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Woj: Pacers finalizing extension with McMillan

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Woj: Pacers finalizing extension with McMillan 

Post#1 » by Scoot McGroot » Wed Aug 1, 2018 4:49 pm

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Re: Woj: Pacers finalizing extension with McMillan 

Post#2 » by Wizop » Wed Aug 1, 2018 6:20 pm

as they should. Nate and KP are on the same page. it ain't broke so don't fix it.
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Re: Woj: Pacers finalizing extension with McMillan 

Post#3 » by Jake0890 » Wed Aug 1, 2018 6:30 pm

This was hinted at previously, so not much of a surprise.

McMillan's contract now ends when Oladipo's does.
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Re: Woj: Pacers finalizing extension with McMillan 

Post#4 » by boomershadow » Wed Aug 1, 2018 7:50 pm

I wasn't sure what to think after his first year, but last year pretty solidly earned him this extension, I would say.
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Re: Woj: Pacers finalizing extension with McMillan 

Post#5 » by Tom White » Thu Aug 2, 2018 2:40 am

boomershadow wrote:I wasn't sure what to think after his first year, but last year pretty solidly earned him this extension, I would say.


Talent makes a difference, but so does having players who are willing to cooperate with the coach, and sacrifice individual stats for good of the team. This team has those type of players.

EDIT: I see now they have agreed to an extension through the 2021 season. Really good news.
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Re: Woj: Pacers finalizing extension with McMillan 

Post#6 » by AussiePacer » Thu Aug 2, 2018 9:32 am

Good news.
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Re: Woj: Pacers finalizing extension with McMillan 

Post#7 » by boomershadow » Sun Aug 5, 2018 9:35 am

I've seen more negative reaction to this extension online than I was expecting. On the other hand...

I’ve touched on this before, but with Nate McMillan’s contract extension with the Indiana Pacers being finalized it came back to mind and inspired me to dig up an old unfinished draft and update it for today’s news.

We’re here to talk about (George Hill) Nate McMillan and Mythical Unicorn Replacement Theory. Much like the Mystery Box, the idea of the what ifs are absolutely intoxicating. One that usually presupposes that somehow, things couldn’t get worse, they only could get better.

As you may have gathered from the overused strikeout text joke, this idea once centered around George Hill and the Pacers point guard position. Back when the Pacers were battling the Miami Heat every season in the playoffs, some felt a better point guard could have carried Indiana past LeBron James and friends.

While that may be true, the reason I call this situation Mythical Unicorn Replacement Theory is that there are assumptions baked into the idea that replacing this one part is not only the answer but that it happens in isolation. Not only that but that the one person exists and available.


Ben Gibson

https://8points9seconds.com/2018/08/02/nate-mcmillan-mythical-unicorn-pacers/

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