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

[RockThatBlue]

15 hours ago, Luck12-to-Hilton13 said:

I think they should slide Glen Robinson into the 2 guard when PG comes back. And have Ellis come off the bench with Al, CJ Miles, and Stuckey.

I agree with this.

[RockThatBlue]

Doesn't appear the Pacers brought their defense to the west coast. Yikes, Portlands offense is not this good.

[Gavin]

-Going to have play with some intensity on defense otherwise this game will likely get out of hand quickly in this 2nd half.

 

-Only 4 steals in that first half.

 

-Going to have to pressure Lillard at the 3 point line because that's mostly what he does is shoot 3's

 

I just did not see any commitment or effort on defense

 

 

[MTC]

GR3 not having a good night at all. 

[Gavin]

29 minutes ago, MTC said:

GR3 not having a good night at all. 

he shot 60% in the game, He had 15 points. 2 for 4 from 3. He had a steal. He played well

[RockThatBlue]

Offense played well for the most part, but you ain't getting a W after giving up 131 points. 

[Gavin]

Don't defend then you cant win

[MTC]

17 minutes ago, Gavin said:

he shot 60% in the game, He had 15 points. 2 for 4 from 3. He had a steal. He played well

 

Yeah, but he played horrible on defense. 

[Gavin]

2 minutes ago, MTC said:

 

Yeah, but he played horrible on defense. 

Shoot they all played horrible on defense

[MTC]

5 minutes ago, Gavin said:

Shoot they all played horrible on defense

 

Especially Teague and Ellis. 

 

George Hill come back. 

[MTC]

If Paul George leaves the Pacers, this franchise will be in the bottom of the pack. I haven't seen enough in Myles Turner to know he is a franchise star than can help recruit in FA. 

[2006Coltsbestever]

Another ugly Defensive performance. This team has me puzzled as we hold the Clippers to 70 points and then let the Blazers score a buck 30

[MTC]

Al Jefferson needs to be traded. Doesn't fit this team/style. 

[RockThatBlue]

10 minutes ago, MTC said:

If Paul George leaves the Pacers, this franchise will be in the bottom of the pack. I haven't seen enough in Myles Turner to know he is a franchise star than can help recruit in FA. 

I think Turner will be fine. Still just his 2nd year, hes only 20. He will get better.

[RockThatBlue]

I'll admit Turner definitely needs to hit the weight room a bunch next offseason. Hes a big guy, but he gets pushed around a lot. 

[RockThatBlue]

Russell Westbrook had ANOTHER triple double tonight. He is killing it right now!

[21isSuperman]

17 hours ago, RockThatBlue said:

Russell Westbrook had ANOTHER triple double tonight. He is killing it right now!

Man on a mission!

[RockThatBlue]

3 hours ago, 21isSuperman said:

Man on a mission!

Hes averaging a triple double. The last player to average a triple double through a whole season was Oscar Robinson. 

[21isSuperman]

14 minutes ago, RockThatBlue said:

Hes averaging a triple double. The last player to average a triple double through a whole season was Oscar Robinson. 

I don't think he'll be able to keep it up simply because the season is so long, but if he can match what The Big O did, that's next level stuff.

 

Anyone wish we hired Mike D'Antoni?  I was never a fan of his, but what he's gotten out of Harden is incredible.

[2006Coltsbestever]

On the NBA Channel Game 5 of the 1994 East Finals is on Pacers at Knicks. It's MILLER TIME!

[2006Coltsbestever]

This Warriors/Rockets game is bigtime entertainment! Rockets/Warriors 111-111 with 45 seconds left. Durant just tied it. Warriors have a 12 game winning streak on the line.

[RockThatBlue]

14 minutes ago, 2006Coltsbestever said:

This Warriors/Rockets game is bigtime entertainment! Rockets/Warriors 111-111 with 45 seconds left. Durant just tied it. Warriors have a 12 game winning streak on the line.

Going to overtime

[2006Coltsbestever]

Just now, RockThatBlue said:

Going to overtime

Yeah this game has been back and forth. 121-121 in OT, Gordon just drilled a 3 for Houston! What a game.

[2006Coltsbestever]

Double OT, Holy crap!

[RockThatBlue]

42 minutes ago, 2006Coltsbestever said:

Double OT, Holy crap!

The big 3 went 0-8 in the 2nd OT.

[2006Coltsbestever]

1 minute ago, RockThatBlue said:

The big 3 went 0-8 in the 2nd OT.

Curry fouled out, that was one hell of a game. The 12 game streak is over.

[RockThatBlue]

The Cavs have lost 3 in a row.

