The Indiana Pacers made plenty of changes this offseason, using trades, the draft, and free agency to rebuild the team on the fly.
While team president Larry Bird and general manager Kevin Pritchard have committed to the idea of more offense — though the addition of Al Jefferson doesn’t exactly yell “FAST BREAK!” — there has been something missing from all these additions.
Defense.
You can attach the phrase ‘defensive liability’ to Jeff Teague (and possibly Aaron Brooks) while Thaddeus Young plays an acceptable form of defense.