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  • #31
    Re: Say we somehow land Evan Turner...

    I actually think that Turner and Granger would be a lovely combination. Very good fit.

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    • #32
      Re: Say we somehow land Evan Turner...

      Originally posted by Naptown_Seth View Post
      I play Turner 100% as a PG starter, let him swing to SG/SF as you rotate out Rush and Danny and rotate in Price. Maybe you try Price/Turner with Rush off the bench if he can handle that.

      Actually I love the idea of Price/Turner because it mimics the Chalmers/Wade and Blake/Roy method which worked very well for those teams.

      Turner has played PG all year basically and faces very quick PGs coming at him without any real issue. He doesn't get spaced off them any more than Wall does (ahem, S. Carolina anyone).


      I go by the game a guy has, not what you want his measurements to be. That's how Bender was a PF when clearly he was a SG. Or why Wesley Johnson is a pure SG rather than an SF.


      Turner is NOT a catch and shoot guard - that's Rush. Turner is not going to be as good without the ball, you want him starting every play every time. That's a point guard, period.

      I'm "sorry" if you guys hate a PG that crushes other PGs in the post or feed Roy right over top of the PG defender, but personally I'll laugh all the way to the bank on that one.
      Listen. He's not a PG. Just like Wade isn't a PG. Just like Evans wasn't either.

      He "can play PG" at the college level. That's extremely different then being a PG or even being a PG at the NBA level. It's not a measurements thing, it's a what position he's best suited for thing. Heck..today..he had a triple double. Points, Rebounds, and Turnovers. Not. A. Point. Guard. It's not about his defense, it's about his offense. (although interestingly, he's apparently dating the Ohio State women's point guard...who is one hell of a point guard..sort of the Lindsay Lohan of Long Island points though.)

      If we're lucky enough to get Turner, we'll probably have the best wing combination with Turner/Granger + Rush as a backup to either and DJones to fill in in the NBA. But you don't force an excellent rookie into a role he won't excell at, particularly when he will excell at another role.
      Last edited by Sookie; 03-13-2010, 07:28 PM.

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      • #33
        Re: Say we somehow land Evan Turner...

        Originally posted by graphic-er View Post

        We are gonna have +30 million in cap space to work with.


        B4 making that statement you might have wanted to go back and read some of Count's posts.

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        • #34
          Re: Say we somehow land Evan Turner...

          Originally posted by knucklecup View Post
          In 2010, that leaves the Pacers with a rotation of:

          Ford/Watson/Price
          Rush/Head/2nd round pick
          Granger/Gomes/D. Jones
          Murphy/Hansborough/Gomes
          Jefferson/Hibbert/2nd round pick

          I like what Rush has been able to do of late and my love of Danny Granger isn't going to fade after an injury riddled season.

          I like Murphy's game in O'Brien system and think this line-up is capable of competing.
          That trade and this lineup makes me want to throw up for some reason. What would really
          cure what ails the Pacers is get Wall and short of that get Favors. Either would
          make this team viable and dangerous. Trade expirings and a pick for whatever else ails you after that.
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          • #35
            Re: Say we somehow land Evan Turner...

            Originally posted by Naptown_Seth View Post
            I play Turner 100% as a PG starter, let him swing to SG/SF as you rotate out Rush and Danny and rotate in Price. Maybe you try Price/Turner with Rush off the bench if he can handle that.

            Actually I love the idea of Price/Turner because it mimics the Chalmers/Wade and Blake/Roy method which worked very well for those teams.

            Turner has played PG all year basically and faces very quick PGs coming at him without any real issue. He doesn't get spaced off them any more than Wall does (ahem, S. Carolina anyone).


            I go by the game a guy has, not what you want his measurements to be. That's how Bender was a PF when clearly he was a SG. Or why Wesley Johnson is a pure SG rather than an SF.


            Turner is NOT a catch and shoot guard - that's Rush. Turner is not going to be as good without the ball, you want him starting every play every time. That's a point guard, period.

            I'm "sorry" if you guys hate a PG that crushes other PGs in the post or feed Roy right over top of the PG defender, but personally I'll laugh all the way to the bank on that one.

            There is no way Turner is slower laterally than Mark Jackson or Jason Kidd. I don't even think Deron Williams is really quicker than him laterally.

            Sure Paul and Collison and guys like that will blow by, but then he's great at closing out and blowing up layups from behind anyway.




