Game Thread 12/17: Pacers @ Nets

Post #2 » by **boomershadow** » Sun Dec 17, 2017 7:35 pm

Hopefully we can get out of this slump.

cruwinas · Post #3 » by **cruwinas** » Sun Dec 17, 2017 11:05 pm

boomershadow wrote:Hopefully we can get out of this slump.

Exactly.

Post #4 » by **Nuntius** » Sun Dec 17, 2017 11:05 pm

We badly need a win tonight.

basketballwacko2 · Post #5 » by **basketballwacko2** » Sun Dec 17, 2017 11:28 pm

Jarrett Allen with the big fro!!

Wizop · Post #6 » by **Wizop** » Sun Dec 17, 2017 11:45 pm

poythress playing.

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Yunsen · Post #7 » by **Yunsen** » Sun Dec 17, 2017 11:46 pm

Sabonis block party.

Jstock12 · Post #8 » by **Jstock12** » Sun Dec 17, 2017 11:47 pm

Domas, of all people, with 3 blocks in 9 minutes. :lol:

George Battaile · Post #9 » by **George Battaile** » Sun Dec 17, 2017 11:56 pm

Why Sabonis has been underused lately? He's such a beast. Pacers should simply feed him in the post more frequently. Just like today. You get 60-70% shot this way,

basketballwacko2 · Post #10 » by **basketballwacko2** » Mon Dec 18, 2017 12:07 am

What the hell is going on at half time on the Nets floor?

basketballwacko2 · Post #11 » by **basketballwacko2** » Mon Dec 18, 2017 12:10 am

I think we can turn this one into a blow out in the 2nd half.

basketballwacko2 · Post #12 » by **basketballwacko2** » Mon Dec 18, 2017 12:41 am

I can't get past the fro on Jarrett Allen he looks like a q-tip.

Post #13 » by **Nuntius** » Mon Dec 18, 2017 12:54 am

George Battaile wrote:Why Sabonis has been underused lately? He's such a beast. Pacers should simply feed him in the post more frequently. Just like today. You get 60-70% shot this way,

Domas is turnover-prone in the post. He is extremely left-hand dominant and his complete lack of a right-handed move (or even a right-handed dribble) makes him very predictable there. He has been great in the post today, though. And he has been great overall and he does deserve more minutes.

Honestly, all of our bigs deserve more minutes. It just sucks that we don't have 30-35 minutes to give to each one of them.

Wizop · Post #14 » by **Wizop** » Mon Dec 18, 2017 12:57 am

the +- doesn't always suggest leaving Damo in.

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Post #15 » by **Nuntius** » Mon Dec 18, 2017 1:20 am

Good job tonight. We needed this win and we got it. Let's see what we can do against the Celtics now.

basketballwacko2 · Post #16 » by **basketballwacko2** » Mon Dec 18, 2017 1:30 am

Not a blow out but this is a team the Pacers should beat. We'll see them in Indianapolis on sat next week.

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Post #17 » by **Nuntius** » Mon Dec 18, 2017 11:48 am

basketballwacko2 wrote:Not sent from my phone.

Post #18 » by **boomershadow** » Mon Dec 18, 2017 1:56 pm

Good to get a win. I'd like to see the team put some emphasis on guarding the three point shot better. I'm tired of hearing about how the guy lighting us up is not actually a very good shooter normally.

Tom White · Post #19 » by **Tom White** » Mon Dec 18, 2017 6:06 pm

basketballwacko2 wrote:I can't get past the fro on Jarrett Allen he looks like a q-tip.

I was watching him and thought someone should get him a colorful headband and a Fender guitar....Ladies and Gentlemen...Jimi Hendrix!

Post #20 » by **Nuntius** » Mon Dec 18, 2017 7:44 pm

boomershadow wrote:Good to get a win. I'd like to see the team put some emphasis on guarding the three point shot better. I'm tired of hearing about how the guy lighting us up is not actually a very good shooter normally.

We're actually not bad at it. We're simply average. We are exactly 15th in Opponent 3pt percentage with 36.4% -> https://www.teamrankings.com/nba/stat/opponent-three-point-pct

It just doesn't feel like it because teams take and make more 3s than they ever have. But relative to the rest of the league we're just average it.

It's also important to note that we're currently shooting 39.1% from 3 ourselves and that we're tied for the 2nd best team in the league in this aspect of the game alongside Utah (GSW is obviously first) -> https://www.teamrankings.com/nba/stat/three-point-pct

So, if the game becomes a shoot-out then the odds are in our favor. Well, unless it's against GSW :lol: