Disappointing comments from Paul George

[action781]

In the post game press conference, Paul George blamed tonight's loss on the free throw discrepancy (Miami +17 on the game) and said that he felt Indiana out played Miami.

Anybody who watched that game knows that there is no way Indy out played Miami at all.  The entire game I was texting friends about how lucky Indy was that the deficit was as low as it was.  The only reason the final score was close is because Miami took their foot of the gas pedal in the middle of the 4th quarter when up by 20 points.

Turning the ball over 9 more times than Miami didn't have anything to do with the loss, Paul?

I didn't think George was the type to try to cop out of a loss blaming the refs like that and I was really disappointed.  Shows that he is still a very immature person.  That's the type of thing Lebron would have done a couple years ago.

[indeedproceed]

Agree, though I didn't see the post game comments. Paul George's whole deal can be described as 'disappointing' at this point. Lance Stephenson is indiaina's top dog? Crazy.

[86MaxwellSmart]

This entire Indiana squad seemed like they were entitled this season....except David West.

[Eddie20]

Vogel is getting badly outcoached by Spo. I'd be curious to see how the Pacers would fare if they had someone else making in-game adjustments.

[action781]

Vogel is getting badly outcoached by Spo. I'd be curious to see how the Pacers would fare if they had someone else making in-game adjustments.

Agree.  Miami goes small-ish with Bosh and Lewis starting in the front court and no Birdman off the bench... How does Indy not try to counter that by getting the ball into the low post?  This is basketball 101.  And why is Scola getting such few minutes this series when he's playing pretty well?

[ImShakHeIsShaq]

The only mature guys on that team are some of the bench guys and DWest. Not one of Mia's guys that play haven't been there done that. I guess it's to be expected b/c those guys are still pups in comparison.

[Vox_Populi]

The Pacers won the FG%, 3P%, REB and AST battle. Bu they did have 10 more fouls called on them along with taking 17 less free throws. Granted, they shot 65% from the line. You could make a case they outplayed Miami.

The team needs a genuine point guard.

[Kane3387]

George hill is an awful starting pg. He was a good backup in SA but he's not a starting quality pg. Paul George seems a bit overrated at this point. He's an all star but he's no superstar franchise caliber guy at this point.

[GreenWarrior]

i'm not making excuses for George or the pacers because they suck regardless of the fouls. but I mentioned in the game thread "I saw LeBron get double-teamed, turn around and push George 2 feet." while the ref was standing right there and no call.

I know no one likes to hear "don't blame the refs" or "cry about fouls" but this has been the worst playoffs for refs imo since the kings/lakers.

[kraidstar]

paul george isn't a real superstar, and his team is as weak-minded as they come. a couple years ago they twice blew 10-15 point leads in the last few minutes of games in a playoff series that they ended up losing.
but with that being said, a lot of miami's "confidence" comes from the officiating, much as jordan's bulls and shaq's lakers did. this is why they melt down and start with the dirty plays whenever they're losing - they're little more than spoiled children. several times a game they commit obvious fouls on defense and then break away for easy points. it doesn't sound like much, but if the refs give them just three of those plays a game - three more than the other team - then that's six points, and in this league it's a lot easier winning with a six point head start.
that still doesn't let george and co. off the hook though for their bad body language and lack of aggression late in the game. it's not just nerves, the pacers don't trust each other and they don't believe in themselves. they don't deserve to win.

[guava_wrench]

Guys always sound bad when going down 3-1. Miami is the better team.

[guava_wrench]

Agree, though I didn't see the post game comments. Paul George's whole deal can be described as 'disappointing' at this point. Lance Stephenson is indiaina's top dog? Crazy.

Personality matters in press conferences.

[crimson_stallion]

George hill is an awful starting pg. He was a good backup in SA but he's not a starting quality pg. Paul George seems a bit overrated at this point. He's an all star but he's no superstar franchise caliber guy at this point.

I totally agree and have been saying this for a couple of years now.  Paul George is nowhere near as incredibly a player as he gets credit for.  Excellent player, but not elite. 

But then again I've been saying the same about Kevin Love...

[Moranis]

this is a 4 game sweep without the massive free throw disparity in game 1 to the Pacers. 

[Celtics4ever]

Refs affect games and always have in the NBA.

Indy is a nice team but they have no one clutch that can score when a game is on the line.   They are one piece away.   Melo to them would fix them.   They have good defenders to cover him and they could use his scoring.