Offseason thread

[R-Star]

Originally Posted by Knick Killer

The Words of Conrad Brunner. He raises an interesting point...

Not sure I agree. We can spend pretty much all next season trying to work out Wests next contract with him, and get him to agree to sign instead of hitting FA. He doesn't get to have offers thrown at him like Hibbert.

As far as George, if he gets to RFA as basically the same player and someone offers him max, we wish him the best and hope we can maybe sign and trade him. Hibbert is the 3rd best center in the league. George is a talented young 2/3 who hasn't proven he can reach his potential yet.

We're the Pacers. We can't play hardball with our own drafted talent.

We need to keep Hibbert.

[Gonzo]

God damnit Conrad, shut up.

[R-Star]

Originally Posted by Gonzo

God damnit Conrad, shut up.

Surprisingly he was where I got all my Pacers info from prior to joining up to this forum.

[Gonzo]

Originally Posted by R-Star

Surprisingly he was where I got all my Pacers info from prior to joining up to this forum.

I just don't see how this team can get into the Playoffs without Roy. That to me is more important than anything, Paul George isn't going to want to stay on a borderline Playoff team, or anyone else.

I hope that Conrad was just spitballing ideas and not agreeing with it.

[R-Star]

Originally Posted by Gonzo

I just don't see how this team can get into the Playoffs without Roy. That to me is more important than anything, Paul George isn't going to want to stay on a borderline Playoff team, or anyone else.

I hope that Conrad was just spitballing ideas and not agreeing with it.

Even if we do make the playoffs without Roy, what's the point? You don't move forward as a team and get better if you let a guy you've grown into the 3rd best center in the league walk.

I can pretty much guarantee the rest of the team says **** the Pacers and gives up on us if we let Roy go.

We were 3rd in the East last year. The fact this is even a discussion is bullshit. I'm just hoping its wild speculation by reporters since the Pacers aren't talking.

[Gonzo]

http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/ba...icle-1.1109705

Larry Bird flew the coop in Indiana and the Pacers' billionaire owner is partly to blame

Pacers owner Herb Simon turned down the NBA legend's request to add a scorer, even after the Pacers had problems generating offense against the Miami Heat in their second-round playoff loss.

The old Celtics players network was buzzing after Larry Bird stepped down as Indiana’s president and not because Bird quit after nine seasons in the team’s front office.

Bird told some old teammates that he was actually leaning toward staying on and had indicated that in a meeting in late June with owner Herb Simon when they met to assess the Pacers’ needs. During the sit-down, Bird told Simon he liked the team a lot, but “we just need to add another piece.’’

Nothing doing.

Simon turned down Bird’s request to add a scorer, even after the Pacers had problems generating offense against the Miami Heat in their second-round playoff loss. Bird was thinking about getting into the Eric Gordon sweepstakes to make a run at the Hornets’ restricted free agent and former Indiana University star.

Between health concerns about his shoulder and back and the fact that he doesn’t see himself as a lifer like other execs, including his successor Donnie Walsh, Bird likely used Simon’s rejection as an additional reason to hang it up, one old Celtic said.

Simon, the shopping mall czar, could have easily picked up another big deal, even as the Pacers decided to re-sign point guard George Hill for $40 million over five years, and are expected to match Portland’s bloated $60 million offer sheet to retain starting center Roy Hibbert. According to Forbes, Simon, the chairman and director of the Simon Property Group, the largest publicly traded real estate investment trust in the U.S., had a net worth this past March of $1.8 billion.

But Simon is also known to oppose paying the NBA luxury tax. After leaving, Bird shed some light on what he had to put up with, when asked about making the Pacers better.

“Small market,’’ he said. “It’s tough.’’

Well we better hope the team works their ass off this offseason because we're going to be pretty mediocre for a while.

[R-Star]

That's horse shit. We have ****ing cap space.

I was so excited about this offseason. Now its turning into a ****ing nightmare.

[Knick Killer]

Plumlee starting at center for us next year...now thats a ****ing nightmare.

[Gonzo]

@MikeWellsNBA: The Pacers are matching Portland's 4-year, $58 million offer to Roy Hibbert, according to a source

Good.

[Knick Killer]

Originally Posted by Gonzo

Good.

[R-Star]

Originally Posted by Gonzo

Good.

Well I can tell you that made my day.

Was getting pretty tiresome coming here every day and searching to find news on Hibbert and finding none.


****ing Pacers. The smart move would have been to come out and say you're going to match right after Portlands offer. Not **** around and "think on it".

I still hope we pick up Kaman as our backup. That would be a huge move. This team got its ass handed to them any time they put Amundson in for long stretches.

[Knick Killer]

The Indiana Pacers have renounced their rights to restricted free agent guard A.J. Price, making him an unrestricted free agent. Via Rotoworld: “The Pacers are set at PG with Darren Collison and George Hill under contract, they still have faith in backup guard Lance Stephenson, and they’re said to be targeting SGs like O.J. Mayo and Courtney Lee in free agency. There’s simply no space for a marginal guy like Price on the roster.”

http://www.slamonline.com/online/nba...s-to-aj-price/


I liked AJ Price to be honest. I thought he played very well off the bench against Chicago in last years playoffs. Hopefully someone picks him up and he can continue his career.

[Pacers Fan]

AJ's also pretty terrible. He's regressed every year in the pros. He's simply a shooter who can't shoot. If he finds his shot, he'd be a great 3rd string PG somewhere, but that's asking a lot.

[Gonzo]

I liked AJ just because it seemed as though he was a good locker room presence for Stephenson and he always looked as though he was having fun even while parked on the bench for the entire season.

[R-Star]

Originally Posted by Pacers Fan

AJ's also pretty terrible. He's regressed every year in the pros. He's simply a shooter who can't shoot. If he finds his shot, he'd be a great 3rd string PG somewhere, but that's asking a lot.

You really, really like George Hill don't you?