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Pacers/Trail Blazers postgame

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  • #76
    Originally posted by LoneGranger33 View Post
    How does Roy stack up in the Defensive Player of the Year race? No shot or simply long-shot?
    Hook shot--or at least about the same percentage chance.
    "Look, it's up to me to put a team around ... Lance right now." —Kevin Pritchard press conference

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    • #77
      Re: Pacers/Trail Blazers postgame

      Originally posted by xIndyFan View Post
      props to Gerald Green. Real nice game by him. Good defensive rotations and focus. Caused one 24-second violation all by himself.
      Our defensive rotations are getting SOOO much better by the game. Our wings are really starting to find the right spots and the right lanes defensively. There movements are so much more methodical. It is all coming together. We are starting to hit some shots more consistently. The shots that were bouncing of the rim the first couple of weeks are beginning to fall. Our spacing and off-the-ball movement is becoming much better, especially since we have added a lot more back door cuts for the bigs to work off and the PGs to lob to. I am really liking the way we are looking. I think our offensive ball movement is so much less stagnant and a lot of that has to do with confidence. So much of that confidence comes from knowing what their roles are and what they need to look for in match-ups. Vogel has really done a nice job with his rotations lately, IMO. The wing situation up to this point has been a couple of guys fighting for playing time and he has definitely pushed these to work harder to know their stuff and it is paying off. I am REALLY thinking this team is going to be a top contender to come out of the East. There are legitimately about five teams that could get there if they are playing well come playoffs. We need to keep playing "Spurs-like" basketball. Focus on minimizing our mistakes and our oppenents' opportunities off of them. The last couple of games we have really made progress. Cutting cable and getting internet LP was the best TV decision I have made in a long time.
      "Your course, your path, is not going to be like mine," West says. "Everybody is not called to be a multimillionaire. Everybody's not called to be the president. Whatever your best work is, you do it. Do it well. … You cease your own greatness when you aspire to be someone else."

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      • #78
        Re: Pacers/Trail Blazers postgame

        Originally posted by CJ Jones View Post
        Because they do the same things. Paul and Granger both would be better off playing with a ball handler at the SG position. And yes, Granger at this point is the better post player, but he's not great at it. It's not like Paul couldn't become as good or probably even better if we asked him to. Danny's basically a jump shooter like Paul without the passing ability and with an even worse handle. They're redundant on the offensive end.

        My point was that they aren't redundant because they're both very good at lots of different things. Using your logic, Granger is redundant with every SF or SG in the league with the exception of combo-guard types. And if we get one of those for our SG, well we already have one in our PG and we are thus redundant at our guard spots.

        LeBron James and Dwyane Wade are the definition of redundant players, and I know they are just terrible together. /sarcasm The only real difference is that LeBron is better. There's nothing wrong with stacking up on a couple of players who are both very good offensively and very good defensively.
        Last edited by aamcguy; 12-06-2012, 02:06 PM.
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        • #79
          Re: Pacers/Trail Blazers postgame

          Originally posted by aamcguy View Post
          My point was that they aren't redundant because they're both very good at lots of different things. Using your logic, Granger is redundant with every SF or SG in the league with the exception of combo-guard types. And if we get one of those for our SG, well we already have one in our PG and we are thus redundant at our guard spots.

          [B]LeBron James and Dwyane Wade are the definition of redundant players, and I know they are just terrible together. /sarcasm [B]The only real difference is that LeBron is better. There's nothing wrong with stacking up on a couple of players who are both very good offensively and very good defensively.
          Lebron and Wade even though they won a championship are still a pair that don't match well, I think they both can do better with players that complement them.

          Regarding Danny/George, the Pacers for me to compete (one of this day) they need to have a player in that starting unit that can do things that PG/Danny can't do.
          @WhatTheFFacts: Studies show that sarcasm enhances the ability of the human mind to solve complex problems!

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          • #80
            Re: Pacers/Trail Blazers postgame

            Have y'all read this yet? http://www.eightpointsnineseconds.co...t-the-blazers/

            If PG keeps getting better at this, which it seems like he's doing every game, then it would seem him and Granger compliment each other pretty well.

