Game 71: Hawks @ Pacers

Pacersike · Post #1 » by **Pacersike** » Mon Mar 25, 2013 10:43 pm

A must win game before they head out West for 4 games on the road.
2 more starters out: Hill and Stephenson.

Augustin
OJ
George
Hansbrough
Hibbert

Post #2 » by **Scoot McGroot** » Mon Mar 25, 2013 11:19 pm

Gerald green is going to get the start over OJ.

Gonna be ugly tonight. Or a 20 pt win. Who knows?

Post #3 » by **Jamaaliver** » Tue Mar 26, 2013 12:42 am

Scoot McGroot wrote:Gerald green is going to get the start over OJ.

Gonna be ugly tonight. Or a 20 pt win. Who knows?

Looks like a 20-point win.

As a Hawk fan I must say...well done. Very well played.

Hope you guys nail the 2nd seed down in the playoffs so the boys from ATL don't have to play you guys.

Post #4 » by **Jake0890** » Tue Mar 26, 2013 12:53 am

Injury bug hitting hard. Ouch.

Post #5 » by **Nuntius** » Tue Mar 26, 2013 12:58 am

Excellent 1st, 2nd and 3rd quarters.

But the 4th quarter has been baaaad so far. Don't lose focus, guys.

Post #6 » by **Scoot McGroot** » Tue Mar 26, 2013 1:28 am

Jamaaliver wrote:
Scoot McGroot wrote:Gerald green is going to get the start over OJ.

Gonna be ugly tonight. Or a 20 pt win. Who knows?

Looks like a 20-point win.

Looked like it! Then it got ugly!

So, I was kinda right on both accounts! A win's a win....

Post #7 » by **Gremz** » Tue Mar 26, 2013 1:55 am

Yeah, that wasn't a fun 4th quarter to watch. Tough without the starting backcourt, and I guess Paul's hand injury is really affecting his ability to move the ball.

I'll take it.

GTO · Post #8 » by **GTO** » Tue Mar 26, 2013 3:43 am

Did anyone see Roy Hibbert's interview on NBATV? He was upset that the team blew the lead.

Post #9 » by **Gremz** » Tue Mar 26, 2013 10:28 am

Doesn't surprise me. A lot of heads were dropping in the 4th. Not an ideal way to be getting close to the playoffs.

Pacersike · Post #10 » by **Pacersike** » Tue Mar 26, 2013 10:42 am

A win is a win and Roy Hibbert had a very good game, as well as Orlando and Jeff

GTO wrote:Did anyone see Roy Hibbert's interview on NBATV? He was upset that the team blew the lead.

Didn't see it but I can see what he is talking about. It's been like that all season long: bench players blowing the lead. If only some of those bench players had the same passion for the game as Roy and players like Pendergraph have. Missing shots isn't the worst thing that could happen, not playing hard is.

Starkiller · Post #11 » by **Starkiller** » Tue Mar 26, 2013 12:34 pm

10+ TO's in a quarter is simply unacceptable. Glad we were able to hold on though.

Post #12 » by **Gremz** » Tue Mar 26, 2013 12:39 pm

I remember there was a period where it was roughly 5 straight turnovers. Very very poor, especially considering at that point they were up against Atlanta's 3rd stringers.

Post #13 » by **Gremz** » Tue Mar 26, 2013 12:42 pm

Pacersike wrote:A win is a win and Roy Hibbert had a very good game, as well as Orlando and Jeff

Roy's been looking much better in recent games. He's getting himself into some very good positions offensively, and his touch around the rim has looked a lot less forced.

Orlando's offense is starting to come into it's own. Some of those most in the post against Korver were very effective. Still moves the rock great too.

Jeff's doing great too. Nice to see him finally play with confidence.

Post #14 » by **Scoot McGroot** » Tue Mar 26, 2013 7:46 pm

Gremz wrote:Jeff's doing great too. Nice to see him finally play with confidence.

Yup. Good to see that two of the final "Larry Bird pet projects" are paying off in Lance and Pendergraph. I'm beginning to feel very comfortable with re-signing Pendergraph to compete for the backup PF spot, and letting Hansbrough walk (or S&T) if he wants too much money).

Post #15 » by **Gremz** » Tue Mar 26, 2013 11:57 pm

I'm still certain that Pritchard had a lot to do with Pendergraph getting here. And hey, it might have been a good thing to utilize him as a 3rd stringer for a while. He's really had to develop different aspects of his game as opposed to relying upon those explosive dunks from college.

I too wouldn't mind him hanging around for the right price.