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?
I think the Hawks could take you to six or seven games if we had Al Horford, but this one will probably be over in 4-5 games. We play no defense, good offense. You play great defense. Good match up for Indiana. Roy Hibbert going up against 40 year old Elton Brand will get his confidence back up.
I see Atlanta taking a game where Jeff Teague absolutely abuses George Hill, then maybe another if Lou Williams and Kyle Korver go off. I don't think we'll see any blow-outs, though.
The Pacers were great defensively until about January, then good at defense until right before the all-star break. Since then, we've become pretty mediocre. I'd like to think Evan Turner has completely ruined our defense with his missed rotations. He's bad on the ball, but atrocious off it. I hope we never even fathom putting him on Teague, Williams, or Korver.
I could see Atlanta stealing a game like that. Jeff Teague was playing at a near all-star level, then Al Horford went down and it was looking like he had a huge regression, but he's been on fire lately. Just won player of the week for the first time.
Hibbert better get his act together in the final game against a tanking team in Orlando. If he can't, you guys have a problem. This isn't last year. I don't remember Hibbert playing this bad during any stretch last season.
He had some really terrible offense for the first half of the season. We blamed it on a wrist injury, but I'm starting to think he just goes through ridiculously long mental slumps.
Anyone else think we need to look into a a different option for our backup power forward this offseason?
Scola and West are too similar on offense, and neither is all the good of a defender. I'd like to see a more versatile defender coming off the bench. Would have really helped us out in this series I think.
Paul George completed his first day of full practice with the Indiana Pacers on Thursday – three days ahead of the schedule he expected -- but he's not ready to resume playing games.
"I'm still hopeful (of playing mid-March)," he said. "That's the date I wish to return. Long ways away. Still got some steps and some hurdles to overcome. That's still a goal of mine."
And those steps?
"Just continuing to put some wear and tear on it," he said. "I've still got to go through some more pounding and get some more practices under my legs and getting up and down (the court), running and getting some conditioning again before I think the whole medical staff will be ready for me to be out there."
That's not just his words; it's those of coach Frank Vogel.
Vogel said George, who suffered a fractured leg Aug. 1 in a Team USA exhibition game, must be "in game shape, (have) rhythm and timing and all the movements that he's got to learn to trust again."
"Paul's not going to be out there unless he's close to being Paul George again," Vogel said.
George was an NBA All-Star the two previous seasons before being injured in Las Vegas. He said he's pain-free, although he feels the effect of practicing again.
"Some days it's sore; some days it's more sore than others," he said. "But that's part of it. It's nothing that's limiting me from being in practice."
Vogel said George still has "a long way to go" before being cleared to participate in games. He did not say how long that might be.
"There's no timetable for his return," Vogel said.
I really don't see the point of trying to rush him back. Even if we make 8th I'm not confident in this team knocking off Atlanta or Cleveland, so what's the point?
**** yeah. I won't lie, at the beginning of the year I wanted to see us go 0-82 and get a high draft pick. But now, I have been incredibly impressed with the effort of the team despite the lack of talent and I really hope we make the playoffs. If Paul George can return in time for the playoffs, we will not be an easy match-up for Atlanta or Toronto. It would be fun to watch this team in the role of the underdog.
I see I'm basically the only Pacer fan who still posts in this thread, but regardless I'd like to take the opportunity to say I was right about Evan Turner.
It would have cost nothing to keep him and he would have fit great with the current team. I remember Pacer fans calling me an idiot (maybe not the exact words) for wanting to keep him.
Well guess what? Evan Turners a mother ****ing gangster and we should have kept him.
I cancelled cable and decided it wasn't worth my time to try and stream the games. Considering the recent 10 game stretch we've had, I might start watching again in the near future.
I did get tickets to the Celtics game on March 14 so that should be exciting.
Im going to the Pacers-Knicks game tonight. We'll see just how un-entertained I am. It's only my third live game of the season though, Ive been slackin!
Too little too late I think. We're a game and a half back with only 6 to go. Even if we go on a hot streak, we'll have to luck out and have other teams lose.
Glad to see him back though. The team played better than I thought in his absence.
So.... Cope and his wife got stabbed at a NY Club at 4am, and 2 Hawks players are being charged with obstruction of justice for refusing to let the police set up a crime scene?
Haven't heard stories like this since the old Jamal Tinsley, Stephen Jackson days.
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