Yahoo Sports' Marc Spears: Pacers acquiring Barbosa

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  • McKeyFan
    Intuition over Integers
    • Jan 2004
    • 15186

    #151
    Re: Yahoo Sports' Marc Spears: Pacers acquiring Barbosa

    I'm excited about this.

    I think Barbosa can be a difference maker for us. We just need a really talented offensive player to open things up for the rest of the team. He can do that. It will be especially important when playoff defenses really begin to clamp down on us.
    "Look, it's up to me to put a team around ... Lance right now." โ€”Kevin Pritchard press conference

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    • LG33
      Member
      • Jul 2006
      • 21070

      #152
      Re: Yahoo Sports' Marc Spears: Pacers acquiring Barbosa

      Originally posted by Kegboy
      They've said that they're keeping him.

      http://espn.go.com/blog/truehoop/pos...sol-for-d-will
      Well, heck, I wouldn't want Pau Gasol either. What good does he do?

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      • BillS
        Angry Old Poster
        • Mar 2004
        • 21877

        #153
        Re: Yahoo Sports' Marc Spears: Pacers acquiring Barbosa

        Originally posted by Nuntius
        Let me help you. From 2010:
        Biggest thing is he seems to be good at taking the quick move and shoot when he gets the ball or makes a cut. I've despaired at the amount of time so many of the guys on this team take once the ball is in their hands.
        BillS

        A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
        Or throw in a first-round pick and flip it for a max-level point guard...

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        • RLeWorm

          #154
          Re: Yahoo Sports' Marc Spears: Pacers acquiring Barbosa

          did anybody else get that tweet by Mike wells earlier? the one saying that this trade opens up Hill starting at pg. So would that mean Collison comes off the bench or he might get traded?

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          • Heisenberg
            u bum
            • Jun 2010
            • 25190

            #155
            Re: Yahoo Sports' Marc Spears: Pacers acquiring Barbosa

            I assume it is, but are we sure it's THIS year's 2nd?

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            • MillerTime
              FREE LANCE
              • May 2008
              • 7920

              #156
              Re: Yahoo Sports' Marc Spears: Pacers acquiring Barbosa

              I'd be much happier is we start Hill at PG now and push Collison to the bench.

              Hill/DC/Price
              George/Barbosa/Stephenson
              Granger/Jones
              West/Hansbrough
              Hibbert/Lou

              Our second unit is a lot better with the trade
              "So, which one of you guys is going to come in second?" - Larry Bird before the 3 point contest. He won.


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              • Nuntius
                Member
                • Jan 2012
                • 35970

                #157
                Re: Yahoo Sports' Marc Spears: Pacers acquiring Barbosa

                Originally posted by Heisenberg
                I assume it is, but are we sure it's THIS year's 2nd?
                Good question.

                Originally posted by BillS
                Biggest thing is he seems to be good at taking the quick move and shoot when he gets the ball or makes a cut. I've despaired at the amount of time so many of the guys on this team take once the ball is in their hands.
                I believe that's the result of our players thinking too much. Leandro will shoot it given the chance. He is not someone to think twice about it. Sometimes this can be awesome. Other times this can be destructive.
                Originally posted by IrishPacer
                Empty vessels make the most noise.

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                • Sparhawk
                  Member
                  • Nov 2009
                  • 6290

                  #158
                  Re: Yahoo Sports' Marc Spears: Pacers acquiring Barbosa

                  I'd love to try Hill as the starting point. defense would be vastly improved.

                  Just not sure about the ball movement.
                  First time in a long time, I've been happy with the team that was constructed, and now they struggle. I blame the coach.

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                  • TheDon
                    The Doctor's In The House
                    • Aug 2006
                    • 4866

                    #159
                    Re: Yahoo Sports' Marc Spears: Pacers acquiring Barbosa

                    we still have the 2nd rounder the Warriors right? from the brandon rush trade? if we're sending out draft picks granted it's just a 2nd rounder i'd send out ours, cause the warriors are going to be terrible down the stretch and a early 2nd round pick is just as good as a later first I'd think.

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                    • Eleazar
                      Member
                      • Jun 2010
                      • 13839

                      #160
                      Re: Yahoo Sports' Marc Spears: Pacers acquiring Barbosa

                      Originally posted by MillerTime
                      I'd be much happier is we start Hill at PG now and push Collison to the bench.

                      Hill/DC/Price
                      George/Barbosa/Stephenson
                      Granger/Jones
                      West/Hansbrough
                      Hibbert/Lou

                      Our second unit is a lot better with the trade
                      Not really, this does absolutely nothing to make this team better.

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                      • Heisenberg
                        u bum
                        • Jun 2010
                        • 25190

                        #161
                        Re: Yahoo Sports' Marc Spears: Pacers acquiring Barbosa

                        Originally posted by TheDon
                        we still have the 2nd rounder the Warriors right? from the brandon rush trade? if we're sending out draft picks granted it's just a 2nd rounder i'd send out ours, cause the warriors are going to be terrible down the stretch and a early 2nd round pick is just as good as a later first I'd think.
                        Warriors pick's not til 2015 I think

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                        • RWB
                          Member
                          • May 2004
                          • 9266

                          #162
                          Re: Yahoo Sports' Marc Spears: Pacers acquiring Barbosa

                          Barbosa's stats this year in case anyone is interested.

                          You know how hippos are made out to be sweet and silly, like big cows, but are actually extremely dangerous and can kill you with stunning brutality? The Pacers are the NBA's hippos....Matt Moore CBS Sports....

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                          • joeyd
                            Member
                            • Nov 2005
                            • 1525

                            #163
                            Re: Yahoo Sports' Marc Spears: Pacers acquiring Barbosa

                            Head-scratcher to me, since the team has said it doesn't want to trade away it's pieces and wants to develop it's young talent. DC never had the benefit of another camp....so maybe it's foolish but I think it's too premature to give up on him. Many of his flaws are coachable. And where does this leave Lance? He already has seen a tremendous reduction in minutes.

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                            • Lance George
                              Banned
                              • Jun 2009
                              • 3657

                              #164
                              Re: Yahoo Sports' Marc Spears: Pacers acquiring Barbosa

                              Originally posted by 5_7_Clash
                              Maybe NO got smart and realized they could get more for Kaman? So instead of a dreamy second round pick, we actually have to put a player or two on the table? Just sayin...
                              From reports, the exact opposite is the case: They wanted a lot for him (1st and/or good young player), and are slowly realizing that's not happening anytime soon.

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                              • vnzla81
                                Member
                                • Jul 2008
                                • 69753

                                #165
                                Re: Yahoo Sports' Marc Spears: Pacers acquiring Barbosa

                                Originally posted by Speed
                                Augustine still possibly available.
                                DC+expiring+ Lou to the Bobcats for Augustine/Diaw
                                @WhatTheFFacts: Studies show that sarcasm enhances the ability of the human mind to solve complex problems!

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