by Kent Sterling This is a deal that was hard to see coming. Most draft day trades are screwy little deals that don’t matter much, but Pacers forward Danny Granger for 76ers wing Evan Turner is a big deal. While the Miami Heat have decided to stand pat, Pacers president Larry Bird has gone out […]
by Kent Sterling There are 82 games in an NBA regular season. Bringing great focus to each one is not possible for sane and balanced people. During a season, there are up nights, down nights, and mediocre nights. The Indiana Pacers had a whole lot of good during the early portion of the season when […]
by Kent Sterling Shiny new NBA commissioner Adam Silver told ESPN Radio that LeBron James would like a longer all-star break to spend time with his family. James is the face of the NBA and will continue to be until he retires, at which time he will have as much time off as he needs. […]
by Kent Sterling Someone should stand up to TMZ and tell them that we just don’t care what they report. I’m not talking about the rabble that consumes gossip as a guilty pleasure. I’m talking about the media. A story appears on TMZ, and suddenly normal people are asking dumb questions to satisfy the public’s […]
by Kent Sterling Andrew Bynum needs to rehab his image. The Indiana Pacers need a backup center who can be an offensive force and protect the rim. His signing Saturday looks like a potential marriage made in basketball heaven. There is a school of thought that a team with a 37-10 record has earned a […]
Indiana Pacers Sign Andrew Bynum – Larry Bird, Frank Vogel, and Paul George (video) React
by Kent Sterling If there was any doubt of the Pacers to do whatever is possible to win an NBA Championship in 2014, it’s gone. The Pacers have moved their chips to the middle of the table, and Pacers President Larry Bird doesn’t bluff. This morning, the Pacers announced the signing of mercurial center Andrew […]
by Kent Sterling One-and-done basketball players have no place on a college campus, as they enter their chosen university with no desire to earn a degree or see college as anything but a stepping stone to the NBA. Other schools might dream of dipping into the pool of very talented players prohibited from entering the […]
by Kent Sterling The Pacers have looked so good during its last three games that idiotic thoughts of multiple championships danced in my head as I watched the 117-89 mercy killing of a recently resurgent Knicks team. It’s really hard to win one championship – so hard that the Pacers have not been able to […]
by Kent Sterling With a 31-7 record, it’s hard for home fans to find anything wrong with the Indiana Pacers on nights like this when they beat the recently respectable New York Knicks tonight 117-89 in front of another capacity crowd at Bankers Life Fieldhouse. The Pacers know how to turn it on and play […]
by Kent Sterling The heat is on for the Indiana Pacers, and it’s the kind of heat that moves tickets, merchandise, and ratings. After a decade of languishing among franchises like the Sacramento Kings, Charlotte Bobcats, and Washington Wizards, the Pacers are now in a media spotlight almost as intense as that enjoyed by the […]