Game 60: Pacers @ Bucks 04/14/12, 8:30 EST

[Miller4ever]

2nd game of 4 games in 5 nights. After that no more back-to-backs.

This team is going to be tough to beat in their house. They are coming off a win in Detroit yesterday.

[Nuntius]

Paul George and Roy Hibbert will be instrumental in this game. Let's hope we can pull it out but I also wish the best to the Bucks for the playoffs

[Miller4ever]

Great stats for a tired team. 7 players in double figures. Bunches of rebounds.

[Nuntius]

Seeing Hibbert knocking all 6 of his end game FTs was awesome

[Solid]

Bucks had no body to bother Hib.
Were we an effective passing squad, and be properly focused - he'd have about 32 and we'd win by 18 (and got more rest for the starters).

A plan for next season.

1. Make Fez be Hibbert's training partner this summer.
2. Pick up one of the all time great passers (for only his wages).
3. Mature a bit all over.

And then ...
we can wipe the floor with them next year.
And be serious contenders.

[Bucksfans1and2]

Bucks had no body to bother Hib.
Were we an effective passing squad, and be properly focused - he'd have about 32 and we'd win by 18 (and got more rest for the starters).

A plan for next season.

1. Make Fez be Hibbert's training partner this summer.
2. Pick up one of the all time great passers (for only his wages).
3. Mature a bit all over.

And then ...
we can wipe the floor with them next year.
And be serious contenders.

According to another poster on the Bucks board, Hibbert was 2-9 against Sanders. No idea if it's true or not, but killing Drew Gooden isn't impressive.

[Wizop]

good thing Scott Skiles wasn't smart enough to realize all he had to do to win the game was keep Sanders in whenever Roy was playing.

[Nuntius]

According to another poster on the Bucks board, Hibbert was 2-9 against Sanders. No idea if it's true or not, but killing Drew Gooden isn't impressive.

Let's see. According to the ESPN.com play-by-play the following happened:

1st:

3:40 Larry Sanders enters the game for Drew Gooden

3:18 Roy Hibbert misses hook shot

2:59 Louis Amundson enters the game for Roy Hibbert

2nd:

8:30 Drew Gooden enters the game for Larry Sanders

5:28 Roy Hibbert enters the game for Tyler Hansbrough

3rd:

3:02 Larry Sanders enters the game for Drew Gooden

2:40 Louis Amundson enters the game for Roy Hibbert

4th:

6:52 Roy Hibbert enters the game for Tyler Hansbrough

1:43 Roy Hibbert offensive rebound

1:43 Roy Hibbert misses layup

1:14 Roy Hibbert offensive rebound

1:14 Roy Hibbert makes free throw 1 of 2

1:14 Roy Hibbert makes free throw 2 of 2

0:42 Roy Hibbert defensive rebound

0:13 Roy Hibbert makes free throw 1 of 2

0:13 Roy Hibbert makes free throw 2 of 2

0:10 Roy Hibbert makes free throw 1 of 2

0:10 Roy Hibbert makes free throw 2 of 2

So, Hibbert was 0/2 against Larry Sanders but scored 6 points (via FTs so it was not Larry's fault) and got 3 boards (2 offensive, 1 defensive). Larry was certainly better than Gooden (and with good reason, Drew is not even a Center).

[Miller4ever]

I don't want Collison to be rusty for the playoffs. We are in tight races for positioning, so the sooner he gets back, the better.

[Pacersike]

I would be lying if I said I miss Collison. I don't want him to be injured, but I'm glad George Hill is getting a better chance now to show what he can do.

[Nuntius]

I miss Collison and I think that our recent games have shown us that he is important to the team.

[Pacersike]

I haven't watched those yet. What did we miss in our recent games?
Besides bench minutes for AJ Price.

[Nuntius]

Mainly the way that DC changed the tempo.

[Miller4ever]

AJ Price has been hugely ineffective. His passing is not as good and he's shot under 30% FG and under 10% 3P in the last 3 games. I'm surprised he's doing so badly because he was doing much better last year and as a rookie. Collison is actually better than some of the people on our roster.