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[Yogi's Picnic Basket 5,004]

Dont know why I said PG was an awesome trade either.

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[Hovadipo 59,427]

Good lord not the Kawhi argument. Anything but the Kawhi argument.


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[Brass Cannon 25,171]

8 minutes ago, Hoosier Guy said:

Apparently, the Celtics had BOTH Nets picks on the table

Fire Bird Now

[Hoosier Guy 7,949]

5 minutes ago, Hovadipo said:

Good lord not the Kawhi argument. Anything but the Kawhi argument.


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I can't stand that argument man. Don't people realize that the Pacers drafted Kawhi for the Spurs?

[Yogi's Picnic Basket 5,004]

Good lord not the Kawhi argument. Anything but the Kawhi argument.


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Sorry Im gonna bring it up when he thinks Sam Hinkie is an idiot for draft a C who knew was not gonna play for awhile, Noel and Okafor. Hinkie was close to getting D Russell for Okafor. At the time of both of those picks most GM's would have done the exact same. I am completely cool with Simmons, Embiid, Okafor, Saric, Covington and McConnell. Throw in the next 3 drafts and add at least 2 or 3 top 5 talents or trade them for a big name and I think Hinkie did just fine. Most Sixer fans do as well.

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[Hovadipo 59,427]

Sorry Im gonna bring it up when he thinks Sam Hinkie is an idiot for draft a C who knew was not gonna play for awhile, Noel and Okafor. Hinkie was close to getting D Russell for Okafor. At the time of both of those picks most GM's would have done the exact same. I am completely cool with Simmons, Embiid, Okafor, Saric, Covington and McConnell. Throw in the next 3 drafts and add at least 2 or 3 top 5 talents or trade them for a big name and I think Hinkie did just fine. Most Sixer fans do as well.

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Yeah I don't really care about the Sixers thing, just saying the Kawhi argument always has and always will be invalid.


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[Yogi's Picnic Basket 5,004]

Yeah I don't really care about the Sixers thing, just saying the Kawhi argument always has and always will be invalid.


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If thats invalid then by all means should drafting the BPA at each point when they were picking. I am still happy about it. Idc about the Pacers at all but every team makes mistakes and what ifs. Comes down to what you have now and in the future. Sixers have plenty to be excited about and Pacers do with Turner. If they get a guy that helps them contend then PG stays and Bird looks great from todays standpoint. If he leaves and they get nothing it is a very bad deal for the franchise. The Cavs just got Deron Williams and probably gonna sign Larry Sanders so the East is theirs again so. Now Yogi will be handed the keys officially so I am very happy.

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[Yogi's Picnic Basket 5,004]

Yeah I don't really care about the Sixers thing, just saying the Kawhi argument always has and always will be invalid.


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If thats invalid then by all means should drafting the BPA at each point when they were picking. I am still happy about it. Idc about the Pacers at all but every team makes mistakes and what ifs. Comes down to what you have now and in the future. Sixers have plenty to be excited about and Pacers do with Turner. If they get a guy that helps them contend then PG stays and Bird looks great from todays standpoint. If he leaves and they get nothing it is a very bad deal for the franchise. The Cavs just got Deron Williams and probably gonna sign Larry Sanders so the East is theirs again so. Now Yogi will be handed the keys officially so I am very happy.

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[BlueDevil 9,256]

“I kind was on the ropes just like you guys were on what was about to happen,” he said. “It was kind of a dark moment of uncertainty. That was the frustrating part. You want me to be your guy here. I thought I would have been in the loop a little more on that.”


- PG


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[Hovadipo 59,427]

“I kind was on the ropes just like you guys were on what was about to happen,” he said. “It was kind of a dark moment of uncertainty. That was the frustrating part. You want me to be your guy here. I thought I would have been in the loop a little more on that.”


- PG


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Idk if this trade deadline could've been handled more poorly by the Pacers. Embarrassing.


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[Brass Cannon 25,171]

30 minutes ago, Hovadipo said:

 

Idk if this trade deadline could've been handled more poorly by the Pacers. Embarrassing.


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When was the last time this franchise was run competently a few year stretch acquiring Vogel, Lance PG and West. 

How much of that was just luck though?

[HoosierAloha 30,092]

Refs doing EVERYTHING thing they can to keep Golden State from going on a run.

