If there's one key for the Indiana Pacers in their title quest, it's their bench.
Last season, it was virtually non-existent. In spite of this, Indy fell just a game short of the NBA Finals.
Pacers president Larry Bird couldn't help but notice the Pacers' thin second unit during his one-year hiatus, as told to USA Today's Phil Richards on Nov. 22, 2013:
I watched them all year and every time, I'd say,'Where's the bench?' I talked to (Pacers owner) Herbie (Simon) and (Pacers consultant) Donnie (Walsh) throughout the year.
I knew if I got back in, the first thing I was going to do is try to completely redo the second unit.
Completely.
Indeed, Bird is a man of his word. Gone are misfits such as Gerald Green and D.J. Augustin (who are flourishing with the Phoenix Suns and Chicago Bulls, respectively).
Tyler Hansbrough, Miles Plumlee, Sam Young and Jeff Ayres (formerly Pendergraph) were all gone by season's end.
Even Danny Granger would follow suit a few months later.
Now, Indiana's bench boasts of the likes of Luis S ...
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