For many, the comparison of the two teams comes down to Antonio Davis and Sam Perkins.
OK. Besides, Croshere and Perkins brought needed versatility to the offense by providing 3-point threats that spread the floor. No portion of NBA.com may be duplicated, redistributed or manipulated in any form. If he were playing, Dale Davis and Croshere would have played and contributed less. The players were thrilled that Bird had come out of retirement to coach them and flourished in his trusting, uplifting approach. Certainly, it's not an important issue in times such as these but the question is at least timely. Doesn't have one, actually. Jackson opened his postgame press conference by paying tribute to the Pacers. ""I think that 2000 team beats that '98 team, all things considered," Best says. "Perkins did the same, adding a laid-back style of veteran leadership that was readily accepted in the locker room. The Pacers have had but a single team reach the NBA Finals, the one that lost to the Los Angeles Lakers in six games in 2000. To opt out of the sale of your personal information as permitted by the California Consumer He weighed between 240-250 pounds, hardly enough to match O'Neal's bulk and strength, but perhaps he could have fronted O'Neal, made him run the floor, done whatever was necessary to help wear him down. Fate and timing are factors beyond the control of players and coaches and often weigh as heavily in the outcome of games and seasons as raw talent — at all levels.It's not difficult to find Indiana University basketball fans who consider the 1975 team that lost to Kentucky in the NCAA tournament better than the one that went undefeated and won the national championship in '76.
He had occasional flashes of production, such as in the final regular season road game at Philadelphia when he started for one of only two times that season (Miller and Jackson were given the night off) and scored 21 points while hitting 5-of-8 3-pointers. Ask the players who filled a roster spot on both teams which was superior, and the results are appropriately mixed. It seemed in some respects on autopilot. Indiana Pacers roster, team stats, streak information, home vs. road splits, ticket links, recent and upcoming game details, and more. "The first three years (with the Pacers) were probably the most professional teams I was part of. "Selecting one of these two teams over the other amounts to acts of extreme deconstruction and analysis. "Jalen and myself were better, and Austin Croshere as well.
Fine. "It's a different landscape now. The 1998 team averaged 12.5. Think again. Perkins, 38 years old in 2000, averaged 6.6 points and 3.6 rebounds over 20 minutes. The '98 team won 58 games, two more than the 2000 team.
He showed decline during the 2000 regular season, shooting less accurately than in 1998, but performed better in the 2000 postseason than in '98 — and that's the more relevant comparison.
Best, a third-year backup point guard in 1998, split time with Jackson at point guard in the 2000 playoffs, playing the second and fourth quarters of most games. And imagine how the Butler team of 2010 would be remembered if Gordon Hayward's halfcourt heave at the buzzer of the championship game with Duke had been an inch or two more accurate. "With Dale and Antonio, you had two excellent players but there was a lot of redundancy," Croshere says. So, that's six players in the improved column for the 2000 team and three in the declined category. "Sam brought a lot to the table," Best says. attack off the dribble?!? A relieved Jordan, recorded in the locker room following the game, said, "That's the hardest we've worked in 13 years." Then-Pacers head coach Larry Brown explained why Dale Davis is one of Indiana's best ever in a May 24, 1995 article from Tim Povtak of the Orlando Sentinel. "
Would Antonio Davis have contributed more than that? 1. Walsh recalls Perkins doing as good a job as anyone with the impossible chore and offers this bottom line to the argument.The argument for retaining Antonio Davis also ignores the fact the Pacers had a logjam at the "four" position that needed to be addressed.
Smits' ongoing foot problems had been solved but other body parts were breaking down. O'Neal was at the peak of his career in 2000.