After ranking 20th offensively on the first day of this calendar year, the Indiana Pacers have the seventh-most efficient offense with New Year’s Eve fast approaching. Still, old acquaintance should not be forgot until some of the finer points of how they made the leap are brought to mind.
Here’s a closer X’s and O’s look at the evolution of Indiana’s half-court offense in 2017.
Shooter-centric sets have been incorporated more frequently
Over the entirety of Indiana’s first round match-up with the Cleveland Cavaliers last spring, C.J. Miles only used three total possessions coming off screens.