Why Indiana Pacers were crushed by New York Knicks + off Tyrese Haliburton game, James Wiseman hurt

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1. Oof. Rough game and even worse injury news. Back Monday with more. Timestamps:
   0:00 Intro
   
   5:17 Pacers' Offensive Struggles
   
   10:22 Tyrese Haliburton's Performance
   
   15:26 James Wiseman's Injury
   
   20:34 Pacers' Roster and Cap Considerations
   
   25:39 Potential Center Replacements

2. Surprise, surprise. This "new team," is the result of screwing up the direction of team building as of last year.. Starting with Pascal.. Created a halft-court team with less shooting than ever and Defense that is in no way better for everything you gave up.. and the result of the moves you made, as opposed to what you could have done…. smdh.. I won't be able to watch this team much anymore… They ruined this team. OKC made the moves we should have made last year.. Memphis and Heat drafted well, along with a couple other's.. Knicks for one… so many guy's we've missed on over the year's.. FA, trades too. Kept Bruce Brown, went into the off-season. Made the right moves (OKC).. then tried for OG, or Herb Jones, Naji Marshall, DJones Jr.. Oubre Jr.. De'Anthony Melton.. had all our picks and next year's… picked Cam Whitmore, or Taylor Hendricks.. Kolek, Terrance Shannon Jr., Jaylen Tyson., Jaylen Wells, Bobi Klintman, Jamal Shead.. Keshad Johnson, PJ Hall, Post.. Trey Alexander. Could have moved up and grabbed Kel'el Ware.. I've said this like a million time's already. Had the chance to pick up GG Jackson and passed on him for Oscar Shiebwa. Lol even TJD.. So many other's I'd personally went after over the year's who have become great player's.. I can't stand to watch this trainwreck anymore…

   The only reason I care to watch at all is because I'm praying to see Mathurin breakout. Which he will, idk how well on this team… because they have no clue what they're doing.. but Mathurin and Obi are the only reason I still care to even watch and they don't even use them right.. they might as well just give OKC Haliburton, Mathurin and Obi. So I can watch the team I was hoping we would have this year.

3. Hoping for a speedy recovery for James

4. At this point they shouldn't sign an old guy. Buyout *Will Baker*'s contract he signed with Belgium. Or sign *Armando Baycot*. Take him from UTA lol. Or a *Joel Soriano*. Strong Bigs who can bang down low, get boards. Have high I.Q and can pass, or score in a post up, or pick n roll.

5. Show me Furphy in team and i watch

6. Same crap

7. Indianapolis deserves better than this. Halliburton’s out “taking naps” ya right, time to move his ass

8. Building around mathurin should be priority tbh, sadly rick and FO thinks differently.

9. Haliburton…you got $$$$$$$$$$$$$$ what the …….. wake the h………….up!

10. Is our philosophy to draft a top 10 talent and highlight the 2nd round guy with more minutes to make the higher pick play better. PG talked about how Born Ready was way ahead of him on the curve and had to really work on his game.

11. IDGAF what anybody says….Haliburton's been completely figured out & its over for his elite play. 2 ZERO point games in less than a season on a supermax is WASHED behavior. He's not even doing all the other shit either…every stat is significantly down. Stop paying guys for half a season of being good KP. We will NEVER get a career guy like Reggie again in

12. Haliburton playing like bronny out there. I say everytime he drops a gooseegg than he donates a million to hurricane relief. Bet it wouldn't happen again lol

13. EVERYONE is looking for "SOMEONE" to Blame for this…THIS LOSS WAS OWNED FROM TOP TO BOTTOM. Everyone missing from 3. EVERYONE GETTING BLOWN OFF THE DRIBBLE. Terrible Close outs. Loss of INTENSITY. I do believe that Offense DID BLEED into the Defense. But YEAH, I can totally understand how people feel. Good Job by MYLES though. These first two games, Along with BEN, he's become a Real Leader and has been trying to ADD to his Game…And REMEMBER?…WE SPANKED THEM BOYS "AT THE GARDEN IN A GAME 7"…. They've BEEN WAITING for this. WHY do you think they made those Trades?

14. Lol EVERY TIME we shot a 3 I threw up in my mouth a little. THEY WEREN'T FALLING. I'll put that on Rick AND the Players. IF we were shooting THAT WELL from everywhere ELSE then you go with what works THEN that can translate into BETTER 3 pt shooting….JUST LIKE IT WORKS THE OTHER WAY. Keep shooting like SHIT, keep taking BAD SHOTS, KEEP MISSING, it WILL AFFECT Your game eventually on the whole.

15. This team should have actually done something to improve instead of rewarding people for accomplishing nothing.

16. Hali has always been soft

17. Unfortunately it doesnt seem to matter how well Mathurin plays or how bad a guy like Nesmith or Nehmbard play.. Rick will never insert Mathurin into the starting line up, even though hes been our best or maybe second best player through the first 2 games.
    Mathurin needs to start if hes ever going to learn how to fit in with the starters. Hes already carrying them afterall.. Rick just cant seem to appreciate his talents

18. Rick Carlisle does not have his team ready to play to begin the season, and needs to be fired immediately. Why does he never get held accountable for the atrocious defense?

19. Tyrese Haliburton has gone full diva, just like Oladiop. Quite pathetic and embarrassing.