PacersInsider:GlennRobinsonIII'splaydemanding

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CandaceBuckner,candace.buckner@indystar.com

11:35p.m.ESTNovember21,2015

PacersstarPaulGeorgetalksabouttheteam'soffensiveexplosionSaturdaynightagainsttheBucks.
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OnnightslikeSaturday,youcanseeFrankVogelsdilemma.
TheIndianaPacershavetakentothenewandimprovedoffensesomuchthattheymakeanupandcoming
divisionalrivallooklikeanalsoranwhilebreakinga3pointgameintoa40pointblowout.Theroster,apasture
flowingwithtalentedplayersonthewing,canoperatefrombeyondthearcandthrivefor15makes,anew
seasonhigh.Andduetothemakeupoftheroster,deservingplayershavetowaittheirturnsuntilinjuriesor
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blowoutscompelthemfromthebench.
BothoccurrencesgaverisetoGlennRobinsonIIIduringthePacers12386winovertheMilwaukeeBucks.

WhilePaulGeorgeflirtedwithatripledouble(20points,7rebounds,7assists),andC.J.Milesrecoveredfromapoorshootingfirsthalftoleadtheteam
with21points,thesecondyearplayerRobinsonplayednearly21minutesasareserveandproducedacareerhighof17pointson6of7shooting.And
foraplayertaggedasaprojectduetohisabundantathleticismbutstreakyperimetershooting,Robinsonaimedfromthe3pointlinewithperfect
precision(4for4).
Yet,whenGeorgeHillsoonreturnstothelineupafterhisboutwithanupperrespiratoryinfectionandinseveralmoreweekswhenMylesTurnerrecovers
fromhisleftthumbinjury,thePacersrotationwillinclude10guys.Robinsonwillnotbeoneofthem.
Itstoomuch.Itsdrivingmecrazywithallthesetoughdecisionswheneverybodygetshealthy,Vogelsaid.(Robinsons)gottostopmakingallhis
shots.Illjustharponthefactthathemissedone.
BOXSCORE:Pacers123,Bucks86(http://indystar.sportsdirectinc.com/basketball/nbaboxscores.aspx?page=/data/NBA/results/2015
2016/boxscore896539.html)
Robinsonhasplayedsowellrecently,youllneedtosearchhardtojustifyhimfallingbehindChaseBudingerintherotationasthebackupsmallforward.
AlmosteverytimeRobinsonstepsonthecourt,hebangsonthedooroftherotation.Hisplaydoesallthetalking:Letmein!
Hesjustbeenwillingtolearn,Georgesaid.Hesalwayshereandhesalwaysreadytowork.Itsalwaystoughwhenyouretheyoungguy,buthes
doingagreatjobwithit.Likeyou(saw)tonight,whenhistimeiscalled,hecomesinanddelivers.
OnWednesdayinPhiladelphia,oneofhisformerNBAhomes,Robinsonpickedupacareerhighwithtwosteals.EarlieragainsttheMinnesota
Timberwolves,theteamthatdraftedhimlastseason,hescored11pointsthatlastedasacareerbesttotalforonlyaweek.

Sure,Robinsonbasicallycanearnacareerhighinjustabouteverygamebecauseheplayedsolittleduringhisrookieseason.Butaskhim.Ifonlygiven
ashotinMinnesotaandPhiladelphia,Robinsonbelieveshewouldveshownhowvaluablehecouldbe.
ItseasyforyouguystoseeandpeoplewhohaventwatchedmeplaybecauseIdidntplayawholelotlastyear,Robinsonsaid.Peoplemightjustbe
wow,hesgottenreallybetter.ButIsaytheyjustdidnthavetheopportunity(tosee)lastyear.

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AndaboutlastyearRobinsonplayed25gameswiththeTimberwolvesbeforebeingwaived,thenlastMarchclaimedbythe76ers.Hespentmuchof
thatmonthrunningthehamsterwheelintheteamsdevelopmentplan.Evenbeforethatshakyrookieseason,Robinsonplayedmoreofthepower
forwardpositionatMichigansowhowouldvethoughthecouldshootafterwatchinghimmakeonly30.6percentfromthearchissophomoreseason?
Somehow,LarryBirdsawsomethinginRobinson.SoBirdsignedhimtoathreeyeardeal,evenhookedhimupwiththeveneratedshootingcoachHal
Wissel,whohelpedfixLanceStephensonsreleasebeforehisbreakout201314season.ItsstillearlyandthoughRobinsonspercentagesarentquite
there(25percentfrom3s,44percentoverall),theprogressshows.Asdoeshispromiseasayoungplayer.Sointheweeksandmonthstocome,Vogel
mayhaveaquandary.
Whenwegetfullyhealthy,likelyintheshorttermChasewillgetthebackup(smallforward)minutesandGlennwillbeoutoftherotation,butitsnotby
anydoingofhisown,Vogelsaid.ItsLarryBirdsfaultreally.Hesgivenmesomanygoodplayers.Iblamehim.
Afterthegame,Robinsontweetedaboutthegreatteamwinandaddedhisoriginalhashtag#OverlyDedicated.Itsaphrasehesusedoften
throughouthisbrieftimewiththePacers.However,heslearningahardlessonoftheNBAinthateventhemostdedicatedarenotalwaysguaranteed
minutes.
Ijustcontinuetoplayhard.Thatsuptocoach,andIhopethatIshowhimenoughwherehewantsandhastoputmeonthecourt,Robinsonsaid.I
justtrytoplaydefensivelyandoffensivelyanddolittlethingslikerunthefloorandcreateexcitementwhenIgetintothegame.Thenthatmakeshisjob
difficultwhetherornottoputmein.Oncewegethealthy,whoknows,andmyminutesdoincrease,thenImgoingtogooutandplaythesamewayI
havebeen."
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