Pacers T.J. McConnell may be benched but his impact remains high
ipacers.com
After the Indiana Pacers won their season opener in blowout fashion, the first thing head coach Rick Carlisle wanted to talk about was a player that didn’t get into the game until garbage time. “I …
  • ArgenfarceBEnglish
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    1 year ago

    Rick Carlisle said there were tears in his eyes as he had to explain to TJ that he’d be out of the rotation… he must love the guy a shit ton. I bet he brings him onto his coaching staff someday if Ricks still around.

    • HoopsMcCann750BEnglish
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      1 year ago

      During that preseason NBA GM poll, McConnell was one of the top responses to “Which active NBA player will make the best head coach someday?”

  • pig_n_anchorBEnglish
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    1 year ago

    I don’t like that bad things keep happening to our T.J.'s.

  • StanceLephensonBEnglish
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    1 year ago

    Gotta keep him through this season as an insurance option for when Tyrese or Nembhard are injured. He’s got another 1-2 years on his contract so you can always trade him in the offseason.