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Lifestyle => Sports & Entertainment => Topic started by: 'EclipZe on July 09, 2008, 11:06:15 AM
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he Indiana Pacers announced Wednesday two trades that bring seven new faces to the team. In a deal with Toronto, the Pacers acquired T.J. Ford, Rasho Nesterovic, Maceo Baston and Roy Hibbert (the 17th overall pick in June’s NBA draft) for Jermaine O’Neal and Nathan Jawai (the 41st pick in the draft). In a trade with Portland, the Pacers receive Jarrett Jack, Josh McRoberts and Brandon Rush (13th overall pick in the draft) in exchange for Ike Diogu and Jerryd Bayless (the 11th pick in the draft).
“We’re very excited about the trades we made,” said Pacers President of Basketball Larry Bird. “We know we got some good character guys and good players. I just want to help the franchise move forward and we feel with the draft, we know we picked up two good guys that our fans are going to be very supportive of and excited about.”
Added Pacers Coach Jim O’Brien: “I think Larry and (General Manager) David Morway did an outstanding job in changing around our basketball team, both with the trades and the picks. Our team will have a completely different look next year. Overall, the seven new players we have give us a completely different look than we had last year and we have maintained the guys that got the majority of playing time at the end of last season.
“An area of particular concern for us last year was the point guard spot. We certainly feel with Travis (Diener) returning and the addition of T.J. Ford and Jarrett Jack we have solidified that position. We feel getting Maceo, Rasho and Josh really gives us solid depth up front. Brandon gives us a guy who can very quickly impact both ends of the court. Defensively, we think he can be a high-level stopper and we also think Brandon has the potential to create his own shot on a regular basis as well as give us spacing on the court. Roy gives us size and low-post scoring. At the end of every game, he’s still going to be 7-2, which is a real important factor for us.”
Here are brief summaries of the players acquired and their comments:
Ford is a 6-foot guard going into his fifth year in the NBA. He has career averages of 11.6 points per game and 6.9 assists per game. Two of his four seasons were limited by injuries (55 and 51 games). “I think my health is fine,” said Ford, the eighth overall pick in the 2003 draft. “It’s always going to be a question mark every year and every time I step on the court. I understand that. I’m just going to continue to work on my body and do the things to make sure I’m good enough to perform at the highest level every night. I’m excited about this trade and excited to be going to a team that really wanted me.”
Nesterovic is a 7-foot, 270-pound center. He has been in the NBA 10 years and in the last nine years has played in at least 70 games each season. His career averages are 7.0 ppg and 5.0 rpg.
Jack, a 6-3, three-year veteran, has career averages of 9.0 ppg and 4.0 apg. He played all 82 games for Portland last season and started all 79 games he played in during the 2006-07 season. “I think this trade is definitely something good for me, coming here with a fresh start. This franchise is trying to go in a positive direction right now and I’m happy to be a part of it. Indiana came up as a team I might get traded to and it was a team I hoped to be traded to.”
Baston, a 6-10 forward, is a three-year veteran with career averages of 2.8 ppg and 1.6 rebounds per game. He’s a former Pacer, having played in 47 games in the 2006-07 season. “I’m glad to be back in Indiana,” said Baston. “I’m excited to work with my new teammates, excited to play in Coach O’Brien’s system and I want to make the most of this.”
McRoberts, a 6-10 forward, is from nearby Carmel, Ind. He played two seasons at Duke and played eight games with Portland last season, averaging 1.5 ppg. He played 15 games for Idaho in the D-League, averaging 7.7 ppg and 2.5 rpg. “I couldn’t be more happy to be coming back here and playing for the Pacers,” said McRoberts. “It’s a dream come true. I can’t even put into words how excited I was when I found out I was coming to Indiana.”
Rush is a 6-6 swingman who played for Kansas’ 2008 NCAA Championship team. In three seasons with the Jayhawks, he averaged 13.6 ppg. “I knew when I came to workout for the Pacers, they were pretty high on me, so when I was drafted and found out I was coming here, my reaction was big. I feel spending three years at Kansas and winning the national championship helped me to be NBA ready.”
Hibbert, a 7-2, 278-pound center, played four seasons at Georgetown, averaging 10.9 ppg and 5.9 rpg. Last season, he was a Second Team Associated Press All-America. “I’m really thrilled to be here,” said Hibbert. “It’s a great organization. I just want to do everything I can to help this team win. I know I have to work extremely hard and I can’t wait.”
