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    11/2/2012 Game Thread #2: Pacers Vs. Bobcats

    MORE THAN ONE WAY
    TO SKIN THESE CATS...



    -VS-


    Game Time Start: 7:00 PM EST
    Where: Time Warner Cable Arena, Charlotte, NC
    Officials: R. Garretson, J. Orr, L. Richardson

    Media Notes: Indiana Notes, Charlotte Notes
    Television: FSIN
    Local Radio: WIBC 93.1 FM
    NBA Feeds:

    REMINDER: Per PD policy, please do not share a link to, describe how to search for, request a link to, or request a PM about streaming video of a NBA game that is not coming directly through the NBA. Not even in a "wink-wink, nudge-nudge, know-what-I-mean" round-about sort of way. Thank you


    1-0
    Away: 1-0
    East: 1-0
    0-0
    Home: 0-0
    East: 0-0
    Nov 03
    Nov 05
    Nov 07
    Nov 09
    7:00pm
    8:30pm
    7:30pm
    8:00pm

    HIBBERT
    WEST
    GEORGE
    GREEN
    HILL
    HAYWOOD
    MULLENS
    KIDD-GILCHRIST
    HENDERSON
    WALKER


    PACERS
    Danny Granger - sore left knee (out indefinitely)
    George Hill - hip pointer (day-to-day)



    RAPTORS
    Ben Gordon - right ankle strain (day-to-day)
    Byron Mullens - right knee bruise (day-to-day)
    Tyrus Thomas - right heel bruise (day-to-day)




    Jared Wade: West’s Heroics, Hill’s Game Winner Lift Pacers...

    I suppose the only downside is that this might be the best Pacers’ game of the year.
    Oh, they will certainly play better. (Let’s hope so anyway. It’s gonna be a loooong
    season covering such slop otherwise.) But in terms of excitement, drama and good
    times, this was about as good as it gets on the opening night for most of the
    National Basketball Association.

    The Pacers seemed in control early before the turnovers multiplied and the defensive
    rotations disappeared. Time after time, drivers and cutters got to the secondary
    defender only to make a simple interior pass that checkmated the rim. Or worse, the
    Pacers allowed easy looks from behind the arc that allowed Toronto’s point guards to
    build confidence and energize an, at times, raucous crowd.

    Fortunately, the Raptors couldn’t make much of anything, hitting just 33-of-91 (36.3%)
    from the field and failing to fully exploit their 24 offensive rebounds or the Pacers’ 18
    turnovers (5 in the first quarter, 6 in the second, 6 in the third, 1 in the fourth).
    Regardless, Indiana’s third-quarter offense became so ineffective that Toronto was able
    to quickly build a double-digit lead anyway.

    And as they did, there was David West, lurking with the potential energy of the
    Yellowstone Caldera supervolcano. He scored 21 of his game-high 25 points in the
    second half, including 14 of the team’s final 20 points. That’s impressive enough on its
    own and the team needed every one of his buckets to complete its comeback win. But
    it was more the way he went about it. It was like there was no real question that he
    needed to be the one to take over. Part of this was naturally the matchups: when you
    see a steam shovel like West being “contained” by the chain link fence that is Andrea
    Bargnani, you get him the ball. Sometimes professional basketball is as strategically
    simple as the two-on-two games played in driveways across America everyday. Just
    find out which of your opponents is the most outmatched physically and give the guy
    he is guarding the ball every time it until it stops working.

    West was more than happy to oblige and he took it upon himself to make sure the
    deficit was dwindling as the clock did. For a few minutes in the fourth quarter, he and
    Paul George looked like they had been playing together since grade school. It’s been a
    while and the cobwebs build up more quickly in my head than they used to, but I can’t
    recall seeing them have that type of chemistry before. They ran a two-man game with
    such precise timing and unspoken communication that West was not only getting
    makable looks out of well-orchestrated pick-and-rolls or post-ups fueled by excellent
    entry passes, he was on occasion getting comically easy shots for him to knock down.
    Again, some of this was the Raptors keystone cops defense. But there was also
    something there that I haven’t seen before, with West slipping screens that George
    knew he was slip and battling for position then finding the ball hitting him right in the
    exact location to allow him to face up and punish his defender.

