Game Thread #49: Toronto Raptors at Indiana Pacers
by Tom Lewis on Feb 2, 2010 5:00 PM EST
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Toronto Raptors at Indiana Pacers, Feb 2, 2010 7:00 PM EST
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|---|---|---|
| 26-22 | 16-32 | |
| February 2, 2010 - 7:00PM EST | ||
| Conseco Fieldhouse | ||
| Radio: 1070AM WFNI TV: Fox Sports Indiana | ||
| Probable starters: | ||
| Jarrett Jack | PG | Earl Watson |
| Sonny Weems | SG | Brandon Rush |
| Antoine Wright | SF | Mike Dunleavy |
| Chris Bosh | PF | Danny Granger |
| Andrea Bargnani | C | Troy Murphy |
The Indiana Pacers finish up a home-and-home series tonight when they play the Toronto Raptors for the fourth and final time this season at Conseco Fieldhouse.
The Raps will still be short rookie DeMar DeRozan and also Hedo Turkoglu who is still recovering from running face-first into Mike Dunleavy's elbow on Sunday evening. Turkoglu fractured an orbital bone below his right eye which certainly didn't tickle.
The Pacers will be without head coach Jim O'Brien as he tends to family business after the passing of his mother-in-law. Lester Conner will call the shots tonight from the bench. With JOB's absent, maybe the sense that eveyone needs to step up will provide an energy boost to a Pacer team in serious need of a jolt.
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Starting lineup back to big
Coach Conner starting Roy and Murph again.
by Tom Lewis on Feb 2, 2010 6:04 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Real quick
Coach Conners initial answer to when you do become a head coach, how much of Jim O’Brien will we see in your style? Answer: Not much.
Classic.
by Tom Lewis on Feb 2, 2010 6:06 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Sounds like he's looking for
crowd support. He surely reads all the negative press about JOB.
by IndyDan on Feb 2, 2010 6:35 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Based on that answer
He should be hired as our full-time coach immediately
Indy Cornrows
by spstevenson on Feb 2, 2010 6:41 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
maybe eyeing a late season interim gig????
by Tom Lewis on Feb 2, 2010 6:45 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I'm eying it for him .....
agreed … Classic … hope he gets to stay on the bench when JOB returns
by Man of Pace on Feb 2, 2010 8:20 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Belinelli starting instead of Wright
Hibby, Murph, Granger, Rush, Earl for Pacers.
by Tom Lewis on Feb 2, 2010 6:39 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Hibby vs Bosh
is gonna be the big matchup. If Big Roy can stay out of foul trouble, he should be able to have a big night. You can be sure Bosh wants some iso on Roy. Come on big fella, put a nice game together tonight!
by jantz101 on Feb 2, 2010 6:42 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
How useless does it seem
to post the probable starters 3 hours before game time Cornrows? Are you ever tempted to just to put “anyone’s guess” for some of the starting slots?
by jantz101 on Feb 2, 2010 6:48 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
It's become a game
which I often lose…
by Tom Lewis on Feb 2, 2010 7:00 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Looking forward to a game tonight
Does the team show up? Oh, yeah. Do it.
by goodlucksaturday on Feb 2, 2010 7:00 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Raps announcers again
I rarely get the home broadcast on League Pass. One more reason to get good again…
by jantz101 on Feb 2, 2010 7:06 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Do you have that through DirecTV? I had the preview through Comcast and thought about buying it, but the video quality was terrible. I heard thought that Directv offers league pass in HD.
Indy Cornrows
by spstevenson on Feb 2, 2010 7:10 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I have it on broadband
The quality is good, but the screen is small :)
by jantz101 on Feb 2, 2010 7:12 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
15-5 over their last twenty are the Raps
I’ve never heard of such a streak. Must be nice.
by goodlucksaturday on Feb 2, 2010 7:11 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Right to Danny in the post
wow, that’s a strange sight.
by Tom Lewis on Feb 2, 2010 7:12 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Granger appears to enjoy the Sonny Weems matchup
better than CB4
by Tom Lewis on Feb 2, 2010 7:13 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
THANK YOU
for not subjecting Danny to no more full-time PF (at least for tonight)
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by RedHopeful on Feb 2, 2010 7:14 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
handles...
danny had a step, lost the ball.
by Tom Lewis on Feb 2, 2010 7:14 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Liking it
Obie finally got the starting lineup right for a particular matchup
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by RedHopeful on Feb 2, 2010 7:16 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Gonna surprise you
Obie’s not there, haha.
by goodlucksaturday on Feb 2, 2010 7:18 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
lol
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by RedHopeful on Feb 2, 2010 7:19 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I thought that was a turnover
Great reaction for Brandon to catch that ball like a Colts WR.
by goodlucksaturday on Feb 2, 2010 7:18 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Imagine that
didn’t we talk about it last time facing TOR that it’d be nice to see the Raptors have to deal with us defensively when Hibbert was in the post?
