I love Carlisle as Pacers coach. Missed a chance for a title with Indy due to the brawl years ago, got a ring in Dallas, and is a straight shooter with solid bball knowledge. I love listening to him postgame.
Problem is, look whose coming off the bench? Shep,Walker, Jackson? Nobody is scared about them. Maybe McConell. Mathurin is fine off the bench. He can put up 20-30 points off the bench easy. He just gotta play D and rebound.
@@dahhmlifeI hear you, but it's not like we're a good defensive team with Nesmith. What does he bring offensively? Mathurin is OK at defense and getting better but he is absolutely more potent on offense. Why do we shoot ourself in the foot to not even be an elite defense?
@@JStrauDDefinitely not a good defensive team, but some defense is needed at least. We tried just doing offense and it didn't work. Aaron can get some buckets. He had some nice ones tonight. 3 and D players are valuable in today's league. Plus he can attack the rim.
See what happens when you let Math play, not just Math but our top lottery prospects? Jarace had HUGE plays today especially for a team that desperately needs some size. LET THEM COOK PLZZZZZZ
Let Mathurin play! Rick don't like him. Even when he has 30 and 11, he can't even smile for him. He spoke more about Andrew getting a bum knee than realizing that Ben should play more. He don't like Ben, it's obvious.
I swear, our "Fans", WHETHER IT'S COLTS OR PACERS, Always Boil EVERYTHING Down to 1 thing AND NEVER THINK ABOUT THE BIGGER PICTURE..... Who's coming off the BENCH TO DO DAMAGE? He's gotta EARN THAT. Until last night he was a Defensive liability.
It don't matter how good someone is on defense when they score 2 points a game and their guy puts up 20. I haven't seen anyone good enough on defense to not play ben
..."defensive liability" yet while he's not getting buckets or getting to the free throw line, he's one of the few on the team that can actually rebound. mmmmkay.
not even a reactionary take. nemby is really good but he's a luxury we just don't need right now. his value will never be higher than it was this off season and it would have been unpopular but trading him for some future picks to load us up for another superstar trade offer... or hell even just to restack our team 3-4 years from now as certain players (siakim, tj, turner) age out would be a smart long term plan
This team makes a lot of substitutions so that all the players stay fresh. It's foundational to their style. If you don't like that, you don't like Pacers basketball.
@@jordanblarson Yeah, I agree with you, but your best player is playing only 33 minutes per game ?? Is there any NBA team that does that with their best player?"
Simple: We play Mathurin big minutes, we win. I hope Rick learns from tonight and continues to give him the minutes he deserves. Nice W Pacers!!
This is what happens when you let Mathurin play.
Carlisle makes life 10x harder for the Pacers.
should be 4-1.
I hope that this is a humbling experience for Rick. Trust your players Rick and stop playing favorites. Rick knows that Bennie should be starting.
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100%
Absolutely correct.
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I love Carlisle as Pacers coach. Missed a chance for a title with Indy due to the brawl years ago, got a ring in Dallas, and is a straight shooter with solid bball knowledge. I love listening to him postgame.
Needed this W or it was 1-4. Refs tried hard as hell to take this one away.
Pascal with insightful comments
W is a W! Beautiful play Pacers, almost gave it up but stayed with it to get the W! LFG Pacers!
Pacers would be alot better with Matherin starting. Everyone knows it.
Problem is, look whose coming off the bench? Shep,Walker, Jackson? Nobody is scared about them. Maybe McConell. Mathurin is fine off the bench. He can put up 20-30 points off the bench easy. He just gotta play D and rebound.
Couldn’t agree more!
Whose spot should he take then? Nesmith? He's not a better defender than Aaron.
@@dahhmlifeI hear you, but it's not like we're a good defensive team with Nesmith. What does he bring offensively? Mathurin is OK at defense and getting better but he is absolutely more potent on offense. Why do we shoot ourself in the foot to not even be an elite defense?
@@JStrauDDefinitely not a good defensive team, but some defense is needed at least. We tried just doing offense and it didn't work. Aaron can get some buckets. He had some nice ones tonight. 3 and D players are valuable in today's league. Plus he can attack the rim.
Great win. It was a battle, but we walked with the W. Take the momentum and run. Go Pacers!!
It's Math time!!! Math your in!!!! Ben!
Mathurin, Toppin, and Jackson should all be getting more minutes moving forward.
See what happens when you let Math play, not just Math but our top lottery prospects? Jarace had HUGE plays today especially for a team that desperately needs some size. LET THEM COOK PLZZZZZZ
Let Mathurin play! Rick don't like him. Even when he has 30 and 11, he can't even smile for him. He spoke more about Andrew getting a bum knee than realizing that Ben should play more. He don't like Ben, it's obvious.
Our players need to be able to make shots within last 5 mins
You guys looked absolutely amazing for 40 minutes. Nice job getting scrappy in OT and pulling it out.
Also, how do I join the Ben Sheppard fan club?
Mathruin starting minutes and turner didn’t play, feels like a dream ☺️
Where is Pacers youtuber BORN READY JONES??? Anybody know??? Dude deleted his youtube channel and just went ghost.
Dang, you serious?! I didn’t notice. I loved to watch him, especially after a game like tonight.
@@TheMarcusErvin yep, he just disappeared. I hope he's good.
BRJ, if you're reading this... We miss you.
I knew I wasn’t tripping, my favorite pacers RUclipsr, I miss him
Let’s go big win let’s keep gettin them🔥🔥💯💯
Must learn from this..
“We have two great players on our team” Rick refusing to call Benn a great player is so cringey 😬
not really, Pascal and Hali are both all stars.
@@SlenderManIsHereand Olympic Champions
I swear, our "Fans", WHETHER IT'S COLTS OR PACERS, Always Boil EVERYTHING Down to 1 thing AND NEVER THINK ABOUT THE BIGGER PICTURE..... Who's coming off the BENCH TO DO DAMAGE? He's gotta EARN THAT. Until last night he was a Defensive liability.
It don't matter how good someone is on defense when they score 2 points a game and their guy puts up 20. I haven't seen anyone good enough on defense to not play ben
..."defensive liability" yet while he's not getting buckets or getting to the free throw line, he's one of the few on the team that can actually rebound. mmmmkay.
trade nemby start Benn
not even a reactionary take. nemby is really good but he's a luxury we just don't need right now. his value will never be higher than it was this off season and it would have been unpopular but trading him for some future picks to load us up for another superstar trade offer... or hell even just to restack our team 3-4 years from now as certain players (siakim, tj, turner) age out would be a smart long term plan
Mathurin is easily our best player right now and it’s not even close needs 40 min plus a game
BAD COACHING!!!!
siakam 33min per game with 2 ot games is not enough .... play him more coach he use to play 41 per game with the raptors
This team makes a lot of substitutions so that all the players stay fresh. It's foundational to their style. If you don't like that, you don't like Pacers basketball.
@MrMagnaniman i like winning basketball so easy if you want to win play your best player more
Would rather have this team healthy and fresh for the playoffs than what Tom Thibodeau does to his players.
@@jordanblarson Yeah, I agree with you, but your best player is playing only 33 minutes per game ?? Is there any NBA team that does that with their best player?"
@noncontextnba literally so many right now: SGA, Brunson, KAT, Chet Holmgren, Markkanen, Jimmy Butler....