Category Archives: Indiana Pacers

Breakfast with Kent – Colts report; Pacers lose – Vic ponders; Archie trusts Hoosiers; Cubs win!
July 29, 2020

Will Victor Oladipo stay with the Pacers, leave on his own, or be pushed by recently jilted fans?
July 21, 2020

When I dated girls in high school and felt the girl was likely to punt on our brief and awkward relationship, I fired a preemptive strike to end things. I sense Pacers fans doing the same thing with Victor Oladipo, who is rumored to be looking toward free agency as an opportunity to join the […]

Is Pacers guard Victor Oladipo reconsidering playing because of cash or competition?
July 16, 2020

We got a little insight into the decision-making process of Victor Oladipo during yesterday’s Pacers media availability from Orlando. Last week, Oladipo shared on social media his decision to forego playing when the season resumes on August 1st. I understood that as a protective measure as he heads into the last season of his four-year, […]

Reports – “Victor Oladipo now expected to play”; good for Victor and great for the @Pacers!
July 14, 2020

So now, according to reports, Victor Oladipo is expected to play for the Indiana Pacers in Orlando. What are we to make of this turn of events? Is Oladipo a flibbertigibbet who makes whimsical proclamations without thought or willingness to follow through? Or, was he screwing around before leaving for Orlando by saying that he […]

Victor Oladipo will sit out Orlando season re-boot – if he isn’t 100%, he’s right to rehab
July 3, 2020

Vic will sit, and he is right to do it. Instead of competing for the Indiana Pacers, guard Victor Oladipo will continue to focus of recovering from surgery to repair a torn right quad tendon. That’s according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, who spoke to Oladipo. He’s making a decision that will benefit both his long term […]

Paul George says more words that no one challenges and Pacers fans shouldn’t believe
June 23, 2020

Former Indiana Pacers forward Paul George was always unselfish with his time and words. Sadly, they had no meaning. To my endless discredit, it took me five conversations to figure that out. As it turns out, somehow I’m way ahead of the game because people are still asking him questions, and inexplicably also listening to the […]

How weird are these times? If Pacers guard Victor Oladipo decides to pass up rest of season, I get it
June 22, 2020

Victor Oladipo has a serious decision to make. I’m a big fan of employees showing up for work and for teammates doing whatever is needed to answer the bell as a unit, but if Oladipo decides he is done with basketball until tipoff of the 2020-2021 season he gets a pass. Thirteen games into a […]

If true, Kyrie Irving’s desire to form a new basketball league is well-intentioned lunacy
June 17, 2020

If Kyrie Irving wanted more minority owners and GMs in the NBA, he should have signed as a free agent last summer with a team that has one. Instead, Irving signed with Brooklyn, whose GM is New Zealander Sean Marks and owner is Taiwanese/Canadian Joe Tsai. Irving’s contract runs through 2023, so he’ll have another […]

Should NBA return as planned? Pacers PG Malcolm Brogdon says he sees both sides
June 8, 2020

The NBA will return to the court on July 31st in Orlando for 22 of the league’s 30 teams. They will play eight regular season games each and then the playoffs will begin for the traditional 16 teams. Unlike Major League Baseball, whose greedy owners and players seem at loggerheads as to when or whether their game […]

Nate McMillan gets honest with an exasperated denunciation of American racism
June 2, 2020

Indiana Pacers coach Nate McMillan got real today in his statement about race relations and the murder of George Floyd. In the past, there have been two types of statements from sports teams and leaders about societal issues. The first is pablum – tasteless, valueless, irrefutable nonsense. “Love thy neighbor” qualifies. Alabama football coach Nick […]