Stephenson will be a Pacer. Him and Larry Bird are great friends, Bird basically believed in him, if it wasn't for him, he probably wouldnt be in the league right now. He has kept him focused.
I really like them a lot. I have a crush on Paul George lol... Plus I like teams that play good defense. And their players seem to genuinely like each other, encourage each other and have each other's back. I hope they'll go all the way to the finals.
if he keeps this pace and garners a contract demand of 8-10mill, believe me he wont be a pacer. bird can be his dad and willing to sign him to 20mill, the problem will still be indy's owner unwilling to go into the taxpayers bracket. at the end of the day bird will have to make the best basketball decision within the confines of the owners limitations.
They're clearly the best team in the league "now." But their lack of scoring or consistent scoring still irks me. They're bottom tier in the league in scoring (94 points) and mid-tier in shooting %. But they're just destroying teams b/c their defense is scary good. V. Miami, they need home court AND be able to score more easily. Reason is b/c LeBron seems even better this year offensively (and he's playing on a bad back and being pretty passive - 26 points, 5, 8 on a whopping 58%fg) and the Heat are conserving Wade. They need Hibbert to step up. Dude had a "lucky" offensive series v. the Heat and now he's fallen back to earth offensively.
