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Re: Moving Forward 

Post#21 » by Scoot McGroot » Sat May 15, 2021 2:07 pm

Scoot McGroot wrote:My only issue with a Brogdon/Levert combo at the guard spots is simply that Levert is either not a good defender, or is an inattentive defender most of the time. And, neither can guard smaller guards. Obviously, you could put a Sumner with them (I’m not sold that McConnell is a really good defender as much as he’s an opportunistic defender), but then that means you can’t play a Warren/Turner/Sabonis type front court, either, as one would have to come to the bench for Sumner/Levert/Brogdon to play together.

I do think we have potential conflicts with Brogdon/Levert and Sabonis/Turner, but I don’t think we have to break both of them up ASAP. It’s possible that just breaking up one of those conflicts would help a ton with the other conflict. Or, if we make a move at the 3, and get a super defender kind of guy, it’s possible that takes care of both, in a way.



BUT…..

I could also see Pritchard getting upset and just blowing the whole thing up, too :lol:

There’s not really a move we could make that would shock me this offseason, other than adding another pure 5 to the roster.
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Re: Moving Forward 

Post#22 » by Tom White » Sat May 15, 2021 2:14 pm

Scoot McGroot wrote:There’s not really a move we could make that would shock me this offseason, other than adding another pure 5 to the roster.


If there is a pure center with a history of injuries out there.........Yeah, I could see KP going for that. :lol:
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Post#23 » by Scoot McGroot » Sat May 15, 2021 2:16 pm

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Scoot McGroot wrote:There’s not really a move we could make that would shock me this offseason, other than adding another pure 5 to the roster.


If there is a pure center with a history of injuries out there.........Yeah, I could see KP going for that. :lol:


Man, I’m usually willing to give leeway, but I don’t think I could excuse that again! :lol: If we take Alperen Sengun in this draft without trading away at least 2 of Turner/Sabonis/Goga, I really can’t possibly excuse another 5 :P
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Post#24 » by Wizop » Sat May 15, 2021 3:16 pm

Scoot McGroot wrote:My only issue with a Brogdon/Levert combo at the guard spots is simply that Levert is either not a good defender, or is an inattentive defender most of the time. And, neither can guard smaller guards.


You always match down when the opponent has a small guard. You don't have to only use one rotation.

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Post#25 » by Scoot McGroot » Sat May 15, 2021 3:23 pm

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Scoot McGroot wrote:My only issue with a Brogdon/Levert combo at the guard spots is simply that Levert is either not a good defender, or is an inattentive defender most of the time. And, neither can guard smaller guards.


You always match down when the opponent has a small guard. You don't have to only use one rotation.

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So bench one of Brogdon or Levert? I’m not understanding what your suggestion is.
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Post#26 » by Wizop » Sat May 15, 2021 3:25 pm

Scoot McGroot wrote:If we take Alperen Sengun in this draft without trading away at least 2 of Turner/Sabonis/Goga, I really can’t possibly excuse another 5 :P


Can't you leave a FRP in Europe? That said, I'm on Franz Wagner and Kai Jones.

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Post#27 » by Scoot McGroot » Sat May 15, 2021 3:29 pm

Wizop wrote:
Scoot McGroot wrote:If we take Alperen Sengun in this draft without trading away at least 2 of Turner/Sabonis/Goga, I really can’t possibly excuse another 5 :P


Can't you leave a FRP in Europe? That said, I'm on Franz Wagner and Kai Jones.

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One could, but you have to extend the rookie contract to keep the rights, and it’s up to the player if they stay overseas or not. I believe Sengun is coming over right away. But also, I can’t imagine a draft stash of a 1st round player for the Pacers. Adding a player in the 10-16 range is probably just too valuable this year to risk it. And there’s just not really any great candidates in terms of value in that range for a draft stash.
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Post#28 » by Wizop » Sat May 15, 2021 3:35 pm

Scoot McGroot wrote:So bench one of Brogdon or Levert? I’m not understanding what your suggestion is.


Bench sounds absolute. I'm just against set rotations and substituting by the clock.

Matching up is a topic of its own. Slick tended to match the opponent's decisions. Vogel stayed big and dared the opponents to stay small.

I'd suggest flexibility. If a small guard is killing you and you have a stopper on the bench, put him in.

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Post#29 » by Scoot McGroot » Sat May 15, 2021 4:17 pm

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Scoot McGroot wrote:So bench one of Brogdon or Levert? I’m not understanding what your suggestion is.


Bench sounds absolute. I'm just against set rotations and substituting by the clock.

Matching up is a topic of its own. Slick tended to match the opponent's decisions. Vogel stayed big and dared the opponents to stay small.

I'd suggest flexibility. If a small guard is killing you and you have a stopper on the bench, put him in.

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Only 5 start, though. So, small guard in the opponents starting lineup….who do you start? Do you let that player run wild for the first 8-12 minutes? Do you pull Brogdon or Levert in the first minute or two? Do you simply start someone else to avoid letting the opponent run wild?
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Post#30 » by Topofthekey » Sat May 15, 2021 5:39 pm

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Wizop wrote:
Scoot McGroot wrote:So bench one of Brogdon or Levert? I’m not understanding what your suggestion is.


Bench sounds absolute. I'm just against set rotations and substituting by the clock.

Matching up is a topic of its own. Slick tended to match the opponent's decisions. Vogel stayed big and dared the opponents to stay small.

I'd suggest flexibility. If a small guard is killing you and you have a stopper on the bench, put him in.

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Only 5 start, though. So, small guard in the opponents starting lineup….who do you start? Do you let that player run wild for the first 8-12 minutes? Do you pull Brogdon or Levert in the first minute or two? Do you simply start someone else to avoid letting the opponent run wild?