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            • #81
              Re: Pacers/Trail Blazers postgame

              Originally posted by vnzla81 View Post
              I'm thinking the same thing, hopefully it doesn't become a Harden situation were they have to trade him because they can't pay him.

              Can anybody explain how that works? Hibbert 14mil, Hill 8mil, West 12mil?, Ian 4mil, Green 3 mil and Danny 14, can the Pacers pay Paul George anything close to what Batum is making?

              A total of 57mil for all those players mentioned without Paul George.
              If we don't pick up the qualifying offers to Tyler and Pendergraft next year, let Ben, Lance and OJA leave, we can make PG a pretty good offer on our own. If we let DWest walk and move Granger to the 4 spot with Plumlee and/or Mahinmi doing backup, we can make him a longer term extension/salary offer. PG is ours for next year either way. The big choice, IMO, is whether we lose West after this season and/or Danny after next season.Unless the Ps want to go deep into LT in the next 2/4 years, we can't keep evryone.

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              • #82
                Re: Pacers/Trail Blazers postgame

                Originally posted by vnzla81 View Post
                Lebron and Wade even though they won a championship are still a pair that don't match well, I think they both can do better with players that complement them.

                Regarding Danny/George, the Pacers for me to compete (one of this day) they need to have a player in that starting unit that can do things that PG/Danny can't do.
                I agree that they still don't match very well. But because of how talented they are, they still make it work. Fortunately for us, even though PG and Granger aren't as good as either of Miami's two players, the parts of their games that overlap don't involve them both wanting to be the guy that dominates the ball and runs the offense. You have two guys who can do some similar things, but won't get in each other way. It's not like both will take 20-30 shots every night when Granger's back; they can both take 12-15.

                Both can create for themselves, but both also know how to get open to take advantage of guys drawing the defense in. Which is something that honestly LBJ and Wade lacked when they first teamed up.
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                • #83
                  Re: Pacers/Trail Blazers postgame

                  Originally posted by aamcguy View Post
                  I agree that they still don't match very well. But because of how talented they are, they still make it work. Fortunately for us, even though PG and Granger aren't as good as either of Miami's two players, the parts of their games that overlap don't involve them both wanting to be the guy that dominates the ball and runs the offense. You have two guys who can do some similar things, but won't get in each other way. It's not like both will take 20-30 shots every night when Granger's back; they can both take 12-15.

                  Both can create for themselves, but both also know how to get open to take advantage of guys drawing the defense in. Which is something that honestly LBJ and Wade lacked when they first teamed up.
                  I'm just reporting the numbers. It's clear Paul's playing better at SF, and it's not even close. Therefor they are redundant if their best position is the same and mostly do the same things on the court. I don't buy into a wings a wing philosophy that most people do around here. There's a reason Paul's playing better next to Lance than Green. There's a reason he's defending SFs better than SGs. It's a small sample size, but it doesn't surprise me at all. I've been saying this would happen for a year, and it's beginning to look like I'm not as foolish as some thought. He's not a SG.

                  As for Danny, he's never taken less then 16 shots a game. If when he comes back he takes 12-15 good shots a game I won't have a problem, but if he's the usual 26% usage, 10% assist Danny then I'll continue to say he's holding Paul back. Do we really want to see Paul revert to doing Lance's job on offense? I don't. We need him to continue his development and become the best player he can be if we want to have any chance at competing with the contenders. Playing in this offense and playing SG alongside Danny has slowed that development down IMO. I'd hate to see him become the 4th or 5th option again. Would that make the team better now? Probably, but not in the long run.

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                  • #84
                    Re: Pacers/Trail Blazers postgame

                    If he draws the best defender and defends the biggest threat, then what exactly is the difference between him playing SG and SF?
                    "Danny Granger is one of the top players in the league. To move Danny, you better get a lot back." - Larry Bird

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                    • #85
                      Re: Pacers/Trail Blazers postgame

                      Originally posted by cgg View Post
                      If he draws the best defender and defends the biggest threat, then what exactly is the difference between him playing SG and SF?
                      There isn't one IMO as long as the team is balanced, and it's not if we have no real facilitators 1-3 in the starting lineup. When Danny comes back I'm afraid Paul's usage rate will drop, and he'll be back to defending strictly SGs and being defended by SGs which is not in his best interest IMO. Either way I'll be rooting for them even if they are a flawed team.
                      Last edited by CJ Jones; 12-07-2012, 07:11 AM.

