2016-2017 Indiana Pacers season (and the rest of the NBA)

[BigQandTheManiac]

Hmm nothing. No moves???? I just don't get Larry Bird. You make no moves to help your star. He'll most likely leave in free agency and you turn down all trade offers for him? Bird can really be complicated sometimes. 

[RockThatBlue]

4 minutes ago, 2006Coltsbestever said:

Poor Roy, he is being passed around like a hot potato now days! So the Pacers didn't make 1 deal I guess? I thought Larry would add someone to help PG out, that is kind of disappointing. Celtics didn't make any moves either to improve which they needed too. They cant beat the Cavs with the Roster they have.

I am a bit disappointed no moves were made as well. 

[PrincetonTiger]

3 minutes ago, 2006Coltsbestever said:

Not really, we can still trade him this summer or by next years Trade deadline. Cant predict what will happen.

Nicely put

[Bluefire4]

Sources say PG is hell bent on going to the Lakers unless the Pacers are a title contender.

 

Making no moves this year ensures a first round exit this year so either Larry needs to move PG or make sure he gets him major help this summer.

 

And to think just a few days ago people thought there was NO WAY we'd trade Paul George. I'd say we were in serious discussions.

[2006Coltsbestever]

Just now, RockThatBlue said:

I am a bit disappointed no moves were made as well. 

I was hoping we would get Lopez or Okafor, it is looking like we will be nothing more than a 6, 7, or 8 Seed that get bounces early.

[RockThatBlue]

Has a player ever fallen from grace as hard and fast as Hibbert? Goes from being one of the best (and only) true centers in the NBA, to now being traded for basically a bag of chips and being passed around from team to team.

[PrincetonTiger]

Just now, 2006Coltsbestever said:

I was hoping we would get Lopez or Okafor, it is looking like we will be nothing more than a 6, 7, or 8 Seed that get bounces early.

Anything can happen

[2006Coltsbestever]

Just now, Bluefire4 said:

Sources say PG is hell bent on going to the Lakers unless the Pacers are a title contender.

 

Making no moves this year ensures a first round exit this year so either Larry needs to move PG or make sure he gets him major help this summer.

 

And to think just a few days ago people thought there was NO WAY we'd trade Paul George. I'd say we were in serious discussions.

Yeah but we still didn't trade him. Had I bet on that I would've won because I did say we wouldn't.

[Bluefire4]

Just now, 2006Coltsbestever said:

Yeah but we still didn't trade him. Had I bet on that I would've won because I did say we wouldn't.

I said we wouldn't trade him here either. I just knew we'd be in discussions and trading him wasn't impossible.

[MTC]

I'm quite annoyed and disappointed. Whatever happened to improving the team around PG before the trade deadline. What is Larry Bird doing?

 

 

[Bluefire4]

The Raptors had the best trading period picking up Ibaka and PJ Tucker. Both of the guys they wanted without giving up their first round pick.

[2006Coltsbestever]

7 minutes ago, Luck12-to-Hilton13 said:

Hmm nothing. No moves???? I just don't get Larry Bird. You make no moves to help your star. He'll most likely leave in free agency and you turn down all trade offers for him? Bird can really be complicated sometimes. 

Maybe Bird makes moves in the offseason to improve the team, PG is still under contract through next season. Patience.

[RockThatBlue]

Bird is going to have to nail this coming offseason.

[Colts_Fan12]

9 minutes ago, 2006Coltsbestever said:

Not really, we can still trade him this summer or by next years Trade deadline. Cant predict what will happen.

His value is higher now. And us not doing a single thing to help him doesn't help us keep him either 

[2006Coltsbestever]

1 minute ago, MTC said:

I'm quite annoyed and disappointed. Whatever happened to improving the team around PG before the trade deadline. What is Larry Bird doing?

 

 

He is drinking too many Budweiser's it seems  

[Bluefire4]

The latest news I saw was that we were interested in Aaron Afflalo at about 2:45. I thought we'd get him at the last second but apparently not.

[2006Coltsbestever]

Just now, Colts_Fan12 said:

His value is higher now. And us not doing a single thing to help him doesn't help us keep him either 

I am annoyed we didn't add another Good player to help PG out. We didn't do anything.

[RockThatBlue]

Pelicans likely to waive Terrance Jones. I don't think that would be a bad pick up.

[Colts_Fan12]

11 minutes ago, Luck12-to-Hilton13 said:

Hmm nothing. No moves???? I just don't get Larry Bird. You make no moves to help your star. He'll most likely leave in free agency and you turn down all trade offers for him? Bird can really be complicated sometimes. 

I'm honestly ready to move on from him.... 

[PrincetonTiger]

1 minute ago, RockThatBlue said:

Pelicans likely to waive Terrance Jones. I don't think that would be a bad pick up.

I would like it

[2006Coltsbestever]

1 minute ago, RockThatBlue said:

Pelicans likely to waive Terrance Jones. I don't think that would be a bad pick up.

Actually that would be a solid pickup. I guess with their Twin Towers, they find Jones expendable.

[PrincetonTiger]

Just now, 2006Coltsbestever said:

Actually that would be a solid pickup. I guess with their Twin Towers, they find Jones expendable.

He will lose court time in NOLA

[2006Coltsbestever]

1 minute ago, PrincetonTiger said:

He will lose court time in NOLA

He averages 12 Points and 6 Boards a game. He is a Good Big but I bet a lot of teams will jump at getting him.

