8p9s Roundtable: The Paul George at Power Forward Experiment

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Oct 3, 2015; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Indiana Pacers forward Paul George (13) shoots the ball while New Orleans Pelicans forward Anthony Davis (23) defends in the second half of the game at Bankers Life Fieldhouse. The Pelicans beat the Pacers, 110-105. Mandatory Credit: Trevor Ruszkowski-USA TODAY Sports /

Will Paul George start at power forward on opening night?

Ochoa: Paul George will start at the 3 on opening night. He will play the 4 at some points during the game. Paul will score 26 points, grab 9 boards and rack up 5 assists. The Pacers will win by 12.

Donahue: Probably, though I don’t necessarily agree that he should. I think PG needs to give some minutes as the “4” in small lineups. This roster only has about 80-85 minutes worth of bigs, and you need to fill 96. However, I think the transition will be hard, and making PG the starter adds both mental and physical difficulty to the task. Everyone should expect rough spots early, but I think they could be amplified if PG is learning primarily against opposing starters.

Medworth: Probably, yes. This all got accelerated because David West bailed. The Pacers don’t have someone they’d like to play at the 4 right now so they’re, at least a little bit, forcing this issue. I don’t think they’ll know enough about “small ball” to cancel the plan by October 28th.

Will Furr: Yes.

Jon Washburn: Yes. That will represent Indiana’s best lineup unless there are injuries.

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