different sport than it was in the 1980s. Players who played then will even tell you that.
PP, I really doubt Hansbrough even knew Valanciunas's condition. I doubt he even knows who he is. JV is probably about as popular and followed outside Ontario and Lithuania as Ian Mahinmi. Dirty play? Sure, likely. Egregious? No. I've seen much worse this year and in prior years. Nothing to get too worked up about. Everyone dislikes Tyler Hansbrough.
The Pacers' Paul George scored 17 points in 20 minutes as the East narrowly lost to the West, 143-138. George also added 4 assists, 3 rebounds and 2 steals
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