NBA: *** Official 2014 NBA Playoffs Thread ***
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Enough of the actual basketball talk did you guys see what Rihanna was wearing at the Nets game?
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Pacers try to avoid going down 3-1 today. I'm very curious to see what, if anything, Vogel does with the starting lineup. He's getting nothing from Hibbert and Hill, but benching either now is a move that reeks of desperation. I think this is all on Hibbert. He's screwed defensively for this series because of how the Hawks' bugs play away from the basket, but if he can't make ATL pay on the other end of the floor with his size advantage then IND is finished. But if they escape with a win today then it's a three game series and they still hold home court advantage. That's the best part of the first round; the narrative changes every day.
They have to bench Hibbert. He is doing nothing on offense and when he is on defense, he makes the Pacers "D" worse.
The problem with benching him is that they don't have any bench options that make them better defensively. They could go small with West at center, but he's a liability as a defender away from the basket. Mahinmi is a subpar defender away from the basket as well. They could go with Scola for some offensive punch, but you or I could drop double digits on him. No, the Pacers have to ride or die with Hibbert. Whatever's going on with him, he's not going to figure it out buried on the bench.
http://sports.yahoo.com/news/wizards-nene-suspended-1-game-202745547--nba.html
Nene suspended for game 4.
Nene suspended for game 4.