[2006Coltsbestever]

1 hour ago, RockThatBlue said:

The Cavs have lost 3 in a row.

Yeah not sure what is going on there and they haven't had anyone sit and have no injuries. I was really surprised at how easy the Clippers beat them Thursday.

[RockThatBlue]

Pacers next two games at the clippers and warriors. Yikes. We need to go 1-1 at least. 

[oldunclemark]

If the Pelicans traded Anthony Davis to us for Turner, Stuckey and Than Young...the NBA would step in an void the deal....

..somebody absolutely, positively made that up.

[oldunclemark]

47 minutes ago, RockThatBlue said:

Pacers next two games at the clippers and warriors. Yikes. We need to go 1-1 at least. 

Yeah...It could be a rocky couple of days...

I still think we're in the process of shaking it up and working it out...

 

This is a good team  or it will be

[Bluefire4]

I really hope we stay healthy this season because this bench is good enough to do some things. Really didn't expect to beat this Clipper team again. 

 

I think we should start Miles over Ellis tomorrow against the Warriors to match the size and 3 pt shooting of the Warrior starters.

[RockThatBlue]

Wow, are the Clippers the biggest babies in the NBA? They were crying after almost every play all night, jeez.

 

Nice win Pacers. I thought we were doomed when we were down 15, but that lead didn't last long.

[2006Coltsbestever]

1 minute ago, RockThatBlue said:

Wow, are the Clippers the biggest babies in the NBA? They were crying after almost every play all night, jeez.

 

Nice win Pacers. I thought we were doomed when we were down 15, but that lead didn't last long.

Great win, we swept them! Pacers win 111-102.

[Gavin]

Robinson is going to start having to be a factor off the bench. 1 shot in 14 minutes and 1 steal. Have to rebound better tomorrow and stay up on Steph and Klay. They pull up and shoot a lot and wont drive on you often

 

We need to bring Thad off the bench and slide Seraphin in next to Turner. Bring Thad in off bench for a scoring spark. We need a rebounder in that starting line up

 

 

Clippers don't play good defense like I said after Doc babbled about Lance not playing defense (again he was wrong)

[Bluefire4]

6 minutes ago, Gavin said:

Robinson is going to start having to be a factor off the bench. 1 shot in 14 minutes and 1 steal. Have to rebound better tomorrow and stay up on Steph and Klay. They pull up and shoot a lot and wont drive on you often

 

We need to bring Thad off the bench and slide Seraphin in next to Turner. Bring Thad in off bench for a scoring spark. We need a rebounder in that starting line up

 

 

Clippers don't play good defense like I said after Doc babbled about Lance not playing defense (again he was wrong)

I'm fine with Robinson off the bench if he has a 14 plus/minus. The bench's defense and Rodney Stuckey's scoring is what got us back in the game. 

 

I do agree we need to do something about the rebounding. Tired of seeing us dominated on the boards and second chance points every game.

[Bluefire4]

I still think if Paul George doesn't turn into a Derozan or Harden type player who takes contact and gets to the line more often we will not beat the best teams. He relies on his jumpers too often.

[Gavin]

40 minutes ago, Bluefire4 said:

I'm fine with Robinson off the bench if he has a 14 plus/minus. The bench's defense and Rodney Stuckey's scoring is what got us back in the game. 

 

I do agree we need to do something about the rebounding. Tired of seeing us dominated on the boards and second chance points every game.

I pay no attention to the +/- stat. It lies and is a bad indicator of how good a defense a player is playing. All +/- tells you is how much an opposing team is scoring with said player on the court not how many of those points a offensive player scoring on said player or the field goal percentage given up by offensive players shooting on him

 

 

[2006Coltsbestever]

42 minutes ago, Gavin said:

I pay no attention to the +/- stat. It lies and is a bad indicator of how good a defense a player is playing. All +/- tells you is how much an opposing team is scoring with said player on the court not how many of those points a offensive player scoring on said player or the field goal percentage given up by offensive players shooting on him

 

 

I agree that +/- Stat is ridiculous, I have seen games where guys have scored 30 Points and has 10 Rebounds and still have a - for the game.

[Bluefire4]

43 minutes ago, Gavin said:

I pay no attention to the +/- stat. It lies and is a bad indicator of how good a defense a player is playing. All +/- tells you is how much an opposing team is scoring with said player on the court not how many of those points a offensive player scoring on said player or the field goal percentage given up by offensive players shooting on him

 

 

I use it to see which players have the most chemistry out on the court and who is playing with the most energy and GR3 was definitely part of that along with Stuckey and Miles off the bench. GR3 just didn't get shots up this game but the point is that doesn't prevent him from doing other things to be effective.