StephenJackson

Artest WILL be in a Pacers uniform next year. Bird is well aware of what kind of a player he has in Artest, and he will not give him up. Artest has been working with the team, and he has made it clear that he has grown from the Brawl and that he is all business now.

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The only weakness I can think of that the Pacers need would be a defensive minded point guard comming off the bench.

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The Pacers organization is one of the few in the league that likes to stay still and work with what they have, but in one recent article, they said some changes could be made. The most likely trade to happen so far is trading Bender or Croshere and our 1st rounder to a team with cap room for almost nothing. Pollard might be moved, but he's the best player on our team for guarding Shaq. Gill could always be traded/waived, but I think he's a solid 3rd stringer. 3-point shooting is very important to our team. Probably the biggest reason we didn't beat Detroit last year was that we couldn't hit a 3. Tinsley has greatly improved his shot (although that didn't show in the playoffs), Freddie is good at 3's, and the Jackson for Harrington trade helped a lot. We really don't seem to have too many holes. Our inside scoring isn't great, but Harrison should improve, and if Jermaine doesn't constantly take jumpshots, we should be all right. Rebounding is definately covered. Jermaine is all right if he actually goes inside, and Pollard, Foster, and Davis are all very talented rebounders. Defense is covered with Artest back this year. I really don't think we have huge holes, which is why I think we have a good chance at a championship next year.

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I think that besides being slow-footed, AJ is pretty good at defense. He's no stopper, but he can hold his own.

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TheTruth

SJ....I know that....cortisone is just a cover up. waht im saying is toughness always supercedes injuries for leaders and great players. I think jermaine will get you guys your championship. but he's still learning how to be a leader. granted the injuries are a factor. but the list is too long for players that have willed their teams to wins in the playoffs injured.


just curioius S JAX....what moves or trades would you make?

StephenJackson

Personally, I love our team the way it is. Bender/Croshere can be traded yeah, but won't get anything in return...so why bother. With Artest back next year, I think we should just pick up where we left off at the beginning of the season...without Miller this time around of course.

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If we win a championship, it definately won't be Jermaine leading our team to it emotionally. He may have the biggest offensive impact, but it will be Artest and Jackson firing up the team and leading them.

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TheTruth

i disagree....what i expect from you guys is Jermaine finally finding the "emotion" and "fire" to get you guys there....I dont see it from Jackson....no way no how. or Artest

TheTruth

it will be interesting how the team plays without reggie tho.....a whole new basketball team on every level. reggie was sooo much to that team.

Pacers Fan

There is no way you can't see emotion from Jackson and Artest. Jackson went after his teammate into the stands of Detroit so he wouldn't be killed. That's emotion. Artest used to constantly get in trouble with the league for showing too much emotion when someone would degrade him or his team. Lately, though, if Artest shows any emotion at all he'll get suspended.

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TheTruth

hey...whens the new ron artest rap album coming out? I heard it got some wiket rhymes. fo shizzle. mo dizzle. he should be able to store alot of emotion and leadership from his concerts. true dat.

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It's already out and from what I've heard, it's horrible. I don't care much for rap, though.

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TheTruth

lol.......holy crap. who opened the retart region in your brain? KILLED! lol Artest wasnt going to be killed. r you serious? Jackson went into the stands because he was raised as a gangsta,you know that, and it was an instinct to fight. had nothing to do with protection. both him and artest were throwing puches at acouple of half-drunk community college students. lol
Artest is a loose canon...not to be confused with emotion. that guy has people assigned to him to help him keep it together. human brain balancers if you will. this is true. In interviews, he reminds me of mike tyson before he got way out there.

TheTruth

no hard feeling on that last one.....i get a little wordy sometimes.

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What is Bender's contract situation? If the man could ever stay healthy, he wouldn't be so bad...then again, I don't know how much he makes, so...

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