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  • #16
    Re: Danny Granger

    What would be wrong if Danny is just a good player? Everyone acts like if he is not the next Pippen he is worthless. I am pretty happy with the player he has become, if he improves then super. Right now he is a good player. Maybe he never becomes the superstar the Pacers never seem to find, so what, he is a piece to build on.
    No matter how much success Larry Bird attains in Indiana he'll never top that first command to fire Thomas. -Peter Vecsey. NY Post 12/4/07

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    • #17
      Re: Danny Granger

      I love it when this dude starts a thread because every reply is a tempered rebuttal. He has to reply so many times to so little avail. Except now, it's Danny Granger rather than Jermaine. Ah, comic relief.

      Continue as you were.
      You Got The Tony!!!!!!

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      • #18
        Re: Danny Granger

        Originally posted by DaSMASH View Post
        I sincerely believe that the Pacers should include him in any kind of a blockbuster trade that they can come up with, only because his contract will be coming up soon, as will Diogu's. Danny is as good as he's going to get, and I do nt s him EVER growing a mean streak, one that a 6 foot 9 or 10 forward should have.

        Move him and get something valuable back, especially while the other teams in the league think that he's an up and coming talent.
        A good idea. Maybe we could trade him for Gerald Wallace.



        NOTE: For folks new to the digest, this is a joke.
        This space for rent.

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        • #19
          Re: Danny Granger

          The assertions seem somewhat hyperbolic, but I'll listen to any trade offers. I wouldn't rule out a trade of anybody as long as it helped the team out.
          I'd rather die standing up than live on my knees.

          -Emiliano Zapata

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          • #20
            Re: Danny Granger

            Originally posted by justinDOHMAN View Post

            Jo played a great game but I still stand by my theory. Danny is not the same player with JO in the lineup. Before JO came back danny was cutting to the hoop, driving it to the basket and drawing fouls. He is not doing this with JO in the lineup. I think part of it is because JO is in the post and looking for the ball. When JO posts up he doesnt move around which makes it harder to drive. Danny needs to learn to play with JO in the lineup. He cannot just spot up at the three point line.

            I want to see a few more games before I start preaching this but it is my theory.
            I've been wondering the exact same thing. If you look at the stats that somebody posted the other day, Danny's stats are not nearly as good when JO plays. I'm also going to watch this closely over the next few games. I think it might be more of a mental shift on Danny's part. When JO is gone, I think he knows he has to act like the #1 option on offense. He plays aggressive because he knows he needs to score for the team to win. With JO out there, Danny defers to him because that's what he's been doing for the first 2 years of his career. I don't think this is JO's fault, it's more a case of Danny being willing to take a back seat when he shouldn't. Hopefully this is something that J'Ob will address.
            "A man with no belly has no appetite for life."

            - Salman Rushdie

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            • #21
              Re: Danny Granger

              Originally posted by andreialta View Post
              that was a good shot from a player who is struggling

              Just what I said.....he's on one and off two....INCONSISTANT for 3 years...does not mean that he will never get it.....also doesn't mean he ever will get it.

              Is it worth the $$$ that your going to have to pay to keep him?

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              • #22
                Re: Danny Granger

                Originally posted by odeez View Post
                Isn't he still leading the team in scoring? The only thing I see him being guilty of is not being aggressive enough all the time. Standing around behind the three point line is not where he belongs. Much better when he is going to the rim or catch for the three in transition. No way do you trade this guy, only his third year averaging something like 19 a game. Granger is a keeper!
                Leading the team in scoring does not translate into LEADER on the Floor, or GO TO guy in the clutch. For all the pomp and circumstance that Danny got and still gets from time to time...He needs to find a niche and give the team the same amount of production EVERY night, no matter who is on the floor for the Pacers.

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                • #23
                  Re: Danny Granger

                  Originally posted by avoidingtheclowns View Post
                  so this is how we're going to get the #1 from boston and draft oden. yeeehaw!

                  Get over yourself funny boy.....I'm serious...Granger has not improved or matured the way he should up to this point. He still shakes his head to much after a mistake....which if you look at his stats, is right up there.

