IU Scott Posted November 20, 2022 Report Share Posted November 20, 2022 Went to the Pacers game tonight and it was a great game and the environment in the Fieldhouse was great. Pacers won 114-113 against Orlando 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KoB2011 Posted November 20, 2022 Report Share Posted November 20, 2022 I really love this Pacers core - I don't think this start is a fluke but the schedule has certainly been soft. Although I think it's highly unlikely we get a top 5 pick, we do have 3 first rounders next season and can hopefully move up. This team is giving me some Memphis vibes in terms of a really talented young core built around a dynamic backcourt. Not saying Hali and Benni are Ja and Bane level, but I'm also not sure they can't be that good as a combo. If Turner keeps playing this way I'd definitely be interested in bringing him back if he wants to be here. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rico Posted November 20, 2022 Report Share Posted November 20, 2022 2 hours ago, KoB2011 said: I really love this Pacers core - I don't think this start is a fluke but the schedule has certainly been soft. Although I think it's highly unlikely we get a top 5 pick, we do have 3 first rounders next season and can hopefully move up. This team is giving me some Memphis vibes in terms of a really talented young core built around a dynamic backcourt. Not saying Hali and Benni are Ja and Bane level, but I'm also not sure they can't be that good as a combo. If Turner keeps playing this way I'd definitely be interested in bringing him back if he wants to be here. 50+ wins? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KoB2011 Posted November 20, 2022 Report Share Posted November 20, 2022 5 hours ago, rico said: 50+ wins? No I don’t think so this year. More like low 40s. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D-BONE Posted November 21, 2022 Report Share Posted November 21, 2022 Pacers needed a reset badly. I'm a surprised they're progressing so quickly. See if they can sustain it or not. Even if they do drop of, the style/personnel is a lot more enjoyable to watch than the plodding and poor fit of the previous group. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IU Scott Posted November 22, 2022 Report Share Posted November 22, 2022 Middle of the third quarter Pacers up 63-55 5-29 from 3 20-26 from 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IU Scott Posted November 22, 2022 Report Share Posted November 22, 2022 Pacers beat the Magic 123-102 for their 5th straight win. Hailiburton 18 pts and 14 assists and didn't play on the fourth. McConnell 19 points and 10 assist 30-40 from 2 13-46 from 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bronkonagurski Posted November 22, 2022 Report Share Posted November 22, 2022 Man I really picked the wrong Pacers game to attend lol (vs Spurs although it did get exciting at the end). I need to pick another game to attend now. Loving all this winning over tanking. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dgambill Posted November 22, 2022 Report Share Posted November 22, 2022 Turner has played pretty well with this unit this year. That’s good but I’ve seen this story too many times and expect an injury soon. Hoping we don’t sign him long term and capitalize on his good play and actually move him this time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IU Scott Posted November 24, 2022 Report Share Posted November 24, 2022 Pacers 5 game winning streak was snapped tonight by Minnesota 115-101 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D-BONE Posted November 25, 2022 Report Share Posted November 25, 2022 Minny marked start of more challenging schedule compared to first part of season. T-Wolves have a very strong starting 5 - very long, athletic, big. They also played out of their minds. Pacers played pretty poorly, yet were still hanging around in the 4th. After tonight v. Nets have the big Left-Coast trip (7 games?). That's going to be a major test. Not sure they win more than 2. 3 would be a solid showing honestly. Think the league got a good sense of how to defend Haliburton. He needs more time/space than the average player to get off his jumper. If you have the luxury of a long, athletic, physical defender on a point guard (like Wolves), get up into him and take away the jumper. Then make him work to beat you off the dribble. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IU Scott Posted November 26, 2022 Report Share Posted November 26, 2022 Pacers getting hosef from the refs. Pacers playing the Nets so of coarse their star players gets all the calls. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IU Scott Posted November 26, 2022 Report Share Posted November 26, 2022 Pacers made a huge run to take a 10 point lead with a little over 6 minutes to go. Durant is starting to take over scoring 8 straight points and just hit a 3 and was fouled. Pacers up 3 and will be 2 if Durant hits the free throw after the timeout. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IU Scott Posted November 26, 2022 Report Share Posted November 26, 2022 The Nets is a dirty team and they whined the whole night Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IU Scott Posted November 28, 2022 Report Share Posted November 28, 2022 Pacers lose their first of 7 game road trip the Clippers 114-100. Clippers had no Leonard or George and still won comfortably. Zubak had 31 points and 29 rebounds and totally out played Turner who had 9 and 5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dgambill Posted November 28, 2022 Report Share Posted November 28, 2022 19 hours ago, IU Scott said: Pacers lose their first of 7 game road trip the Clippers 114-100. Clippers had no Leonard or George and still won comfortably. Zubak had 31 points and 29 rebounds and totally out played Turner who had 9 and 5 That’s a Wilt Chamberlainesque performance lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IU Scott Posted November 28, 2022 Report Share Posted November 28, 2022 14 minutes ago, dgambill said: That’s a Wilt Chamberlainesque performance lol. Is that on the court or off the court 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Artesian_86 Posted November 29, 2022 Report Share Posted November 29, 2022 (edited) Man, these Pacers are sure fun to watch! They really look like they are having a lot of fun. They are young and have that "fighters mentality" that we have seen in long time. I loved the buzzer beater 3 by Andrew Nembhard to beat the Lakers! https://www.espn.com/nba/recap/_/gameId/401468463 Edited November 29, 2022 by Artesian_86 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KoB2011 Posted November 29, 2022 Report Share Posted November 29, 2022 1 hour ago, Artesian_86 said: Man, these Pacers are sure fun to watch! They really look like they are having a lot of fun. They are young and have that "fighters mentality" that we have seen in long time. I loved the buzzer beater 3 by Andrew Nembhard to beat the Lakers! https://www.espn.com/nba/recap/_/gameId/401468463 Yeah this team is a lot of fun and will be for a long time. Obviously Halliburton and Mathurin are the two stars/future stars, but the roleplayers we will control for a long time are all really promising. Nembhard was a great second round pick, Nesmith was a really nice pickup in the Brogdon trade, plus their first rounder, IJax and Smith are really good pieces as stretch 4s, Duarte still has a lot of upside as a bench scorer IMO. We've got three first round picks next year (and may end up with more, still interested to see what we do with Hield and/or Turner), so we should be able to add more quality young pieces. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BGleas Posted November 29, 2022 Report Share Posted November 29, 2022 17 minutes ago, KoB2011 said: Yeah this team is a lot of fun and will be for a long time. Obviously Halliburton and Mathurin are the two stars/future stars, but the roleplayers we will control for a long time are all really promising. Nembhard was a great second round pick, Nesmith was a really nice pickup in the Brogdon trade, plus their first rounder, IJax and Smith are really good pieces as stretch 4s, Duarte still has a lot of upside as a bench scorer IMO. We've got three first round picks next year (and may end up with more, still interested to see what we do with Hield and/or Turner), so we should be able to add more quality young pieces. A kind of interesting thing on the Pacers that I was thinking about is that they've been part of two recent trades that seem to really be win-win deals. The Kings are doing really well with Sabonis, and of course the Pacers are ecstatic with Haliburton. Also, the Celtics love Brogdon and we needed to add legit, quality veterans, and Nesmith seems to be a good piece for Indy where there is room for him to grow, along with the other assets you got in that deal. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rico Posted November 29, 2022 Report Share Posted November 29, 2022 30 minutes ago, KoB2011 said: Yeah this team is a lot of fun and will be for a long time. Obviously Halliburton and Mathurin are the two stars/future stars, but the roleplayers we will control for a long time are all really promising. Nembhard was a great second round pick, Nesmith was a really nice pickup in the Brogdon trade, plus their first rounder, IJax and Smith are really good pieces as stretch 4s, Duarte still has a lot of upside as a bench scorer IMO. We've got three first round picks next year (and may end up with more, still interested to see what we do with Hield and/or Turner), so we should be able to add more quality young pieces. Do they deal Hield and/or Turner now that the season looks promising? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KoB2011 Posted November 29, 2022 Report Share Posted November 29, 2022 33 minutes ago, rico said: Do they deal Hield and/or Turner now that the season looks promising? It's honestly hard to say. Hield still has another year left after this, so it would have to be for a 1st Round Pick and possibly more, especially with the way he is playing. Turner I think it depends on if they want to/feel like they can bring him back. We do already have three 1st's next year, so it's not like we necessarily need more draft picks if we like our group and want to keep Turner as a veteran presence with this young core. Pacers are in a good spot - I don't necessarily think either option is a bad option given that we are probably going to be too good for Wemby regardless. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IU Scott Posted November 29, 2022 Report Share Posted November 29, 2022 55 minutes ago, rico said: Do they deal Hield and/or Turner now that the season looks promising? Depends if Turner is willing to an extension Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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IU Scott Posted November 30, 2022 Report Share Posted November 30, 2022 Last 3 games for Haliburton 40 assist 0 turnovers 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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