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by RedHopeful on Feb 2, 2010 7:19 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Hibby making the most of time
he’s actually a mismatch out there right now, imagine that
by Tom Lewis on Feb 2, 2010 7:19 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Great ball movement
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by RedHopeful on Feb 2, 2010 7:20 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Roy Hibbert
Great pass. GREAT pass!!
by goodlucksaturday on Feb 2, 2010 7:20 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Whoa, that was some solid D on CB
can’t expect that, but still…
by Tom Lewis on Feb 2, 2010 7:21 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Hey guys
anything new regarding Hansbrough and a possible return?
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by RedHopeful on Feb 2, 2010 7:22 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
out indefinitely
and not able to participate in any contact drills, also indefinitely. As, lester conner mentioned before the game tonight, the rook’s season is almost a wash at this point.
by Tom Lewis on Feb 2, 2010 7:25 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
New news
but it involves no timetable on a return. Probably mid Feb to March right guys?
by jantz101 on Feb 2, 2010 7:26 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
hoping Feb
but I think that’s just because we just started Feb.
by Tom Lewis on Feb 2, 2010 7:26 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Thanks
I figured. After reading up on ear infections, it’s basically it’ll happen when it happens. :(
Think this might be the reason that Indiana has been asking for a lot in return for Murphy? Or is Bird just greedy?
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by RedHopeful on Feb 2, 2010 7:27 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Technical difficulties
But I’m back. Nice to see a lead and nice to see Hibby taking advantage of his size down low! Go big guy!
by jantz101 on Feb 2, 2010 7:25 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Amazing pass for Granger inside to an open Roy
FINISH IT, BIG FELLA!
by goodlucksaturday on Feb 2, 2010 7:27 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
He was so open
he didnt know what to do!
by jantz101 on Feb 2, 2010 7:28 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Jam it
He’s 7’2", no excuses.
Team is getting trigger happy. Where’d the patience go??
by goodlucksaturday on Feb 2, 2010 7:29 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Beautiful moves by Brandon
I loved it so much I’ll call his point blank miss a pass to Murph.
by goodlucksaturday on Feb 2, 2010 7:29 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Absolutely
nothing wrong with getting to the hoop drawing defenders giving a teammate an open putback
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by RedHopeful on Feb 2, 2010 7:30 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Pacers up 26-25
Duns and AJ in after the break.
by Tom Lewis on Feb 2, 2010 7:30 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Sooo
will the real Danny Granger be making an appearance soon? It feels like forever since we’ve see a 25 + point game out of 33. Let’s go DG, get that stroke back!
by jantz101 on Feb 2, 2010 7:32 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Buckner
Saying Granger still looks hobbled. Doubt we’ll see Danny at all this year, unfortunately. Just hope he comes back in full force next season.
by goodlucksaturday on Feb 2, 2010 7:33 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
How odd
Murph AND Roy with 8 points, playing well with each other. So weird.
by goodlucksaturday on Feb 2, 2010 7:34 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Belinelli
showing some of that summer league hype
by jantz101 on Feb 2, 2010 7:34 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
LC going mighty mite right now
AJ, Luther, Dun, Dahntay, Murph
by Tom Lewis on Feb 2, 2010 7:35 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Bosh and Bellineli
Doing all the work tonight.
by goodlucksaturday on Feb 2, 2010 7:36 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Playing like DG against us!
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by RedHopeful on Feb 2, 2010 7:37 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Down 2
and played best quarter in a few games.
by Tom Lewis on Feb 2, 2010 7:37 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Offensively maybe
but not defensively. Bargs abused Murphy a bit, Bosh made open jumpers from perimeter and no one stopped Marco.
