It’s time for Psycho T to make a come back.  Can you Hulk up like Hulk Hogan back in the day?  Or turn into Psycho T when you get angry?  Can you get your confidence back into that jump shot you’ve got going?  Can you continue to play a starting role in place of David West, while he recovers from the back injury?  If you can, then great, this team will be better because of it.  Let’s get that jump shot going again. Let’s get to the basket, and get to the foul line because of that aggressiveness.

The real story will be whether you can continue this sudden emergence once West does come back. I know some people are throwing out there that you should get the starting role over West.  But I am sorry there’s no way West is moving to the bench just because of a couple good games.  I know how important West is and what he brings to the team overall. If you can continue to bring this passion and energy to that bench, then that’s your role for the team.

Who knows what might become of you and this team in the summer?  But for now, fans love when you bring that energy to the team.  You just need to continue to shot the ball better.  You need to act like every game is against Charlotte since you usually seem to perform well against them.  Looks like West is out for a couple more games, so that’s two more games for you to build up the Psycho T.  Bring out Psycho T for the playoffs, and the Pacers will be going places.

D.J. Augustin

This is the guy that I think most fans expected more out of, and I am not sure if he’s just not what people expected.  He has a higher career shooting percentage than what he is shooting this season. He’s only averaging 3 points a game compared to 10 points for his career.  So maybe bringing in Augustin wasn’t the best move.  But once, the Pacers lost Darren Collison someone had to be brought in.  There were talks that maybe Augustin would do better with the starters, but then George Hill might log more minutes if he ended up playing as point guard with the second unit.  I think Augustin needs a bit more playing time to get himself on the same page as where he should be and then this second unit could roll more smoothly.

Gerald Green

Gerald Green is almost a get what you get player.  You get some athletic plays, but then you get some bad plays that hurt the team.  He doesn’t seem to have that basketball sense other than making a move to the basket. I think he’s come around a bit since starting out, but there’s still something that needs to happen with his game overall.  Who knows if he’ll ever get that “basketball sense?”  He might be better suited to come in for some minutes while Paul George or Lance Stephenson need a breather.  He might be able to bring some energy with an athletic play or two.  But I don’t think we’ll get much more out of him at this point.

Sam Young

For me, Sam Young has been a pleasant surprise.  He comes in and holds his own for some minutes.  He feels like a good defender, gets a rebound or two, and might score some points.  He’s not flashy or anything showy, but that blue collar type of player that this Pacers team loves to have around, even going back to the days of Dale and Antonio Davis.  Probably further back then that, but that’s what I think of when I think the hard workers of the Pacers.

Tyler Hansbrough

You want some intensity, energy, and physical play off the bench, then Tyler Hanbrough is your man.  Another of those blue collar type players that we love to see come out and play.  You know that he’ll bring his best.  He plays his best against the Charlotte Bobcats, so the Pacers need to play that team every game. But if not, you know he’ll still bring his A game.  Last night, he really was active and got 10 points in the process.  Rebounding and hustling to the ball are the two things that Tyler Hansbrough can do.  He does have a good touch for shooting from sweet spots.  If the time comes when Hansbrough’s contract is up, the Pacers need to do what they can to keep him a Pacer player.

Ian Mahinmi

Up and down at times, but seems to be settling into the back up center position as he’s got more playing time.  Last night, he looked very active and scored 12 points, his season high.  He had a couple of shots from around the free throw line, to which I didn’t know that was within his range.  But he’s coming around, and if he can give Hibbert a rest with his play, even better.