Game Thread #17: Indiana Pacers at Utah Jazz
by Tom Lewis on Dec 4, 2009 7:00 PM EST
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PrintIndiana Pacers at Utah Jazz, Dec 4, 2009 9:00 PM EST
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| December 4, 2009 - 9:00PM EST | ||
| Energy Solutions Arena | ||
| Radio: 1070AM WFNI TV: Fox Sports Indiana | ||
| Probable starters: | ||
| T.J. Ford | PG | Deron Williams |
| Dahntay Jones | SG | Wesley Matthews |
| Danny Granger | SF | Ronnie Brewer |
| Troy Murphy | PF | Carlos Boozer |
| Roy Hibbert | C | Mehmet Okur |
The Indiana Pacers find themselves trying to salvage some success on their four-game roadie beginning tonight against the Utah Jazz. As usual, the Jazz present plenty of problems, whether it is Deron Williams providing matchup problems at point guard or Mehmet Okur stepping out and stepping up his long distance shooting (who can forget the 43 he dropped on the Pacers last year). The Jazz started the season 1-3 raising initial concerns around Salt Lake City. But as usual, Jerry Sloan has his guys playing well again and the Jazz have won six of their last seven games.
The Pacers should come out hungry and ready to play tonight since they are desperate for a win. The key is sustaining that sense of urgency for 48 minutes even if they fall behind. Also, at some point the Pacers have to start making some shots, don't they? The team's shooting percentages are down across the board for FGs, FTs and 3PTs compared to last year. Maybe tonight Granger and Murphy will find the stroke that led the offense last year and help jump start the offense. Sometimes the cure for what ails you is pretty simple. Make more shots.
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I was thinking that
Actually, I was thinking more along the lines of "I wonder if ‘Brandon Rush’ is in the thesaurus as a synonym for ‘lack of confidence.’
Thinks Rush will play in both halves
help ration Dunleavy’s minutes better. Didn’t say it but I assume to keep Dun around for some key fourth quarter PT.
Nothing
for some reason, attendance has been really low early this season
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This is like
A high school game and with a bunch of guys who know they are going to get crushed and they just can’t wait to get on the bus and go home.
Curious...
why do you guys start Ford?
Watson seems much more willing to drive to the basket, which is probably a good thing on a team full of jump-shooters…
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I don't know. Ford overdribbles and inconsistent.
I have no answers. Maybe Cornrows has better answers.
In other sports new:
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Umm, we have a game again people
Down 8. Finally making some shots. Still struggling to stop the Jazz inside, but hanging around.
Whats up guys?
Just started watching. Judging by the previous comments, it looks like I haven’t missed much…
Routine slow start
Down 22-3 after about eight minutes, but Indiana’s done a good job coming back, just can’t get over that 7-8 point hump.
I like Ford's aggressiveness
I mean, as long as he’s drawing the foul before he just flings it towards the backboard.
That finish was killer
Team had done a great job cutting this lead down to a workable margin, and now it’s all of a sudden a 13-point halftime lead after six straight points.
… …. …
Is it possible
to actually close out a quarter? Either defensively or getting a last good shot? It seems like forever since I’ve seen a positive from the last 45 seconds of a quarter
Rookie out of Marquette
slow started starting him to move AK to the bench
He’s quickly become a slow fave, I think, do to his defense.
And he’s one of our better 3-point shooters
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Wow
Miami gets back-to-back nationally televised games. The catch? Against the Nuggets and the Lakers. Ugh!
Eric looked really good distributing the ball. I think he just had more assists in the first half than T.J. Ford has all year.
Cruel?
You stole the KOC/Sloan draft guys the last 2 years, and they’re cruel?
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I think it's great the NFL and NBA are active in the fight against breast cancer
I just can’t get used to them wearing the color pink. Manning’s pink shoes, Lebron’s pink arm wrap thingy. Takes a bit to get accustomed to
TJ providing a spark for the Pacers
plus D-Will on the bench with 4 fouls. If only TJ could make his free throws.
It's the Jazz in the 4th Q
definitely.
We’re renowned for our ability to blow 4th quarter leads
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The Jazz
are just teasing with them
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by drsuessrunner07 on Dec 4, 2009 11:15 PM EST up reply actions
9 of 16?
Ive seen below average junior high girls basketball teams make that percentage
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by drsuessrunner07 on Dec 4, 2009 11:19 PM EST reply actions
Not to spoil your night...
but it’s also his first 30-point game since 2 seasons ago
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GREAT CUT!
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by drsuessrunner07 on Dec 4, 2009 11:22 PM EST reply actions
I hope the Pacers don't go the route of last year
when they had at least one opponent get a season or career high.
IF we can hold them
under a 100 I’m going to take it as a win
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by drsuessrunner07 on Dec 4, 2009 11:26 PM EST reply actions
if he's going to be our center for the next decade
Hibbert needs to finish games and not be on the bench
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by drsuessrunner07 on Dec 4, 2009 11:31 PM EST reply actions
Great game guys.
Again (like last year), sorry for the rude treatment early, but the Jazz tried their hardest later to make up for it.
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legitimate question
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by drsuessrunner07 on Dec 4, 2009 11:33 PM EST up reply actions
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