This.

. .this is going to get ugly.
Paul George is probably done for the year with a broken legand Stephenson is grazing at purpler pastures. Down their two best perimeter players on defense and offense, the Indiana Pacers are going to struggle in a big way.
Frank Vogel still has Roy Hibbert at the middle, and George Hill will be among the NBA’s better defensive point guards. So getting stops still ought to be a strength for Indy, but scoring will be demanding.
Really rough.
Remember, this team ranked 22nd in offensive efficiency last year. After the All-Star fracture, just the Sixers’ scoring attack was less potent, per NBA.com. Taking away two of Indiana’s three leading scorers is going to make it almost impossible to have buckets at anything greater than a bottom-five pace.
Perhaps Chris Copeland will stretch the floor with his shooting. Maybe Hibbert will turn into a larger threat on the cube. David West might have yet another big year in him.
But even if all three of those things come to pass, it is hard to say they will make up for losing George and Stephenson.
And in what may be the most terrifying harbinger of an offensive tragedy to come, Donald Sloan leads Indy in preseason points each game and will be the starter at point guard for up to three weeks while Hill’s left knee mends.
Oh dear.

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