IC Cold Links: Pacers beat Kings, Deron Willilams and the Jazz up next

by Rick Wagner on Dec 1, 2010 7:28 AM EST in Indiana Pacers News

The Pacers looked all too familiar in the first half last night. It seemed all too much like last year on the defensive end. The game was tied at half, but this year's Pacers showed up once again in the third quarter. They came out hot and fought off Beno Udrih and DeMarcus Cousins, who both had very solid games for the Kings. The Pacers allowed a few mini runs, but were strong and consistent enough to keep the lead and come out with another solid win.

The Pacers now have the task of trying to stop the red-hot Utah Jazz, who currently sit at 14-5. The Jazz have an all around solid team, but it will be interesting to see what they do to stop Deron Williams. Al Jefferson is acclimating to his new team quite well so far, it should be a fun battle to watch down-low against him and the Bash Brothers tandem, Tyler Hansbrough and Josh McRoberts.

After the jump check out the links of the day...

Official Box Score
Defense comes through again for the Pacers Mike Wells reports on the state of the "blue-collar" Pacers
Pacers find defensive intensity, turn back Sacramento Kings There was no screaming or throwing of the clipboard at halftime by Jim O'Brien. The Indiana Pacers coach simply showed his team the hustle stats from the first half of their game against the Sacramento Kings.
PACERS: GAME REWIND: PACERS 107, KINGS 98
Game Rewind has highlights, analysis, notes, quotes and stats from the Pacers-Kings game Tuesday night in Sacramento.
Pacers beat Kings, keep winning on road trip The Indiana Pacers easily could have been mistaken for another team during the first 24 minutes of their game against the Sacramento Kings on Tuesday night.
Kings lose focus again, fall to Pacers Game review from Sacramento's perspective.
Kings 98, Pacers 107: Third Quarter Collapse - Sactown Royalty
Josh McRoberts’ Sick Give-and-Go Alley Oop
Game Preview: Pacers-Jazz
Hibbert's Hard Work Paying off I always enjoy Hibbert getting some praise for all his hard work this summer....this is just a small sampling...
Roy Hibbert is destroying people for the Indiana Pacers and it's fun | Hardwood Paroxysm Matt Moore heaps some more well-deserved praise on the emergence of Roy Hibbert.
A look at the 2011 Hall of Fame candidates Reggie highlighting the 2011 Hall of Fame class....along with a couple other former Pacers who have a shot to get in...
NBA suspends Bobcats G Stephen Jackson 1 game We haven't had this in a while....so, I wanted to point out the luxury we have now.
How should LeBron handle villain role? Ask Reggie Man, this article brought back fond memories! Reggie jawing at the crowd, especially Spike Lee, will always have a warm place in my heart...
biding his time Gordon Hayward was on top of the college basketball world eight months ago. He was a half-court heave away from completing an incredible Cinderella run for the Butler Bulldogs in the title game of the NCAA Tournament.
Conley key as Grizzlies hand Lakers third straight loss Mike Conley has one of his best games last night...against the Lakers, who now have lost three in a row

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we need to put Rush on Williams and let collison guard Bell. williams will shoot over the top of collison and ford all night

by dbcb on Dec 1, 2010 8:03 AM EST reply actions

We should start Collison on Williams in the begining, if he is getting killed then we switch up

there are just too many elite point guards in the league, we can’t have Brandon Rush guard every one of them, at some point Darren has to fight through it and toughen up against these ‘big boys’.
Once DC learns to effectively stop the point of attack, he will bring the Pacers to a whole new level. Remember the rest of the team is already playing good defense, we just need some consistent stops at the top.

by latrell spreewel on Dec 1, 2010 9:38 AM EST up reply actions

Why not?

If Rush is effective on the bigger PGs, let him take them.

by BenD on Dec 1, 2010 9:40 AM EST up reply actions

and then who will guard the 6'4"-6'7" shooting guards? Darren Collison?

that will only create more mismatches

by latrell spreewel on Dec 1, 2010 9:52 AM EST up reply actions

Darren actually did a good job in the second half versus Tyreke defensive wise, so he is capable

by latrell spreewel on Dec 1, 2010 9:54 AM EST up reply actions

Yes, when the teams has a normal sized shooting guard he will need to guard the PGs

but the kings didn’t Head is short for a shooting guard and Evans is taller.

Bell is only 6’5 and honestly… if he is the one taking the shots for the Jazz that is a-ok with me.

There are MANY good pgs in the league, but not many who are 6’3 with a 6’6 wingspan and thick like Williams or 6’6 like Evans.

In fact… I can’t think of any other starting PG’s I would have brandon switch over on. these two are just exceptions due to their size and importance to their teams offense

by dbcb on Dec 1, 2010 10:05 AM EST up reply actions

I will name a few big point guards

Rondo, Rose, Westbrook, Tyreke, Billups, Kidd, Eric Gordon, Walls, Stuckey and Williams. There may be some that i’m not remembering, but we can’t just have Rush guard all of them when we play them, the shooting guards will have a field day like last night where Beno Udrih of all people killed the Pacers.

by latrell spreewel on Dec 1, 2010 10:18 AM EST up reply actions

all of this assuming Brandon Rush can stop them, I don't think B-Rush is THAT good just yet.

by latrell spreewel on Dec 1, 2010 10:20 AM EST up reply actions

Ur missing the point. deron and tyreke are big anf I’m not just talking about height. They also play next to sg who are short and not a focal point on offense. And they need to score for their teams to win.

And ur list can be ripped apart in the context of this coversation, but I’m not doin that using a phone lol. To be continued

by dbcb on Dec 1, 2010 10:53 AM EST via mobile up reply actions

I love it!

I love the debate we have going on right now….do you think consistency in our starting line ups needs to be taken into consideration? Would taking Rush in and out of the starting lineup hurt this team down the road??….let me know what you guys think…

by Rick Wagner on Dec 1, 2010 12:51 PM EST up reply actions

so how would you explain Beno Udrih's explosion last night when Collison was on him?

by latrell spreewel on Dec 1, 2010 4:57 PM EST up reply actions

ur list..

You need to look at the PG, what they do for the team, and who they are paired with. IMO, Rush should only switch over and guard the PG if they are:

a) big/tall and use that to their advantage
b) have a smallish SG and a SG that isn’t a threat
c) primary scorers for their team

using this criteria, the list is mighty small.

Evans + Head or Beno: Huge? check. Primary scorer? check. Small sg who isn’t a primary option? check. there should be no argument for this one… rush should have been on him from the get go

Williams + Bell: Huge? 6’3ish, bulky, long armed check. Primary scorer? check. Small sg who isn’t a primary option? yeppers.. I would let Bell shoot all day for the Jazz.

Rondo + Allen: doesn’t matter who he is paired with. Rondo doesn’t score and doesn’t look to score. He doesn’t use his height that way… he is looking to set others up. Wasting Rush on him would just free up the rest of the team.

JKidd + ??: same as above. Kidd isn’t goign to drop 30 and drag his team to victory that way

Gordon: not a PG

Stuckey: ben gordan and hamilton are much more of a threat. plus I dont’ remember stuckey using his size really but I could be wrong there.

Wall, Westbrook, Rose: these three are interesting. All three play with normal sized shooting guard. And all three are 6’3 ish. What separates them from Williams and Evans, IMO of course, is that they don’t really use their height to score. Williams will shoot over a smaller guard all game long. Tyreke will take them in the lane over adn over. These guys rely much more on their speed, not height, to score. if you have an argument it is here… but switching collison on to those shooting guards on their team though would be suicide

by dbcb on Dec 1, 2010 3:38 PM EST up reply actions