KoB2011 Posted April 23, 2018 Report Share Posted April 23, 2018 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danomatic Posted April 23, 2018 Author Report Share Posted April 23, 2018 I like Nate, but why go away from Corey Joseph late in the 4th? He was playing some good basketball, especially on the defensive end. I just feel like we can chalk this one up as inexperienced. I’d like for us to really attack the basket for the remainder of the postseason. I think that we settled too much for jumpers. Way too much iso ball and zero sets, moving without the basketball. Game 5 is going to be extremely difficult but this Cleveland team just don’t have the horses to run away from us. So I expect another battle. I’d say that whoever wins this next game almost certainly wins the series. Vic has got to attack, because him going to the hole creates so many opportunities. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seeking6 Posted April 23, 2018 Report Share Posted April 23, 2018 Vic had a bad game on both ends of the court. It happens. He'll bounce back Wednesday. My real concern is why do we collectively come out of the gates like some of Pagono's Colts teams. Spotting opponent double digit leads all the time is taxing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NotIThatLives Posted April 23, 2018 Report Share Posted April 23, 2018 8 hours ago, btownqb said: Again maybe 1 or 2 bad shots.. and only had 3 TOs.. I think all of them were in the first half. He wasn't good in the first half. Forcing high degree of difficulty shots equal bad shots to me. I think offensively we need to move the ball faster and work to get some easier looks. As good as 2nd half game 3 adjustments were, pacers really have failed to get Vic easier looks. I don't count when Vic has to get a shot up at the end of the shot clock. There is only a handful of guys ever to play the game that could consistently hit some of the shots he took. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IU Scott Posted April 23, 2018 Report Share Posted April 23, 2018 10 hours ago, 5 championships said: I'm honestly a little disappointed in the crowd. It doesn't seem near as intense as game 3. Figured with all the great atmosphere our college programs have in Indiana that Indy would be lit. From watching the other playoff games Milwaukee, OKC, Utah, And Toronto all seem to have louder crowds It is because I was there go game 3 and not game 4. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IU Scott Posted April 23, 2018 Report Share Posted April 23, 2018 Vic took a lot of bad shots last night and we have went away form the style of offense that made us successful this year. We use to move the ball and had great player movement but lately we are trying to do to much one on one stuff. Also giving up 38 points to Korver/Clarkson and Green was the reason we lost and not Lebron. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KoB2011 Posted April 23, 2018 Report Share Posted April 23, 2018 We had 25 assists on 40 made field goals. The notion that we just went one on one all night is simply not true. Could we have had a better offense at times? Sure, that is probably true for every team to ever play but 62.5% of your baskets coming off of assists is not bad ball movement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cybergates Posted April 23, 2018 Report Share Posted April 23, 2018 21 hours ago, Seeking6 said: I think a guy like Clint Capela could work very well for Pacers. Pacers won't ever get the huge free agent I agree....but add guys like Capela and continue hope we hit on draft night. Donnie did it that way. Only reason Pacers didn't have multiple NBA titles was some dude named Michael up in Chicago. Actually the Bulls only knocked the Pacers out of the playoffs once, so the Pacers would only have a max of one title lost due to Jordan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rico Posted April 23, 2018 Report Share Posted April 23, 2018 10 minutes ago, cybergates said: Actually the Bulls only knocked the Pacers out of the playoffs once, so the Pacers would only have a max of one title lost due to Jordan. Yeah, the Knicks were more of a thorn than the Bulls were. However, I think the best Pacer team was the one that got beat by the Bulls in the Eastern Conference Finals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
btownqb Posted April 23, 2018 Report Share Posted April 23, 2018 3 hours ago, NotIThatLives said: Forcing high degree of difficulty shots equal bad shots to me. I think offensively we need to move the ball faster and work to get some easier looks. As good as 2nd half game 3 adjustments were, pacers really have failed to get Vic easier looks. I don't count when Vic has to get a shot up at the end of the shot clock. There is only a handful of guys ever to play the game that could consistently hit some of the shots he took. But he's been taking basically all of those shots all year.. when he's taking the shots the others are in position to get the Oreb. Cleveland's D was good. I've seen all 86 games, VO is basically the only one that can get his own shot. We do need to continue to utilize the pick and roll with DC and Turner and Lance and Sabonis. DC won't have an off shooting night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cybergates Posted April 23, 2018 Report Share Posted April 23, 2018 1 minute ago, rico said: Yeah, the Knicks were more of a thorn than the Bulls were. However, I think the best Pacer team was the one that got beat by the Bulls in the Eastern Conference Finals. Agree x2. LJ's 4 point phantom foul dribble continuation play, Kobe's game 4 OT performance in the Finals, Prince's block on Reggie are the title-hope killing plays that come to my mind. Phil putting Pippen on Mark Jackson really hurt us vs. the Bulls in 98. I agree that was our best team and the Bulls were vulnerable due to fatigue of winning the previous 2 championships (playing until June/extra games) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