[2006Coltsbestever]

6 minutes ago, Colts_Fan12 said:

I'm honestly ready to move on from him.... 

I will say this, he looks silly doing nothing at all.

[RockThatBlue]

1 minute ago, 2006Coltsbestever said:

I will say this, he looks silly doing nothing at all.

Yeah I thought for sure he would do something. 

[2006Coltsbestever]

Even if we don't trade PG before the end of the 2018 Season the only team I can see him leaving Indy for is the Lakers. He grew up a Kobe Bryant fan and is from that area. That is talk around the league. With Magic running the Lakers now, many players may want to go there now. Who knows?

[RockThatBlue]

PG wasn't happy that Bird was shopping him

 

dave calabro‏ @calabro13sports

Paul George didn't like #Pacers shopped him when he thought he was their franchise guy ..he was left watching it develop. #WTHR

[Colts_Fan12]

Shoukd have just traded him we screwed ourselves now 

[oldunclemark]

2 hours ago, Bluefire4 said:

The latest news I saw was that we were interested in Aaron Afflalo at about 2:45. I thought we'd get him at the last second but apparently not.

Blue,,I don't know what happened to the Okafor deal..

..Phily sent Noel to Dallas in a package inclduing Bogut, who they'll release right?

 

Instead of getting our No.1 ?

I dont understand.

I was liking the idea of Okafor, Turner and Paul George

[oldunclemark]

2 hours ago, 2006Coltsbestever said:

I will say this, he looks silly doing nothing at all.

I don't think you look silly doing nothing....but we needed to get perimiter people or a true center to move Myles to froward

[oldunclemark]

58 minutes ago, RockThatBlue said:

PG wasn't happy that Bird was shopping him

 

dave calabro‏ @calabro13sports

Paul George didn't like #Pacers shopped him when he thought he was their franchise guy ..he was left watching it develop. #WTHR

Who shopped PG?  Cant control teams calling about him...They know he can opt out in 2018

..and Bird has to listen to the offers

 

I've heard more than once today that Paul wont sign longterm with anybody other than The Pacers or the Lakers.

But who knows. He hasn't said anything publically.

[oldunclemark]

2 hours ago, Bluefire4 said:

The latest news I saw was that we were interested in Aaron Afflalo at about 2:45. I thought we'd get him at the last second but apparently not.

I liked the thought of that

[oldunclemark]

 players can be bought out and added to other teams.

'Back door' free agency, if you will

Edited February 23, 2017 by oldunclemark
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[Colts_Fan12]

36 minutes ago, oldunclemark said:

Who shopped PG?  Cant control teams calling about him...They know he can opt out in 2018

..and Bird has to listen to the offers

 

I've heard more than once today that Paul wont sign longterm with anybody other than The Pacers or the Lakers.

But who knows. He hasn't said anything publically.

They shopped him deal with it everyone here tried to tell you 

[21isSuperman]

1 hour ago, RockThatBlue said:

PG wasn't happy that Bird was shopping him

 

dave calabro‏ @calabro13sports

Paul George didn't like #Pacers shopped him when he thought he was their franchise guy ..he was left watching it develop. #WTHR

George has said himself he won't commit to the team if they aren't contenders, which will understandably make the front office nervous.  It only makes sense for them to shop him (or at least ask around) if he isn't committed to the franchise.  He expects the Pacers to stick by him when he won't commit to them.  If you don't like being shopped around or named in trade rumours, maybe you should say you're 100% committed to the Pacers and not thinking about leaving.

[21isSuperman]

I'm also a little unhappy that we didn't make any moves, but I have confidence in Larry Bird.  He has an aggressive approach and is very competitive.  He will do what needs to be done in time.  If Chris Paul opts out, the Pacers could make an aggressive run to bring him to Indy, and that would improve our team a lot.  Same with Blake Griffin or Kevin Durant (however unlikely that may be).

[BigQandTheManiac]

4 hours ago, Colts_Fan12 said:

I'm honestly ready to move on from him.... 

From George?

[Bluefire4]

1 hour ago, oldunclemark said:

Blue,,I don't know what happened to the Okafor deal..

..Phily sent Noel to Dallas in a package inclduing Bogut, who they'll release right?

 

Instead of getting our No.1 ?

I dont understand.

I was liking the idea of Okafor, Turner and Paul George

Larry Bird was on record saying he thinks Myles is a 5 and we already have Thad Young. I think we were mostly trying to trade PG and at the very end we tried to find a perimeter player like Afflalo but it was too late.

 

Philly probably took the best deal they could get and the only deal they could get a first rounder out of. Okafor isn't a sure fire bet to be a good player and he definitely wouldn't have made us contenders anyway.

[oldunclemark]

43 minutes ago, Colts_Fan12 said:

They shopped him deal with it everyone here tried to tell you 

Pacers got calls and they listened. That's not 'shopping'. far from it..

Larry Bird didnt trade Paul George.  As I tried to tell you he wouldn't.

Edited February 24, 2017 by oldunclemark
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[aaron11]

 so im not mad that we kept PG, but i think they were asking for too much in a trade.  i would have taken that #1 pick, plus the celtics own pick, and like one more player

 

its going to be really tough to challenge the cavs now, and compete for a title like he said

 

the funny thing is the lakers are not close either, that could be our saving grace