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#1 ·
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?
 
#649 ·
I'd be better with that. Or start Green and replace him with Orlando on the bench. But George seems to fit better at SF so probably best not to put him back to SG.
Too bad. Ben Hansbrough's a really bad basketball player for the NBA. Toughness only gets you so far, especially when you're 6'3". We're going to have to have Lance on the floor at all times with him. Hansbrough/Green/Young would be ugly.

Oh well, this can't last too long, and hopefully it'll light a fire under Augustin. Maybe we'll get some brother chemistry in the pick & roll off the bench.
 
#650 ·
Went to my first game of the season last night (yeah, slacking) - man is Roy Hibbert hard to watch. Zeller was giving him fits (although that was in the process of fouling out of the game in probably 15 minutes of play) and he just wasn't moving up and down the floor well at all.

Needless to say, Paul George was very impressive. Ben Hansbrough also surprised me - I honestly thought he got a roster spot just because of his brother - but he looks to be a solid option to backup the Point.

Still not sure if the Pacers actually went out and won this game, or if Cleveland just literally gave it away because they couldnt have played any worse in the second half....but a W is a W.

I'll be back on the 26th when the Bulls come to town
 
#651 ·
We all doubted George this season as a reliable #1 scorer since he was so inconsistent. But ever since his 0 point game he's looked like a legit #1 option for us.

Hibbert has looked like Hibbert on defense and on the boards, and he's looked like Joel Anthony on offense. Its ****ing hard to watch. Something isn't right there, and someone needs to fix it.

What happens sometimes with players is the expectations from their big contract weigh on them and they start playing like shit. I'm starting to feel like that's the issue here. You don't just turn into shit on offense overnight like he has.
 
#654 · (Edited)
Didn't catch the game as my streaming website seems to not work on my work computer anymore(works perfectly at home but not here. anyone have any idea why?). Seems like George, Hibbert and Hill(triple double) all had an awesome night. I laughed when I saw Ben Hansbrough's stats for the night, in 8 minutes he didn't record a single stat. Anyways, big win and it looks like we're starting to come together a bit.
 
#656 ·
Went to the game last night thanks to some free tickets from the guys over on PacersDigest.

Bench played pretty horrible, but George, Hill, and Hibbert played great. PG is really starting to look a lot more comfortable with the ball in his hands, constantly looking for his shot. Hibbert looked better, but he didn't really get his points with his post game, which is concerning. David West had a pretty rough game, missed a lot of shots he normally knocks down and even airballed one in the middle of the fourth.
 
#657 ·
With West you know he'll bounce back, not like if you see Hibbert have an off game and know there's probably more to come.


It looks like right when myself and others were ready to write PG off as a #1 option he decided to start playing with a 1a mentality. I don't want to get too excited, but I sure hope he keeps it up. We all know he has it in him.
 
#661 ·
I don't know if I think Paul George is going to be a number one on a contender type of guy. I think he's really good, and he's been fun to watch in the few times I've seen him, but something about him screams 21/7/3 with good defense. Which is not a bad thing at all, he's a talented kid.

Anyone who watches the Pacers on a more consistent basis than me feel free to chime in.
 
#667 ·
I remember when we drafted George I was like "Who the **** is this guy?". He was the one of the few guys in the first round that I've never even heard of but now he's definitely made a name for himself. If you think about it, I don't think anyone has drafted better than us in the past couple of years(we'll just pretend that Plumlee pick didn't happen).
 
#668 ·
We've done very good considering we've been picking outside the lotto.

I hated the Plumlee pick and still am not sold on it, but who knows, I've been wrong before. We just seem to be dead set on picking up white hustle forwards for some reason hoping to get the next Foster.
 
#672 ·
I'm just hoping he can keep it up once Granger is back and Paul has to get slide back to the 2.

It should be fine since he's ok guarding 2's. But if he keeps up this pace and all the sudden has issues once Granger comes back, then we have some decisions to make.
 
#678 ·
http://www.rotoworld.com/recent/nba/1731/paul-george

Paul George attributes his recent success to game-day workouts that include 300 to 400 extra shots and a full-body workout before tip-off.

Associate head coach Brian Shaw had been trying to get George to buy into the same game-day routine as Kobe Bryant, who Shaw played with and coached in L.A. The approach has worked like gangbusters, with George averaging 21.4 points, seven rebounds, 3.6 assists, 1.1 steals and a block per game in the month of December. Owners who held on to George despite a frustrating two months are being handsomely rewarded for their patience.
Source: Indianapolis Star Dec 15 - 11:30 AM
 
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