btownqb Posted April 23, 2018 Report Share Posted April 23, 2018 I noticed no more one on one then we have had all year. Bottom line one on one is going to happen in the NBA.. it's a 24 sec shot clock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KoB2011 Posted April 23, 2018 Report Share Posted April 23, 2018 25 minutes ago, btownqb said: I noticed no more one on one then we have had all year. Bottom line one on one is going to happen in the NBA.. it's a 24 sec shot clock. It's not even bad offense when it happens a lot of the time. If you get a switch and a good matchup you can kill teams that way if your spacing is good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
btownqb Posted April 23, 2018 Report Share Posted April 23, 2018 Again.. Bog and DC combined 3-13 from 3. I'm not all that upset, the Cavs still haven't gotten our best game. Idc what the line is game 5.. We can absolutely win it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BGleas Posted April 23, 2018 Report Share Posted April 23, 2018 Not dropping breaking news here or anything, but this series basically comes down to Game 5 for the Pacers. Lose that game and I think it's pretty much over. I bet the Pacers win Game 6 at home, but I don't see LeBron losing a Game 7 at home to this Pacers team. Don't get me wrong, super impressed with the Pacers and of course super impressed with Vic this season, but a Game 7 in Cleveland seems like one of those "learning experience" games for a young team led by a sort of new star in Vic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
btownqb Posted April 23, 2018 Report Share Posted April 23, 2018 4 minutes ago, BGleas said: Not dropping breaking news here or anything, but this series basically comes down to Game 5 for the Pacers. Lose that game and I think it's pretty much over. I bet the Pacers win Game 6 at home, but I don't see LeBron losing a Game 7 at home to this Pacers team. Don't get me wrong, super impressed with the Pacers and of course super impressed with Vic this season, but a Game 7 in Cleveland seems like one of those "learning experience" games for a young team led by a sort of new star in Vic. No doubt. Agree. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IU Scott Posted April 23, 2018 Report Share Posted April 23, 2018 49 minutes ago, btownqb said: I noticed no more one on one then we have had all year. Bottom line one on one is going to happen in the NBA.. it's a 24 sec shot clock. Well McMillian disagree with you point of view about the offense and how it was ran last nigh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
btownqb Posted April 23, 2018 Report Share Posted April 23, 2018 4 minutes ago, IU Scott said: Well McMillian disagree with you point of view about the offense and how it was ran last nigh. I rarely take what coaches say in a press conference before they've seen film as the gospel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FW_Hoosier Posted April 23, 2018 Report Share Posted April 23, 2018 22 minutes ago, BGleas said: Not dropping breaking news here or anything, but this series basically comes down to Game 5 for the Pacers. Lose that game and I think it's pretty much over. I bet the Pacers win Game 6 at home, but I don't see LeBron losing a Game 7 at home to this Pacers team. Don't get me wrong, super impressed with the Pacers and of course super impressed with Vic this season, but a Game 7 in Cleveland seems like one of those "learning experience" games for a young team led by a sort of new star in Vic. I think the game last night was the must win game for the Pacers. No chance they’re winning two of the next three against the Cavs with Games 5 and 7 in Cleveland, unfortunately. Still, taking the series to 6 or 7 games is a decent accomplishment in its own right. Hopefully Vic can end the series on a strong note, he’s been struggling since that explosion in Game 1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danomatic Posted April 23, 2018 Author Report Share Posted April 23, 2018 My problem with the iso ball was the timing. I have no issues with Vic shooting the ball, just wish they would have ran through a couple of sets towards the end. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
btownqb Posted April 23, 2018 Report Share Posted April 23, 2018 1 minute ago, Danomatic said: My problem with the iso ball was the timing. I have no issues with Vic shooting the ball, just wish they would have ran through a couple of sets towards the end. Probably right. I can remember one really bad possession. Early on we missed a ton of good looks and FTs, yet no one remembers those. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danomatic Posted April 23, 2018 Author Report Share Posted April 23, 2018 2 minutes ago, btownqb said: Probably right. I can remember one really bad possession. Early on we missed a ton of good looks and FTs, yet no one remembers those. Thad missed at least 4 bunnies, from what I remember... beat ourselves really. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
btownqb Posted April 23, 2018 Report Share Posted April 23, 2018 2 minutes ago, Danomatic said: Thad missed at least 4 bunnies, from what I remember... beat ourselves really. Add in Smith's heave and Clarksons 2 or 3 ridiculous shots. Sigh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danomatic Posted April 23, 2018 Author Report Share Posted April 23, 2018 1 hour ago, btownqb said: Add in Smith's heave and Clarksons 2 or 3 ridiculous shots. Sigh I’d throw in Korver catching fire in the 4th but that doesn’t really surprise me. How about Lance and his ridiculous traveling violation at the most opportune time? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FKIM01 Posted April 23, 2018 Report Share Posted April 23, 2018 NBA officiating will always be a joke until they clean up crap like this... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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