Pacers problems start at forward (and pres?)

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  1. hoosiers80

    hoosiers80 BBW Member

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    Pacers are overloaded at forward - the problem is that the promising young prospect players (Shawne Williams, Ike Diogu) are always going to be stuck behind Mike Dunleavy and Troy Murphy. I like Dunleavy and Murphy, but they are only mediocore, and will keep Williams and Diogu from getting the minutes they need to really develop. What this will eventually lead to is the Pacers needing to trade some of the forwards they have accumulated, but since Dunleavy and Murphy have hugely bloated contracts, no one will want to trade for them. It's hard to see the team trying to split the minutes so that all 4 get approximately equal minutes, though this could be a possible solution.Makes you wonder if Larry Bird is really the guy for the franchise, given his total disinterest in trying to rebuild the franchise. Constantly shuffling pieces around JO is only going to lead to the situation which has faced LA, Minnesota, and Boston for years - mediocrity without the hope of a really great player coming through the draft.
     
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    Pacers fan forever BBW Elite Member

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    Thank you, that's what I've been saying all along, LarryBird is not a very good GM, I'm a little worried about him at the reigns
     

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