Jazzfan1971 and FloppyMoose's Season Preview - The Pacers

[floppymoose]

If the Pacers are the 6th seed and are somewhat playing good ball I wouldnt be surprised to see Paul George come back for the Playoffs more likely Game 6 of 1st round or Game 1 of the second if they make it or get that far...

If I'm a Pacer fan.. wait, if I'm an nba fan I want George to just stay off the court this season. Get that knee strong.

[Scoot McGroot]

Trade Block: David West. I don't see much reason to hang onto him at his age. He'll be better use to a contending team. Which sadly, Indy is no longer this season.

Do you mean trade block in that you'd like to see him dealt, or you realistically think he'll be dealt? Because, while we all think it would make sense he'd be dealt, it also seems to be immensely unlikely unless West makes it clear to Bird that he'd like to compete for a championship this year and retire at years end. If he's not retiring at year's end, I think Bird would hoard him and keep going for it.


But ultimately, we'll play like we did a couple years ago; mostly inside out. The ball will go in to West and Hibbert in a post, and then move, as it did before we started forcing it through Lance/PG13 to develop them. Guys like Miles and Hill will be more useful cutting along the baseline or spotting up for 3. Solo Hill will likely get the starting spot to play defense and work on the corner 3.

Ultimately, I'm not sure it's really worth projecting the starting wing positions, as Stuckey, Miles, and Solo will all play a bunch. We'll likely see Cope play at the 3, and either Watson or George Hill at the 2, as well. A lot of weird roster lineups. I'll be a homer and say around 44 wins, somehow, and sneaking into the playoffs.