Indiana Pacers: 66-1

This.

. .this is going to get ugly.
Paul George is likely done for the year with a broken legand Stephenson is grazing at purpler pastures. Down their two greatest perimeter players on offense and defense, the Indiana Pacers are going to struggle in a large way.
Frank Vogel still has Roy Hibbert in the middle, and George Hill will be among the NBA’s better defensive point guards. So getting stops should still be a strength for Indy, however, scoring will be demanding.
Really rough.
Bear in mind, this team ranked 22nd in offensive efficiency last year. After the All-Star fracture, just the Sixers’ scoring strike was less potent, per NBA.com. Taking away two of Indiana’s three leading scorers is going to make it nearly impossible to have buckets at anything greater than a bottom-five pace.
Maybe Chris Copeland will elongate the floor with his shooting. Perhaps Hibbert will become a bigger threat on the block. David West might have yet another big year .
But even if all three of these things come to pass, it’s difficult to say they will compensate for losing George and Stephenson.
And in what might be the most terrifying harbinger of an offensive tragedy to emerge, Donald Sloan leads Indy in preseason points each game and will be the starter at point guard for up to three weeks while Hill’s left knee mends.
Oh dear.

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