Frontcourt woes + poor 2nd half has Indiana Pacers down 0-2 vs New York Knicks | Can Pacers recover?
The Indiana Pacers dropped Game 2 against the New York Knicks in Madison Square Garden to fall behind 0-2 in the series. What is going wrong for the Pacers? Can they play better and still win the series? What adjustments do they need to make? Host Tony East breaks it all down from in the arena.
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36 Comments
Ijax or Smith (why Carlisle not playing one of our best players this season?!?), Obi, Siakam, TJ, & Hali would be great to see but it excludes Ricky’s favorites.
Carlisle has no clue how to take advantage of Brunson’s pathetic defense.
Siakam needs to show up in the forth qrt—got outplayed & outrebounded by of all people freaking Precious! And hit a damn free throw!
Would rather have Bruce Brown matching Hart’s intensity & Buddy’s shooting since bonehead Mathurin hurt himself! Good moves Ricky
i have the only adjustment we need: not playing in new york
Is Siakam aware that these games are gonna be a major factor in the upcoming decision of Simon/Prichard/Buchanan whether they should re-sign Pascal or not?
More TJ at the Point with Hali at the 2.
Everybody is constantly worried about Haliburton. Pascal has been M.I.A. Since game 3 vs Bucks.
Turner, neismith and siakam didnt show up really. Lol. And they kept leaving divencenzo wide open like why????? The bench was impressive as always. Refs definitely held onto the whistle on some plays, most notably when hart pushed haliburton in the back. I was telling "he pushing him in the back!!".
And free throws, WHY ARE THE PACERS SO BAD AT FREE THROWS. BOTH TIMES COULDVE HELP WON THESE GAMED IF THEY MADE FREE THROWS.
Rebounding was terrible too. We might be in trouble but have a chances to equalize the series.
i’m so very disappointed in this team. gotta win 2 this weekend…
Pacers seemingly have a huge advantage in the frontcourt but havent taken advantage of it. Pascal's shots rim out and he is the worst FT shooter on the court. Myles is too slow. Ric doesn't trust Obi and Isiah is limited offensively.
The Pacers clearly need to add a 3 and d wing with length. Nembhard and Nesmith are working hard to slow Brunson and they just cant.
Carlisle dropped the ball with taking McConell out and literally stood there and watched Brunson cook. The Pacers have no answer for Brunson. I don’t think the Pacers have the mental toughness and fortitude to win in MSG yet. I’m almost thinking they may get swept..
Yes, it is correct to talk about pacers play more than officiating, but the 3rd quarter would not have been as lob sided without some horrendous calls / non calls
knicks fan here… stop bitchin about calls y’all. we aren’t embid putting you guys in sharp shooters. We also have 6/7 guy rotation and you guys are letting us off the hook
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Myles Turner’s lack of impact, Siakam being soft and frankly not that good, missing crucial free throws, and horrible defense are why the pacers are losing, despite the generally bad officiating (Game 2 was better than Game 1)
I can understand if Pascal Siakam isn't shooting well but not playing defense or rebounding is unacceptable for someone that should be leading by example. I also don't understand why he's missing so many free throws. Turner had no impact in this game outside of a dunk. He wasn't blocking shots, rebounding or scoring. Yes the physicality on defense is only being allowed for one side. I also don't understand why the officials review calls being made to the home team and will overturn them but they won't do it for the visiting team. The double dribble by the Knicks called late in the game was a bad call. Tom Thibodeau complains about it as he should. The officials get together and overturn it. Where was that in the last game for the kicked ball?
Pascal value is not worthy 50 mill? Ashane Mathurin missed out
Buddy delusional pacers are finished LOL
Why doesn't rick play Toppin more? Why tony?
Obi Toppin needs more minutes, him and Ty works.
Want some physicality why not insert James Johnson to start at the SF for game 3 and set the tone,even if it's for 4 or 6 mins.
Our FT % is pretty much the same as Knicks FG %. You can't win with those numbers.
Pacers took advantage of the time without Brunson out in the first half. Knicks were back up by 4, erasing a 10 point lead in 5 minutes as soon as he came back. Amazing the impact one player can have on a game…
I think McConnell has to guard Brunson in crunch time. He has to be on the floor if we want to get stops. Take Nesmith out and let Nembhard guard Divincenzo
why do the pacers keep hedging turner so deep up too? let him roam the paint and bring harts guy to double.
Need to hit free agency hard, and get a elite shot creator someone that is consistent at getting BUCKETS
Stop crying about fouls… It was 14 to 17. Just stop. Play Ball!
One thing happening is missing Ben Matturin who is our slasher and attacker and he’s got that dog mentality that helps inspire others. We struggle so much with some of that against this next team. Obviously, we need better rebounding better defense when we live and die by our shot making and it stinks it’s gonna be a bad outcome. MSG officiating being what it is does not help but is why you need daggers in their heart at home a la Reggie.
Free throw misses!
Tj needs to be at the 1 and Hali at the 2
Siakam hasn't seemed healthy to me since Game 3 vs Bucks. Last some pep in his step and there's gotta be a reason
76 in the first half and winning and then Haliburton sees Brunson coming back, his face turns paler than milk and the rest of the team goes on a mental crisis and Brunson does his cooking
Let Pascal walk since we can't flip him. I'd rather keep the young guy's.. Development should be our focus.. I'd rather sign Miles Bridges, taking a risk on a good contract. Or sign the best available SF, a SG that can create/shoot and a guy like Heartinstein. We sign Pascal and we lose the ability to sign the best SF available over the next few season's.. and forget about signing anyone else at all right?? Smdh.. This bs was a joke from day one.. We'd made the Playoffs regardless. Had we kept Bruce and Heild.. Started Obi, played Smith and Walker.. Probably had more wins and had developed all our young player's. However many game's we won would be great. Yet improving what we had and believing in our young guy's is where my focus would have been.. Then improved in the off-season as much as possible.. This team has really screwed up… time to fix it!! I'd rather have been starting my guy Obi Toppin and played the other's.
Even though i am a HUGE fan of the pacers, the knicks are playing every game like their life is on the line. The intensity, the hustle, the hart they play with is off the chart…you love everything that this team puts on the floor….however i think the pacers try 2 match the intensity but are unevenly rewarded by (you name it)….but somethings off. I 100% agree what carlille says about the uneven draw…..(it has nothing 2 do with being a sore loser…)
I think there are some players who can do a little bit more at certain times in certain moments. How awesome it 2 see when players are hustling and going 4 the off rebound or putting pressure on the ball or pushing excessively in the back during a box out(?)…. you can clearly see that the knick get away with more stuff…good that the staff mentioned it publicly.
I still believe the pacers are the better team and the intensity the knicks play with, will on the long run bite them in the…..
Injuries will start 2 creap up (i certainly dont hope it will) but the way they are playing and being coached, its almost unavoidable. And hopefully the men in gray will reward us a little bit.
These 2 games in indy are the start off a turnaround(i hope/believe). Awsome series with high quality basket…Brunson (dont love/like it) is something else!
Siakam, Turner, AA need 2 step up in game 3.
McConnells input will be crucial.
Pacers need a coach to motivate the locker room and takes responsibility for not making any adjustments. Hire Mark Jackson. Promote Rick to the front office they’re friends and can work together