            Personally my prediction is you get the 6th pick, you draft Patterson and we are done worrying about this. I don't think the Pacers will get a top 4 pick.
            I an all for playing Turner at PG. He can switch to shooting guard as needed also.
            Statistically the Pacers have about an 11% chance right now of the first pick. So yes chances are against the 1st pick. But, it is not so slim it can't be talked about.
            I think Favors would be great next to Roy and Danny. With Roy at the high post some pitching to Danny or Favors......that would be worth seeing.
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            • #36
              Re: Say we somehow land Evan Turner...

              Originally posted by Suaveness View Post
              You people are seriously setting yourselves up for a letdown when we don't get anywhere near a top 2 pick.
              Really? What are you basing this statement on, because it definitely can't be facts. Considering we're 4th worst in the league right now and not showing any improvement, I'd say the numbers give us a very good chance of being "somewhere near a top 2 pick".

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              • #37
                Re: Say we somehow land Evan Turner...

                Originally posted by Justin Tyme View Post
                B4 making that statement you might have wanted to go back and read some of Count's posts.
                Why is there some consequence to making this statement.

                I've also made the statement in other threads that we might have as little as 20 million to work with the salary cap going down, and I was called out for that too. So 30 million is a good happy middle in my opinion.
                You can't get champagne from a garden hose.

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                • #38
                  Re: Say we somehow land Evan Turner...

                  Originally posted by SMosley21 View Post
                  Really? What are you basing this statement on, because it definitely can't be facts. Considering we're 4th worst in the league right now and not showing any improvement, I'd say the numbers give us a very good chance of being "somewhere near a top 2 pick".
                  Ordinarily, I'd agree with you. But as I've mentioned in other posts, JOB is so unbelievably stupid that he won the 82nd game last year against the Bucks (after we were down by 17 at one point)...both teams were out of playoff contention at that point.

                  And what did this 'win' cost us? It dropped us from the 10th pick (B. Jennings) to the 13th pick (Hansbrough).

                  So with close to 20 games left, JOB can do plenty of damage to our chances to land a top 4 pick. Add to that that he probably knows his time is short as the Pacers coach, and that gives him almost no incentive to do something positive for this franchise, which is in this case LOSE.

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                  • #39
                    Re: Say we somehow land Evan Turner...

                    Originally posted by Infinite MAN_force View Post
                    Turner is more of a slasher, and Granger is more of a shooter, Rush is the defensive specialist off the bench with a three point shot who can play both positions. Sounds like a perfect rotation to me, why trade anybody? Turner would give us what we desperatly need, a guard that can penetrate... and we already have two guys he can kick out too who can knock down the three. Perfect.
                    This. 100%. That's a well balanced wing rotation. Yes, we're thin up front, especially if Foster and Hans can't give us much next year...but I might like to wait and see how Hibbert grows and take a look at the big guys we have fit to see how they fit with a Granger/Turner/Rush/DJones/Dun wing rotation.

                    I'd much rather try to move our expiring contracts plus draft pick sweeteners for a big man upgrade (we don't need an All-Star here) than ditch Granger or Rush.
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                    • #40
                      Re: Say we somehow land Evan Turner...

                      Originally posted by SMosley21 View Post
                      Really? What are you basing this statement on, because it definitely can't be facts. Considering we're 4th worst in the league right now and not showing any improvement, I'd say the numbers give us a very good chance of being "somewhere near a top 2 pick".
                      Take a look at the Pacers' remaining schedule, then look at the remaining schedules of the other lottery bound teams. I did that just a few days ago and came to the conclusion that the Pacers could VERY EASILY wind up with the 8TH worst record at the end of the year. I figure they might win 5-6 more games this year, while NY might win 2, Detroit 3, Washington 3, Sacramento 3, Philadelphia 3......... Well, you get the idea. The remaining schedule for the Pacers MIGHT be the easiest schedule any lottery bound team has.
                      Last edited by Tom White; 03-13-2010, 08:47 PM.

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                      • #41
                        Re: Say we somehow land Evan Turner...

                        Originally posted by Sookie View Post
                        Listen. He's not a PG. Just like Wade isn't a PG. Just like Evans wasn't either.

                        He "can play PG" at the college level. That's extremely different then being a PG or even being a PG at the NBA level. It's not a measurements thing, it's a what position he's best suited for thing. Heck..today..he had a triple double. Points, Rebounds, and Turnovers. Not. A. Point. Guard. It's not about his defense, it's about his offense. (although interestingly, he's apparently dating the Ohio State women's point guard...who is one hell of a point guard..sort of the Lindsay Lohan of Long Island points though.)