A press conference with Hibbert and Rush is scheduled for 2:00 on Tuesday, July 15. A press conference with Baston, Ford, Jack and McRoberts is scheduled for 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, July 16. Rasho Nesterovic is currently out of the country but will be made available to the media once he is in Indianapolis.
http://www.nba.com/pacers/news/pacers_trades_release_080709.html
:o nice trades, pacers got some good deals
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ye ...i knew that deal was gunna get done....lets seee wat else today brings, should be interesting
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I am so excited for the Pacers this year!! I am going to miss JO alot but man are we looking like a deep team right now!
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a bit late:
http://www.dubcnn.com/connect/index.php?topic=184899.0
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a bit late:
http://www.dubcnn.com/connect/index.php?topic=184899.0
yeah for sure its just that now it is official.
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a bit late:
http://www.dubcnn.com/connect/index.php?topic=184899.0
yeah for sure its just that now it is official.
yeah that's why i posted it. don't hate me :(
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LOL...it was already official. The announcement to introduce the players was just made today.
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Roy Hibbert played mad soft in college. if he could play stronger he could be a force in the NBA.
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Roy Hibbert played mad soft in college. if he could play stronger he could be a force in the NBA.
He's not soft, he's just slow. He wasn't a bad pick at 17.
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Bayless>>>>>Jack, Rush, McRoberts!
lol, nah, but Rush should be good for yall he just wasn't gonna get a chance to play in Portland Behind Roy and Fernandez. Jack can be real hit or miss but as a scoring combo guard off the bench he should be effective. Can't offer much of an opinion on McRoberts because he was the 15th man for the Blazers and I think he played in a total of about 15 minutes in 5 games or something like that. Ford should be good if he doesnt break his neck. I don't think the Pacers are poised to be a real force in the next couple years but they are moving in the right direction.
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Roy Hibbert played mad soft in college. if he could play stronger he could be a force in the NBA.
He's not soft, he's just slow. He wasn't a bad pick at 17.
oh:
Bayless>>>>>Jack, Rush, McRoberts!
lol, nah, but Rush should be good for yall he just wasn't gonna get a chance to play in Portland Behind Roy and Fernandez. Jack can be real hit or miss but as a scoring combo guard off the bench he should be effective. Can't offer much of an opinion on McRoberts because he was the 15th man for the Blazers and I think he played in a total of about 15 minutes in 5 games or something like that. Ford should be good if he doesnt break his neck. I don't think the Pacers are poised to be a real force in the next couple years but they are moving in the right direction.
thank god you were joking. B-Rush will finish in the top 5 for ROY this year, trust me! We are a year or two away from being contenders but no doubt in the East we will be a playoff team this year.
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Rush COULD be a ROY candidate (wont get ROY but in terms of being in the discussion) IF the starting line up looks like this
Ford
Rush
Dunleavy
Granger
Scrub C
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Rush COULD be a ROY candidate (wont get ROY but in terms of being in the discussion) IF the starting line up looks like this
Ford
Rush
Dunleavy
Granger
Scrub C
ugly line up imo =/
Brandon Rush is a good shooter and is a better defender than Bayless, we have enough PG's and Bayless isn't a true PG anyways and he got eaten up when he was on the defensive end, he's a sick player though none the less but I'm happy with BR.
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Rush COULD be a ROY candidate (wont get ROY but in terms of being in the discussion) IF the starting line up looks like this
Ford
Rush
Dunleavy
Granger
Scrub C
ugly line up imo =/
Brandon Rush is a good shooter and is a better defender than Bayless, we have enough PG's and Bayless isn't a true PG anyways and he got eaten up when he was on the defensive end, he's a sick player though none the less but I'm happy with BR.
Bayless is a natural pg who played out of position because of injury issues. I don't know a whole lot about his D but to be fair he was guarding guys a lot bigger than him as he played out of position. There's a reason Bayless was projected as the 3rd or 4th pick all year.
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Rush COULD be a ROY candidate (wont get ROY but in terms of being in the discussion) IF the starting line up looks like this
Ford
Rush
Dunleavy
Granger
Scrub C
ugly line up imo =/
Exactly why Rush would get plenty of shots.
