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IC Cold Links: Pacers Let Bucks Slip Through Trap In The Paint

I could empathize with Jim O'Brien a little bit during the Pacers loss to the Bucks yesterday afternoon. Early in the first quarter my laptop experienced a little malware attack that had me wasting my time for an hour or so cleaning up the mess.

For JOB, his team's "malware" attack was around the rim in the first half. The Pacers struggled to keep the Bucks off the glas and ended up getting outscored in the paint 40-20 for the game. 23 of Milwaukee's points came courtesy of second chances on the offensive glass early in the game. By the time the Pacers cleaned things up in the second half and made a late run, they didn't have enough to complete the comeback.

So the Bucks breathe a sigh of relief and move on surviving what coach Scott Skiles called a "trap game" for his team. Sound familiar doesn't it? During the West Coast swing, each team the Pacers played made some reference to a trap game, which in reality is a tidy little euphemism for a coach to use instead of saying, "I have to find something to motivate my players to play hard against the Pacers."

With five weeks remaining in the season, we'll see if the Pacers can actually trap one of these teams down the stretch.

After the jump, more links of interest from the loss yesterday.

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I have this feeling that the Pacers will go on a winning streak to close out the season. Any else feel that way?

I hate to see that Dunleavy had a freak accident and didn’t play, but he honestly needs to sit out the rest of the year and just make sure he’s in tip top shape next year. He came back too soon and his play has been horrendous.

by Sparhawk on Mar 15, 2010 1:30 PM EDT reply actions  

Dunleavy

I thought the issue with Dun was JOB making him just stand in the corner.

by FortWayneKarl on Mar 15, 2010 5:18 PM EDT via mobile reply actions  

I haven’t seen the Pacers play since I live in Georgia, but looking at the box scores it seemed something might still be wrong with Dunleavy. If he’s been coached to stand in the corner and shoot from the perimeter that kinda explains a lot and wouldn’t surprise me one bit. JOB has to be the worst coach in the league right now.

by Sparhawk on Mar 16, 2010 11:49 AM EDT up reply actions  

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