Indiana Pacers Thread.

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Indiana Pacers owner Herb Simon will meet with team president Larry Bird to discuss Bird's future with the organization. Simon favors a three year extension according to reports. While Bird is said to be still undecided over the matter.

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Good read on what the next season holds for the Indiana Pacers.

Indiana Pacers: Coach Frank Vogel looks to future

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It is reported that Kevin Pritchard, the Director of Player Personnel is being promoted as the team's General Manager.

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Larry Bird, Indiana Pacers owner put off meeting until next week

Indiana Pacers president Larry Bird and owner Herb Simon won't meet until next week to address Bird's future.

The two had hoped to meet this week so that they could try to reach a new agreement on Bird remaining as president.

Bird wants to talk to Simon about replacing current general manager David Morway with Kevin Pritchard, who is currently the team's director of player personnel.

Bird likes Pritchard's basketball knowledge. Pritchard is a former general manager in Portland.

-Indy Star

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Team President Larry Bird and General Manager David Morway are both leaving the organization.

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The new Indiana Pacers President is Donnie Walsh while General Manager is Kevin Pritchard.

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The Indiana Pacers are on the market for a shooting guard. Names like OJ Mayo and Eric Gordon are being mentioned.

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The Indiana Pacers and point guard George Hill have agreed in a five year contract. Terms of the deal are yet to be disclosed.

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The Indiana Pacers plan to sign center Roy Hibbert to a new contract this week.

Indiana Pacers will sign center Roy Hibbert this week

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The Indiana Pacers plan to sign center Roy Hibbert to a new contract this week.

Indiana Pacers will sign center Roy Hibbert this week

Matching Portland's offer.

14.5M right?

Another overpaid big!!!

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The Indiana Pacers have waived the player rights to point guard AJ Price, making him an unrestricted free agent.

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The Indiana Pacers have sent point guard Darren Collison and forward Dahntay Jones to the Dallas Mavericks in exchange for center Ian Mahinmi (sign and trade).

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With Darren Collison and AJ Price gone, George Hill who is on a five year contract, is the point guard to lead the Indiana Pacers. It also indicates that despite the troubles of Lance Stephenson, the Pacers believe in his potential.

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The Indiana Pacers are expected to sign highflying swingman Gerald Green to a three year, $10 million contract.

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The Indiana Pacers have reached an agreement with point guard DJ Augustin as the latter signed a one year deal. Augustin became an unrestricted free agent after the Charlotte Bobcats withdrew their qualifying offer.

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With a max contract, Roy Hibbert accepts the responsibility of leading his team next season.

Indiana Pacers: With deal done, Roy Hibbert says 'I'm ready for this responsibility'

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A spanking new sound system and new giant scoreboards are being installed in the Pacers' homecourt of Bankers Life Fieldhouse. This could mean that the Pacers are committed to stay in Indianapolis for long term.

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Danny Granger could be limited in activity due to a troublesome sore knee with next week, being the opening of the Pacer's training camp.

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I am expecting a good season or a career season for Paul George. If not, an up on his scoring average. Pacers need his firepower in the perimeter while the likes of Hibbert and West must also do their part. Hibbert with a new contract while West is in his contract year.

I have always considered him as a poor man's Kevin Durant or a T-Mac lite. This past summer, George worked on his lateral movement, ball handling and shooting.

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Roy Hibbert has gotten stronger due to his off-season work with improving his upper body strength as well as adding some pounds. In his young career for the past seasons, he was being pushed around by smaller yet heftier players. Though Hibbert has that shooting touch from 15 - 19 feet that somewhat compensated. Larry O'Brien and later, Jeff Vogel pointed that despite Hibbert's physical built, he has trouble going deep into the post as less taller players utilizing their much lower center of gravity to push him off as far as the elbows on each side. Ribbert's touch from the perimeter allowed him to thrive as O'Brien and Vogel utilized him as a pressure release screener on those high baseline screens. Hibbert has touches leading into an uncontested shot or get a ping pass as he moves into the basket for the easy glide-through.

He also trained in cardio to improve his stamina. This season, head coach Frank Vogel is urging Hibbert and his new found muscles to play more inside. Hibbert said that the days of him being pushed around are over. From the pre-season games, Pacers are experimenting with Hibbert being able to post inside through a quick zipper series leading into a mini iso near the blocks.

Good for him.