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by RedHopeful on Feb 2, 2010 7:38 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Good news:
The offense isn’t stagnate
Bad News: Raps score 34 in the first. Defense Pacers…
by jantz101 on Feb 2, 2010 7:37 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Sweet
nice charge Hibbert
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by RedHopeful on Feb 2, 2010 7:41 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Hello Rasho
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by RedHopeful on Feb 2, 2010 7:42 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Awful look from Calderone
Nice 3 by Luther aka the king of ooohhh nnnoooo… YES!
by jantz101 on Feb 2, 2010 7:41 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Lol
after shooting an airball from 2 :)
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by RedHopeful on Feb 2, 2010 7:43 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Nice save by AJ
good body control to get the ball over Rasho after the contact.
by Tom Lewis on Feb 2, 2010 7:45 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
What a take by AJ!
Now thats how you finish a drive!
by jantz101 on Feb 2, 2010 7:45 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Credit to the Pacers
Held the Raps scoreless through the first three minutes of the second.
Shame our offense has stagnated as well.
by goodlucksaturday on Feb 2, 2010 7:47 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Ooo
that pass was there for Dun, but Luther didn’t thing it was coming his way. At 16-32 worth the effort.
by Tom Lewis on Feb 2, 2010 7:47 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Bah
wide open misses from DG still
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by RedHopeful on Feb 2, 2010 7:48 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Late fouls
Hate ’em. Whistle it when it happens, not nearly a second later.
by goodlucksaturday on Feb 2, 2010 7:48 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Cue Yakity Sax
its getting sloppy out there
by jantz101 on Feb 2, 2010 7:49 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Sigh
there goes Roy
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by RedHopeful on Feb 2, 2010 7:50 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Oh
it was on Dun?
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by RedHopeful on Feb 2, 2010 7:50 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Raps
Too many second chance opps.
by goodlucksaturday on Feb 2, 2010 7:51 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
thank you
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by RedHopeful on Feb 2, 2010 7:53 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
They didn't get the memo
on the timeout
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by RedHopeful on Feb 2, 2010 7:55 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Danny short again
broken record. No arch n his shots either
by jantz101 on Feb 2, 2010 7:56 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Guess the O boards are tied
sure doesnt seem like it
by jantz101 on Feb 2, 2010 7:53 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
but Murphy has 2
that’s like 10 for most players
by Tom Lewis on Feb 2, 2010 7:53 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I did a double take
when I saw that too
by jantz101 on Feb 2, 2010 7:55 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Yikes
DG pulled the string on that one. no likey
by Tom Lewis on Feb 2, 2010 7:55 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
There we go
Take advantage of the matchup and post up. No needless threes.
by goodlucksaturday on Feb 2, 2010 7:57 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Cousins
with 11 pts, 8 boards
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by RedHopeful on Feb 2, 2010 7:58 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Love/hate
Love seeing Wall do well, hate to see Kentucky do well. Really really hate Kentucky doing well. I’d make it a point to hate Wall if I didn’t think we had a 6-10% of him being on our team, haha.
by goodlucksaturday on Feb 2, 2010 7:58 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Belly Nelly (I like that)
back in. He better not go all Kapono on us tonight
by jantz101 on Feb 2, 2010 7:58 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Watching the TOR broadcast
If they promote Snickers one more time…
“go get some nuts”
I’m gonna have to stop watching.
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by RedHopeful on Feb 2, 2010 8:01 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Thats why God invented the mute button
by jantz101 on Feb 2, 2010 8:02 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
true
but I just hate watching a game w/o any kind of commentary regardless of how piss poor it can be.
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by RedHopeful on Feb 2, 2010 8:02 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Agreed
except when the Pacers play the Celts. I refuse to listen to Tommy Heinson. He makes my blood boil!
by jantz101 on Feb 2, 2010 8:03 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
agreed
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by RedHopeful on Feb 2, 2010 8:04 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Ref's just got real touchy
at least they are calling it on both ends
by jantz101 on Feb 2, 2010 8:01 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Pacers defense.
Not just an oxymoron in the second quarter.
by goodlucksaturday on Feb 2, 2010 8:01 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Noticed DG
on Barg’s and it’s taken him out of his comfort zone.
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by RedHopeful on Feb 2, 2010 8:03 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Bah
DG going on offense a bit early
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by RedHopeful on Feb 2, 2010 8:07 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
DG got beat backdoor by Bargnani
thats gotta be embarassing
by jantz101 on Feb 2, 2010 8:08 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Indiana Pacers:
making little used players look like all-stars since 2005. Belly and Bosh are KILLING us.