I think you start the game by doing what you want to do

If it becomes obvious that your game plan isn't effective, or your players are struggling to execute your game plan, then you make adjustments based on what's happening
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Post#31 » by Pacers Forever » Sat May 15, 2021 5:47 pm

Sometimes I feel like this roster is full of conflicting talent or positions. I really think the roster needs re-worked. I like most of our talent but if it can’t efficiently and productively produce wins playing together then we need to get a better fit. Even though we’re seeing some of our youth gain experience this team still lacks talent. 17 of 29 teams this year have a better record than the Pacers. That tells me they have better coaches or better talent maybe both.
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Post#32 » by 8305 » Sat May 15, 2021 8:44 pm

Assume we start our five best players going into next season.
That’s Turner, Sabonis, Warren, Levert and Brogdan. Is there a slower starting 5 in the league?
If Pritchard doesn’t make changes to avoid this he should be fired.
My suggestion of moving Turner and Levert seems like a minimal change that hopefully avoids a big problem.
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Post#33 » by Topofthekey » Sun May 16, 2021 6:30 am

8305 wrote:Assume we start our five best players going into next season.
That’s Turner, Sabonis, Warren, Levert and Brogdan. Is there a slower starting 5 in the league?
If Pritchard doesn’t make changes to avoid this he should be fired.
My suggestion of moving Turner and Levert seems like a minimal change that hopefully avoids a big problem.

What do you hope to get for them
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Post#34 » by 8305 » Sun May 16, 2021 11:42 am

Topofthekey wrote:
8305 wrote:Assume we start our five best players going into next season.
That’s Turner, Sabonis, Warren, Levert and Brogdan. Is there a slower starting 5 in the league?
If Pritchard doesn’t make changes to avoid this he should be fired.
My suggestion of moving Turner and Levert seems like a minimal change that hopefully avoids a big problem.

What do you hope to get for them


Turner and Levert to Golden State for Wiggins and the Minn 2021 1st
Seems reasonable value and upgrades us defensively at a wing spot.
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Post#35 » by Wizop » Sun May 16, 2021 12:48 pm

8305 wrote:Assume we start our five best players going into next season.
That’s Turner, Sabonis, Warren, Levert and Brogdan. Is there a slower starting 5 in the league?


I'm more familiar with past Pacer teams than the league generally. Seems to be we've had 50 win teams that were slower than this one. I have trouble seeing speed as the missing piece. Now not getting back on defense is an issue.

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Post#36 » by Scoot McGroot » Sun May 16, 2021 1:51 pm

Wizop wrote:
8305 wrote:Assume we start our five best players going into next season.
That’s Turner, Sabonis, Warren, Levert and Brogdan. Is there a slower starting 5 in the league?


I'm more familiar with past Pacer teams than the league generally. Seems to be we've had 50 win teams that were slower than this one. I have trouble seeing speed as the missing piece. Now not getting back on defense is an issue.

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Sure, we’ve won with slow and steady in the past. But the league overall has VASTLY accelerated and sped up. Transitions and speed, and transition defense are much more major parts of the game. The last 3 years have had average possessions per game of 99, 100, and 100. The Paul George era had an average possessions of 92-94 per 48 minutes. The early 2000’s runs were 90-92 possessions per 48. Our mid-90’s championship competition era dropped down as low as 89 possessions per 48 minutes. We did win in those eras, but the game has vastly sped up since then.
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Post#37 » by Scoot McGroot » Sun May 16, 2021 1:53 pm

8305 wrote:
Topofthekey wrote:
8305 wrote:Assume we start our five best players going into next season.
That’s Turner, Sabonis, Warren, Levert and Brogdan. Is there a slower starting 5 in the league?
If Pritchard doesn’t make changes to avoid this he should be fired.
My suggestion of moving Turner and Levert seems like a minimal change that hopefully avoids a big problem.

What do you hope to get for them


Turner and Levert to Golden State for Wiggins and the Minn 2021 1st
Seems reasonable value and upgrades us defensively at a wing spot.


Wiggins is a defensive upgrade on Levert, for sure. But also losing Turner would be a huge defensive downgrade, too. In theory, I like the pick, but consider that it would be a player very soon. Would you deal Turner/Levert for Wiggins/Barnes, knowing that you’d be adding enough salary to the books that you would definitely force out one of McConnell/McDermott, maybe both?
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Post#38 » by boomershadow » Sun May 16, 2021 1:56 pm

Wizop wrote:
8305 wrote:Assume we start our five best players going into next season.
That’s Turner, Sabonis, Warren, Levert and Brogdan. Is there a slower starting 5 in the league?


I'm more familiar with past Pacer teams than the league generally. Seems to be we've had 50 win teams that were slower than this one. I have trouble seeing speed as the missing piece. Now not getting back on defense is an issue.

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There have been slower Pacers teams, but the league in general is speeding up. That lineup also contains the same problem we have had all year with Myles being the only actually good defender.

I wanna move Brogdon.
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Post#39 » by Wizop » Sun May 16, 2021 3:12 pm

Scoot Mcgroot wrote:We did win in those eras, but the game has vastly sped up since then.


And yet this year we're second in the league in fast break points. We're hardly the old double plodder team we once were.

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Post#40 » by Wizop » Sun May 16, 2021 3:15 pm

boomershadow wrote:I wanna move Brogdon.


Of our starting 4 plus Warren, I'd be most comfortable moving Brogdon, but I would be happy keeping them all. I'm definitely not in the Pritchard must be fired if he doesn't do X camp.

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