Are You Kidding Me?!

by B-Huse on Apr 28, 2010 1:36 PM EDT

Okay, we're all on the same page on the Jim O'Brien front.... the guy is obsessed with three pointers and his system will never get anyone an NBA championship. Now we all sit here and wonder why Larry Bird keeps him around... This quote about Granger possibly joining the USA National Team just made me even more confused:

"I think that's a great experience for (Granger)," said Pacers president Larry Bird, who won a gold medal with the 1992 Olympic team. "Like I told him, 'Don't go out there and fire up 50 3s. Take it to the hole. Show these guys you're a man." (Indystar)

Woah! Woah! Woah!....... what? This is the same guy that is giving unwavering support to a guy that wants to stone his players to death if they decide to drive to the hole. So it's time for multiple choice:

Jim O'Brien is:

A) blackmailing Larry.

B) hypnotizing Larry.

C) an alien taking the form of Larry Bird just to help him in the destroying of this organization.

........ D) All of the above

All I know is once we get to the root of this problem, we can stop with these ridiculous random benchings of Dahntay Jones.

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Crazy,

They’re both freaking crazy!

by ThirtyOne on Apr 28, 2010 2:18 PM EDT reply actions

Just shows the GM and coach aren’t on the same page. Maybe it’s a way to say there better be changes next year or JOB is fired. JOB would be fired from just about every other team, but not the Pacers. Mainly because they couldn’t afford to pay 2 coaches.

by Sparhawk on Apr 28, 2010 3:47 PM EDT reply actions

Well the Pacers have to spend money to make money. We’ll never win under O’Brien, so we’ll never get any fan support, so no money. Larry’s gotta find his balls and make some ballsy decisions. Its seems he’s been taking the safe route ever since he’s gotten here.

by B-Huse on Apr 28, 2010 3:54 PM EDT reply actions

Pacers will never win with Larry picking the players

We could have dug up Adolph Rupp and this was at best a .500 squad this year.

Get some difference makers and we will start to win. Whoever the damn coach is….

" Tell me something Steve, How does a guy from Puerto Rico loose a ball in the Sun? "

by aaronb on Apr 28, 2010 4:57 PM EDT reply actions

I see O'Briens system being similar to the Magic.

Only they have MUCH more talent than we do. But maybe down the road we could be a similar team to what they are.

and +1 on the Dahntay Jones thing, I’m trying to let him grow on me.

~SHaFF!~

by SHaFF87 on Apr 28, 2010 8:16 PM EDT reply actions

Our system is like the Magic but 2 things help the Magic’s execution of it. 1) Yes, talent and 2) Dwight Howard is a double team magnet and he can just kick it out.

by B-Huse on Apr 28, 2010 9:28 PM EDT up reply actions

yep...

that’s exactly right, and eventually I think Hibbert could turn into a similar player, but we are no where close right now.

~SHaFF!~

by SHaFF87 on Apr 29, 2010 8:07 AM EDT up reply actions

2a.

You forgot the second part of reason 2:

The Magic actually run their offense through that double team magnet in order for him to kick out to wing players.

Don’t the Pacers have a really good passing Center on their team?

The FAULK

by incredibleFAULK on Apr 29, 2010 8:06 AM EDT reply actions

yep

but to this point, JOB says he doesn’t like having him pass out of the post, he would rather put him at the top of the key where no one would EVER double team him.

ALTHOUGH…. to JOB defense, Hibbert can actually hit that shot at the top of the key if he can’t find someone open, unlike Howard.

~SHaFF!~

by SHaFF87 on Apr 29, 2010 8:08 AM EDT up reply actions