    As aggressive and impressive as West was in making shots from his favorite spots
    onthe floor, it was also great...CONTINUE READING AT 8p9s


    Bobcats vs Pacers- 3-on-3 Preview

    Tonight the Bobcats finally open their season at home against the Indiana Pacers,
    a team who pushed the Heat to a six game series just last season in the eastern
    conference semifinals. Tonight, the Pacers will be without their proverbial leader
    Danny Granger. Granger has suffered a knee injury during the pre-season and is
    out indefinitely. The Bobcats, on the other hand, are a mystery to everyone. Most
    of the fan base will be laying their first eyes on the team for the first time this
    year since none of the pre-season games were aired in the Carolinas. Charlotte
    will have 2 new starters from one season ago in rookie Michael Kidd-Gilchrist and
    veteran center Brendan Haywood. The Bobcats will also unveil many new faces
    such as Ben Gordon, Ramon Sessions and Jeffery Taylor. Nobody knows quite
    what to expect from this team out of the gates, but be rest assured that this new
    Bobcats team will provide more defensive pressure, sharing of the basketball,
    up-tempo style play, and overall a higher energy product. That’s going to lead to
    some really high high’s and some really low low’s to begin the season.

    Tim Donohue from the Indiana Pacers ESPN TrueHoop Network blog ’8pts,9sec’
    joins us to answer some questions leading up to tonight’s game in the Cable Box.

    1- OPINION. In Danny Granger’s absence David West carried Indiana on
    Wednesday night in Toronto with 25 points on 12-19 shooting. Tonight, West
    will have a favorable match-up with Mullens defending him- Mully has improved
    with the headiness aspect of being a defender, but we’re all expecting him to
    have his way against Lord Byron, right?

    Spencer Percy: I can’t jump on the bandwagon that suggests Mullens has
    drastically improved defensively until I have a large sample to prove it. If the
    Pacers feed West like they did the other night in Toronto, then yes, I do believe
    West will have his way. If West gets going early expect Dunlap to throw some
    different defensive looks at him such as Biyombo and Tyrus. Side note- it will be
    interesting to see just how much full court pressure Dunlap throws at Indiana
    tonight.

    Brett Hainline: David West is going to have a good night. His strength will be
    tough for Bryon to match, his veteran, savvy offensive game will cause problems
    for Bismack, and until Tyrus proves otherwise, he’ll just foul too often to stay on
    the floor. But it will be interesting to see if Byron puts forth more effort
    defensively – too often last season, Byron played token defense.

    Tim Donohue: I expect West to have success when the Pacers go to him,
    but it’s an option question as to the frequency of that. A side effect of the Pacers’
    touted “balance” is that players will occasionally be “forgotten.” That being said, I
    could see what played out last night becoming a recurring scenario – Paul George
    and Roy Hibbert being the top options through 3, but the fourth quarter offense
    revolving around West in the post and PnR. I like his chances against Mullens in
    these scenarios.

    2- FACT or FICTION. The Pacers were 47.4% from the floor on Wednesday
    night in Toronto. That number will rise to 50% or above tonight against a
    team that was worst in the league in defensive efficiency last season.

    Spencer: FACT. I mean how can I say that they won’t improve on a 47.4% mark
    that they put up on defensive guru Dwayne Casey. It’s only one game though, and
    tonight’s game is likely going to be more up-tempo. We’ll see if that plays into the
    favor of Charlotte or not. If the Bobcats are able to play some full court press and
    not give up easy baskets, forcing Indiana to work with short shot clocks then they
    have a chance...CONTINUE READING AT QUEEN CITY HOOPS




    Pacers
    Mike Wells @MikeWellsNBA
    Jared Wade @8pts9secs
    Tim Donahue @TimDonahue8p9s
    Tom Lewis @indycornrows


    Bobcats
    Rick Bonnell @rick_bonnell
    Ben Swanson @CardboardGerald
    Spencer Percy @QCsportscrave
    Brett Hainline @BrettQCHoops
    This is the darkest timeline.
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  • #2
    Re: 11/2/2012 Game Thread #2: Pacers Vs. Bobcats

    we should totally crush bobcats. anything less than that would be disappointing.

