Big Baby

[wemisurm]

I am surprised to not hear of any interest in Glen Davis. It seems to me that this would be a guy the Pacers would at least try to get if they could. He played nicely after Garnett went down. I think he would be a nice guy to bring off the bench. He averaged 7pg and 4rpg at a decent percentage.

Maybe some of you would know better than me about some of these questions.

Is he more of a post player than Murphy?

How much would it cost to get him? Could we get him for 3-4 million? The rest of our MLE?

Would you try to sign him or am I just a idiot?

[Indy4Life]

While I like him as player, I wouldn't see him as a good fit for the Pacers. I see us looking more to long, lean, athletic players who excel in running the floor and shooting from distance.

Price range is likely accurate as there isn't a lot of money to go around the NBA these days.

[pacershereiam]

I like him personally, but I don't think we will. With Hibbert, Murphy,Foster,Hansbrough, and McRoberts at the 4-5 there is no room for him to play. If we would trade one or two then yes I would say lets do it, but there is just no room for him.

[PR07]

I don't really know if he's what we need right now even if we did have the funds.

Personally, I think I'd rather scoop up Chris Wilcox for around 3 million.

[Scoot McGroot]

Until we invested the #13 pick on Tyler Hansbrough, I was a huge fan of trying to get Glen Davis here.

However, we now have Troy Murphy as our vet at PF, and Hansbrough as our young developmental PF. We have Foster as our vet at center and Hibbert as our young developmental C. We then have Josh McRoberts as the 3rd string, take a flyer on developmental guy at both the PF and C spots that we like.


As of now, it's probably just not a wise money investment in Davis. We could always revisit that in a season or two and see what all has happened.

[Dunthreevy]

Until we invested the #13 pick on Tyler Hansbrough, I was a huge fan of trying to get Glen Davis here.

However, we now have Troy Murphy as our vet at PF, and Hansbrough as our young developmental PF. We have Foster as our vet at center and Hibbert as our young developmental C. We then have Josh McRoberts as the 3rd string, take a flyer on developmental guy at both the PF and C spots that we like.


As of now, it's probably just not a wise money investment in Davis. We could always revisit that in a season or two and see what all has happened.

Exactly. I was a huge proponent of drafting a PG and then signing a young PF (Millsap, Davis, Bass). Since we drafted a PF, it would be too difficult to get everyone minutes at this point, and I don't think anyone is going to want to trade for anyone of our 4's or 5's except for Foster and Hibbert and Hansbrough (who management won't trade).

[wemisurm]

While I like him as player, I wouldn't see him as a good fit for the Pacers. I see us looking more to long, lean, athletic players who excel in running the floor and shooting from distance.

I see that type of big man as a repetion of what we already have in Murphy. It would be good to give the opposing team something different(adjust) to off the bench.

I somewhat get the idea that he might get less playing time with four in front of him-Murphy,Hibbert, Foster, and Hansbrough. But McRoberts? I would rather have Davis than Mac. He had a good SL when he played but still. My only concern about Davis would be the cost compared to Mac. Not sure who else TPTB have their eye on so it might not work but as far as improving the team it seems to me Davis would do that more than McRoberts.

[Miller4ever]

Strange thing about Davis, is that he's deceptively quick. He may not sprint up and down the floor as well, but he can take people off the dribble and finish like a guard. He also has great range for an F/C. I think that he has a skill set that everyone in the league wants, and I'd love to have him, even with all of our post players already. Obviously, logistically it's not going to happen.

[Scoot McGroot]

I somewhat get the idea that he might get less playing time with four in front of him-Murphy,Hibbert, Foster, and Hansbrough. But McRoberts? I would rather have Davis than Mac. He had a good SL when he played but still. My only concern about Davis would be the cost compared to Mac. Not sure who else TPTB have their eye on so it might not work but as far as improving the team it seems to me Davis would do that more than McRoberts.

The problem is we'd have to invest a lot of money in a guy that would replace McRoberts as the 3rd string PF/C type player. That's a lot of money to spend that we don't have to spend.

If we hadn't drafted Hansbrough, Davis would probably be the backup type PF that we could go after, but we did, and now we really don't have a need for him.

McRoberts is a 5-10 minute a night type player on the nights that he's not inactive. Davis would replace that, or take minutes away from the new lotto pick PF.


It's just a poor use of money. Yeah, Davis is better than McRoberts, but at what cost?

[Kuq_e_Zi91]

I'd rather have Pops Mensah-Bonsu. Cheaper, more athletic and he can back up Roy at center.

[IndieRuso420]

I like Baby but he doesn't fit here unless someone goes.

Hibbert/Foster/Murphy/Hansbrough/McRoberts

Why sign Baby?

[Grang33r]

^^ I agree, but I think the Pacers see it differently. Afterall, they did inquire about Marcin Gortat. I think they could use another big man. Sure, Hibbert and Hansbrough had real good summer leagues but i don't expect miracles from either guy this season. And i really think Jeff Foster will be traded. If we're fighting for a playoff spot near the trade deadline day, which we more then likely will unless we're so far behind that we're not in the race anymore, i see the Pacers trading Foster to a top 3-4 year in either conference.