Pacers up 5 though :)
by jantz101 on Feb 2, 2010 8:11 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
love the Kapono compare
Sasha Pavlovic from the Cavs, too.
by Tom Lewis on Feb 2, 2010 8:24 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I don't remember Pavlovic as much
Kapono had something personal against us, I’m convinced!
by jantz101 on Feb 2, 2010 8:29 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Umm, that was a full defensive rotation to draw a charge
nice work DG
by Tom Lewis on Feb 2, 2010 8:29 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Ok, what's going on here
Granger has drawn two charges, plus passed up a 3-ball to feed Rush for a reverse layup. Oh, and Rush MADE the layup.
by Tom Lewis on Feb 2, 2010 8:31 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
I would be nice to have Foster and Tyler
to beat on Bosh too
by jantz101 on Feb 2, 2010 8:33 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Weems
doesn’t like guarding Granger. Hibby finding 33 with some nice high-low passes
by jantz101 on Feb 2, 2010 8:35 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
There it is
The Jarret Jack Jump Turnover
by Tom Lewis on Feb 2, 2010 8:35 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Even their screw-ups are turning into gold
or at least corner 3’s
by Tom Lewis on Feb 2, 2010 8:40 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Is this just the usual up and down Pacer game
or is it a reflection on Coach Conner??
by IndyDan on Feb 2, 2010 8:41 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Good question
Danny has been successful on offense playing down low, we haven’t seen much of that all year…
by jantz101 on Feb 2, 2010 8:42 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Yep, glad to see him playing well down low
seems his outside shot has somewhat left him for the past few games.
by IndyDan on Feb 2, 2010 8:50 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
People Murph just cut off the baseline
granted he gave it up on the next attempt, but once is a start.
by Tom Lewis on Feb 2, 2010 8:49 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Now Lester is just messing with us
giving McRoberts a little burn in 3Q
by Tom Lewis on Feb 2, 2010 8:53 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Amazing
Wonder what JoB’s reactions are to this game when he gets an update on his cell phone. Is he happy, or a little nervous? Quite the predicament he’s in.
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by spstevenson on Feb 2, 2010 8:59 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Uh, seriously
is it possible for 3 guys to beat an entire team?
by jantz101 on Feb 2, 2010 8:57 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Well I guess I know now what I'll be doing tommorrow
at work — checking out Lester Conner’s resume.
by IndyDan on Feb 2, 2010 8:58 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
End 3Q: Pacers up 100-86
Far from over considering the Pacers did give up 33 points in the third.
by Tom Lewis on Feb 2, 2010 8:58 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Hey - I know I'll lose some friends on this one
but sometimes Quinn Buckner really gets on my nerve. He needs to announce the game and back off that hindsight expert stuff. Just sometimes.
by IndyDan on Feb 2, 2010 9:00 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
I haven't gotten a lot of Pacers feeds
so I haven’t noticed it too much. I’ll let you know when I get a home town feed again!
by jantz101 on Feb 2, 2010 9:02 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Pacers up 20
after Dun splashes a corner 3.
by Tom Lewis on Feb 2, 2010 9:03 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
If we can keep it at 20
until about 3 minutes left in the game, I will feel good about a win!
by jantz101 on Feb 2, 2010 9:04 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
right corner is hot, hot, hot
send dahntay over there for a heat check
by Tom Lewis on Feb 2, 2010 9:08 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Luther
redeeming his earlier off the backboard shot with a 3
by jantz101 on Feb 2, 2010 9:09 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Birds take..
will be that the players wanted to win one for JOB.
by Slick4President on Feb 2, 2010 9:09 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
PR
Bird’s good at spinning it
Indy Cornrows
by spstevenson on Feb 2, 2010 9:36 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Nice pass by Dahntay!
second pass Murph has gotten off the glass tonight
by jantz101 on Feb 2, 2010 9:10 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Maybe throw 2 guys at Bosh
on the rebounds? You got to want it Hibby
by jantz101 on Feb 2, 2010 9:15 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
I'm actually cringing
when Granger shoots outside shots. He doesn’t have it from range tonight
by jantz101 on Feb 2, 2010 9:18 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Seems like the Pacers
are fighting off the urge to collapse
by Tom Lewis on Feb 2, 2010 9:20 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
LC goes small with Roy
trying to boost defense.
by Tom Lewis on Feb 2, 2010 9:25 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Ooo, good cleanup by Roy
His first hook missed the rim wide by a good foot.
by Tom Lewis on Feb 2, 2010 9:27 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
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