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  • Re: Indy Cornrows: Granger an "Easy Choice" over Stephenson

    McKeyfan, I did go out of my way to say that my comment wasn't directed at you personally. Regardless, that's a great list. I strongly agree with most of it. A couple comments:

    Originally posted by McKeyFan View Post
    - He has the ability to get his own shot whenever he wants it. So far, he hasn't hit that pull up jumper too well, but he also hasn't been given the long leash that others have been given. If he gets it and succeeds, watch out.
    His shooting has come a long way, but it's still the weak link in his arsenal. That's why it was so exciting to hear about his offseason work with a shooting coach... That could reap some serious rewards for him.

    When he gets hot, he can be a very good shooter. He has a track record for being a great scorer. He is perhaps just a green light and a little more confidence away from being a great scorer in the NBA.
    I agree with this completely. If we were still playing a "bench" unit and a "starter" unit, I'd argue this is a good reason for him to be on the bench. Vogel's said, though, that he plans to always have three or four starter-level guys on the floor, so it won't be as much of an issue.

    - At the 2 guard, he is bigger and stronger than almost anyone else at his position.
    But I also think that's a good argument for a Danny/PG starting wing. That is a HUGE height and wingspan on the wing. Of course, neither of those guys have Lance's power.
    This space for rent.

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    • Re: Indy Cornrows: Granger an "Easy Choice" over Stephenson

      I leave for a month or two and come back to the same threads being rehashed.

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      • Re: Indy Cornrows: Granger an "Easy Choice" over Stephenson

        Originally posted by SMosley21 View Post
        I leave for a month or two and come back to the same threads being rehashed.
        Sadly, it was fairly calm up until about 3 weeks ago.
        "Nobody wants to play against Tyler Hansbrough NO BODY!" ~ Frank Vogel

        "And David put his hand in the bag and took out a stone and slung it. And it struck the Philistine on the head and he fell to the ground. Amen. "

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        • Re: Indy Cornrows: Granger an "Easy Choice" over Stephenson

          I've been avoiding this thread as much as possible but it's been a slow couple of weeks... Hopefully this thing dies once preseason begins... But I'm afraid it won't...

          I don't see how this argument can go this long and get so heated among fans of the same team with the same goal in mind... Let the players and coaches work this out... I don't care who starts or comes off the bench so long as we are winning... And I think that's how the actual guys involved feel too... This team is all about togetherness... The press conference was somewhat gross to me with all the devicive questions being posed about who's starting and who's feelings are going to be hurt about playing a different role... This crap has been going on since PG and Lance stepped it up last year... I'm sick of it...

          I can't wait for the season to get going so we can see that this unit is so together that none of this crap matters...
          Nothing in life worth having comes easy.

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          • Re: Indy Cornrows: Granger an "Easy Choice" over Stephenson

            Originally posted by vnzla81 View Post
            Eleazar is saying that the 11-12 season players were "praised for their chemistry" meaning that their "chemistry" was better than the players the Pacers had last season
            That's not what Eleazar meant. He said that the chemistry was great in the 11-12 season just like it happened in the 12-13 season. The Pacers have had great chemistry ever since Vogel became HC
            Originally posted by IrishPacer
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            • Re: Indy Cornrows: Granger an "Easy Choice" over Stephenson

              As much as we're postulating about Danny's return to health, let's not forget the possibility that Lance may be improving as well:

              "One of the wisest decisions a player made this summer? Indiana's Lance Stephenson choosing to work with fabled shooting coach Hal Wissel."

              https://twitter.com/WojYahooNBA

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              "He’s no shrinking violet when it comes to that kind of stuff."

              - Rick Carlisle on how Kevin Pritchard responds to needed roster changes.

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              • Re: Indy Cornrows: Granger an "Easy Choice" over Stephenson

                Originally posted by Nuntius View Post
                That's not what Eleazar meant. He said that the chemistry was great in the 11-12 season just like it happened in the 12-13 season. The Pacers have had great chemistry ever since Vogel became HC
                And Dunleavy's (and to a much lesser extent, Ford's) contract expired and Posey was amnestied .
                "Nobody wants to play against Tyler Hansbrough NO BODY!" ~ Frank Vogel

                "And David put his hand in the bag and took out a stone and slung it. And it struck the Philistine on the head and he fell to the ground. Amen. "

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                • Re: Indy Cornrows: Granger an "Easy Choice" over Stephenson

                  Originally posted by Major Cold View Post
                  I wish someone would compile and compare the stats of the offense of the last two year.
                  Sure. I'll mention some stats compiled from http://www.teamrankings.com/

                  Team Turnovers per Offensive Play in 12-13:

                  29th out of 30 (14.4%)

                  Team Turnovers per Offensive Play in 11-12:

                  10th out of 30 (13.2%)

                  Offensive Efficiency in 12-13:

                  20th out of 30 (1.005)

                  Offensive Efficiency in 11-12:

                  10th out of 30 (1.021)

                  Free Throws Attempted per Offensive Play in 12-13:

                  6th out of 30 (23%)

                  Free Throws Attempted per Offensive Play in 11-12:

                  2nd out of 30 (23.9%)

                  Some comments now.