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                  • #24
                    Re: Danny Granger

                    Originally posted by Shack80 View Post
                    What would be wrong if Danny is just a good player? Everyone acts like if he is not the next Pippen he is worthless. I am pretty happy with the player he has become, if he improves then super. Right now he is a good player. Maybe he never becomes the superstar the Pacers never seem to find, so what, he is a piece to build on.
                    You won't be saying this when contract time comes around and Danny points to his useless stats that are not winning us games. Yet he wants market value for those personal stats.

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                    • #25
                      Re: Danny Granger

                      Originally posted by AesopRockOn View Post
                      I love it when this dude starts a thread because every reply is a tempered rebuttal. He has to reply so many times to so little avail. Except now, it's Danny Granger rather than Jermaine. Ah, comic relief.

                      Continue as you were.

                      I love it when your posts contain drivel....which is a tempered rebuttal to little avail....

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                      • #26
                        Re: Danny Granger

                        Originally posted by Indy View Post
                        Granger is going to be at least as good as Josh Howard and that is fine with me.

                        What time machine are you operating from?

                        When Danny goes cold, he settles for jumpers. He never drives to the basket because....lets face it...hes afraid.

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                        • #27
                          Re: Danny Granger

                          Originally posted by DaSMASH View Post
                          What time machine are you operating from?

                          When Danny goes cold, he settles for jumpers. He never drives to the basket because....lets face it...hes afraid.
                          Yeah, during that Seattle game he never attacked the basket. His shot wasn't falling and he only went to the free throw line FIFTEEN times. Yeah, what a wimp.

                          Jeez, the guy is a little over a month into his 3rd season and you're expecting him to be a LEADER? I don't think that's ever been expected of him as a Pacer. He's always been one of the younger players on the team. If you think this team lacks leadership, then you should be pointing your finger at JO and Tinsley, not Granger.

                          Yes, he's having trouble with consistency...on the offensive end. He's not the only player to do so. It's DECEMBER. If he's still playing with inconsistency by February, I'd say we might want to be concerned. And besides, it's not like his contract runs out by the end of the year. We'll still have another season after this one to evaluate him and trade him, if needed.

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                          • #28
                            Re: Danny Granger

                            You, Never? Did the Kenosha Kid?

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                            • #29
                              Re: Danny Granger

                              Smash, smash, smash..... Happy Holidays buddy.

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                              • #30
                                Re: Danny Granger

                                Danny just makes tons of mistakes still. He's a slow but steady learner who apparently hasn't quite taken the full step forward in awareness/confidence that I thought he had earlier in the year.

                                Here's a tangible example of the subtle mistakes he makes that hurt the bottom line:

                                In-bounds is Hill, DG on him. The pass is in to the high post and as Hill steps in and toward the post (ala give and go over the top) Danny steps UNDER the play, well before Hill has had to choose which side he will go. This let Hill go over the top, get the return pass on a short step-back and hit the open jumper as Danny made a flailing close out on him with little hope of getting there.

                                Stuff like this looks on the surface like effort on his part (it is) and just good play by the other player (also true), but it's also a case where Danny simply makes the game harder on himself.

                                In the parlance of Vince Vaughn, Danny's got these big bear claws but he doesn't know how to use them yet.

                                His fits and starts are to me obviously moments when he locks into a comfort zone, something familiar, and then when he slips into areas he doesn't recognize.


                                The comparison between he and Shawne is remarkably similar to last season. Shawne has the instincts and confidence for the game, though he also makes youthful errors. Danny doesn't appear to come to things nearly as naturally but does have a good ability to learn over time.


                                BTW, I've been sick which is why I didn't get to the thread I'm going to start which will specifically praise Danny and David for addressing flaws in their game this season.

                                Danny is not THE man right now, and is often part of the problem. But he's also a big part of things that go right and still has tons of untapped upside that he shows no signs of failing to reach, at least not yet. Plateau is not a word I think of when I see Danny (or Shawne) play.

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