Comments on: Game 51 Recap – Pacers Steamroll Timberwolves in Fourth Quarter

By: The Beauty from the Beast

The Beauty from the Beast — Fri, 18 Mar 2011 19:54:38 +0000

[...] thought of Hanbrough needing an established mid-range shot is hardly original on my part. Alex Yovanovich pointed it out a few weeks ago: Meanwhile, Hansbrough needs to spend as much time as possible [...]

By: Sam

Sam — Sun, 13 Feb 2011 00:20:32 +0000

Paul George is gonna be a great player. I think Larry Bird definitely saw something no one else did. Josh McRoberts also impressed me last night. I had just been hating on the guy the other day, then in the game he was moving around the court, getting open shots and all kinds of rebounds.

By: Matt

Matt — Sat, 12 Feb 2011 16:57:41 +0000

Good Recap, but one thing I need explained to me is why Tyler Hansbrough is labeled a “backup” and that the Pacers need to go after a PF. That dude’s practically a rookie! He only played some 26 games last year before his vertigo set in and lasted for like 6 or 8 months, right? I just think he’s got some growing to do, obviously, but this is pretty much his first year, and I could see two years down the road him being a big-name PF, especially when he gets that 10-15 footer down, like you said.

By: Ian2

Ian2 — Sat, 12 Feb 2011 16:18:21 +0000

It’s common for teams to fire a coach right before an extremely soft part in the schedule in order for the new coach to have the best chance to build a positive attitude around the team.

But as everyone keeps saying, Vogel’s optimism does seem to be infectious to the players. Under O’Brien, it seemed like the games the Pacers did win against bad teams later in the season, they had to shoot like %56 percent to do it. This team is winning a number of different ways against the weak schedule, which says more about how they are playing well, rather than lucky.

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By: Church Mouse

Church Mouse — Sat, 12 Feb 2011 15:32:38 +0000

Good article, bro. Vogel seems to have an infectious optimism that has spread throughout the team. He’s trying hard to build an atmosphere of trust and “unit cohesion” with the team. In his post-game conference, he was giving kudos to Brandon Rush’s skills. The guy didn’t even see the court last night! Vogel said, “he can flat-out play.” He then praised Rush for his defensive skills. I think that kind of stuff is important to this team.

I also think that Bird has to be given some credit for making the switch when he did. Maybe it was dumb luck, but it seems like he timed the firing of O’Brien just right with the easy schedule they have had. Vogel obviously gets the benefit right now of being the guy who succeeds the dictator. Time will tell if he’s going to become like Mike Davis or Tony Dungy…or maybe he’s just Lawrence Frank. I guess we might find out if he’s still the coach next year.