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                      • #86
                        Re: Pacers/Trail Blazers postgame

                        Originally posted by CJ Jones View Post
                        I'm just reporting the numbers. It's clear Paul's playing better at SF, and it's not even close.
                        What are these "numbers" you speak of? What's your basis of comparison?

                        I'll grant that Paul's playing better this year than last, but I've seen no indication that it's his position that's made the difference.
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                        • #87
                          Re: Pacers/Trail Blazers postgame

                          Originally posted by Anthem View Post
                          What are these "numbers" you speak of? What's your basis of comparison?

                          I'll grant that Paul's playing better this year than last, but I've seen no indication that it's his position that's made the difference.
                          http://www.82games.com/1213/12IND7.HTM

                          Those are his numbers not counting the last 2 games. He had a PER of 18 at SF before his 0 and 4 games, and I'd expect it to go back up close to 17 after his last 2 really good games. He's been awful at SG this year though, both offensively and defensively.

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                          • #88
                            Re: Pacers/Trail Blazers postgame

                            Originally posted by CJ Jones View Post
                            http://www.82games.com/1213/12IND7.HTM

                            Those are his numbers not counting the last 2 games. He had a PER of 18 at SF before his 0 and 4 games, and I'd expect it to go back up close to 17 after his last 2 really good games. He's been awful at SG this year though, both offensively and defensively.
                            So basically you're saying that he plays better next to Lance than he does Young or Green. I can agree with that. But I also think that applies to every other starter; it's not just Paul George's game. It's not like a video game where if you stick a SG in your PF slot he's going to be guarded by the opposing team's PF. I understand that with SG/SF it's more subtle than that, but that's kind of what my point is. The position he's playing on 82games.com seems to be determined by who he's on the court with, which doesn't really determine who's guarding Paul and who Paul is guarding in actuality.

                            Unless they're playing a very small SG, Paul George typically guards the best wing player and is defended by the best wing player. You may be right that he will play better primarily as a SF, but I don't think that the stat you are using for support isolates the instance well enough.

                            Think correlation vs. causation.
                            Time for a new sig.

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                            • #89
                              Re: Pacers/Trail Blazers postgame

                              Originally posted by CJ Jones View Post
                              http://www.82games.com/1213/12IND7.HTM

                              Those are his numbers not counting the last 2 games. He had a PER of 18 at SF before his 0 and 4 games, and I'd expect it to go back up close to 17 after his last 2 really good games. He's been awful at SG this year though, both offensively and defensively.
                              Come on, we both know that's not legit. You don't have a big enough sample size to even begin to make the claims you're making. Forget "correlation is not causation," you're not even proving correlation.

                              I like 82games, but if they're claiming that subbing Gerald Green for Stephenson is switching George back and forth from the 2 to the 3, then they're simply wrong. George is defending the other team's top wing scorer, no matter what their position. And he's playing the same spot on offense either way.

                              And NONE of this proves that Paul George can't do this next to Danny Granger.
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                              • #90
                                Re: Pacers/Trail Blazers postgame

                                Originally posted by CJ Jones View Post
                                http://www.82games.com/1213/12IND7.HTM

                                Those are his numbers not counting the last 2 games. He had a PER of 18 at SF before his 0 and 4 games, and I'd expect it to go back up close to 17 after his last 2 really good games. He's been awful at SG this year though, both offensively and defensively.
                                You know the majority of Paul's minutes as a SG came at the beginning of the season, where no one played well.

                                Also last year his PER as a SG was higher than SF. Personally I do not know how they decide when he is playing SG and when he is playing SF so I don't trust how it is split to be accurate.
                                Last edited by Eleazar; 12-06-2012, 11:53 PM.

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