West prayoridad ng Indiana

INDIANAPOLIS -- Pinuwersa ng Indiana Pacers ang Miami sa Games Seven sa Eastern Conference finals ngunit nagmintis sa kanilang mga tira bago sila tinalo ng Heat sa huli.

Alam nina Pacers President Donnie Walsh at General Manager Kevin Pritchard na kailangan nilang gumawa ng paraan para hindi na ito maulit.

“You look at it and you say, ‘If we could have made a few more shots, if we could have had a few more players get into the paint,’’’ sabi ni Pritchard. “So I think those are areas that we’ll look at.’’

Ngunit hindi lamang ito tungkol sa shooting.

Sinabi ni Pritchard na kilala ang Pacers sa depensa at pagkuha sa mga defensive players.

“I think that we could get better shooting, as every team in the league could get,’’ wika ni Walsh sa isang news conference. “We could get a defensive player or two at different positions and play makers. So we’re looking at those elements more than particular players.’’

Ang muling pagkuha kay unrestricted free agent David West ang prayoridad ng Indiana sa pagsisimula ng free agency Sa Hulyo 1.

Nagtala si West ng mga averages na 17.1 points at 7.7 rebounds.

“We want David back,’’ ani Walsh. “We think he’s one of the anchors of our team. He’s a terrific player and we want him back as much as you could want anyone back.’’