IC Cold Links: Pacers Have To Move Past Miami Meltdown, Find Something For Boston

by Tom Lewis on Jan 5, 2012 9:01 AM EST in Indiana Pacers News

Nope, it wasn't a bad dream just some bad basketball.

The Indiana Pacers ripped apart at the seams in the second quarter last night against the Miami Heat and never recovered. That means they need to get back to work today in Boston to figure out a fresh plan of attack for the Celtics who won their fourth straight game last night, a streak that started with the return of Paul Pierce.

One play in particular sticks out in my mind this morning, not for the end result, I don't recall how it ended other than I'm sure there were no points since it happened in the second quarter. Roy Hibbert was set up in the post on the left block. Tyler Hansbrough was on the right baseline with Darren Collison in the right corner and Paul George outside the arc on the right side. Danny Granger fed the ball into Roy from outside the arc on the left side the lane. Then Granger just stopped in his tracks and no one else moved.

Hibbert eventually needed a to reset forcing Granger to move for Roy to throw the ball back out, but that two or three seconds of dead air with no movement mucked up everything. Hibbert had no passing options to open up a possible post move, easy bucket for a teammate or an open perimeter shot. This made it extremely easy on the Heat defense and told the story of the offensive problems the Pacers had last night.

So now with a little adversity in the mix, we'll see if the Pacers fall back on their familiar ways, hang their head while heading into a funk or if they can turn the page, attack the problem areas, keep grinding and find a way to win again.

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Someone send Danny a Mike Dunleavy Jr highlight reel. If he can replicate that type of movement and catch and shoot mentality I think he and the team would be better for it.

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Pacers = Thugs
So Thugs never have it easy = Thug Life
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by SpaceCowboy1984 on Jan 5, 2012 11:56 AM EST reply actions

Do we even run plays that allow that kind of movement?

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by dbcb on Jan 5, 2012 1:01 PM EST up reply actions

That is the question

I would say no since Vogel said it would be simple. I guess he meant it.

Pacers motto - "Never Easy"
Pacers = Thugs
So Thugs never have it easy = Thug Life
I love the Pacers. I love the Thug Life

by SpaceCowboy1984 on Jan 5, 2012 4:56 PM EST up reply actions

Thank you!

Been sayin this for years. Danny’s a shooter, not necessarily a scorer. He needs to watch some Ray Allen tape, or call up Reggie, and learn how to move w/o the ball. It would make him more efficient and effective, as well as keep the ball-handling to actual ball-handlers, namely Darren, who should be posting 10 helpers a game. And it would spare us those ugly, awkward drives that usually lead to a TOs more often than points.

by abeas1 on Jan 6, 2012 10:24 AM EST up reply actions

Danny looked awful last night. While last year we wanted him to drive more, this year he is attempting to drive with his head down and just runs into people. If he played within the team we would be much better off. He looks great against weaker teams, but when it comes time to play against the big boys, he looks horrible.

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by joe.loveless on Jan 5, 2012 4:29 PM EST reply actions

Man, that game last night still has me depressed

Hard to be really excited after watching a team MINUS DWade still crush the Pacers. Danny has to step up, or step aside.

by BenD on Jan 5, 2012 5:01 PM EST via mobile reply actions

I think he should be benched now, and then see how the team responds. Start PG at SF and Hill at SG and bring DG first or second off the bench.

by FortWayneKarl on Jan 5, 2012 6:13 PM EST up reply actions

Morale Booster?

Now thats a good idea!

by jonjonNYC on Jan 5, 2012 9:47 PM EST up reply actions

+1

by abeas1 on Jan 6, 2012 10:25 AM EST up reply actions

Nope, DG deserves a swift kick in the @ss and his attitude and morale already sucks, so since the CBA won’t allow kicking his rear, letting him shine the pine w/ his behind would be the next best thing. If that doesn’t shake him out of it and the team seems to otherwise benefit, I’d give him a long stint on IR with a bruised ego, hangnail, ingrown pubic hair or the like… :)

by FortWayneKarl on Jan 6, 2012 12:20 AM EST reply actions