[Yogi's Picnic Basket 5,004]

Well Pacers fans at least you dont have Bryan Colangelo. Ben Simmons is done for the year after telling everybody he would play in January then January turned into March now March is next year. Joel Embiid was listed day to day and will have missed almost 15 games when he returns. Now the league is looking into us for our injury protocol. One of the hardest things to get nailed for is the first here. Literally every rookie we have drafted first the last 4 years has missed at least half of their rookie year so that doesnt bother me. Telling the fans we will see a kid play and then constantly lying bothers me a lot. Sorry rant over. I know no one else cares about the Sixers lol.

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[Crimson and Cream 5,878]

31 minutes ago, Yogi's Picnic Basket said:

Well Pacers fans at least you dont have Bryan Colangelo. Ben Simmons is done for the year after telling everybody he would play in January then January turned into March now March is next year. Joel Embiid was listed day to day and will have missed almost 15 games when he returns. Now the league is looking into us for our injury protocol. One of the hardest things to get nailed for is the first here. Literally every rookie we have drafted first the last 4 years has missed at least half of their rookie year so that doesnt bother me. Telling the fans we will see a kid play and then constantly lying bothers me a lot. Sorry rant over. I know no one else cares about the Sixers lol.

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I thought you could have gotten a lot more for Noel too

[Yogi's Picnic Basket 5,004]

I thought you could have gotten a lot more for Noel too

Trust me that sentiment is shared all over the fan base. The Raptors had offered Ross and their 1st at one point, the Pacers even offered Joe Young and their 1st which will be in the teens, the Celtics had offered Marcus Smart or Avery Bradley for him and a cpl 2nds from us in the offseason. We could have gotten some good deals for Okafor sooner too if he would have pulled the trigger since one had to go. Rumor was Bogut was supposed to be traded right after for Rozier and we were fine with that. Now it looks like he is waived and joins them for nothing. BC literally made that deal to get to the salary cap floor. Lol idc what anyone says about Hinkie he at least set us up w two franchise potential players and a bunch of picks that bring talent through draft or trade. The injury stuff just adds to it. I feel you Pacer fans pain.

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[Crimson and Cream 5,878]

30 minutes ago, Yogi's Picnic Basket said:

Trust me that sentiment is shared all over the fan base. The Raptors had offered Ross and their 1st at one point, the Pacers even offered Joe Young and their 1st which will be in the teens, the Celtics had offered Marcus Smart or Avery Bradley for him and a cpl 2nds from us in the offseason. We could have gotten some good deals for Okafor sooner too if he would have pulled the trigger since one had to go. Rumor was Bogut was supposed to be traded right after for Rozier and we were fine with that. Now it looks like he is waived and joins them for nothing. BC literally made that deal to get to the salary cap floor. Lol idc what anyone says about Hinkie he at least set us up w two franchise potential players and a bunch of picks that bring talent through draft or trade. The injury stuff just adds to it. I feel you Pacer fans pain.

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As a Pacers fan, I'm thrilled we didn't make that trade for likely a half year rental in Noel. I didn't even want Okafor, didn't fit alongside Myles. Myles is a C, don't want him away from the rim as a PF chasing those guys. I'm disappointed we didn't give a 2nd rounder to rent out Nick Young or someone at SG, but overall no trade is better than a bad trade.

[KingPG21 6,587]

9 minutes ago, Crimson and Cream said:

As a Pacers fan, I'm thrilled we didn't make that trade for likely a half year rental in Noel. I didn't even want Okafor, didn't fit alongside Myles. Myles is a C, don't want him away from the rim as a PF chasing those guys. I'm disappointed we didn't give a 2nd rounder to rent out Nick Young or someone at SG, but overall no trade is better than a bad trade.

Yeah, and in the trade that was being thrown around for Okafor we kept Jefferson. So we'd have two centers that don't really fit this current era of the NBA. Plus moving Turner to guard 4's makes no sense, like you mentioned. 

[Yogi's Picnic Basket 5,004]

Yeah I didnt understand their interest at all. Specially Noel because him and Turner are identical on defense. Turner much more advanced on offense. It could have worked but not Okafor one bit.

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[Hoosierfan2017 23,253]

The NBA really needs to come down hard on Draymond before he seriously hurts someone. It's getting ridiculous. These aren't "basketball plays".

 

[Crimson and Cream 5,878]

4 hours ago, Hoosierfan2017 said:

The NBA really needs to come down hard on Draymond before he seriously hurts someone. It's getting ridiculous. These aren't "basketball plays".

 

It's so obvious he doesn't even try to hide it