Comments on: Post-Game Grades: Pacers Win a Wild One in Houston

By: NoLookPass

NoLookPass — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 01:15:43 +0000

After thinking about how often Tyler gets to the line I decided to see where he would stand PER36 and this is what i found.

Players with a PER36 FTA of 7.0 or better among players with 1000+ MP this year:
10.0 for Dwight Howard
7.8 for Kevin Love
7.5 for Kobe Bryant
7.4 for LeBron James
7.3 for Blake Griffin
7.3 for Rodney Stuckey
7.2 for Carmelo Anthony
7.2 for Tyler Hansbrough

Strong company for him to be in there, especially when you factor in the amount of star calls many of those other names get.

By: richard

richard — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 23:23:39 +0000

i firmly belive we need to adress the point guard situation in the off season. collison is not our guy if we want to move up in the east in the future. as far as getting a true playmaker, i hope we can agressively pursue eric gordon in free agency, we need a playmaker bad.

By: Realist

Realist — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 22:25:33 +0000

Cause Miami will be tougher in the 2nd round than Chicago. And Derrick Rose seems to be dressing in a suit a lot.

By: poot

poot — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 16:14:03 +0000

i don’t see why you all feel resigned to the fifth seed here…
you realize third seed is up for grabs? (Orl is currently only 0.5 game ahead of Ind)

By: adam

adam — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 15:57:26 +0000

I think Collison deserves better than an F. he did have 7 assists and some clutch baskets.
with missed freethrows I’d say C-

By: Mike

Mike — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 15:16:31 +0000

Joe –

Danny is tied for 8th in the league right now in 3PA. Only one guy ahead of him has a better career % than him and that’s Ryan Anderson. And it’s not by much. And he hasn’t shot nearly as many. So take that for what it’s worth. Granger is a major threat from three. If he didn’t take them, teams wouldn’t guard him as tight and it wouldn’t open the floor up for the other guys.

Kobe has taken more than DG and is hitting at a 29% clip. Would you say he’s a terrible three point shooter. Similar to DC and the late game FTs… It matters when you make them. And DG seems to make a majority of his when they really count. (I know it’s cliche, but it’s the same argument we’re having about DC.)

By: Realist

Realist — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 15:05:47 +0000

I agree Granger looks better when’s attacking the rim as well. He’s great at getting to the line. The right balance has gotta be there somewhere.

By: Joe B

Joe B — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 14:54:13 +0000

Granger taking an insane amount of threes is a problem. Tonight, he made most of them, but he has been cold from beyond the arc this season, and if any Pacers fan was not closing his eyes every time he shot it, then you are more confident than I am that Granger will save the day more times than not. He obviously has the ability, but I would prefer to see Granger going to the rim rather than hitting the rim from distance.

By: Mike

Mike — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 14:53:27 +0000

Realist… Thank you. I was thinking the same thing about all the people saying we need to trade Granger. Maybe this will shut their mouths for the next week or so. His line the last 5 games which includes the NJ disaster: FG: .480 3PFG:.520 FT: .909 21ppg, 5.8 rpg, 1.8 apg, 1 bpg.

And why is DC still shooting these late game FTs? Seems like every time we see him miss one or two down the stretch. Danny shoots a better %. So I don’t know where Vogel’s logic is. Hill (80%) wouldn’t be a bad option either. I mean Barbosa shoots 81%. Dahntay shoots 85%. Why is DC the go-to guy?

By: Reggie31

Reggie31 — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 14:16:18 +0000

Man i just wish we would have Rondo…none of that weak ass fear from him late in the game. He would just make Indiana click contender style…watching him destroy Miami made me drewl :p