Storm1324 wrote:Sabonis hit all 7 field goal attempts none more than `12 feet from the basket, had 7 boards ( 3 offense) finished with 16 points 7 rebounds in just 19 minutes. Oladipo got into foul trouble only played 26 minutes, but finished with 22 points 5 boards, 4 assist and 4 steals.
Huge PG13 fan but under the circumstances he put the Pacers in I don't think Oladipo and Sabonis was quite as bad a trade as most thought it was at the time.
Appears Pacers are using Sabonis in a role more suited for his talents than the Thunder did last season, without Kanter and Adams, here in Indy , he has room to play inside playing off the bench he is the only big the Pacers play with the second unit. As the season goes along you could well see the 21 yr old Sabonis and 21 yr old Myles Turner playing on the court together as the Pacers rebuild.
Sabonis will be a solid 4 in today's game. He showed signs of being a solid starter/role player for years to come. He struggled with fouling as most rookies do. IT he held his own enough down there. He will only get stronger and the game will slow down for him.
Oladipo dissapointed me when he was in OKC however. Thought he might be flirting with an all star selection by now but he just seemed too inconsistent last year. Playing with Russ on his quest for a season long trip dub would of been hard though. His defense was always strong which will always keep him valueable, just maybe not 21 mil a year valueable.
Pacers did what they had to do. OKC may end up with nothing after this season so it won't look too silly by the Pacers GM in the near future.
Where was the defense in that game though?! 271 points scored in that game?! Crazy
