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We're playing against the league's worst offense and the 6th worst defense today.

Watching Markkanen is going to be a joy

Nuntius wrote:Watching Markkanen is going to be a joy

He's going to be good. Not too crazy about the rest of their roster though. There's no guarantee that they'll reach our level of talent even if they tank for the next 3 years.

Well this is starting out ugly

trap game

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Why not to feed Sabonis? Indiana started season so nicely, as the season progresses the hero ball is emerging.

So flat so far, unbelievable. Turnovers, mental mistakes on offense...

When Vicror chucking, Bogda chucking, Lance chucking Indiana is an ungly random team...Nate should control chucking

Miles and Domas playing the right way, move the ball, shooting hight % shots, really hate hero ball.

Pacers need a halftime break, to talk in the locker room. If they thought that it is going to be de ja vue Knicks - they need some time to understand, that there will be 24 minutes left not to embarrass themselves.

I like Bojan, but one thing with him is a big problem - he sometimes takes a shot instead of making a pass.

The thing is with this team - it has overachieved on their jumpshots. Guys like Stephenson were making shots they didn't make before and Bogdanovic couldn't miss. It was bound to happen, those aren't great shots. Ball movement was sloppy today and it boils down to weak PG play and hero balling by Oladipo.

Man the Pacers look like death warmed over.

Laure wrote:The thing is with this team - it has overachieved on their jumpshots. Guys like Stephenson were making shots they didn't make before and Bogdanovic couldn't miss. It was bound to happen, those aren't great shots. Ball movement was sloppy today and it boils down to weak PG play and hero balling by Oladipo.

Eh, I don't think that this is accurate. Lance Stephenson, for example, is shooting 32.7% from 3. He has shot much better than that for us in the past (33% in 12-13, 35.7% in 13-14).

Victor has definitely seen a big increase in his 3-point percentage but I do think that he'll end the season shooting around 40%. He has improved his 3-point shot every single season he's been in the league after all.

Anyway, about the game now. We're obviously playing horribly. We just lack energy on both ends of the floor. We gotta show more energy and passion if we want to win this game. The Bulls always fight hard.

Oladipo is definitely not the problem, he's the main reason we're winning games. However, it does feel like the ball movement isn't the same as it was at the start of the season.

One more thing - no more Leaf in the second half. He is a good guy, but Pacers need to fight back right now. They need their best play the best.

Jstock12 wrote:Oladipo is definitely not the problem, he's the main reason we're winning games. However, it does feel like the ball movement isn't the same as it was at the start of the season.

Ball movement and players movement on the offense are not as "crisp". Energy. More energy, more effort.

-11, crawling back.

Our intensity is much better in the third but they've hit some shots and they haven't allowed us to get close.