Greatest strength(s):
-Perimeter shooting (You have to in O’Brien’s system)
-High scoring (last year one of the highest in the East)
-Quickness
-Potential
-Good pieces (Granger, Dunleavy)

Greatest weakness(es):
-Removing the bad contracts and bad seeds (Foster, Tinsley)
-Jim O Brien’s system (bad shot selection, no defense)
-Interior scoring
-true PF’s and C will be in the doghouse!
-Too much competition in the East
-Toughest division in the East
-Youth
-Disorganized roster
-Health
-Consistency in coaches
  1993-97      Larry Brown 
  1997-2000  Larry Bird
  2000-2003  Isiah Thomas (who did a “good” job than in NY)
  2003-2007  Rick Carlisle
  2007-?         Jim O Brien        
 
This team has too many missing pieces especially in the frontcourt and have too many guards.  This is similar to Golden State’s style of play playing small ball and having no conscience on offense.  This team still has to remove the headcases and clean their organization similar to what Portland did.  Indiana is a place for basketball (Hoosiers especially) and deserves better!  

It is amazing what the Pistons-Pacers brawl in 2004 did, it really changed the team, the culture, and to some extent the game.  Artest, Jackson, O’Neal, Harrington– even though they were volatile, they had skills as players especially on the defensive end.

The Pacers need to find their identity and build on that!!  Only one playoff appearance since Reggie Miller retired in 2005. 

(I think the Pacers will be 5th in the Central Division, 12th in the East!)

(On a side note, the Sixers will be 3-1 against the Pacers.  One loss will be at Conseco Fieldhouse.  Last year, the Pacers swept us due to their perimeter shooting and also  for the Sixers lack of frontcourt.  Now that the Sixers have a MUCH better frontcourt, they should have a field day against the Pacers in the paint.  The Sixers just have to contain them better from the perimeter, the big question mark.  But, luckily we have Kareem Rush, who torched us last year.  Also, I can’t wait  to see the Rush brothers play against each other!!)