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Jack's avatar

This is not the team that did so well in Vegas last season. The dynamic of the team has changed without Buddy and 0 should have spent the last few months lifting, re-morning habbing and working on his game. Now he’s about image

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Bradley Wells's avatar

I do find it interesting that the Pacers came out so flat against the Heat and did not respond well to all the timeouts Carlisle took. This says to me that they are tuning Carlisle out.

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Bradley Wells's avatar

Missing Buddy friggin Hield isn’t the reason the Pacers aren’t as dynamic offensively as last year. Halliburton is not healthy. He does not have the dynamic offensive skills he had last year. The same is true for Myles Turner. Physically, he doesn’t have the spring he had last year. With Jalen Smith gone and both Jackson and Wiseman done with freak Achilles injuries, no one can rebound save Mathurin. The team is searching for its new identity because A) The way they played last year was not sustainable, and B) Halliburton isn’t as good.

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