GDT: Pacers @ Clippers

Post #1 » by **Grang33r** » Mon Jan 17, 2011 8:29 pm

About to start in league pass....

Start of the West coast trip. Hopefully the team bonds well and gets some wins.

Post #2 » by **Grang33r** » Mon Jan 17, 2011 8:32 pm

Tyler Hansbrough and Josh McRoberts should continue to see their minutes decline as Indiana Pacers coach Jim O’Brien said he will go with a smaller lineup for longer stretches of games. Hansbrough will continue start at power forward, but O’Brien said Monday before the Pacers’ game against the Los Angeles Clippers that he wants to spread the floor more often and give Danny Granger and Darren Collison room to penetrate. “When we have a power forward that can’t space the court , there’s really no driving opportunities there for the middle,” he said. With a smaller lineup, O’Brien said Granger, the team’s leading scorer, would be responsible for guarding Clippers rookie sensation Blake Griffin.

Clippers coach Vinny Del Negro also had success with a small lineup down the stretch of a 99-92 victory Sunday against the Los Angeles Lakers and said he won’t hesitate to go to it against the Pacers. On the floor for most of the fourth quarter were guards Baron Davis, Eric Gordon and Randy Foye and forwards Griffin and Ike Diogu. “I thought we needed to spread [the Lakers] out a little bit and get some dribble penetration,” Del Negro said. “When we swung the ball, we could get in the lane.”
–Dan Arritt

Link- http://tbt.blogs.nba.com/2011/01/17/4252/

jnzook · Post #3 » by **jnzook** » Mon Jan 17, 2011 8:33 pm

clipps have been playing good ball of late..wont be a cake walk game like the one in november was..but if we play up to our potential, which is not a given, we should win

Indy2thaWindy · Post #4 » by **Indy2thaWindy** » Mon Jan 17, 2011 9:00 pm

Oh no, Dunleavy's in. Expect EJ to drop 40.

Post #5 » by **Grang33r** » Mon Jan 17, 2011 9:10 pm

Collison 17pt first quarter... he's feelin' it!

ziplockfresh · Post #6 » by **ziplockfresh** » Mon Jan 17, 2011 9:18 pm

Collison is killing it . On another note..Lance's debut?

IndianaSteel · Post #7 » by **IndianaSteel** » Mon Jan 17, 2011 9:26 pm

wow first time watch'n Blake. This dude is amazing. The guy can do what ever he wants on floor.

Post #8 » by **Grang33r** » Mon Jan 17, 2011 9:28 pm

IndianaSteel wrote:wow first time watch'n Blake. This dude is amazing. The guy can do what ever he wants on floor.

Yeah, i havn't seen much of Griffin but this dude is the real deal. When he went from college to NBA i didn't think he'd be much, and when he got hurt i was certain, but wow, this dude is good!

Indy2thaWindy · Post #9 » by **Indy2thaWindy** » Mon Jan 17, 2011 9:29 pm

Why did it take so long for JOB to put DC back in?

Paul had a nice dunk.

Post #10 » by **Grang33r** » Mon Jan 17, 2011 9:40 pm

Indy2thaWindy wrote:Why did it take so long for JOB to put DC back in?

Paul had a nice dunk.

I don't know, but i was wondering the same thing.

IndianaSteel · Post #11 » by **IndianaSteel** » Mon Jan 17, 2011 9:43 pm

PG is going to be a very nice defensive player. He gets so many deflections.

jcodbf2 · Post #12 » by **jcodbf2** » Mon Jan 17, 2011 9:48 pm

Blake is good but the refs need to stop babying him. Its pretty sickening watching him lower his shoulder into to people with no call then get a call when someone bumps him. He is 6'10 and built so it makes it almost impossible for the other team to body him up when the refs are so quick to blow the whistle. I thought Tyler did a good job denying him good position .. So much so the Clips started running pick and rolls to get him off of Blake. The key is to body him up but sometimes the refs wont allow that.

Collison was great the first Q but then the offense kinda reverted back to its usual form.

Granger is having a good game.. Just hope he doesnt fade like he did a few games ago.

IndianaSteel · Post #13 » by **IndianaSteel** » Mon Jan 17, 2011 10:10 pm

Why JOB? Granger should never be guarding Griffin.

Indy2thaWindy · Post #14 » by **Indy2thaWindy** » Mon Jan 17, 2011 10:14 pm

Get Dunleavy out of there he can't hit a shot or defend anybody. Paul George can do both.

Wow so he puts Posey in.

Starkiller · Post #15 » by **Starkiller** » Mon Jan 17, 2011 10:17 pm

IndianaSteel wrote:Why JOB? Granger should never be guarding Griffin.

This makes me glad I'm not watching the game and I'm stuck at work. Think about that real quick.

glasket · Post #16 » by **glasket** » Mon Jan 17, 2011 10:21 pm

wow Griffin is looking great again.
I was in LA (transit stop on my way to South America) and saw the clippers play memphis at staples some 5 weeks ago. it was my fist ever live NBA game I attended. Griffin was just an amazing player to watch

But anyway someone better do something to stop him and Gordon.
Mikey D is not doing much of anything this game. Lets get PG out there

IndianaSteel · Post #17 » by **IndianaSteel** » Mon Jan 17, 2011 10:25 pm

Is McBob inactive? were not going to play our most athletic big man. When were playn the most athletic PF in league.

Indy2thaWindy · Post #18 » by **Indy2thaWindy** » Mon Jan 17, 2011 10:35 pm

We need to put Danny on Gordon and play PG at the 3.

IndianaSteel · Post #19 » by **IndianaSteel** » Mon Jan 17, 2011 10:38 pm

Posey and S.Jones on the floor together make me want to puke.

Indy2thaWindy · Post #20 » by **Indy2thaWindy** » Mon Jan 17, 2011 10:49 pm

Foster and Dunleavy are playin terrible. :lol:

Foster's overrated as a defender. Ike Diogu was torching him.