IC Cold Links: Pacers Survive Tough Week With Big Road Wins

by Tom Lewis on Jan 30, 2012 9:30 AM EST in Indiana Pacers News

Prior to the season, this past week of games starting last Sunday at the Los Angeles Lakers and including two games against Orlando along with Chicago and Boston on the road, appeared to be the most daunting stretch of games on the Indiana Pacers' schedule this season.

With the way the season has played out, that declaration is debatable, but regardless the Pacers stayed ahead of the game by winning three of the five game. Those three W's were equally impressive when you consider winning AT the Lakers, AT Chicago and AT Orlando, with the last two wins coming off of bad losses that left open the option to begin a spriral down in the wrong direction.

Last night in Orlando, the bench came through with some big minutes and Danny Granger played like he's really starting to enjoy this whole winning thing. I froze in stunned silence while watching the second half when Roy Hibbert slipped to the hoop after setting a ball screen for Granger and was then fed a perfect pass by Granger to stay in rhythm and finish at the hoop. I played it back at least ten times. That was some good basketball.

Now the Pacers move on to what might actually be a more challenging week with New Jersey at home on Tuesday and then road games at Minnesota and Dallas before playing Orlando at the Fieldhouse on Super Bowl Eve.

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Comments

Here's another interesting link

At the Hive speculates what Indiana might trade for Kaman: http://www.atthehive.com/2012/1/30/2757430/trading-chris-kaman-indiana-pacers-edition

I still think the only way Kaman to Indiana makes sense if it’s a salary dump for them. I hope to God LB doesn’t entertain any first round draft pick requests, as Kaman’s requested contract for next year would almost certainly be too high for the Pacers to justify anything more than a rental, barring an unforseen circumstance where the team wasn’t able to re-sign Hibbert.

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by LukeNukem on Jan 30, 2012 11:18 AM EST reply actions

Were not trading for Kaman

It’s a terrible idea.

by hammond on Jan 30, 2012 11:28 AM EST reply actions

Trade Idea:

The T-Wolves are absolutely barren at the 2 and 3 spots, particularly the 2, where it looks that two natural 3s – Martel Webster and Wes Johnson – will continue to get the majority of the minutes. However, they are overloaded at the 4 and 1 positions.

My proposal is to send George Hill and an unprotected first to Minnesota for Derrick Williams. Then Williams can be an understudy to David West and we could flip Hansbrough for a serviceable 2 or just have A.J. and Lance be our backcourt off the bench.

I doubt this trade happens for a number of reasons – Kahn seems to hate us and Larry doesn’t gamble much in personnel decisions – nevertheless I don’t think it’s a bad (hypothetical) trade for either team, although I certainly think we would be getting the better deal.

by pendulum55 on Jan 30, 2012 12:30 PM EST reply actions

Derrick Williams would go from #2 overall pick...

To being traded for a mid first (Kawhi Leonard—→Hill) and a mid-to-late first (our pick this year) like 7 months later? How on Earth is that not a bad deal for them?

Besides, our team only has 12 healthy players on the roster. We’re not particularly deep at any position, we just have general bench talent. I don’t think I want to trade Hill and see Jones+Lance playing more minutes.

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by LukeNukem on Jan 30, 2012 12:35 PM EST up reply actions