A LITTLE MORE than two weeks ago, when the 76ers were hosting Indiana, coach Brett Brown talked about how good the Pacers' small starting lineup was, with Paul George playing the power forward position, and therefore thought it better to bring Nerlens Noel off the bench that night. Turned out Indiana started its big lineup at the Wells Fargo Center, so Noel got the start anyway.
But the planned move was evidence of the difficulties facing the coach as he tries to mesh the two young big men on which so much hope for this organization is pinned.