Pacers forum thread on paul george injury is pretty sad

[JohnMax]

Lots of "end of an era for Pacers basketball"

http://www.pacersdigest.com/showthre...ooks-bad/page9

[Real Men Wear Green]

It is. They lost Stephenson, Hibbert needs a heart transplant and now they lose their best player for possibly the whole season? They aren't even a playoff team barring a miracle. Awful luck.

[TimmyDuncan]

It must tough to be a Pacers fan right now

They were confident on winning the championship early last season and they had to go through PG and Hibbert losing their game, Lance going to the Hornets and now this.

That's like the Lakers in 13'

[MiseryCityTexas]

Maybe they shoulda kept Granger after all......................

[poido123]

I couldn't imagine what a turn of events like this would be like if it happened to the Bulls...

I wish PG a speedy recovery and I promise to go easy on any Indy fans on ISH.

I know Dro and InspiredLebowski must be devastated by what's happening lately...

[jzek]

Doesn't take a genius to know that was a career-ender. Sure, it will be repaired but it will never be the same and it will always be in the back of his mind...

[3peated]

this has to be karma for trading granger, like 100% has to be. the team fell apart once he was shipped

[Booz Vivic]

this has to be karma for trading granger, like 100% has to be. the team fell apart once he was shipped

yeah that basketball pole was pissed off WTF:

[Dro]

This is all we have for now...

Marc J. Spears ✔ @SpearsNBAYahoo

Pacers guard Paul George had a "good surgery. No ancillary damage" but likely out for next season, a source told Yahoo Sports.
4:09 AM - 2 Aug 2014

Brian Windhorst ✔ @WindhorstESPN

Pacers got some good news: surgery on Paul George's leg revealed no ancillary damage and that will greatly help recovery, source said

[poido123]

This is all we have for now...

Marc J. Spears ✔ @SpearsNBAYahoo

Pacers guard Paul George had a "good surgery. No ancillary damage" but likely out for next season, a source told Yahoo Sports.
4:09 AM - 2 Aug 2014

Brian Windhorst ✔ @WindhorstESPN

Pacers got some good news: surgery on Paul George's leg revealed no ancillary damage and that will greatly help recovery, source said

Good to hear.

I was hoping not career ending...

[pegasus]

He is young enough to bounce back from this. He is a tall, lengthy, skilled player who can shoot and defend. Those are the things that made him special and they are not going anywhere with this injury. Yes, he was very athletic and he might not come back as athletic, but by further polishing the other aspects of his game he can become an even better basketball player (like most hard working players do as they get older and lose some of their athleticism, e.g., Jordan and Kobe). This is not the end of PG or the Pacers.

[Dro]

And today's my b-day too.........Happy b-day to me huh.......

[Smook A.]

This is all we have for now...

Marc J. Spears ✔ @SpearsNBAYahoo

Pacers guard Paul George had a "good surgery. No ancillary damage" but likely out for next season, a source told Yahoo Sports.
4:09 AM - 2 Aug 2014

Brian Windhorst ✔ @WindhorstESPN

Pacers got some good news: surgery on Paul George's leg revealed no ancillary damage and that will greatly help recovery, source said

That's great

One step at a time...

[Dro]

He is young enough to bounce back from this. He is a tall, lengthy, skilled player who can shoot and defend. Those are the things that made him special and they are not going anywhere with this injury. Yes, he was very athletic and he might not come back as athletic, but by further polishing the other aspects of his game he can become an even better basketball player (like most hard working players do as they get older and lose some of their athleticism, e.g., Jordan and Kobe). This is not the end of PG or the Pacers.

And the one thing I'll say is that even though he is athletic, his game on the court is smooth and refined. He doesn't do a lot of herky jerky stuff and hopsteps like that where you see players getting hurt....Or a player like Wade who relied on his athleticsm so long and when it declines, has to bring his game down to more of a floor/fundamental level. If anything, I was asking for him to be more explosive in the half court...

[Haymaker]

Stephenson would've come in handy right now.