by Kent Sterling Indiana Pacers coach Frank “Iceman” Vogel made the call to rest his starters Wednesday night despite the Pacers training the Miami Heat by only 1/2 game for the top spot in the NBA’s Eastern Conference. The gamble initially paid off as the subs eked out a 104-102 win in Milwaukee. Chris Copeland’s […]
by Kent Sterling If the Indiana Pacers were penalized in proportion to their level of pathetic play for Sunday’s home loss against Atlanta, they might have dropped out of the playoffs all together, but that’s not the way the standings work, so despite losing eight-of-11 the Pacers are only one-half game out of the top […]
by Kent Sterling The Indiana Pacers have 14 games left in what fans hope will end in June with the franchise’s first NBA Championship, and while that is still a possibility, with every game since January 20th it has looked less likely. That was the date the Pacers last played a game where they appeared […]
by Kent Sterling The Indiana Pacers have fortified its roster for a run toward a championship, and the Indiana Hoosiers have unraveled on and off the floor to become a challenger for the bottom spot in the Big Ten. One year ago, the Hoosiers hoped to win a sixth NCAA championship, while the Pacers would […]
by Kent Sterling The Indiana Pacers have been oddly active in trying to upgrade their roster over the past few weeks for a team that had the best record in the NBA for a significant portion of the season. Coach Frank Vogel’s challenge is quickly getting the new guys up to speed and comfortable on […]
Indiana Pacers – Video of Granger’s Emotional Goodbye to the Team, and Thoughts on Trade by Vogel and Bynum
by Kent Sterling Yes, former Indiana Pacers wing Danny Granger leaves Indianapolis a very wealthy man, but that didn’t make his final departure from Bankers Life Fieldhouse any less emotional. Granger stopped by the Pacers practice gym to say goodbye to the good friends he made while with the team for more almost nine years. […]
by Kent Sterling Indiana Pacers forward Danny Granger hasn’t played a minute this season, and only played 74 minutes last year. Now healthy, or so he says, Granger is saying that he’s not ready to play tonight because he’s out of rhythm. Sporting the best record in the NBA, the Pacers have shown they don’t […]
by Kent Sterling The Indiana Pacers started slowly which wasn’t a surprise, but against the two-time defending champion Miami Heat, holes shouldn’t be dug too deep. Early it appeared that the Heat were intent on schooling the darlings of the NBA, and if that was the case, the Pacers learned very quickly, applied the knowledge, […]
by Kent Sterling Riding high with an NBA best record of 18-3 and LeBron coming to town tomorrow night, no one would blame the Indiana Pacers for taking today off to rest for their first test of the season from the team that refused them entry into the NBA Finals six months ago. The Pacers […]
by Kent Sterling Contrasting styles make fights, and that’s why I can’t wait to watch the Indiana Pacers play the New York Knicks tonight at 7p on Fox Sports Indiana. The Pacers have won nine of ten, while the Knicks are 3-7. The causes for both results are many, and vividly display the differences between […]