Comments on: Pacers Improve to 2-0 After Holding Off the Best Basketball Team in Canada

By: 2012 Spiderwebs: Game 2 Pacers vs. Toronto | Eight Points, Nine Seconds

2012 Spiderwebs: Game 2 Pacers vs. Toronto | Eight Points, Nine Seconds — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 13:37:53 +0000

[...] another game and another win for the Pacers, as they defeated Toronto 90-85 Wednesday night. And along with that came another glimpse at what the Pacers are trying to do [...]

By: Next Day Thoughts: On Indiana Beating Toronto | Eight Points, Nine Seconds

Next Day Thoughts: On Indiana Beating Toronto | Eight Points, Nine Seconds — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 21:35:46 +0000

[...] Here are ten random thoughts related to Indiana’s 90-85 win last night over Toronto. [...]

By: Minks77

Minks77 — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 17:57:07 +0000

Id love to get TH on the raps, dude is like a younger, better Reggie Evans without the beard or quotability

By: Aaron

Aaron — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 16:51:13 +0000

Minks, from a Pacers fan I agree with you. They made some terrible calls on both ends of the floor.

We need to do whatever we can to make sure Hansbrough gets his minutes and stays happy. The man is a machine. When he was in the game, he shut down Bargnani, something David West wasn’t able to accomplish last night.

By: Minks77

Minks77 — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 15:30:52 +0000

Food for thought from a raps fans: everyone here thought the officiating was terrible as well. Especially under the basket, pacers “chippy” (vaguely dirty) bigs were throwing ‘bows and shoving guys while they were in the air, hacking like crazy across the arms.

Paully G looks like a sweet spot up shooter but damn, kid cannot put it on the floor at all. Pacers look pretty legit as a whole but someone needs to take that “next step” because being scrappy will only take you so far. Look at the ATL. Indy deserves better than that!

By: Mike

Mike — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 14:28:25 +0000

Dustin – Agree with you on that step-back jumper from a foot inside the arc. That was after a timeout too. Maybe his number was called, but Roy was in the game and I like my chances for points a lot better with him in the post against Toronto’s inferior big men than Danny taking basically a step-back three from 23 feet. We don’t need those kinds of shots when we have so many weapons. Moving the ball around the arc and in and out of the post is our best chance of getting open shots. George, West, Hibbert and Granger can stretch the D so much, it’s a lot easier than it used to be to get an open shot. It’s only the second game. They’ll figure it out…

By: jk31

jk31 — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 14:17:22 +0000

I think we saw, that the acquisition of David West was a very good move by Bird.
Pacers struggled at the end and they needed a basket in their last possesion. David West sent all players away, so he has enough room for the Pick and Pop with Collison.

Thats Leadership!

By: Dustin Abel

Dustin Abel — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 14:16:12 +0000

Good stuff, gents. I think one significant note to take from the preseason and the first two games of this season, along with the past couple seasons in a streaky fashion, is Danny Granger’s decision making. His shot selection has been awful at times – perfect example being the step-back, fadeaway jumper he took in isolation last night vs. Toronto. When has that ever worked for him? The Pacers? Not to mention, at least 8 times that I can count in the first two games this season, that the Pacers have come up with a turnover or a quick outlet pass and Granger has turned the ball over in transition. I love the guy to death and he is still making huge shots for us down the stretch, but he has me cringing in my seat lately.

By: Mike

Mike — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 14:14:22 +0000

Ditto on the officiating. That obvious basket interference there in the 4th could have been a game changer. Sure looked like Danny got fouled on the first three also. And if you saw the end of the Lakers – Bulls game…. *barf*. Two horrendous calls in the last two minutes – both benefiting the Bulls – gave them the game.

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Thu, 29 Dec 2011 12:37:20 +0000

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