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Rush COULD be a ROY candidate (wont get ROY but in terms of being in the discussion) IF the starting line up looks like this
Ford
Rush
Dunleavy
Granger
Scrub C
ugly line up imo =/
Exactly why Rush would get plenty of shots.
na granger is goin to average around 25 ppg. Rush has a chance to average around 15 tho, thats pretty good for a rookie...dont forget Greg Oden is a rookie! :P
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Rush COULD be a ROY candidate (wont get ROY but in terms of being in the discussion) IF the starting line up looks like this
Ford
Rush
Dunleavy
Granger
Scrub C
ugly line up imo =/
Exactly why Rush would get plenty of shots.
na granger is goin to average around 25 ppg. Rush has a chance to average around 15 tho, thats pretty good for a rookie...dont forget Greg Oden is a rookie! :P
Yeah but everybody knows Oden is the second coming of Michael Olowokandi. He clearly wont be a candidate for ROY. I project Oden in his prime to be around 1.3 pts, .5 rebs, 900000000 assists.
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Rush COULD be a ROY candidate (wont get ROY but in terms of being in the discussion) IF the starting line up looks like this
Ford
Rush
Dunleavy
Granger
Scrub C
ugly line up imo =/
Exactly why Rush would get plenty of shots.
na granger is goin to average around 25 ppg. Rush has a chance to average around 15 tho, thats pretty good for a rookie...dont forget Greg Oden is a rookie! :P
Yeah but everybody knows Oden is the second coming of Michael Olowokandi. He clearly wont be a candidate for ROY. I project Oden in his prime to be around 1.3 pts, .5 rebs, 900000000 assists.
lol steve nash would be jealous. :D
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Rush COULD be a ROY candidate (wont get ROY but in terms of being in the discussion) IF the starting line up looks like this
Ford
Rush
Dunleavy
Granger
Scrub C
ugly line up imo =/
Exactly why Rush would get plenty of shots.
na granger is goin to average around 25 ppg. Rush has a chance to average around 15 tho, thats pretty good for a rookie...dont forget Greg Oden is a rookie! :P
Yeah but everybody knows Oden is the second coming of Michael Olowokandi. He clearly wont be a candidate for ROY. I project Oden in his prime to be around 1.3 pts, .5 rebs, 900000000 assists.
lol,harsh...ill laugh though if its true
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so oden will finally play this year?
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In the east anything can happen. All the teams in the east are getting better tho
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Rush COULD be a ROY candidate (wont get ROY but in terms of being in the discussion) IF the starting line up looks like this
Ford
Rush
Dunleavy
Granger
Scrub C
ugly line up imo =/
Exactly why Rush would get plenty of shots.
na granger is goin to average around 25 ppg. Rush has a chance to average around 15 tho, thats pretty good for a rookie...dont forget Greg Oden is a rookie! :P
Lol im not sure granger is gun avg 25 i c em more around 20-22 because we have dunleavy n hes a big scorer too, if rush avgs 15 this year tht wulld be great!
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Im hoping tinsley being moved is our next move...chad ford said teams lik miami n gs are interested cuz they need pgs n he said dont be suprised if pacers n gs make a trade lik tinsley for harrington...if harrington comes bak to the pacers for the 3rd time tht be mad funny but id def take him considering there taking tinsley...al wouldent fit bad on our team since we do play up tempo.
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east should be better next year! bos still got the big 3, 76ers added brand, indi makin some moves, raps added JO and atl should be better!
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east should be better next year! bos still got the big 3, 76ers added brand, indi makin some moves, raps added JO and atl should be better!
cant count out the pistons or lebron.
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east should be better next year! bos still got the big 3, 76ers added brand, indi makin some moves, raps added JO and atl should be better!
cant count out the pistons or lebron.
lol fuck lebron...cavs suck dick and they will be worse next year!
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east should be better next year! bos still got the big 3, 76ers added brand, indi makin some moves, raps added JO and atl should be better!
cant count out the pistons or lebron.
lol fuck lebron...cavs suck dick and they will be worse next year!
lebron can beat NBA teams by himself lol. and the pacers will be worse next year, yall rebuilding and shit! unless josh mcroberts can be ROY. :D
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^LOL at the Pacers will be worse next year, that is absurd
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east should be better next year! bos still got the big 3, 76ers added brand, indi makin some moves, raps added JO and atl should be better!
cant count out the pistons or lebron.
lol fuck lebron...cavs suck dick and they will be worse next year!
lebron can beat NBA teams by himself lol. and the pacers will be worse next year, yall rebuilding and shit! unless josh mcroberts can be ROY. :D
Lol werd thts really absurd were already a better team then we were last year!!!!!!!!
