Category Archives: NBA

Pacers take TJ Leaf at #18 in first round & I’m trying to be happy about it
June 22, 2017

A Leaf blew into Indianapolis during the first round of the NBA Draft as though it’s already Autumn, and time for training camp to start. T.J. Leaf will return to his family’s hometown as he begins what Pacers fans hope is a long and prosperous career. There are some good to great things about T.J. Leaf […]

Indiana Pacers need to build for 2021 not 2018 as Paul George will be dealt
June 22, 2017

It’s time. Finally, it’s time. The Indiana Pacers need to look realistically at the landscape of the NBA and understand that winning a championship in the next three seasons is a physical impossibility.  It cannot be done by the Pacers – or any of the NBA teams not the Golden State Warriors, Cleveland Cavaliers, Boston Celtics, […]

Paul George proves himself as tone-deaf as he’s been inaccurate during crunch time.
June 18, 2017

Paul George’s act grew tiresome as he morphed from basketball player into international brand.  It officially outgrew Indianapolis today. Reports of George’s desire to leave the Pacers for the Los Angeles Lakers when he becomes a free agent next summer have been confirmed, and as a result Pacers fans are ready to usher him out the door […]

Lance Stephenson lights the fire that burned the @Pacers last night
April 21, 2017

Two rules in life I never break – never invite crazy to the party and never poke the bear. The Indiana Pacers violated the second of those rules last night because they violated the first on March 30th. Pacers president Larry Bird invited crazy to the party when he signed Lance Stephenson to rejoin his […]

Lance Stephenson makes Pacers fun to watch again with predictable passion
April 5, 2017

Sometimes the monotony gets to be too much in the NBA. Eighty-two games with the same steady eddies can make an NBA team appear dull and uninspired.  Through 76 games, the Indiana Pacers were as lifeless as a stagnant pond. And then Lance Stephenson came home. A wake up call was provided to the Indiana […]