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That's a good question but Ballard could figure it out.

I don't think he's ruined. He has a bad o line and limited weapons. Get him with a good system and a better head coach and who knows but it has to be at the deadline this year or next year. He stays in a bad situation much longer and I'll agree with you.

Anyone else think that if the Eagles decide to move on from Carson Wentz or at least make him available after this season that he will be the QB of the Colts. I would personally put it at about a 95% chance.

That's not what's going on. If it was about saving money then Nate McMillan would still be the head coach.

I've heard on a couple of Pacers podcasts that some of those guys are hearing that there is a lot of smoke and mirrors with the Pacers gig. The reason I don't think it's the Pacers with Finch is because he was called the favorite before the Pacers ever finished their zoom interviews with Craig and Quinn who were thought to be serious contenders coming from Miami. That just makes no sense for the Pacers to leak that out imo.

I think the whole narrative that Finch is the "favorite" is over blown and probably been pushed out by his agent and not the Pacers especially since they aren't even starting their in person interviews until this week.

He’s had talks with the Pelican’s and David Griffin. I think they are big name hunting with their hire though.

I don’t think he’s a dark horse if he is one of the 3 finalists as J Michael believes.

This year was an exception after the Capella trade. I would look at what he did with Stoudemire in Phoenix as what he would do with Sabonis.

That’s actually not true on the centers. Sabonis is actually a better fit because he doesn’t shoot the 3. D’Antoni centers don’t shoot 3’s. They are typically used in pick and rolls and cuts to the basket with shooters and playmakers around them.

I never said that I did or didn’t. I was referring to the statement on Pritchard to which no one knows the answer to.

I’m taking all of the stuff about the Pacers front runner stuff with a grain of salt until a hire is made. There is a lot of smoke and mirrors stuff going on between the Pacers side and coaches agents.

How do you know KP is smarter than that? The Pacers likely aren’t in a spot to make a deal for him but who says that they wouldn’t if he could.

He is known for being a creative offensive mind and was part of using Jokic as a focal point of the Nuggets offense in his 2nd season in the league.

Yes, it can be. He's not projected to go in the first 3 rounds. That said can his draft stock go up? Of course but it might not if there are already rumors he won't sign. That happens every year were guys fall in the draft or don't get picked at all because they are set on going to school. Look at Jack Leiter at Vanderbilt as an example of that.

This will all be dependent on what kind of players fit the new coaches style. I think there will be a few teams lining up to make a trade for Vic and Turner this offseason because the free agent class isn't great.

He’s not projected to go that high at this point in time.

Very true. I still think he ends up at IU.

I know but the preparation is a little different today than it was back then. Not to mention do you think a college baseball coach would want a kid to miss 2 months of the season because the basketball team made the NCAA tournament. That's the problem. College baseball starts in February. Not to mention you miss a ton of practice time trying to play basketball. It's much more possible if you are a bullpen pitcher than a position player.

I know Ainge played professional baseball and basketball. Garrett played minor league baseball and college basketball. Playing minor league baseball and college basketball would almost be easier than college baseball and college basketball based on the way the seasons line up. It's hard to do especially for a position player and that's my point with Montgomery.

All this scholarship talk is interesting Colson wasn't going to play both unless something crazy happens. That would be a major risk to him as a baseball player and his development.

AG never played college baseball. He was drafted out of high school and played college basketball while playing minor league baseball for a couple of seasons.

I'd put that as being very unlikely. The only people I could see thinking that are locals at Southridge that don't understand the overlap issue. I can see why Tracy Smith, Michael Earley, and Bobby Hurley tried it. I could see a pitcher try and pull it off but a SS is a whole different story.

Low ball offers??? Sabonis out (hurt)? The rumors around indy are that the cohesion problem is guys on the team having problems with Vic having one foot out the door. That's why they can't wait until the trade deadline to trade him like some people suggest the Pacers should do.

He had some good moves but he also had some really bad. He didn't ever do much via trade or free agency other than West and then Ellis who was washed up. Larry was a great player, really good coach, and an ok gm.