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east should be better next year! bos still got the big 3, 76ers added brand, indi makin some moves, raps added JO and atl should be better!
cant count out the pistons or lebron.
lol fuck lebron...cavs suck dick and they will be worse next year!
lebron can beat NBA teams by himself lol. and the pacers will be worse next year, yall rebuilding and shit! unless josh mcroberts can be ROY. :D
Lol werd thts really absurd were already a better team then we were last year!!!!!!!!
explain how your better? you traded away the heart of your team, got back a point gaurd who is slightly better than tins. your new big man will be Roy "Muffin" Hibbert. traded away jerryd bayless who is >>>>> Brandon Rush. you only got the better of it cuz of jack. face it your a step below last year. give it a few years and maybe you guys can be a force......in the east at least.
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east should be better next year! bos still got the big 3, 76ers added brand, indi makin some moves, raps added JO and atl should be better!
cant count out the pistons or lebron.
lol fuck lebron...cavs suck dick and they will be worse next year!
lebron can beat NBA teams by himself lol. and the pacers will be worse next year, yall rebuilding and shit! unless josh mcroberts can be ROY. :D
Lol werd thts really absurd were already a better team then we were last year!!!!!!!!
explain how your better? you traded away the heart of your team, got back a point gaurd who is slightly better than tins. your new big man will be Roy "Muffin" Hibbert. traded away jerryd bayless who is >>>>> Brandon Rush. you only got the better of it cuz of jack. face it your a step below last year. give it a few years and maybe you guys can be a force......in the east at least.
LMAOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO I AM NOT EVEN GUNNA RESPOND TO THT LMAOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO.....YEA WE ONLY GOT SLIGHTLY BETTER CUZ OF JARRET JACK :D :D :D :D :D
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east should be better next year! bos still got the big 3, 76ers added brand, indi makin some moves, raps added JO and atl should be better!
cant count out the pistons or lebron.
lol fuck lebron...cavs suck dick and they will be worse next year!
lebron can beat NBA teams by himself lol. and the pacers will be worse next year, yall rebuilding and shit! unless josh mcroberts can be ROY. :D
Lol werd thts really absurd were already a better team then we were last year!!!!!!!!
explain how your better? you traded away the heart of your team, got back a point gaurd who is slightly better than tins. your new big man will be Roy "Muffin" Hibbert. traded away jerryd bayless who is >>>>> Brandon Rush. you only got the better of it cuz of jack. face it your a step below last year. give it a few years and maybe you guys can be a force......in the east at least.
Are you serious, I didn't know the Pacers had haters like this. You are WAY off dude, LOL at acting like Bayless is alot better than Rush, wait till next year. W/ our draft picks and another Year of Granger progressing into a star, Dunleavy and all of our roleplayers and along with TJ Ford now (6th best PG in league last year when healthy) and Jarret Jack, we are ALOT better than we were last year.
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east should be better next year! bos still got the big 3, 76ers added brand, indi makin some moves, raps added JO and atl should be better!
cant count out the pistons or lebron.
lol fuck lebron...cavs suck dick and they will be worse next year!
lebron can beat NBA teams by himself lol. and the pacers will be worse next year, yall rebuilding and shit! unless josh mcroberts can be ROY. :D
Lol werd thts really absurd were already a better team then we were last year!!!!!!!!
explain how your better? you traded away the heart of your team, got back a point gaurd who is slightly better than tins. your new big man will be Roy "Muffin" Hibbert. traded away jerryd bayless who is >>>>> Brandon Rush. you only got the better of it cuz of jack. face it your a step below last year. give it a few years and maybe you guys can be a force......in the east at least.
Are you serious, I didn't know the Pacers had haters like this. You are WAY off dude, LOL at acting like Bayless is alot better than Rush, wait till next year. W/ our draft picks and another Year of Granger progressing into a star, Dunleavy and all of our roleplayers and along with TJ Ford now (6th best PG in league last year when healthy) and Jarret Jack, we are ALOT better than we were last year.
Did u really respond to the kid lol he obv doesnt kno wat hes tlkin bout...i shulda stopped reading when he said we lost our heart of the team...granger is tht for ur information...jo hasent ply a full 2 seasons so he wasent there for us even tho im a big fan of him he was not the heart of our team NO WAY...w.e tho hes jus a hater n don kno wat hes tlking bout sayin bayless is better then rush when neither played a game yet....LOL
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JO was not the heart of the team last year...in fact, the Pacers played better with JO out of the line-up. They'll definitely be improved this coming season.
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JO was not the heart of the team last year...in fact, the Pacers played better with JO out of the line-up. They'll definitely be improved this coming season.
Thank u NIK for knowing something i respect tht lol...goodluck with ur lakers nex year
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LOL, im not a hater at all. im bein honest...no reason to argue with die-hearts tho...im done here...well just see come the season. ::)