With Larry Bird making the unpopular decision of trading Jerryd Bayless for Brandon Rush, it leaves many people mad and confused. It is easy to see why. We traded a potential star in this league for well, Brandon Rush.

Many people don't think Brandon is a good decision for the Pacers. I think he is. He can defend with some of the best prospects in this draft, and he can also score. If we would've kept Bayless, what would we do with T.J. Ford? If Bayless does become a star, the teams that will feel the real effects of passing up on Jerryd are Charlotte and Seattle who both took point guards.

Hibbert on the other hand is a 7'2" 278 pound center. He is highly skilled and could add a nice element to the Pacers offense. The only other choices Bird had at #17 were, Marreese Speights, DeAndre Jordan, and Darrell Arthur who teams passed over due to a kidney issue. Hibbert was a solid enough choice here.

Here issome of what nbadraft.net has to say about him: Center with great size and strength ... Has soft hands, excellent touch on his shot ... Strong rebounder ... Very good free throw shooter, (around 80%) which is especially important for a center ...  Strong character guy ... Hard worker, has shown great improvement in his skill level, body and conditioning in his time at Georgetown ... Has transformed himself into a legitimate prospect ... More athletic than he appears ... Body strength and agility seems to still be developing, his upside is very intriguing considering how much he improved in the past year ... Good vision and passing ability ... Calm demeanor, never gets out of control or loses his cool ... Has the size to block shots inside without jumping ...

For those of you who are still mad about the draft Bird has said he is not done and there is much work to do.

And even if the Pacers are bad this year we can look forward to next year's draft class for hope.