In this clip, JJ and PG talk about how those old Indiana Pacers teams with Paul George, Roy Hibbert, David West, George Hill, Lance Stephenson and others changed the modern NBA.
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pacer nation
This was a great convo
should've beat the heat smh
So they revolutionized defense by leaving a slow big man in the post and getting the guards and wings to fight over the screens??? What a revolution!!!! How about you stop clickbaiting?
It really hit hard when he said he was the tallest kid in school so they slapped him in the post. I am not very tall, I am 6'2. Well, not tall by professional basketball standards. But because I was in most cases by far the tallest kid. I was put in the post. I never got a chance to be taught ball handling, or even shooting. My coaches kept teaching me post moves. Which was weird cause I was also one of if not the fastest kid on my teams. I played soccer a lot as well. I am not saying I would have made the NBA or anything, but it just felt like because I was the tall kid I never got to learn the ball handling and shooting parts of basketball and it was to the detriment of who I could have been. That's also on me for playing video games more than practising. I would do anything to do my teenage years over again and actually work on my athletics. Just to see if I could have made it. I'd rather fail at being a basketball player rather than never really having the chance cause I didn't pursue it as much as I should have.
But I digress, I am a big PG fan. I think he gets way too much flack for a lack of playoff success. But that's just the count the rings culture we have in NBA discussions. PG is a beast. Can score from anywhere, good if not great defensive game, unselfish. There's a lot to like about PG yet I think we just don't appreciate his game enough.
How? By all the good players, especially Roy, disappearing in the playoffs and losing to Lebron every year……low bar…
damn jj all in on this. nba media thing..most players just take it casually but jj reallky investing his time n hes rich so he no need for him too
PG13 was a beast on the Pacers
Some producer should tell JJ to interpret all of the language he used at the top of this clip so that the average fan could appreciate the point that I am is sure he was making, as I suspect it was very interesting…
They pushed lance out the league too soon
Always will love my indiana Pacers!
That rookie in the corner quote is pretty novel. Great to hear about his development.
Those pacers couldn’t get past the hawks lol
It’ll never happen but if Paul came back to Indy to play with Tyresse and Myles 🤤🤤🤤…. Of course I would also be the biggest hypocrite since I’ve never had a good thing to say about him since he left us 😂
They weren’t very good. They topped a weak eastern conference and got disposed of easily by Miami.
As a heat fan, I remember being absolutely terrified of Roy Hibbert in the playoffs for a couple years there 100%. Had times that I really though PG and hibbert were about to bully Lebron and d wade rough times 😂
Can yall talk about how Larry Bird tried to go smallball before the Warriors, but Paul George refused to play PF? Really curious about his relationship w/ Larry.
With Tyronn Lue as head coach they not getting far.
Lebron owned us 🙁
Pg is not a great player.
Respect self then we know of respecting others
Lol why are these fools running out of their way to sign dressbrick 😂
They were the best of the eastern conference teams that got dominated by Lebron.
Frank was a great coach with great players recipe for success
Hey JJ, since draftkings pays ya so much you should tell them to start paying people their winnings. They have scammed thousands of people and refuse to pay them. Especially ones who haven't already lost money to them.
Paul George is 6'9 -6'10 7ft 1 wingspan hardworking tough minded physical player That's reminds me of Scottie pippen without the talent 💪🏽💪🏽💪🏽
I always really liked Paul, but it’s been disappointing to see him not maximizing his potential. I know he’s had bad injuries, but in all star games he still looks like he’s a top 10 player. The rest of the time he looks like a top 20 or 25 guy, esp in the playoffs
Why is deandre still in the league and not Dwight? Makes no sense to me
Paul George knows basketball 👍
That Pacers team never gets credit for how good they were. Mainly because people like Stephen A and others always try to talk down LeBrons competition.
If they had a Chris Paul they would have won a ring.
Couldn’t get pass the 👑! But was a great team. Let’s not forget about Tinsley!
JJ look at the camera more
These are the types of basketball conversations we need.
If danny granger could have stayed healthy them three would have been nasty for the league