i love the idea of getting AJ some minutes, and expanding hansbrough’s role. we know what we’ve got with our older guys, and they aren’t winning anything. get the young guys in there and see what we have.

i don’t know about you guys, but i’d like to see the younger players get a lot of burn and if we have a terrible record, so what- i’d like to see what potential we’ve got for the future and if this season bombs we’ll finally get a high pick instead of these 4 year projects we get in the mid-round. lets see what price, hansbrough, solo, and luther can do.

I hate to see JOB (and LB for that matter) be let off the hook with this, but looks like their bad coaching and management will now survive the year, regardless of how much the Pacers suck on the court!

I was thinking the exact same thin FortWayneKarl was thinking… Oh great now Jim O’Brien gets an excuse. It’s time stop this mediocrity and to stop the bleeding. If we were to move on and get new players and a new coach, now’s the time. After, winning 5 in a row with one group then getting the other (older) half back we go win 1 out of 10. I think Foster should stay barring any amazing deal we might get for him, but Murphy and possibly T.J. need to go. I mean he’s not old but we need a real PG. T.J. Ford isn’t a point guard, he’s not a shooting guard, he’s a slasher, that’s it and quite frankly we need more. I came up with the idea of making a move for Randy Foye (check it out under fanposts) and i think he would flourish here. If anyone has ideas to move T.J. too I would love to here them.

Ive had the sneaking suspicion that granger had a hurt foot since the beginning of the year. before this injury hit, Remember in the first few games of the season when the Star said he would be limited by his sore heel? It looks like this playing through the pain only made things worse. I was actually hoping he would sit a few games just to get 100% healthy.

 Im positive this lingering injury was why he was content to camp out at the three point line and jack up contested jump shots, a tendency that has trickled down to the rest of the team. Also the other players tended to defer to Granger, which lead to lots of standing around and watching, which is/was another big part of the overall offensive stagnation. I am positive their shooting percentage will improve.

It looks like Gwen already beat me to the “Ewing Theory” argument, as its the exact same thought that ran through my mind. Its hard to say someone averaging 20+ points a game is hurting his team, but i wouldnt be surprised if the Pacers played better without the injured Granger clogging things up.

and it seems like people are beginning to come around to my side on the issue.

During times of trouble, someone is held accountable at least in the real world. In this case, Granger had a bad heel for some time and instead of resting him someone (could be JOB or Bird or both) decided to keep playing him full time. Now our best player is out for 4 to 6 weeks. We as Pacer fans need to ask management to take accountability in their actions. In the meantime, if no one is held accountable for their actions, I can see the Pacers playing Dunleavy more minutes than they should. As I gaze into my crystal ball, I see Dunleavy going down before Granger ever makes it back. Coach has already said he was going to play to win no matter if Dunleavy had to play more minutes than what was prescribed I don’t think the Coach or management is off the hook because of Granger going down. It’s time for action and accountability. I am not willing to throw in the towel yet. Wake up management and use the players to their abilities instead of a coaching style. Go Pacers, were struggling but still looking at that number 8 playoff seed.