http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080109/SPORTS04/80109007 Bird keeps trade thoughts to self Team president says he wants players to maintain leads, defend better SALT LAKE CITY -- Larry Bird may want to rethink what he wants to do with his basketball team. The Indiana Pacers president said Tuesday afternoon they're talking to teams but he isn't sure they will tinker with the roster before the Feb..21 trade deadline. Bird made those comments before the Pacers suffered their sixth loss in seven games when they fell to the Utah Jazz 111-89. The Pacers are a season-high four games under .500. "Will we do anything? I don't know," Bird said. "Obviously teams are trying to strengthen what they have. We're not looking to get rid of any core players right now, but you never know." Bird, in his first season with complete control of player personnel, said one of the biggest problems the Pacers have endured is inconsistency. The Pacers already have had two losing streaks of at least fives games and they've lost seven games after leading by at least 10 points. "We're not playing as consistent as I would like," Bird said. "We're pretty good for two and a half, three quarters of the game, but we're not getting over the hump. The defense isn't playing well. We're giving up too many baskets. "They're still getting used to playing under (coach Jim) O'Brien's offensive system. That takes awhile. Most of our guys here the last two years have played a halfcourt game. You have to prepare yourself mentally to run every play, every rebound. They do it sometimes, and sometimes they don't." 看來大鳥也知道球隊目前的狀況阿! 沒有持續性穩定的表現，常來個一節大崩盤， 防守方面也是沒有確實。 至於交易截止日前會不會有交易呢? 這點從他過往的歷史經驗來看，是非常有可能的。 只是他一向都惦惦吃三碗公罷了。 去年的8人交易，真的是跌破我的眼鏡。 -- 只需要認識我的文字 http://www.wretch.cc/blog/indypacers --

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