Does Jordan Hill's frustration with inconsistent playing time shed light on Larry Bird's belief that the team needs a new voice?
Jordan Hill's role ebbed and flowed with the constantly changing nature of the 2015-16 Indiana Pacers. When the Blue & Gold experimented with small-ball early in the season, and later opted to promote rookie Myles Turner to the starting power forward position, he was a steady contributor off the bench, averaging 8.5 points and six rebounds in about 20 minutes per game. But for the other 19 games of the season, the 28-year-old's minutes waxed to as many as 35 when he filled in for the injured Ian Mahinmi in Sacramento and waned to as few as zero when he watched his team scrape and claw their way into the playoffs from the sidelines late in the season.