Source: www.pacersdigest.com --- Wednesday, August 24, 2016
Quote: Much like Floyd Mayweather’s pull counter straight right hand or Team USA’s dominance in Basketball at the Olympics, there are certain aspects of sports that are consistent and time tested. Dating back to the 1990s, the Indiana Pacers have been known as a defensive-minded unit – the type of team that brought their hard hats and construction boots to work each and every night. Sure, Hall of Fame guard Reggie Miller routinely lit opposing defenses up with a dazzling array of long-range marksmanship, but at their core even those successful teams were based on defending at a high level. In the ’90s, guys like Antonio Davis and Dale Davis roamed the interior looking to impose their physical will on opponents. In the early 2000s, Indiana was led by former Defensive Player of the Year Metta World Peace and was known to get after it defensively. In the 2010s, the team has been led by defenders such as All-Star forward Paul George and former All-Star center Roy Hibbert. The blue-collar, defensive-minded approach has been Indiana’s trademark. Until now. Pacers team president Larry Bird stated at the end of the season, after a first-round playoff elimination, that he wanted more offense in Indiana. Immediately. Out was head coach Frank Vogel, replaced by Nate McMillan (a member of some highly potent offensive units with the Seattle SuperSonics in the 1990s). While McMillan was primarily known as a defensive-minded player in his day, ...
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