                  We were 10th in Offensive Efficiency in 11-12 but it's also important to note that it was a down year for the whole league due to the lock-out, the back-to-back-to-backs and the frequency of normal back-to-backs. If we had the exact same Offensive Efficiency number (1.021) in 12-13 we would be ranked 16th tied with Toronto. So, the fact that the league around us improved offensively while we didn't played a significant role in us falling 10 spots in offensive efficiency.

                  In 11-12 we were very successful at getting to the line and this trend continued in 12-13. We weren't that good this year but we were still close to the top in most FT rankings. We weren't an elite team at going to the line like in 11-12 but we were still very good at it. It's important to note that as a team we want to get to the FT line and we manage to do it consistently. That's a big part of our offensive philosophy, imo.

                  The other important part is the turnovers. We were a relatively low turnover team in 11-12 but in 12-13 we turned the ball over a lot. Thankfully, those turnovers didn't lead to fast break points for the opposition since we were the best team in the league at defending fast break.

                  Now, why did we suddenly became a high turnover team in 12-13? Was this increase in turnovers accompanied by an increase in assists? Well, not so much.

                  Assists per Possession in 12-13:

                  28th out of 30 (0.211)

                  Assists per Possession in 11-12:

                  29th out of 30 (0.193)

                  There is a small increase in our Assists per Possession but the increase in our turnovers is simply bigger.

                  That's why our Offensive Efficiency suffered this year. True Shooting%-wise our team was in the same level in both seasons (103.6% in 11-12, 103.4% in 12-13). It was this spike in turnovers that made our Offensive Efficiency plummet.

                  So, it's up to Vogel to fix this problem. Thankfully, we have more offensive options this year and thus I'm confident that he will be able to correct this issue.
                  Originally posted by IrishPacer
                  Empty vessels make the most noise.

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                  • Re: Indy Cornrows: Granger an "Easy Choice" over Stephenson

                    Originally posted by Anthem View Post
                    You know, this is something I've wondered about for a while. I've always thought Danny would thrive given a little more motion on offense as well, but he was frequently just given the ball and told "go do something."

                    I think both of those guys will do well with more motion in the offense.
                    Personally, I think that this extra motion in our offensive scheme led us to the increase in turnovers that I mentioned in my previous post. That doesn't mean that it was a bad choice by Vogel to implement this motion, though.

                    This offensive style was a much better fit for Paul George, imo. PG can take full advantage of this motion because he has the tools to penetrate and finish and because his court vision is superior to Danny's. But PG also needs this extra motion because his mid range game is not up to Danny's level yet.

                    Conversely, Danny didn't need the extra motion because his mid range game is on a very good level. However, if we were to implement this extra motion with Danny as our focal point then I don't think that this would work out that well simply because Danny's driving game is not as good as Paul's and also because Danny is not a facilitator of Paul's level.

                    Paul and Danny have some differences in their offensive games that justify Vogel's offensive choices, imo.
                    Originally posted by IrishPacer
                    Empty vessels make the most noise.

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                    • Re: Indy Cornrows: Granger an "Easy Choice" over Stephenson

                      Originally posted by Nuntius View Post
                      Personally, I think that this extra motion in our offensive scheme led us to the increase in turnovers that I mentioned in my previous post. That doesn't mean that it was a bad choice by Vogel to implement this motion, though.

                      This offensive style was a much better fit for Paul George, imo. PG can take full advantage of this motion because he has the tools to penetrate and finish and because his court vision is superior to Danny's. But PG also needs this extra motion because his mid range game is not up to Danny's level yet.

                      Conversely, Danny didn't need the extra motion because his mid range game is on a very good level. However, if we were to implement this extra motion with Danny as our focal point then I don't think that this would work out that well simply because Danny's driving game is not as good as Paul's and also because Danny is not a facilitator of Paul's level.

                      Paul and Danny have some differences in their offensive games that justify Vogel's offensive choices, imo.
                      I'm not convinced the motion has anything to do with it as much as Paul as the number one option is a lot more turnover prone than Danny as the number one option. We are talking about a TOV% of your number one option going from 9.3% to 15.2%. Considering Paul's TOV% from the prior season was 14.0% I think Paul's increased usage had a much bigger affect on the amount of turnovers than any changes Vogel made to the offense. Lance's TOV% 14.4%, so he more or less played an equivalent role to Paul from the prior season. Hill and Roy had no significant change in their TOV%. Both West and Hansbrough saw their TOV% increase though by about 5% between the both of them, but that is still less than the 6% going from Granger to Paul. West also saw a 3.7% increase in his AST% which gave him his highest AST% ever by 3.1%. West being more of a facilitator is also a strong candidate. Just having more movement though I don't buy that as a viable reason for the increase in turnovers. There are better candidates out there.

