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How Do This Year’s Indiana Pacers Starters Stack Up Against Last Year’s?

By Ryan Eggers

Oct 12, 2016; Evansville, IN, USA; Indiana Pacers forward Paul George (center) shares a laugh from the bench with teammates during a game against the Milwaukee Bucks at Ford Center. Mandatory Credit: James Brosher-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 12, 2016; Evansville, IN, USA; Indiana Pacers forward Paul George (center) shares a laugh from the bench with teammates during a game against the Milwaukee Bucks at Ford Center. Mandatory Credit: James Brosher-USA TODAY Sports /
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Oct 12, 2016; Evansville, IN, USA; Indiana Pacers forward Paul George (center) shares a laugh from the bench with teammates during a game against the Milwaukee Bucks at Ford Center. Mandatory Credit: James Brosher-USA TODAY Sports /

How do the current Indiana Pacers starters stack up in comparison to last year’s? Are they on track to surpass last year’s totals?

The clear consensus from many Indiana Pacers fans and writers this off-season was that the Pacers- starting five had improved. Looking at raw numbers, the new starters in Jeff Teague and Thaddeus Young should have been an easy offensive upgrade over George Hill and Lavoy Allen/Ian Mahinmi.

Beyond that, it seemed as if this lineup was going to be spaced out a lot better, with Myles Turner finally being able to play his true position at center.

Alas, the team is sitting at 7-7 to start the season, despite playing one of the easiest opening schedules in the NBA.

Where does the blame lie? Are the starters what everyone thought they were? Let’s do a little analysis.

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