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    • #3
      Re: 11/2/2012 Game Thread #2: Pacers Vs. Bobcats

      God I love B.J. Mullens' picture.
      "I had to take her down like Chris Brown."

      -Lance Stephenson

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      • #4
        Re: 11/2/2012 Game Thread #2: Pacers Vs. Bobcats

        I'll be there
        Check out my autographed 1972-73 Topps basketball project

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        • #5
          Re: 11/2/2012 Game Thread #2: Pacers Vs. Bobcats

          Goes without saying these are games we have to win. Anything less is unacceptable
          Impossible Is Nothing

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          • #6
            Re: 11/2/2012 Game Thread #2: Pacers Vs. Bobcats

            I think tonight we come out and set the tone early. We got a wake-up call against the Raptors and the players will be ready to beat the Bobcats as badly as possible.

            "I've got an idea--an idea so smart that my head would explode if I even began to know what I'm talking about." - Peter Griffin

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            • #7
              Re: 11/2/2012 Game Thread #2: Pacers Vs. Bobcats

              Originally posted by Romsey31 View Post
              Goes without saying these are games we have to win. Anything less is unacceptable
              Hey Romsey, what's it like standing on the beach that close to the runway? I want to go there so bad, for that experience alone!

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              • #8
                Re: 11/2/2012 Game Thread #2: Pacers Vs. Bobcats

                Paul George with another double double, but much more offense from him today, he will register 21 points and 12 rebs

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                • #9
                  Re: 11/2/2012 Game Thread #2: Pacers Vs. Bobcats

                  Like the Raptors game, I feel like this is going to be a tougher game than people expect. I still think we should win, but I feel like its all going to be on Hibbert and West.

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                  • #10
                    Re: 11/2/2012 Game Thread #2: Pacers Vs. Bobcats

                    Originally posted by QuickRelease View Post
                    Hey Romsey, what's it like standing on the beach that close to the runway? I want to go there so bad, for that experience alone!
                    lol its cool man, i live down here hit me up if you ever come down
                    Impossible Is Nothing

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                    • #11
                      Re: 11/2/2012 Game Thread #2: Pacers Vs. Bobcats

                      I know the Pacers should beat the Bobcats, but they should be much better this year, they added Ben Gordon, Ramon Sessions and Michael Kidd-Gilchrest, Gerald Henderson has shown promise along with Kemba Walker, they won't be good but I think they will be decent like 31-51 or around there, which is much better than 7-59

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                      • #12
                        Re: 11/2/2012 Game Thread #2: Pacers Vs. Bobcats

                        @deadshot


                        I'll also be at the game. Love the cheap tickets at the bobcats arena. I'm two rows back from the pacers bench. I'll be wearing a white Hibbert Jersey. Feel free to stop by and say Hi!
                        Last edited by IndySDExport; 11-02-2012, 03:47 PM.

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                        • #13
                          Re: 11/2/2012 Game Thread #2: Pacers Vs. Bobcats

                          With Danny out winning games like these are really important. I'd like to use tonight and tomorrow to build up a bit of a cushion with San Antonio and Minnesota coming up next week.
                          Goodbye Captain, My Captain. I wish you had the chance to sink or swim with your ship on its quest for the "ship".

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                          • #14
                            Re: 11/2/2012 Game Thread #2: Pacers Vs. Bobcats

                            Originally posted by BRushWithDeath View Post
                            God I love B.J. Mullens' picture.
                            all i see is hair, eyebrows, goatee. Dude is WHITE

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                            • #15
                              Re: 11/2/2012 Game Thread #2: Pacers Vs. Bobcats

                              The Bobcats will be certainly better than last year so this game isn't going to be a walk in the park. But I don't think that they'll be as good as the Raptors so we should win
                              Originally posted by IrishPacer
                              Empty vessels make the most noise.

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