Why the Pacers look promisin' even in a dull loss! "Confusion"

PG: "Dude, you gotta fire your barber!" 

Kristin Armstrong, the two-time Olympic Gold medalist in cycling,  once said, "Times of transition are strenuous, but I love them. They are an opportunity to purge, rethink priorities, and be intentional about new habits. We can make our new normal any way we want." Nikki Giovanni, the great poet, broke it down like this, "A lot of people resist transition and therefore never allow themselves to enjoy who they are. Embrace the change, no matter what it is; once you do, you can learn about the new world you're in and take advantage of it." Then John C. Calhoun, the 19th century politician, poured out a little liquor for all the dead homies when he spit, "The interval between the decay of the old and the formation and establishment of the new constitutes a period of transition which must always necessarily be one of uncertainty, confusion, error, and wild and fierce fanaticism."

Well playas...that's exactly what we saw from the Pacers on Wednesday night in Toronto! Boyz were full of uncertainty, confusion and error if nothin' else. However, who in their right mind thought that they could completely transition from smash mouth basketball to run and gun without havin' some error and confusion in the process? Therefore, they took their first "L"  from the Raptors 106-99 which in my opinion wasn't a bad thing under the circumstances. 

Let's keep it real or all the way 100, whichever comes 1st! This first month of the season will be all about tryin' to fit into the new wardrobe and learnin' how to wear the new shoes without twistin' an ankle and pulling a hamstring goin' up the freakin' stairs. Yeah, you don't wanna see a boy take an "L" in games that they should win but if the mistakes aren't made early on they won't be able to grow and get better as a unit. 

Think about it bruh, Frank Vogel's boyz came out of the whip early on runnin' like the old school Show Time Lakers in the first half. They had 12 fast break points before they actually had a chance to take a timeout or wave at Big Momma. They jumped up 16 points in the second quarter and it seemed to look easy. However, boyz forgot that they had to play two more quarters at that pace. 

By the time these duns got into the third quarter their lungs were about to explode and what did the great Vince Lombardi tell a boy years ago? "Fatigue makes cowards of us all." When a boy is tired he makes mistakes. There were so many defensive mistakes and confusion goin' on that it allowed Toronto to get easy buckets. Think about it playa, the Raptors only had 9 fast break points all night but they had 46 points in the paint. They kept back doorin' a boy because cats were missin' assignments. Toronto outscored the Pacers 69-54 in the second half not because they were a better team but because the Pacers had trouble fittin' into their new clothes. The corduroys didn't fit right after about 2 quarters. However, those are correctable mistakes! 

I thought that boyz did a great job of movin' the basketball with 23 team dimes and only 13 turnovers playin' fast. I was expectin' these cats to have at least 20 turnovers in the first few games. So to only give it up 13 times was great. 

Paul George struggled shootin' the rock at 4-17 but he looked like a beast pushin' it up the court and findin' open guys. He finished the night with 17 points, 12 rebounds and 8 assists! I'll take that in game 1! Why? Because he's only gonna get better as he settles into playin' his new role. George Hill came out of the driver's seat with 19 as C.J. Miles hit a boy from the back seat with 18! I don't know if boyz picked up on this but Ian Mahinmi was out there catchin' no-look passes from PG bruh! That dun NEVER catches a pass if a boy doesn't look him square in the face! So if Ian is catchin' joints like that on day 1 I'm excited! Now he's gotta do a better job of keepin' his teeth in his freakin' mouth. I'm just sayin'! It seems like every year he's either chippin' a tooth or gettin' one knocked out. Maybe he should just wear dentures and take those joints out and gum it durin' the games. 

Monte only put up 9 points but he was in foul trouble. Rodney Stuckey did was he normally does off of the bench droppin' off 16 points. So for Game 1 of the new look Pacers I was cool with what I saw. Once these boyz get comfortable in their new skin it's gonna be fun. And let me tell you pimpin', PG is a match up problem for most 4's in the league on the offensive end of the floor. So look for that dun to explode this year!  Hold up dawg, were you as happy as I was to look up and not see "Skittles & Lemonheads" sittin' in the back seat of the ride with his feet hangin' out of the back window? Stop me when I start lyin'! 

Playas Thesaurus: 
1) Spit: verb - to say
2) Whip: noun - luxury vehicle
3) Dun: noun - the person in question, dude, guy, etc. It's whoever I'm talkin' about and its non-gender specific. 
4) Dime: verb - to throw an assist
5) Skittles & Lemonheads: noun - Roy freakin' Hibbert bruh! I call him that because while everybody else was in the middle of the street fightin' every night that dun was sittin' in the ride eatin' Skittles and Lemonheads watchin' the whole thing play out. 

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