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                      • Re: Indy Cornrows: Granger an "Easy Choice" over Stephenson

                        Originally posted by Eleazar View Post
                        I'm not convinced the motion has anything to do with it as much as Paul as the number one option is a lot more turnover prone than Danny as the number one option. We are talking about a TOV% of your number one option going from 9.3% to 15.2%. Considering Paul's TOV% from the prior season was 14.0% I think Paul's increased usage had a much bigger affect on the amount of turnovers than any changes Vogel made to the offense. Lance's TOV% 14.4%, so he more or less played an equivalent role to Paul from the prior season. Hill and Roy had no significant change in their TOV%. Both West and Hansbrough saw their TOV% increase though by about 5% between the both of them, but that is still less than the 6% going from Granger to Paul. West also saw a 3.7% increase in his AST% which gave him his highest AST% ever by 3.1%. West being more of a facilitator is also a strong candidate. Just having more movement though I don't buy that as a viable reason for the increase in turnovers. There are better candidates out there.
                        Honestly, I think that the extra motion that we're talking about is interwined with Paul George's game.

                        Paul is a much better facilitator than Danny. To take advantage of Paul's facilitating the offense needs to have some more motion in order to free up space for PG to drive and create. Danny didn't really need a lot of space in order to create his own shot but Paul needs that space because a) his mid range game is still not great and b) he creates for others as well.

                        As we all know, players who facilitate tend to have a high TOV% as well. It's the inherent risk of facilitating and that's something that teams have to balance out. Do they prefer to take care of the ball and maybe force some less than stellar shots or are they willing to make some risky passes in order to find the best shot possible?

                        Allow me to present an example in order to explain what the last question means.

                        Carmelo Anthony had a 9.3% TOV last season. His career average is 11.4%. He has been a low turnover player throughout his career despite his heavy usage. On the other hand, his AST% has only went past 20% once (21% in 11-12 when coached by D'Antoni and used as a point forward). His career average in AST% is 15.8% which is very low for someone who has a career average USG of 31.7%. But it's an immediate result of his game. Carmelo is primarily a scorer. That's his main talent and that's what has earned him so much money and recognition so far. That's also why he is a low turnover player despite his usage. Simply put, he doesn't take risks in order to facilitate and will always prefer to take a tough shot instead of throwing a tough pass.

                        LeBron had a 12.4% TOV last season. His career average is 12.1%. He is more turnover prone than Melo (they have the same exact career average USG%) but his AST% blows Melo away. LeBron's AST% has never fell below 27.8% (his rookie season) and has peaked to enormous heights (41.8% in 09-10). His career average in AST% is 34.4% which is higher than some elite PGs in the game (Rose, for example, is at 33.7%). So, even though LeBron is slightly more turnover prone it's the difference in AST% that makes the real difference in their offensive games.

                        So, being slightly more turnover-prone is not necessarily a drawback. The thing is that you have to counter those turnovers by assisting better and thus creating easier shots. That's something that Paul George will need to work a bit. Cutting down those turnovers would be nice but improving his facilitating would be even better. And I did notice some improvement in the playoffs.

                        Paul's numbers jumped in the post-season last year. His TOV% jumped to 18.4% from 15.2% (3.2% increase) and his AST% also jumped to 23.9% from 19.6% (4.3% increase). That was something very important, imo.

                        PS: I'm not sure how much sense I'm making in this post. I'm kinda tired at the moment but I hope that I got my point through

                        PS II: Nice catch on David West. That's indeed an interesting finding.
                        Originally posted by IrishPacer
                        Empty vessels make the most noise.

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                        • Re: Indy Cornrows: Granger an "Easy Choice" over Stephenson

                          Granger lead the second unit to a 15-4 victory over the first unit in a scrimmage today. Clearly we have been asking the wrong question. It shouldn't be Danny vs Lance. It should be "should the entire bench be starting?"

                          BRB starting that thread.

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                          • Originally posted by Nuntius View Post
                            Honestly, I think that the extra motion that we're talking about is interwined with Paul
                            I quibble in saying extra motion is due to lack of JOB. Because of that, while I'm not willing to completely discount what you are saying, I want to see more of a Frank Vogel offense with Danny in it before I judge.

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                            • Re: Indy Cornrows: Granger an "Easy Choice" over Stephenson

                              Originally posted by DrFife View Post
                              As much as we're postulating about Danny's return to health, let's not forget the possibility that Lance may be improving as well:

                              "One of the wisest decisions a player made this summer? Indiana's Lance Stephenson choosing to work with fabled shooting coach Hal Wissel."

                              https://twitter.com/WojYahooNBA

                              FYI

                              http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hal_Wissel
                              Yeah, he talked about that on Media Day. He had that really nice, quiet confidence that you love to see from a player: "My shot has really improved."

                              Can't wait to see the results of his hard work!
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                              • Re: Indy Cornrows: Granger an "Easy Choice" over Stephenson

                                Originally posted by ilive4sports View Post
                                Granger lead the second unit to a 15-4 victory over the first unit in a scrimmage today. Clearly we have been asking the wrong question. It shouldn't be Danny vs Lance. It should be "should the entire bench be starting?"

                                BRB starting that thread.
                                That's hilarious. Where's the info coming from? I haven't seen a report yet.
                                This space for rent.

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