I’m pretty sure I remember them saying they had PG over Hayward
DtotheOUG
Yes.
jpfarrow
Will never forget those two runs they had at Butler.
Mysterious-Egg2562
Always wanted to see him on the Pacers. Sad it didn’t happen, but happy to have followed his entire career from high school. Good for him
ih8thefuckingeagles
Yeah probably. George was the better pick despite the hate that would’ve entailed. However if that shot falls he’d be an all timer in Indiana. To get over on Duke would’ve meant a statue in Indy proper.
Moonman2k1
Absolutely not
Main-Currency-9175
The backlash to that would have rivaled picking Reggie Miller over Steve Alford. And it would have aged worse because Hayward had a much better career than Alford, although George was clearly the correct pick.
No_Independent8269
with hindsight, yes. at the time? no. we really, really wanted him.
Friar_Ferguson
When is the last time we drafted a local player who was still on the board? Damon Bailey maybe? We passed on OG when he was available. Back in the 80s the Pacers would draft a ton of local guys from Evansville, Ball State, Purdue, Indiana, Butler when the draft was like 10 rounds. I remember buying those Peterson NBA sports guides each summer to see all the players the Pacers and other teams drafted along with season predictions.
MutantNinjaAnole
No, of course not.
Mr___Perfect
Pacers taking a white local boy, 100 times out of 100.
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I’m pretty sure I remember them saying they had PG over Hayward
Yes.
Will never forget those two runs they had at Butler.
Always wanted to see him on the Pacers. Sad it didn’t happen, but happy to have followed his entire career from high school. Good for him
Yeah probably. George was the better pick despite the hate that would’ve entailed. However if that shot falls he’d be an all timer in Indiana. To get over on Duke would’ve meant a statue in Indy proper.
Absolutely not
The backlash to that would have rivaled picking Reggie Miller over Steve Alford. And it would have aged worse because Hayward had a much better career than Alford, although George was clearly the correct pick.
with hindsight, yes. at the time? no. we really, really wanted him.
When is the last time we drafted a local player who was still on the board? Damon Bailey maybe? We passed on OG when he was available. Back in the 80s the Pacers would draft a ton of local guys from Evansville, Ball State, Purdue, Indiana, Butler when the draft was like 10 rounds. I remember buying those Peterson NBA sports guides each summer to see all the players the Pacers and other teams drafted along with season predictions.
No, of course not.
Pacers taking a white local boy, 100 times out of 100.