Pacers 2012 Draft Picks

[SkippyPB]

Pacers didn't take Barton (who went to Portland) and took Miles
Plumlee from Duke (and a Warsaw, IN native!) instead. The kid is a
senior so he has some maturity. Plumlee wasn’t on many mock draft
lists for Indiana or many other teams. Regardless, Indiana used the
26th pick on a sturdy, aggressive, accurate, and fundamentally sound
player. Plumlee, who is a frog’s hair short of 7 ft tall, could be
used in a few key roles, including as a reserve to back up center Roy
Hibbert off the bench. Plumlee, who has a 40 in standing vertical,
pulled in a all-time high 22 rebounds in a game for Duke last season.
I think this was a good pick.

Then, with no other pick in the draft, the Pacers "bought" the King's
pick at number 36 which was Orlando Johnson out of UC Santa Barbara.
He too is a senior and will have time to learn his place playing
behind Hill and Collison and Price. He comes to the team with speed
and a full-on attacking attitude toward the basket, that could help
Indiana’s second unit push the ball with more force and aggression
once he breaks into the line-up.

Good pick I think.

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