ClutchFans Game Thread: Rockets @ Pacers 1/6/2021

Love east coast start times.

 

So who on the Pacers is gonna hit at least 6 threes?

 

Boring win!
Or
Boring loss...

Either way boring....

 

Sabonis getting 30 and 20 tonight with Wood on him

 

Hopefully, he will be healthy and ready to go. If not, sit him out. Get well quickly, young man.

 

Loss.

 

Cousins starting if wood is out but not sure how many minutes he can go

 

If we only had drafted a viable third string center like say, oh I don't know, Hartenstein...

 

Depends on who the ref is haha

 

Can win if we don't have another one of those Hardaway / McCollum going super saiyan mode

 

We can't let them dunk on us all night long too. A better collective rebounding effort is needed.

 

lol this is the season from hell

 

-(Life on the road) Bus/Airplane/Hotel; now 4 busses, get to hotel, taken through special door, get our keys and given instructions for what to do for food; we’re in our own little bubble here in Indianapolis; very different experience than in the past; we’re all adjusting

-(Wood?) Game time decision. Knee has been bothering him. Had treatment during shoot-around and after. Hopefully he’ll be able to play tonight; GTD, hoping for the best

-(Wood) I coached him in Charlotte 4-5 years ago; very talented but things didn’t connect with work ethic and maturity; he bounced around; you could always see the talent; things for younger players, especially bigs, might take longer to connect; seeing older, more mature Wood; he has some growth to go through; he’s learning us as we learn him; early results are good; not putting too much pressure on him to be great; just continue to grow, learn and improve.

-(Like to see him put on weight?) Getting stronger so he can bang more with bigger guys; to ask him to guard Nurkic/Jokic early on was hard; as he goes, older you get, you get stronger; it’s new for him

-Cousins is a passionate guy; his passion can be intimidating

-(Backcourt) John, we didn’t know what we were getting; we heard from sources and seen videos that he was playing well but for him to come here and produce/lead the way he has has been phenomenal; want to keep him healthy for the long term; James has been great; he can really score but he can pass too; always receptive; he’s good to work with and an amazing player

 

John's dropping fewer dimes, but more Turnovers.

 

Meh. New offense + still trying to get adjusted to NBA basketball after two years? I'll give him a long leash.

 

Bruno ain't seen the floor and don't need to see the floor.

 

Hart isn't that guy. He's not exactly lighting the world on fire as Jokic's primary backup.

 

Pacers are one of the few/only teams that have ALL 5 starters as top 100 players on the league. They are a very solid TEAM.

 

lets trade harden for 3 of their starting 5