by Kent Sterling The 2013-2014 season isn’t over yet for the Indiana Pacers, but the odds of a trip to the NBA Finals grew long as the buzzer sounded following the Heat’s 102-90 victory in Game Four. Coming back from the 3-1 deficit the Pacers currently face is a tough putt. In the 222 times […]
by Kent Sterling Both Pacers teams finished the regular season 56-26, one team still with several young parts, and the other on its last legs before being disbanded. 2000 was the year a team that had been together for several years finally got over the hump to earn the only trip in the NBA Finals […]
by Kent Sterling There are two possible consequence for the outcomes of tonight’s Pacers vs. Wizards Game Four showdown. If the Pacers win, they will enjoy three opportunities to close out their latest overhyped foe on the way to the Eastern Conference Finals. Or if the Pacers lose, a best two-out-of-three series begins Tuesday night […]
by Kent Sterling There are so many questions without answers that fans and media have lost hope that Indiana can vanquish the giant killing Atlanta Hawks. If there has been an eight-seed that has looked more like a one-seed than the Hawks, I don’t remember it, and the reverse is true of the Pacers. Coach […]
by Kent Sterling This up one game, down the next stuff is getting monotonous. The Indiana Pacers did a lot of good things – only 13 turnovers, allowed only four offensive boards, had five more steals than Atlanta, and made four more field goals. Sadly, none of that matters a damn when outscored by 14 […]
by Kent Sterling Whether Lance Stephenson and Evan Turner squared off in practice Friday afternoon, the questions that Pacers coach Frank Vogel has to answer before Game Three tomorrow night are many. The status quo wasn’t working last night, so the equation was changed. Luis Scola and C.J. Watson not only played well, but with […]
by Kent Sterling Basketball is an easy game. If offensive efficiency drops, it’s almost always because two-point field goals are being attempted farther from the rim. Shots taken from a greater distance are less likely to go in. That’s physics, and there is no changing physics. Want to know why Roy Hibbert is struggling to […]
by Kent Sterling Roy Hibbert is the whipping boy for all the woes of the Indiana Pacers since January 20th. His petulance and woe is me attitude has been a cancer for the Pacers, according to a lot of smart guys who follow the team. Lance Stephenson, Paul George, David West, and George Hill’s shortcomings […]
Indiana Pacers – Logic says the Pacers are in big trouble; Good thing logic has nothing to do with sports
by Kent Sterling The Indiana Pacers lost the first game of the best of seven series 101-93 against the mostly mediocre Atlanta Hawks, and many in Indianapolis are sweating that they lost the series with it. For weeks, fans and media have been leaping from the Pacers bandwagon like new commissioner Adam Silver planted an […]
by Kent Sterling After a disheartening game seven loss to the Miami Heat in the Eastern Conference Finals, the Indiana Pacers dedicated themselves to making certain the next game seven against the Heat would be at Bankers Life Fieldhouse. The front office went to work signing C.J. Watson and Chris Copeland, and trading Gerald Green […]