Pacers will Need to Figure out how to win Without Oladipo
October 11th, 2019
INDIANA -- Last year the Pacers learned how an NBA season can change in a second, all star guard Victor Oladipo was chasing a long pass intended for Pascal Siakam when his right leg gave, sending him down to the court. Oladipo's season ended on this play as he suffered a ruptured quad tendon. At the time the Pacers were one of the hottest teams in the NBA and considered a fringe contender for the NBA championship.
Although many expected the Pacers season to be lost, the team managed to stay afloat for a 48-34 record without their star before being swept by the Boston Celtics in the first round of the playoffs. This is mainly due to the impressive big man duo of Myles Turner and Domantas Sabonis who wouldn't fold the season.
Over the offseason, however, the Pacers lost a lot losing forward Bojan Bogdanović, Thaddeus Young and starting point guard Darren Collison. They gained a lot too with former rookie of the year Malcolm Brogden along with scorers T.J Warren, and Jeremy Lamb.
Oladipo is expected to be out until December or January and when he returns it could take him a while to get readjusted to the NBA pace. Meaning the Pacers will be relying on their new additions along with their young core early on.
The performance of the team this year without Oladipo could be the difference between a home-court advantage in the playoffs and sitting at the eighth seed facing the Sixers or Bucks.
October 11th, 2019
INDIANA -- Last year the Pacers learned how an NBA season can change in a second, all star guard Victor Oladipo was chasing a long pass intended for Pascal Siakam when his right leg gave, sending him down to the court. Oladipo's season ended on this play as he suffered a ruptured quad tendon. At the time the Pacers were one of the hottest teams in the NBA and considered a fringe contender for the NBA championship.
Although many expected the Pacers season to be lost, the team managed to stay afloat for a 48-34 record without their star before being swept by the Boston Celtics in the first round of the playoffs. This is mainly due to the impressive big man duo of Myles Turner and Domantas Sabonis who wouldn't fold the season.
Over the offseason, however, the Pacers lost a lot losing forward Bojan Bogdanović, Thaddeus Young and starting point guard Darren Collison. They gained a lot too with former rookie of the year Malcolm Brogden along with scorers T.J Warren, and Jeremy Lamb.
Oladipo is expected to be out until December or January and when he returns it could take him a while to get readjusted to the NBA pace. Meaning the Pacers will be relying on their new additions along with their young core early on.
The performance of the team this year without Oladipo could be the difference between a home-court advantage in the playoffs and sitting at the eighth seed facing the Sixers or Bucks.
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