This is getting so boring.

by denggoy7 on Jan 18, 2012 6:04 AM EST

As a Pacer fan, I am thankful that they have this down time to recuperate from ailments and get some much needed and deserved rest. But the lack of Pacer news (guess no news is good news anyway) and not much happening around the league except the usual games is making my day quite boring so maybe we can have some Pacer fun/survey.

The Pacers have fielded a number of quality teams over the years. Some played well as expected, some overachieved like the decimated line-up after the brawl while others simply underachieved. In my opinion, we had 3 quality teams in recent memory. Just want to see which one you guys think will win a single round robin match and a 7-game series between the top 2 teams.

Team 1: Mark Jackson, Reggie Miller, Jalen Rose, Dale Davis, Rik Smits. Bench: Antonio Davis, Chris Mullin, Derrick McKey, Travis Best. rookie Austin Croshere, Mark Pope, Fred hioberg

Team 2: Jamaal Tinsley, Reggie Miller, Ron Artest (Metta World Peace), Jermaine O'Neal, Jeff Foster. Bench: Austin Corshere, Dale Davis, Stephen Jackson, David Harrison, Jonathan Bender, Anthony Johnson, Fred Jones

Team 3: Darren Collison, Paul George, Danny Granger, David West, Roy Hibbert. Bench: George Hill, Tyler Hansbrough, Jeff Foster, Dahntay Jones, Lance Stephenson, AJ Price, Lou Amunson and Jeff Pendergraph

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Team 2 was better with Big Al, i thought. At least, that is the year we led the nba…For it’s era, team 1 was better, but team 2 would probably win that matchup. Jermaine was an MVP (or should have been), artest was dpoy and harrington was 6th man: the matchup issues would have been rediculous (not to mention the “old” paul george: the freakishly long jonny bender)

by mast on Jan 18, 2012 6:53 AM EST reply actions

kinda agree with you and i even forgot to include al harrington.

if not for the brawl, who knows……

this looks like the one that got away

by denggoy7 on Jan 18, 2012 9:17 AM EST up reply actions

Damn It Man!

Dont remind me of team 2. We were champions bound that yr until Ron and Steven went dumb-ass on us and ruined Reggie’s chance on getting a ring.

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by rockguyinindy on Jan 18, 2012 10:42 AM EST up reply actions

Funny how destiny works.

That brawl ruined the chance of getting a ring for everyone on that team except the 2 who got into it. Ron got one with the lakers while jax got one with the spurs before the brawl.

Fate. Can be a ….

by denggoy7 on Jan 18, 2012 11:05 AM EST up reply actions

As of today team 3 gets blown out in any of these matchups

Ask again in a year or two. Hopefully they’ve continued to grow. There’s simply not enough good vets on this current squad to make a long playoff run like those other teams, IMO

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by LukeNukem on Jan 18, 2012 7:42 AM EST reply actions

Team 1

Best Pacers team ever.

by cedric_A on Jan 18, 2012 9:10 AM EST reply actions

Well...

Team 1 was the most saavy. Team 2 was the most ferious. Team 3 for now seems to be a combo of smarts/togetherness/atheletism. Hybrid of team 1 and team 2 maybe??

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by rockguyinindy on Jan 18, 2012 10:47 AM EST reply actions

Team 2 is scary but

Team1 has a big advantage at the point guard position. Also, I think the Davis boys would have given o’neal a tough time although foster would have done the same with smits. Would have been tough but if I had to make a choice, team 1 by a hair. Their bench is more savvy than team 2’s bench. Although team 2’s bench is more talented, the experience of team1’s bench would have found a way to beat them albeit not by much. Also, Ron Ron is an road rage waiting to happen.

by denggoy7 on Jan 18, 2012 11:16 AM EST up reply actions

Dale Davis was traded for Jermaine. Not sure how Dale is on the bench for team 2.

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by Sparhawk on Jan 18, 2012 11:29 AM EST reply actions

Good catch

I also think David Harrison should be banned from any “best of” conversation. He’s one of those guys like Jon Bender (only the less likeable, and completely without the injury excuse version) who’s awesome in video games but ineffective in real life. At least Bender had old man knees. Harrison was just too stoned to ever try.

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by LukeNukem on Jan 18, 2012 12:54 PM EST up reply actions