Pacers' coach Jim O'Brien has stressed fundamentals to his young team early this season.

"It's everything we've been working on since the first day of practice," O'Brien said. "Nothing has changed. We're just not consistently executing the fundamentals of the game of basketball. The same fundamentals that every team no matter what age is working on. Proper passing, proper screening, reversing the basketball, defensive stance."

O'Brien stopped drills in practice Monday to remind his team to box out. Indiana has been outrebounded on the offensive end by more than one per game this season.

"It's up to the five people on the court. Somebody needs to hit a good rebounder, and everybody needs to pursue," O'Brien said.

Via Indianapolis Star

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