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Is Pace and Space the Answer? Looking at the Results of Small Ball Lineups

Big versus small. Ground and pound versus pace and space. Size versus speed. This is the dilemma that the Indiana Pacers have been facing all season long.

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The Pacers have switched between starting Lavoy Allen and C.J. Miles as the nominal power forward, with Jordan Hill taking a few starts at the beginning of the year. Lavoy Allen is probably the least “sexy” of those three players. He doesn’t throw down rim-rattling dunks, he’s not expressive, nor is he a long-range shooter.

However, the results of the team when those three have started are interesting.