After the worst playoff loss in franchise history, Indiana Pacers president Larry Bird called out his team, saying he believed his team wilted when faced with Tuesday's physical play."I can't believe my team went soft. S-O-F-T," Bird told the Indianapolis Star Tuesday night. "I'm disappointed. I never thought it would happen."When asked to elaborate more, Bird told the newspaper, "That's all I have to say."The Miami Heat moved a win away from the NBA's conference final with a 115-83 victory against the hurting Pacers, a Game 5 where three flagrant fouls added more chapters to an already-physical series and Indiana watched starting forwards Danny Granger and David West leave with injuries.The Pacers practiced in Miami before flying home Wednesday. Granger agreed with Bird's sentiment, saying the team got "beat up, we got bullied and we really didn't respond well" in Game 5."I've been with Larry since I've been in Indiana for seven years," Granger added. "He's not been one to hold his tongue, and 99 percent of the time what he's saying is right. I think he just called out what everyone else saw. We played a soft game. We didn't play with the playoff intensity that we needed to win." Source: ESPN
Granger fronts like he is mr badass but he is anything but. They got it handed to them and will get it handed to them again. sad but true. was hoping Hibert would really dominate this series and we wouldnt have to hear about the miami snitches again
