The Pacers needed some of their young players to step up and they have this pre-season for the Pacers.  Roy Hibbert was great in the pivot for the Pacers earning the starting job at center.  He played in 7 games (4 starts) in the pre-season and he averaged 24.0 minutes, 13.6 points, 5.4 rebounds, 1.4 assists and 3.6 blocked shots per game.  The Pacers also were very happy with Brandon Rush who will enter the season as the starting shooting guard.  He played in 7 games (all starts) in the pre-season for the Pacers and he averaged 30.1 minutes, 12.4 points, 3.7 rebounds, 2.0 assists, 1.0 steal and 1.3 blocked shots per game.  The Pacers will be ecstatic if Rush’s fine play spills over into the regular season.