                        If we're lucky enough to get Turner, we'll probably have the best wing combination with Turner/Granger + Rush as a backup to either and DJones to fill in in the NBA. But you don't force an excellent rookie into a role he won't excell at, particularly when he will excell at another role.
                        There are times when you throw away the position labels and just send the guy out there to play.

                        Turner is a guy who could work well with a number of our wings and back-court players. Granger, Rush, Price, D Jones. It doesn't matter. He will find a way to work with them, and they will do the same with him.

                        We don't need no stinkin' labels.

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                        • #42
                          Re: Say we somehow land Evan Turner...

                          If we can get the #2 pick, and that's what it would take to get Turner, we should keep him and try to acquire an other 1st round pick to select a PF. I would not pass on either Wall or Turner.

                          I wouldn't be in any hurry to get rid of Granger or Rush if we added Turner. I'd want to keep them and continue to build. Yes, we need an upgrade at PF for sure, but that player doesn't have to be a superstar. A promising young player or a tough vet who will play defense and rebound would still help without sacrificing our promising core of players. Let's say maybe a trade for a vet or mid to low 1st round pick. Also, our 2nd rounder is almost as good as a low 1st rounder this year. Let's not forget that. It's quite possible we could get a really solid role player there or even someone good who was overlooked in the 1st round. The players projected to be selected late 1st and early 2nd look like pretty decent players.

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                          • #43
                            Re: Say we somehow land Evan Turner...

                            Even though Turner had 10 turnovers in today's game, I really liked the leadership he showed and how he was really good throughout the game on his free-throws...It was the first that I've really watched him at all this season (first full game) and he showed me some things...I think he's a better playmaker than I thought he would be as he had some nice assists late in the game. He also got his own to carry his team when they needed some big baskets. The thing I also liked is that he attacks the basket and doesn't settle for outside jumpers late in the game. We'll just have to see what pick we get and how everything unfolds in the next several months. Plus draft workouts are a great resource of course (and I love the interviews that Pacers.com has of each player working out at Conseco before the Draft). I just hope that Bird doesn't screw this one up as we should have a high pick.

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                            • #44
                              Re: Say we somehow land Evan Turner...

                              Originally posted by Sookie View Post
                              Listen. He's not a PG. Just like Wade isn't a PG. Just like Evans wasn't either.

                              He "can play PG" at the college level. That's extremely different then being a PG or even being a PG at the NBA level. It's not a measurements thing, it's a what position he's best suited for thing. Heck..today..he had a triple double. Points, Rebounds, and Turnovers. Not. A. Point. Guard. It's not about his defense, it's about his offense. (although interestingly, he's apparently dating the Ohio State women's point guard...who is one hell of a point guard..sort of the Lindsay Lohan of Long Island points though.)

                              If we're lucky enough to get Turner, we'll probably have the best wing combination with Turner/Granger + Rush as a backup to either and DJones to fill in in the NBA. But you don't force an excellent rookie into a role he won't excell at, particularly when he will excell at another role.

                              Turner doesn't really need to play PG to have an an impact in facilitating the offense. Scottie Pippen and Jordan did plenty from 3 and 2. Brandon Roy doesn't need to play PG, either, and he's probably the best comparison to Turner. So I agree that Turner needs to be playing at a wing position.

                              Price and Turner would be great together. For a big guy, Hibbert is a pretty decent at passing (certainly don't want him at PG either! ).

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                              • #45
                                Re: Say we somehow land Evan Turner...

                                Originally posted by Naptown_Seth View Post
                                I play Turner 100% as a PG starter, let him swing to SG/SF as you rotate out Rush and Danny and rotate in Price.

                                I been saying this for a long time, if the Pacers in some case get him I would play him at PG, the starting line up could be Tuner 6'7'' Rush 6'6'' Danny 6'7'' Hans 6'10'' and Hibbert 7'2'' nobody would ever say that the pacers play small ball anymore.

                                By the way in case the Pacers get the 1st pick I would see who gets the second pick, if the Nets get the second pick I would trade the number one pick and Ford for Harris and the second pick+future 1st round pick, if Minnesotta gets the second pick I would trade the number one pick to Minny for Rubio+second pick and future 1st round pick there is so many ways to go if the pacers get the number one pick
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